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

was employed by the mill during Feb
ruary and March OF this year and
made all OF the sales alleged to nave
been in violation of food rules. He had
been placed there by Landini himself
when the latter had come TO Elko up
on orders TO report TO the local mill.
He was an ignorant young fellow,
seemingly unable TO speak much Eng
lish and unversed in the require
ments OF flour sales. Herrera later
testified in the proceeding as well,
and his attitude upon the stand con-
clusiyely bore out the statements of
Percival as TO his educational quail
ficatiOns. When asked concerning the
practice of the South Fork mill as TO
sales, PerCiyal answered that IL had
been the practice there not TO sell
anything. He also stated upon in
Quiry that his company carried a Ii
cense for only the Elko mill, having
been advised by the proper authori-
ties that one license would cover both
institutions.
A wide difference in one particular
developed in the testimony of Mrs Per
cival on the stand and the recellec-
ton of State Food Administrator
Lennon upon the question OF wheth-
er or not a conversation in which
Lennon had authorized Perciv& to
proceed with the sale of wheat until
substitutes were secured took place.
PcrCival stated that such a conversa-
tion had occurred and gave several
details tending to sustain his conten.
tiOn and to refresh the memory of Mr..
Lennon, but the latter steadfastly
maintained that he could not remem-
" agR. a.
| that ii contained the meaning attach
ed TO it by Mr.. Percival.
a touch of humor was added to the
} situation when discussion centered
/ about the word "Bascoes," which ap-
/ peared frequently in the story of sales
made TO sheep camps. Mr.. Mannon
stated that he was from the coast
and had never heard the term Bias.
Goes" and would someone kindly eX.
plain its meaning TO him" Carey Van
Fleet, there with the ready eXplana.
tion as always, jumped to his feet
| with the information that the word
| BascOes sprang from the fact that
| that race OF men originated in the
| Basque colonies of France and Spain
and were of the same racial origin as
General Ferdinand Foch. now general.
issimo of the allied armies on the
western front.
At the conclusion OF MIR. Percivars
testimony statement of the eonciu.
sions arrived at from the facts as
brought out on his original hearing OF
the matter was requested of Mr..
Lennon. He stated that from that
investigation he had arrived at the
conclusion that the food laws had
NrGn Iar a
the assessment OF the fine, which
was made in Washington. Adelindo
Laldini followed Pcrciyal on the
stand and COTroborated in most par
ticulars the story of the milling com
pany's manager. Landini narrated.
however, the incident of the purchase
of flour at the mill by Carter and
Griswold as was ordered by County
Food Administrator Middleton. ap
pearing in the latter's testimony. Ian
dini stated that he had been instruct
ed to sell flour mixed with bran anC
that when Carter and Griswold cam,
, to the mill to buy a fifty pound saCl
that he had refused at first to give 1
; to them. ThcrCupOn, Carter, he said
> had told him that he needed ii yer!
badly at his sheep camp and mus
have it and that unless h oEOt in some
, one would be liable to staryc. At thi
, point. Landini said, Griswold grabbed
the sack of flour and took IL outsid,
and that thercupOn he, Landini, said
, well, | am not sure about the rules
but | wouldn't let a man die for
sack of flour"
Scott GriswOld was summoned q!
the next witness and CorrobOrated tC
some extent Landini's story, as wei
|, as COntradiCtinE II in many particu
lars. II was true, he said, that Ian
dini had told he and Carter that h,
could not sell a quantity of flour with
out selling 65 per cent of bran will
l IL, but that he could dispose of a fifty
pound sack. Upon being requested L
do so he had refused to sell quan
l. tity of flour. GriswOld also said tina
/ Carter had stated that he was going 4
z the sheep camp but could not recall
D anything having been said about any
8 one starving for the need OF flour. II,
! also agreed that he had carried tn
/ sack outside but he said that he ha,
II done so after the sale had been mad
Il and tho money paid over to Landin
l. by Carter.
John Williams Of South Fork ais
!. testified but seemed loathe to Civ
r any definite information, saying tha
r. Landinl had always been a friend o
y his and that he disliked to enter int,
|. any affair that looked like II nigh
e be trick or device to catch him
r, when told that Griswold and Carte
d were carrying out the orders OF tn
:. food administrators. he went into tn
k mill with them, heard Cater tel
o Landini that no wanted flour for hi
l. sheep camp. and heard something o
o the conversation leading up to tn
/. sale OF the sack, but not enough L
a give much assistance to the invests
n eating officers.
}. Milton Huerra was called at thl
Il juncturc. ITucrra was tho man VIII
@ replacing Landinl. had made the sales
]. lie showed very clearly by his meth
a od nf featIfying and his evident deptr