Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-26
FRIDAY, MARCH a6, 1909.
SOUTH cARoLlNA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Marion special Of March %, to the
Columbia State: G. r. Moore, postmas-
ter Of Pee Dee In Marion county, has
been found short in his. accounts by
postofflce inspector to the amount OF
$703.16 and he has left for parts un-
known. The inspector checked up his
Office on the 23rd and found the short
age and Moore told him he would go
over TO Florence and get the money to
replace that which was short. Moore
has been missing since the 23rd and
all hope Of his return has now been
abandoned. He left a note behind adj
dressed to his family stating that he
was accused Of being short, but that
he was not short, and that II they ever
found his body he wanted his family
\ to give him decent burial. Up to two
years ago Moore was resident Of Ma
rion and he moved to Pee Dee to en-
gage in the mercantile business. He
has been conducting store In connec-
tion with the postofice at Pee Dee for
about two years and he has also been
running farm in Florence county
near Winona, He Is married and has
several children, one of his sons being
grown. The bondsmen have made
good the shortage and the government
will lose nothing.
| Greenville special Of March "a, to
Charlotte Observer: Internal revenue
inspectors, special employees and raid
ing deputies whose services are not
absolutely necessary Tor the conduct
Of offices Of revenue headquarters In
South Carolina, have been told that
they can take a rest Of sixty days, be-
ginning with the LIST Of April. The
information coming In the form of q
letter from United States Commission
er Of Internal Revenue John @. Capers,
was conveyed to four men here this
week. They are: Inspector v. B. Nc
Gaha; Special Employees ]. G. Nc
Crayey and II. B. Hendrich, white
men, and James Bryer, q negro, who
has drawn salary from the govern
ment for looking after denatured alco-
hol. In Columbia like letter has been
received and there 1t will affect eight
or ten men. Commissioner Capers,
about whose position there Is some
question az to its lasting qualities,
says In his letter that the appropriation
for his department Is not sufficient to
warrant him In paying the warrants
drawn by the revenue men. He, there
fore, wants the raiding on Illicit stills
to cease for two months while the def
icit In his department is being brush
ed aside.
= Chester, March 90: The spring term
Of court for Chester county opened yes
terday morning, with Judge ]. c.
klugh on the bench, and Solicitor ]. X.
Henry and the other court officers In
their places. Messrs. II. ]. Pitman and
j. G. Backstrom, members Of the grand
jury, were absent, and Messrs. r. J..
Cunningham and A.. B. Carroll were
drawn In their places. Mr. w. L. Fer
guson was elected foreman Judge
klugh's charge to the grand jury was
a detailed presentation Of the duties in
cumbent upon the members Of the
grand jury as such. The grand Jury
was handed several bills of Indictment
by the solicitor and, before adjourn
ment for dinner, had made the follow
ing reports: Josh 8. Moody. assault
and battery with intent to kill, true
BILL. Henry Stinson, rape, true bill.
Henry Stins0n, robbery and larceny,
no bill. Eli Gill. assault and battery
with intent to kill, true bill Josh 8.
Moody was placed on trial shortly af-
ter IL o'clock and was found guilty as
charged, the sentence of the court be-
Ing seven years on the public works
or In the state penitentiary. Judge
Klugh, In handing the grand jury the
clerk Of courts and county commits
sioners' reports, called attention to a
statement in the latter to the effect
that 1t is rumored that liquor Is being
sold In the county. His honor instruct
ed the grand jury to use every means
to find out who are the parties so
charged so as to bring them to JUS
tice.
= Greenwood Index: Comptroller.
General Jones is going to make
another effort to enforce the in-
come tax laws II aided by the
county auditors. II there Is evidence
that the law Is not enforced In any OF
the counties he will take UP the mat
ter with Governor Ansel, call attention
to the violation Of the law and re-
quest the governor to take some ac-
ton, either by removing the county
official violating the law or call his
attention to the lapse OF duty and re.
quire the law to be enforced. In q
few days the comptroller viii send
notices to all county auditors, notify
ing them that the time for receiving
income tax returns has been extended
until April 20 In order that there
might be no excuse for any citizen
liable not making returns, and also
that all auditors might have another
chance to add to the list Of names re-
ceived. II have repeatedly called the
attention Of the general assembly to
the manner in which the law Is en-
forced" remarked Mr.. Jones I'm
some counties the auditors try con-
scientiously to secure list Of the
names of all those liable. This is par
ticularly true in Richland. Spartan
burg, Aiken, Sumter and one or two
others. AS a result these auditors are
censured untustly and make enemies
because the income taxpayers know
that in other counties little or no ef-
fort is made to enforce the law. The
general assembly should either repeal
the law or the auditors should enforce
It. 1t is not just to the county Of
ficials who try to carry out the law
to place them In this position" In
this county circular letters have
to be liable and in many instances the
returns have been raised. A hearing
will be given today to those who care
to appear before the board, and give
reasons why the returns should not be
raised.
Columbia, March 25: The lower end
of Greenwood was visited by tornado
this morning about o'clock and many
houses were blown down and chimneys
and roofs taken OF Of other houses.
One negro, Henry Roof, was killed by
q falling house on the Partlow place.
Heavy damage was done at Salak,
where several residences were destroy
ed. In the town of Greenwood the
barn Of ]. w. Wells was blown down
and several COWS killed. Others who
suffered damage to property were: r.
p. Pinson, DR.. R. E. Mason, ]. M. Pratt
and w. II. Napier. Mr.. Napier's two
story house was almost wrecked. No
other details Of deaths or serious In
juries have been reported. The dam
age by the storm at Newberry was
considerable, according to a. special re-
ceived this afternoon. Newberry was
struck between 2 and q. m, the storm
following a heavy downpour Of rain.
The track Of the disturbance was mar
row. The top Of Mr.. George w. Sum-
mers residence was removed and the
Southern railway freight station was
unroofed. Two great oaks more than
a century old in Mr.. B. F. Griffin's yard
were twisted and uprooted. There was
some damage to the roof Of the New
berry Cotton mill, and to that Of the
mill warehouse. The electric light
plant was damaged so that the town
was in darkness for several hours, but
the plant Is running again today.
Many trees in different parts Of the