Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Columbia. April 12: The income tax
law of South Carolina has been held
constitutional by the supreme court, a
decision being handed down today af-
firming the decision Of Judge Watts
when he declared the law valid In the
case Of d. w. Alderman, VS.. the county
to recover a certain sum paid as in
come tax. The opinion Is by Associate
Justice Hydrick. The case has been
pending for several years. The court
holds that the law is not in violation
of either the state or Federal constitu-
tions. The income tax amounted to
about 500, 900 in this state last year. 1t
was alleged by Mr. Alderman that he
paid double taxes on mis- wealth In that
his income was derived from stock held
in certain corporations.
- Columbia Record, Wednesday:
Such good fishing as is now to be had
all up and down the COngaree river
due to the water running so low on ac-
count of the droughty conditions pre-
vailing in the Piedmont counties of the
state, has seldom been known, and it
looks as If all the loafers in this county
and neighboring counties, and some
others, are taking advantage Of the sit
uatiOn, which promises to continue the
same for many days yet to come. All
sorts Of fish are being found in isolated
holes close to the banks, the fish left
by the receding waters having no
means of escape. Some of them are
being raked out by hand. farmer
was here yesterday with a wagon load
of carp almost as big as year-old
shoats, but Of course carp do not find
ready sale. But other kinds are being
offered by amateur Waltons. at certain
hours the city being almost alive with
the calls Of the vendors.
- Spartanburg Journal, Wednesday:
Fourteen cars of a southbound freight
train jumped the track on the bridge
over Middle Tiger between Wexford
and Duncan at about 10 o'clock this
morning and fell into the river and
along it's banks. Strange to say nobody
was injured. Neither the engine nor
the cab went off the track and there
was nobody on the cars that fell. The
track Is considerably torn up and 1t Is
expected that 1t will require four or
five hours to clear 1t. A Wrecking crew
was Immediately sent for and is now
at work clearing the line. Nine Of the
IA cars were quite badly smashed
up. The work of recovering them will
take some time. The cars in falling
broke some Of the telegraph wires and
caused interruption of communication.
Linemen were at once dispatched to
the scene and made temporary con-
nection so as to restore service. Nos.
81 and II were held on this side and
No. II on the other side of the wreck
for some time.
- Gaffney special of April, to the
Columbia State: Last Friday night
Deputy Collector John P. Scruggs Of
Greenville came to Gaffney. organized
posse consisting Of Deputies LOckhart
and Watkins and Special officer Will
hanson, and went up near the North
Carolina line, where they discovered
large distillery plant, which had re-
Gently been in operation, but all the
fixtures had been taken away. The Of
ficers found about 600 gallons Of beer,
several tubs of mash and other acces-
sories, which they proceeded to de-
strOy The furnace was still warm
when the officers arrived, which showed
that the operators had received notice
in some way of tine intended visit. Mr..
Scruggs says that the plant was a very
large one, with a probable capacity Of
about 80 gallons per day. The distil-
lery was remote from any dwelling,
and there were numerous paths leading
to and from the plant, so the officers
were unable to find any clue as to who
were the operators.