Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

John Boil Towll. a prominent citi-
zen of BateSburg, lost his life last sat-
urday as the result Of having both
feet crushed under the wheels OF
Southern passenger train Friday night.
in the court of common pleas for
[(ichland county last Friday 4 jury In
The case of the state Of South Carolina
against the Palmetto National bank.
found for the state in the sum OF Sl2,-
600 the full amount sued for, with in
tercSt at Z per cent from January II.
The suit grew out Of deposit OF two
checks, each for $4,000 by the state
treasurer with the Palmetto National
bank, which hank duly accredited the
state with the amount. One oil the
checks was from A. r. Ellison, treas
urer Of Greenwood. county. and was
drawn in favor Of the state treasurer
and on the Bank Of Greenwood and
was in due time paid. the state al
lesed, in full TO the Palmetto bank or
it's agents by the Bank Of Greenwood.
The second check in question w;is Il
cashiers check issued by the Peoples
Bank of Mccormick and drawn on the
Bank Of Greenwood and payable to
w. Fl. Parks, treasurer of the county
of Mccormick. Mr.. Parks indorscd
the check and. forwarded it to :. +.
Carter for taxes due. Mr.. Garter m
GoI scd the check and deposited it with
the Palmetto bank and WAS duly ac-
credited with the amount. This check
was likewise paid by the Bank OF
Greenwood, the plaintiff alleged, TO
the Palmetto hank or its agents ana
so marked. The Palmetto bank de-
posted the checks with the fedora
reserve bank in Richmond for credit
and the federal reserve sent The checks
TO the Peoples Bank OF Greenwood
its agents, for collection. The Peoples
hank failed and the checks could not
he collected and the federal reserve
bank called on the Palmetto bank for
payment. The Columbia institution
then charged the state with the loss
of the checks and the suit followed.
A half million dollars is being Gis-
tributed by the state highway depart l.
ment among the counties OF the state
as the eighty per cent. oil automoplc
/ license fees collected for the first quar-
ter Of the year, the money being dlS-
| tributcd among county treasures, caci
county receiving eighty per cent. "i
the licenses paid by motor truck own
crs within it's area. The license fec:
due to the new and incc: Il schedule
OF licenses each motor vehicle bcin
classed according In weight. The II.
censcs for the first quarter tntaled
! s5O2.7l9. which is in the ncighborhooo
! of three fourths of the fees 10 he col
| lcctcd for the entire year accordln4
to estimate made by the highway dc.
| partment. by comparing the collcc-
! tions with the licenses OF last year
| However the number OF licenses l.
| somewhat off this year, and the high
way department is making strenll.
Gus effort TO round up drlinqucnts
| NuiorJcar owners without the correct
| license for 1921 are liable TO pru;ecu.
,iun and inspectors Of the highway
| department, working throughout th'
state, will make an effort tn appfr'
hcnd them. tichland county'H tr"i"'
ury receives" $3S.79j Of the money ir'
inr distributed hy the highway drphrt'
mrnt now. Grcenvile received ST.
72G. Spartanhurg receives $32, 2Go
Anderson receives $31 992. Charlc"'
ton receives $31 .2i9 OlGIngcburg re-
crives $2l.134. Florence. Sl7.3l9. lorl
SlI, $50, Sumter, $13229. The larGcs
amount sent to any one county Sue:
to Greenl lie with l;ichand second.
! - Before leaving Sunday Win tll
body OF Thllr.tun t. Vaughn. wh'
committed suicide in .inil al Tampa Il
avoid the clrctri" chair Of SnlIth Car
DINA, Sheriff Alex IipiSc Of lsirhlant
county obtained from the dead man.
widow Il full story al NHughn'S "Sc;il'
ltrm1 tlr state hospital. which differ
in many details from thc v"r%iCn t"|'
TnInm, officials. She sail Hin"t'
Other things that Vaughn secured lh
key to his ward. hl!t s'nled that $h
did not remember whether he had .:ai'