Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

the Charlotte Observer; Magistrate
j. D. Easterling Of Columbia, will
have to appear before Governor Ansel
on the 9Th of July to show cause why
he should not be removed for mis-
conduct in Office" The governor sent
the papers to the sheriff for service
today. The summons is the outcome
of the local grand jury's presentment
last May Of Easterling and his con-
stable, J. d. Dunaway, for malfeas-
ance In office. The presentment names
w. F. Wider and Molly Pitts as wit
nesses, and charges that on the 18th
of May the magistrate and his con-
stables collected $2S from Wider to
compromise a case against him for
sending obscene letters, paying only
Sc over to the prosecutor and never
turning in any of the remainder to
the county. 1t is believed in the gov
ernor's office that this form Of graft
is prevalent to an alarming degree In
many counties over the state, and the
governor will welcome further grand
jury reports along this line.
- Union, June 80: T. C. Duncan,
former president Of the Union Buffa-
10 Mills and other allied enterprises
Of this city, and late head Of the
American Lime Company, bankrupt,
of Spring City, Tenn, must answer to
the charge of fraud before a higher
court in this county. This was the out
come of the preliminary hearing be-
fore Magistrate ]. Frost Walker, Jr.,
held here yesterday in the criminal
proceedings brought by John H. Nor
ris, who charges T. c. Duncan with
fraud on account Of check issued
December, 1906, when 1t Is alleged
there were no funds in the bank Of
Spring City, Tenn, to meet 1t, the
first step Of which was the arrest OF
Mr.. Duncan several weeks ago and
his immediate release on bail In the
sum Of $1,000. Yesterdays prelimi-
nary was held in Magistrate Walkers
office and about % persons were pres
ent. Duncan was represented by j..
P. K Bryan Of Charleston, James
Munro and Ben F. Townsend of this
city. John H. Morris, who instituted
the proceedings and swore out the
nesses were sworn. b. +. Arthur, for
mer president of the Peoples bank,
H. B. O'Shields, former assistant cash
Ter of the same institution, W. II. Gist,
president of the Bank Of Carlisle,
the three foregoing being receivers OF
this bank. The testimony of these
witnesses was such that after all the
evidence had been given in and va
rious letters and kilograms admitted
In evidence Magistrate Walker ruled
that the case should go to a higher
court. Following the preliminary
hearing Magistrate Walker allowed
the same bond to remain In force.
Columbia Record: There Is two
horse load of fine sample whisky in
Camden going begging among hum
dreds suffering intensely with terri
bly, droughty feeling. The samples
were shipped by the whisky houses to
Treasurer McCaskill, Of Kershaw
county, who was here today to seek
advice about what to do with 1t. He
had to go back no nearer a solution
than when he came, and he looked
worried. Auditor West said he could
not undertake to advise him, further
than to quote the law that 1t cannot
be given away, and the county board
of control can sell it only after
analyzing each package, unless they
have analyzed stock Of the same kind.
Some Of his friends advised Mr.. Nc
Caskill to do like a certain upstate
county treasurer has told friends he
is doing. When a good fellow comes
along and asks him for bunch of
samples he tells him that he can not
give them away and then winks the
other eye and turns his back, and an
armful of samples mysteriously dis
appears. Mr.. West threw fearful
scare into members Of the Richland
board recently when he was informed
that they were in the habit OF dispos-
ing Of samples by dumping them into
one vat and bottling from that. why,
man alive" he is reported to have
said to a member Of the board, don't
you know that the moment you do
that you are then working as blend
ers, for which you have no license
from your Uncle Sam? Good Lord"
was the response, well never do that
again." The Richland board sells for
the county such samples as 1t knows
from analysis of similar are all right.
Once before the problem reached an
acute stage In Camden, when Sales
man Samuels came to the rescue by
writing the whisky houses and getting
authority to sign release orders on the
stuff for his friends about Camden.
The result was that many people got
nice ups in booze gratis.
Columbia State, Thursday: BY a
vote of % to 8 the state board Of
yesterday defeated the
resolution offered by Mr.. Jeremiah
Smith Of Horny which would have re-
uuired all property listed to be placed
at its true valuation instead OF on the
present basis of 60 per cent. The reso-
luton was not tabled however, until
Mr. Smith made a few remarks In ia
vor of its provisions and pointing out
the section Of the constitution on the
subject. Mr.. Smith said that 1t was to
the interest of all classes to have
property listed at its true valuation
and he believed that the present sys-
tenn was not only unjust but deprived
the schools of a large amount Of
money and affected the credit Of the
counties and towns. On the vote,
however the resolution was defeated.
The resolution read as follows:
Whereas, the present system of list
ing property for taxation at 60 per
cent of its true value Is In violation Of
the constitution of the state of South
Carolina, and Whereas, the said svs-
tenn deprives the counties and towns
Of this state Of 40 per cent public
credit, which Is authorized and pro-
vided for by the constitution, and
Whereas, the said system represents
our citizenship as being non-progres-
sive and thriftless, and at the same
time increases the rate of tax levied
for the support Of the government
and Whereas, our oath Of office re-
quires our respect for and obedience
to the constitution, therefore be 1t re-
solved: First, That 1t is the sense OF
this state board of equalization that
the interest of the state. her institu-
tions and her citizenship, requires
that all classes Of property be hereaf-
ter listed for taxation at its actual
value as required by the constitution.
Second, That we will use our utmost
influence with our respective county
boards of assessors to have all prop
erty in our counties listed at its actual
value as required by the constitution. !