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w ... . FLOOD STRIKES ERIE iAklM; TOLL OF LIVES Twenty-five Persons Lost After Cloudburst in Pennsylvania City?Millions of Dollars Damage. Erie, Pa., Aug. 3.?Twenty-five lives 1 X ? -3 /vf /Q/vllft w<?. r?t?ATVGT?tV L lost CtXiU UUlilUUS ?Ji UUIlCli ? (.J damage is the estimated toll of a cloudburst which struck Erie shortly after 6 o'clock tonight. A flood inundated a large part of the city. Dams south of the city burst, letting out a flood of water that filled the main business streets to a depth of five feet in some uistncis uie water reacueu lv tine second stories of dwellings. Light and telephone wires were put out of commission and it was impossible tonight to ascertain how many lost their . lives. Many are imprisoned in houses and rescuers led by Mayor Stern snd ^ members of the city coum.il have been unable to get t!:em out. - - The entire eastern part of tne city Is cut off and what conditions prevail in the center of this district could not be conjectured tonight. Am on 2- the missins: are Assistant Fire Chief James Buernor and four firemen. Reports to the police said a house floated down Mill creek with four womon and three cf'.ildTen clinging to it. Buernon and the firemen tried to rescue them and lost their lives in the attempt. Every store in State street, the main business street, is flooded. At least 50 houses are reported wahed away. The Jarecky manufacturing plant has been washed away and 20 automobiles that were in tine garages went n "with them. A little girl standing on the bank of (Mill creek was carried down to her 5- - ?I xl owauu wnexi uie uau& ca?cu iu. Wreckage is piled 70 feet high in the heart of tfte city. At midnight the water had receded somewhat, but the estimate of 25 dead was still main^ tained. The flood started at Twenty-eighth j street and came down Mill creek. The | stream rose four feet in five minutes j and then the onrush of water came so j fast it was impossible to estimate its speed. Houses were torn from their foundations. Ti e worst congestion came at Ninth street, in the center of the city. Half a dozen houses here were piled up in the path of the waters. Scores of peof pie are still inside these. houses and under tne debris at that point Whether they are alive is not known. The rain that preceded the flood started with a heavy thunder shower at 4 o'clock. The water in Mill creek i>egan to rise at 7 o'clock. By 8 o'clock tfce people began to move out and by 8:30 o'clock the .full force of the flood . struck those who tarried. For 26 blocks the water raced. State! I street is a river. Life savers have been called from the life saving stations on Lake E{ie and firemen and policemen under direction of Mayor Stern are making every effort to res- ( cue the imperii e<i. Three hundred flood sufferers are I housed in the National Guard armory.; ! *- Little d-ildren separated from parents and parents frantically searching for children are huddled together. The Erie Dry Goods company opened its doors and began distributing clothing j to the flood sufferers. About 200 persons- are housed in the city rescue mission and hospitals and other charitable institutions have opened their doors. It was estimated at midnight that 2,000 persons were made homeless hv the floods. Telephone service "was so crippled' that tfie "work of relieving the dis-j tressed was seriously impeded. Boats are being -used in the flooded district, 'but late tonight none had been able to penetrate the center of it because of the rush of water. At midnight it j was believed the flood had passed its crest. Suffer From Ratn. Meadville, Aug. 3.?Northwestern | Pennsylvania suffered !heavy damage I from rains tonight. Nearly every If street in Meadville was flood-sw-ept W and business houses were inundated. P Cambridge Springs reported all streets XS . ^ J ^ J ^Arrto ?.?% 4^/\ r IKHHICU it LIU Lrca v Jf Utxu-ixtgc: in wa-c^ v/uoiness section. Titusville and Cohoranton suffered hea/vily. 1 Damage in Richmond. Richmond, Va., 'Aug. 3.?With a rainfall of more than three inches, accomKtt o "hftr"h wirvri T?i<ShmrkTtr? to UJ ?-* UiSu ? ? might suffered damage estimated at more than $500,000. Three buildings l _ 3n the business district collapsed and m many small dwellings in the low W grounds were swept away. I It is better to be famous than rich, I but we'd rather be botfn. L . _ _ i I ejpH|STER?SJLLW W y7*X Ladl?*l AafcyoarDnuegtetforfj\ ?T(( SiSiJ Chl-ebe?-ter DlaBOBOrud/A) P fcHfraffm Flli* in Red and Gold mculllc\1/y -CW3 boxes, sealed with Blue Ribfaoa. yJf 4r S^Vd Take bo other. Boy of yonr ? I'] " Vranbit AslcforCUI-CITES-TEK 8 I C Jf DIAMOND KRAXD PILLS, for S& \V W years known as Best, Safest, Always r SflLD BY MlWgB HBHMffllf 1915 COTTON CHOP 11,970,037 BALES Government Estimate Shows Big De-J terioration on Account of Bad Weather. j Washington, Aug. 3.?This year's j cotton crop will be approximately 11,- j 970,037 equivalent 500-pound bales, j compared witn 16,134,9i30 bales last ; year. That estimate, unofficially cal- j culated, is based on the go.ernment's condition report, issued today, and official figures of acreage and normal t yield. The condition on July 25 was 75.3 per cent. Whether the crop will be greater or less depends upon growing conditions from now until picking time. In a statement the crop reporting board explained the unusually iheavy decline, which was 5 points during July, as follows: "The extremely wet weather tfrat continued through much of June and early July in most of the cotton belt: left the nlant rank and saDDV with de- | velopment of surface roots rather tihan j a tap root, and foul with grass and j weeds; therefore peculiarly suscepti-j ble to damage from the excessively dry J weat)':er that followed and continuedj up to July 25, the date to which the report relates. Cool nights during a +V10. anH drv wind's late ?JdL L VI liXC |/Viivu ui-u j in the month increased the damage. "The effect of the lack of the usual quantity and quality of commercial fertilizer in the sections wi:ere normally used has become apparent now that the plant has reached the fruiting stage, being most marked in the sandy sections. ? - -- i-i J? .o J "TH6 Don weevil m me irxutM nucwoU sections is not complained of as much as usual, but in newly infected regions it is doing considerable damage. "A condition of 75.3 on July 25 forecasts a crop slightly under 12,000,000 bales. Final results will probably be more or less than tJ-is forecast, according as crop conditions hereafter are better or worse than average." Georgia's first bale was marketed July 22. Comparisons of conditions, by States, follow: Ten July June?July 25?year States? 25. 25. 1914. 1915. av. - - ? ^ c\t\ n i no Virginia <? 10 ?? *1 to N. Carolina.. .78 79 86 77 79 S. Carolina.. .72 76 79 75 78 i Georgia 76 79 82 76 79 Florida 78 78 86 82 82 Alabama ....71 78 81 79 78 Mississippi ..76 84 79 .77 76 Louisiana ...75 83 76 79 75 Texas 76 82 71 81 79 [Arkansas 80 85 72 87 79 Tennessee ...85 87 73 90 81 Missouri 83 86 75 86 82 Oklahoma ...69 71 75 81 80 California ...96 90 100 100 *99 United States 75.3 80.3 76.4 79.6 78.5 ?*Five-year average. The next reDort will snow the condi tion of cotton on August 25 and will be issued at noon, Eastern time, Tuesday, August 31. MEETS INSTANT DEATH. Young (Allan's Skull Crushed When He Falls From Wagon. . -Jli? News and Courier. Camden, Aug. 3.?Ida Goff, white, 23 [ years of age, was thrown from a wagon j near Blaney, in West Wateree, yesterday afternoon and instantly killed. The young man, in company with others, had been to a flour mill near Blaney, tt7.Vi.oti Tvo+iimin<r o c+nrm c Tytaw ! Uliu TT U^a A VVUlUiUg u ww- ?Tt?w w .. ing. The wagon was .being driven at alively rate and young Ooff fell under ' one wheel, w-hicfr passed over his head, crushing his skull. He was a highly respected young man, the son of Mr. i and Mrs. Vincent Goff, and besides hisj parents, he is survived by four brothers and one sister. ?? MANY LIVES LOST. Big Cloudburst Causes Heavy Property Damage at Erie, Pa, Erie, Pa., Aug. 3.?Twenty-five lost and millions of dollars' property damage is the estimated toll of a .clou 1burst, whict'a struck Erie shortly after; 6 o'clock tonight. A flood inundating ! a large part of the city. Dams south of'the city burst, letting out a flood of water that filled the ? main business ?treets to a depth of: five feet. In some districts the water! reached the second story windows ofi dwellings. Light and telephone wires' were out of commission and it was im-1 possible tonigfct to ascertain how many j lost their lives. Many are imprisoned j in houses and rescuers led by Mayor j Stern and member of the city council have been unable to get them out. The entire eastern part of the city is cut off and what conditions prevail in the center of this district could not be conjectured tonight. < Among the missing are Assistant Fire Chief James Buernon and four firemen. Reports to tfte police said a house floated down Will Creek with ? J XI -VC1 .#>1**1 rr - I our women aim uirtre fiinuiuu vime,ing to it. BuernoT Bremen tried to rescue tfcem ^nd IcM their - ?r i r n 'li 1 Bum i ?T! ? i J THE best Pr Tire is only 2 as its weakest Strengthening its narts is as useless as d fifth Wheel on a Wagon. Yet this is often provide " Selling-featur "Talking Point." The weakest part < Pneumatice Tire is its /V Sides, not its Tread,?it: Fabric or "Stocking," IKUDDer ^oie. No price would be ' to pay for a material i placing Cotton in the ^ Pneumatic Tires, would long as the 'Goodrich Tread could be made t Neither Silk, nor Li I any ether known Fabric covered is so good, i purpose, as Cotton?anc long-fibred Cotton is t material that money c for Tire Fabric. 0 0 0 WE use nothii Goodrich T test every f up to 380 lbs. to the Squc before we percolate it 1 most adhesive Rubber Co ever made for this purpo We then shape this T??-> info TStp U>CU z auiio uikv auv scrupulous care to he tension on each square fabric precisely the san tension being controlle machine as sensitive as and infinitely more prec the handwork of the mos Operative could make it. X U UU UliO vv Ui XV vv V, most highly-trained mei Rubber Industry,?train( Precision that practice 45-year EXPERIENCI perfect a a o NO Tire Manu if he receive of $200 p< could put better Fabric Walls of his Tires, use care, more sensitively Tension devices, or mo sive Rubber between ez of fabric. Because we know importance of THE BES part of the Tire, and use unsparingly. _____ GILDER &1 THE RIGHT I lives in the attempt. ;Every store in State street, the main business street, j is flooded. At least fifty houses are - > 1? > - t'U. .- /,??! reporxeu wasiiea <twa,v. xutr manufacturing plant thas been washed away and twenty automobiles that were in the parages yent with then?. A little girl standing on the bank of LllkW be Deacon ^vet &s* ^ ;"e facturer, 5% Plu; da price Ncn-Sl sr Tire, into the 1 : greater Note following compara adjusted and "D" represent four Wic re adhe- i?r??p?? ich layer Si? Tread "A" the vital 30x3 $9.45 $10.55 T in this 30x3^ 12.20 13.35 z?iitllZ. 32x3)4 14.00 15.4C : it uicic 34x4 20.35 22.3C 36x4# 28.70 32.15 37x5 33.90 39.8C . ' 1 r/ jfrfr S/t/a I ^ V 1/ ad-izzttyfa ' W?' ?T mrwy~"r~ - w ?? ^4? I I y| IVFFKS ro )RUG STORE. ^??________ ___________ Mill creek was carried down to her j death, when the bank caved In. ? The deadly submarine habit is spreading. A Galesburg, 111., man tried to smoke a cigarette while under water and was promptly drowned. Ifce cigarette was a total loet. i ? ' ?y - - - - - - s One-Hoss Ill 111 ^ we^Kem ^ the inci Made as always, % form of ?the same reli- ^ able Construction, w the same depend || C A.ni n__ auic UC1Y1VC cvv^i without anything |I whatever taken || -r out of Quality, no S|| 1matter what re- || A ductions in List* || them, a Price are ever || with faj made. || Rubber immiiuB as't ' Sills we ri Thills a 5 for this Best as the f J T' ild lire ciency a ______I the Tire Ltive prices. "A," MB,W "C" Re Nnn.Skid TirCJt OTHER MAKES f nc Wall "B" j,'c" "P" Mile of I $10.95 $16.35 $18.10 W I 14.20 21.70 23.60 Tire? i 16.30 22.85 25.30 I 23.80 31.15 33.55 i 33.60 41.85 41.40 > 41.80 49.85 52.05 muS .iwn i / ALL WRONG. Tfbe Mistake Is Made by Many Newberry Citizens. Look Ifor the cause of backache. To be cured you must know the cause. If it's weak Kidneys you must the kidneys working right A Newberry resident tells you how. H. F. Addy, blacksmith, 130S Caldwell street, Newberry, says: "A hard case of La Grippe left my kidneys in frightful shape about three years ago. t fVi-n r? cpvpt-a Turing across mv loins and was laid up for two montJa-s. I couldn't do a stroke of work. My kidneys were weak and the kidney secretions were scanty and caused a cAncofiATI TT? T?0 CCO era TllQ CP. , UUilililg DCi-LOO. kivru xii mv | cretions also contained sediment. I; had dizzy spells and headaches. I finally got hold of Doan's Kidney Pills and began using them. The first box helped me and after I had taken six boxes all signs of kidney trouble had left and I was cured." Price 50c at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?tine same tfnat Mr Addy had. Foster-Milburn Co., props., Buffalo, N. Y. The Outotoe That Does Not Affect The Read Because of jta tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE MOUOQUl^Tm i? 1**ter than wCtiat* Quinine and does not caoae nervousness nor ringing in bead. Remember tie full name and took ior the *i*n*twe ?< H. W. ?RQYK. 23c. ; Shay" f ? nrkfruif'hcifpnHincy a11 e FABRIC is the part of which goes first. :ause the sides of the Tire of the work in running, 1 g and stretching a miles an hour, in scores of 1* i : directions. is bending of the sides riction between the layers as working against each Friction causes Heat? t over-cures and dries out bber Adhesive between rtiich then separate from ler, in spots, the threads nff or wearing out chafing Q W each other. en you have, in due time, pient blow-out, or other Tire-Death. 0 9 0 "JUT more layers of Fabric than we do in the walls, to strengthen nd the friction increases, 1 . . r jt 3ter deterioration 01 trie through the greater heat :red. t fewer layers, and the )uld not be strong enough the load of the Car. there you are?Mr. Tire hy put MORE layers ic in the Walls of the iclil vv iij. piupcxiy wttj 1, when each additional an additional developer FRICTION-HEAT which [ires what Old Age is ? ? O d ft flHAT is the reason we build, in the Goodrich Tire, a carefully fCED Tire, emulating the example of "The Deacon's ? CM-.,-.-.*. ** in >o ouay (iii wmwi re just as strong as the ind the Thills as strong I loor." le Maximum Fabric effind THEN,?the rest of i built up to that :SUlt,? The most RESILIENT it can be made with Fabs?at the fairest price per performance. hv pay more for any THE B. F. GOODRICH CO. Akron, O. A1R-L1STEP imp is1 ^ It j YOURBODY Protests Against Calomel -ml lU^ You have noticed the disagreeable ef fects of calomel, that sickening nausea that is characteristic. Tnere is no reason for tearing up your system in such a drastic manner. LIY-VEB-LAX, that wonderful vegetable compound, is just as usefui as calomel for toning up your liver and nuamg your system 01 sittguaims i?v/ifions, and it does not make you feel badly like calomel. It is pleasant to take, with no unpleasant after effects. Keep it in your home for health's sake. If LIY-YER-LAX is not entirely sat lsiaciory, your rnuxiey win ue rciumcu without question. The original bears the likeness of L. K. Grigsby. For sale at 50c and $1 by Gilder & Weeks; Whenever You Need a General Ton); Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives Mak?o, fliA fltli Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents* Piles Cared in 6 to 14 Days Yoct drojrgfci will refund money if PA20 OllNTHSNT fail* to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pile* in 6 to 14 day* The firat application Baae and &cat. 50c.