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LLS CLOSE FOR LACK OF POWER Affects 152 Plants in Two as-'0,000 Thrown -out of Werk. Otte, N. C., July 31.-As a cli the unprecedented drought this n i- experiencing, one hundred fifty-two cotton mills in North and th Carolina shut down today, be e the water in, Catawba river is so low that the Southern Power com pany can not supply the plants with power. It is estimated that 70,000 operatives are thrown out of employment. It is expected that work will be resumed in two days. It has been many weeks since rain of any consequence has fal len, and local weather bureau records show now a deficiency of 50 per cent. in precipitation for this section. Creeks which have not gone dry in forty-five years are mud holes, and the distress emong the rural population, dependent for water on wells, is great. Crop Burning Up. untain streams to the west, up which many fiouring mills, tan , and cotton mills are dependent ower, have dwindled to mere -s in some instances, and many gn enterprises have been forced shut down. 'Crops in this imamed section are burning up in the ,,.Many farmers in this and ad joining 4ounties, despairing of a corn crop, halve chopped down the young corn andl are using it for feed, while ,e hot winds are playing havoc with cotton. Cities and towns to the north and west of Charlotte are facing the ordeal of er famine that this city is experiencing. Concord, Wades , Monroe and other towns are g the water supply problem, and %easures of economy are being enforc The situation in Charlotte is not im proved, although the authorities are working night and day on the problem. 'Feeling that the distress is not being relieved as promptly as was hoped by means of tank cars, the offers of water from Gastonia, Shelby and Lin. colnton were today accepted, and tank cars brought in tonight 50,000 gallons from Gastonia. This was pumped in to the mains of the city by means of fire engines. It is hoped by Wednes day to resume an economic' service through the mains. It has been cut off since early Friday. Special prayer services for rain were held in churches throughout this section yesterday. Tfere was a brief shower today and rain is falling light ly tonight, with atmospheric condi tions that promise relief. Columbia Offers Aid. .Columbia, July 31.-,Any aid that Co lumbia ean render was offered to the Sa'uthorities of Charlotte today by the water-works department of Columbia, anid the city council, at a special meet ing, cordially endorsed ~this .action. Columbia offered to ship either "raw" or filtered water to Charlotte in tank cars, in' any quantity. Councilman Sueprintendent Wam, F. Stieglitz and Engineer Superintendent F. C. Wyse, of the Columbia department, leave Tuesday for Charlotte to look into the situation. The Columbia water supply is drawn fmSaluda river and is believed to be ample for the local requirements for ome years to come, although cour il is now considering the advisa bi!2ity'of acquiring the Congaree Creek watershed for the demands cf the fu ture. The Saluda river water 'is broughit to the $400,000 pumping and filtering plant, .built a few years ago, rnear the penitentiary, by means of a double line of large intake pipes, whichi cross Broad river, just above the confluence of tht Saluda and the Broad, which at this point unite to form the Cpigaree. In midsummer the 'local water ce mption often reaches 4,000,000 ais. The pump ing capacity of the plant is about 6, 000,000 gallons, and it is likely anothe big pump will be installed next year. Water From Asheville. Asheville, N. C., July 31.-To relieve ~e water famine, from which the citi ~ens -of 'Charlotte are now suffe,ring, W10,000 gallons of Asheville water will ~be shispped to Charlotte. A daily sup ply of a like quantity will be sent to Charlotte, in the evept that the situa tion there requires it. TOOK HER FIRST RAILWAY TRIP AT FIFTY YEARS Spartanburg Woman is lNow an En thusiast on Travel as an Edu cator. Spartanburg, July 31.--Having rid den on a railroad train for the first time in her life last Friday, when she at to Alta Pass and Spruce Pine, on the Woodmen's excursion, impson D. Kirby, of No. 124 treet, 50 years old, has become f an educator. "Yes," says Mrs. Kirby, "I was on a railroad train for the first time last Friday. I enjoyed it very much. Some ladies told me I had better be prepar ed for it, as the ride was likely to make me sick. But the train ran so smoothly that I didn't mind it at all. "My trip did a great deal of good. I think people ought to travel as much as they can. It gives them new ideas and they can learn to apprtciate things so much better, seeing them themselves, than from the description of another." REU'NION OF OLD SOLDIERS. General Teague Issues Order Relative to Columbia Gathering. The following is General Order No. 2, issued by B. H. Teague, major gen eral commanding South Carolina di vision, United Confederate veterans, relative to the annual reunion of vet erans at Columbia. Headquarters South Carolina Divis ion, United Confederate veterans. Aiken, S. C., July 29, 1911. General Orders No. 2. Series of 1911. The State Reunion of the South Carolina division, U. C. V., will be held at Columbia, S. C., August 22 and 23. The sponsor for the division during 1911 is Miss Mary Meetze; her maids of honor are: Misses Lucy Bacon and Christie Powers, all of Columbia, S. C., and the matron of honor, Mrs. J. S. Muller, of Lexington, S. C. The reunion orator will be the Hon. Robert Aldrich, of Barnwell, S. C. Our capital city has generously in vited us to hold our reunion this year within her limits. Having on other occasions been her guests and par taken of her unbounded h)spitality, it is certain that her welcome, as it ever has been in the past, will be trte and hearty, and that her citizens will be pleasurably attentive to us in every way during that time. Your commander trusts that every veteran will endeavor to attend and contribute to the gratification and joy of the occasion of meeting old com rades and rehearsing the tales of the war times of half a century ago. The railroads will give us the usual reduction in rates and extension of time limits. By applying to Mr. N. 0. Pyles, chairman entertainment committee, Columbia, S. C., information as to board and -lodging may be obtained. B. H. Teague, Major General Commanding, S. C. Di vision, U. C. V. Offieial: S. E. Welch, Adjutant Gen eral and Chief of Staff. WYATT AIKEN GETS IN DEBATE. South Carolina Congressman Talks for Half an Hour in Argument on Cotton Goods Duty. Washington, Aug. 1.-Conigressman Wyatt Aiken today got in the debate when the bill to reduce the duty on cotf.on products. was called up in the house. Re spoke for about half an hour out lining bis views from a Democratic standpoint, and traced the history of the industry for many years past. He pointed out the facts that what the cotton mills should do to insure per manent prosperity would be to pay more attention to the extension of for eign markets and less to the workings of a tariff law. There is much uncultivated terri-, tory in foreign countries, he said, where manufactured goods would find ready sale were they only found and utilized. WOMAN NOW IN 0-HARGE. Miss Kelly to Supervise Mints While Director Roberts Away. Washington, August 1.-A woman is now in charge of the mints of the United States. ,Miss~ Margaret Kelly, long connected with the mint bureau, was today apointed examiner, in which position she will be next in authority to Georgt E. Roberts, the director, and much of the active administration of' the coinage of money for the govern ment will devolve upon her. Mr. Rob-, erts at pr2sent is out of town and will not be back for several weeks. Miss Kelly's salary will be $3,000 a year, making her the highest paid wo man in the government service. "WRITE UP" OF SENATOR SMITH. South Carolinian's Picture Graces Col-. umns of Washington Paper. Washington, Aug. 1.-This after noon's Washington Times published a complimentary sketch of Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, with his portrait, on the occasion of his 45th birthday, which occurs on this date. The Times pays special attention to' Mr. Smith's prominence as an author ity on cotton. 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