Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-31
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Spartanburg, May %: With his
heart on his right side, his liver on ms
left side, and various other internal
organs situated in portions OF the ana
tony Just opposite to those ordinarily
accepted as the proper locations 1or
such organs, q prominent cltlzen vi
Spartanburg county is causing local
physicians and surgeons much thought.
The discovery that this citizen pos
.sesses an anatomy seldom encountered
bTy men of the medical world was MADE
this week when he visited the office or
a. Spartanburg physician for the pnr-
pose Of undergoing examination. The
citizen had experienced much pain IN
his side and fearing he was about 10 nc
stricken with appendicitis he visited
the physicians office.
Columbia special Of Friday to
'Greenville Piedmont: Former Senator
John L. McLaurin of Bennettsville. VIII
control the patronage for South Caro-
lima. He is in Washington now and
yesterday held conference with Z.
Bascom Slemp of Virginia, and Presi-
dent Harding. Telegraphic advices re-
ceived in Columbia today state thar
McLaurn has been placed in charge NJ
the Republican patronage. Joseph w.
Tolbcrt. the present Republican COM
mitteeman for the state will be almost
q fieurehead. According to the wash
inrton advices. w. Fl. Andrews OF
Georgetown. former State Senator
Banks Of st. Matthews and ]. Morti-
mer of Bennettsville. are also in Wash
ington with Mr.. McLaurin. 1t is statfd
that appointments for this state VIII
nroha blv be held I'D for few weeks.
until after the Republican committee
meeting June 8, when new Republl.
can chairman. John T. Adams. or
iowa. takes charge. While win the
President. Mr.. McLaurin talked cot.
ton, and it is stated that the President
indicated to Mr. McIIaurin ms en'lrc
WILLINGNESS tn have the administration,
helm the south in whatever wavs are
possible. a lowering Of the .rndlscount
rates is being sought, it is said.
-Richland county farmers. accord
ing to the State newspaper, Will soon
iojn the movement to DloW ND their
cotton fields and TO replant in some
other nroduct that boil weevils do not
attack, according TO w. T. 7. Lever
rorn,nr farm demonstration agent. Boil
wooyils have already bnpn found in the
upper township section in large NUN, m
hers, Mr.. Lever said, despite the fact
that the pests were not exnected 10
make their anpearance until monthS
LATER AS evidence Of the fact OF the
weevirs appearance Mr.. Lever eX.
hil,its q bottle Of The nrsts coller-ed
from the fia'd of !. !. Hinnant. inc
weovils. Mr.. Hinnant said. are no.
waiting for the appearance or the nohS
but are eating the young cotton DOR
ing into the stalk from the leaf buds
Mr., Hinnant cut his cotton acreage 10
fen acres this wear. hp says. and afteI
getting a good stand will now be forccd
hy the pests to plow up the ten acres
and replant. Mr.. Lever and MI Hir,
nant have reported conditions 10 u.
Harris. commissioner OF arcicultlr,e
and have left the bottle OF WecVlis VIII
him as an EXHIBIT.
Columbia, May 2S: The South
Carolina tax commission TO-DAY 'sn
nounced the discovery OF sl'n'-'o""
discrepancy in the return made py the
Southern Bell Telephone company on
its property in South Carollna as eon W.
ira sted with the figures certified to the
,.,ilroad commission by the company
when il was asking for an increase IN
rates for it's telephones. According 10
the commission the telephone company
submitted S3.256O00 as The value or its
property in South Carolina, when tne
figures submitted to the railroad COM
mission show that the property IS val
nod at s4.S46,685. The tax commission
nloced the assessment Of taxes on the
company as of the value submitted TO
the railroad commission. 1mmedlate
action before the South Carolina Kai-
road Commission was decided upon ny
the executive committee Of the south
Carolina Telephone Commission mere
today in the matter Of increased tele-
phone rates recently granted by ,ne
commission. The president OF the AS.
sociation was instructed to proceed a.
once to the employment of counsel ana
to make an immediate request and pc
tition to the Commission that tneir
order, granting increased rates anu Iro
annulled. The change In cnndlunns
during the past few months. together
with much new evidence that mas peeh
discovered. constitute the grounds up
80 ,,.h;,b tha suSnenSiOn of the COM