Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-18

\ IOTmluaDIe array or 1000 talent
appeared in Elko this morning on No.
10 TO conduct a searching probe OF
the circumstances incident TO the
charges placed against the Elko Roll
er Mills OF this city. the A. w. Hes
son company and the CaTyille commits
sion house. also OF Elko. The men
delegated to hear the testimony num-
bered Mr.. Ralph Z. Merritt, OF the
| food administration forces OF Califor-
MIA, Mr.. J. NJ. Mannon, Jr., chief of
the enforcement division OF the zone
committee, Preston Mckinney, secre-
tary OF the zone committee and food
administrator for the state OF Califor-
mia, George b. Flack, and II. A. Lem
mon. of the Nevada state food admin
istration board. The hearing opened
with a brief statement by Mr.. Merritt
OF the purpose of the investigation.
Mr.. Merritt's remarks were general
and directed TO the necessity for a
strict observance OF government food
rules and regulations during the time
OF their existence. He took occasion
to compliment the excellent work of
/ the local council OF defense and con-
cluded by saying that the hearing
proper would be conducted upon a lib
rules OF evidence in use in courts of
| inquiry being relegated TO be replaced
| by methods most designed TO obtain
! the truth in as brief a manner as
| possible. The investigation proper
was conducted by J. NJ. Mannon. JT.,
who questioned all witnesses on be-
half Of the government. Mr.. II. A
| Lennon opened the proceedings with
| "a ~ N a ~ 81
| the state board acted in filming the
respondents for alleged food viola
tiOns. He stated that upon personal
investigation OF the facts and clrcum-
stances surrounding the complaints
against the milling company he had
fined the corporation the sum of 81 >.
600 for selling 1000 pounds OF flour
from their South Fork mill without
substitutes. and also upon the second
ground that they had sold flour TO in.
dividuals in excess OF the thirty day
! supply allowed buyers by food ad.
ministration rules. County Food Ad.
ministratOr Middleton took the wit.
ness chair as the first giyer OF testi.
mony against the mill people. He
stated that he, had heard many com
plants concerning the alleged viola.
tions OF food rules by the milling COM
pany at South Fork and that he had
telephoned Mr.. Scott Griswold OF
South Fork to purchase a sack OF
flour without the necessary substi'
|;utes II possible. We then went 70
he South Fork MIDI 9TH II. I. Jones
and Scott Griswold on the 18th day OF
last month and questioned AdelindC
Landini. who was In charge OF the
establishment at the time. Landini
explained TO him. he said. that ne did
not understand that II was wrong Ia
sell flour without substitutes and said
that II had been his general practice
to so dispose OF II. Middleton then Sc
cured the South Fork mills books
and copied the sales entered therein
wherein substitutes had not been sold
with flour as was required. He found
he said. that Landini had sold CLARK
Drown $500 pounds on April Stf
which was not delivered. 1900 pounds
were sold TO Lewis Herriott. OF which
500 pounds had been delivered be
tween the 4th and 18th OF the curren
' month and the balance being on hanl
: ready for delivery. 1000 pound
= were sold to John Uhalde with n,
I substitutes between the 4th and tn
& eth. 1000 pounds to Manuel Aarru
\ | lhl a. VII mdifu II, E,UNU pDuUUS
4 Domingo Mariluch on March 18th, lO
Z pounds TO man by the name o
I KleCknCr on March 10th, 100 pound
+ to Frank Goff on March Goth, 10
, pounds TO Henry Petersen on Apri
@ lst 100 pounds TO b. A. Daaham oi
D April LIST. 100 pounds TO prospecto
named Scott on April 10, so pound
I to J. Ii. Carter on April l6, 100 pound
IN ipl I oh
Z to Paul Winstcad on January q an,
i 100 pounds to Paul Winstead on Jan
!. uary 27th. all OF which sales Middle
s ton said, were contrary to law. Th
/. testimony concerning the charge q
!. disposing Of more than thirty da
supply at one time centered chief
II about the case OF Domingo MariluCl
J. who was sold 1000 pounds in one 10
Il Attorney Carey Van Fleet, one Of tn
h counsel for tho mill company. whc
q asked by Mr.. Mammon ConCCrnin
@ whether or not the mill people admi
q ted the charge OF selling flour will
d out substitutes answered that the mi
'. did so admit but only under wh5
=. were claimed as eXtenuating CirCuu
n stances.
y Following tho testimony OF NJ
| MluulctOn, w. w. GeTClNal, manage
= OF the interests OF the Elko Role
Mills, was called and sworn to testil
n from tho standpoint of the respont
m ents. Mr.. Perciyal gave his eyidenC
in a cool and matterof.fact name
Il answering each question clearly an
a promptly although Rt times the que
toner was obliged to bring him bac
to certain point which he desired
q be made more conclusive. Mr.. Perc
n val stated that the sales alleged
III have been made were really consun
" mated but that they were made by
n strange man who was placed
81 charge OF tho mill during the al
b sence OF the regular superintendeT
while the latter ives employed In th
Elko mill, and who understood not
ing OF the government regulation
Y This man, Milton Herrera by nam