Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-06-03
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A statue OF John Ericsson, design
er and builder of the ironclad Moni-
tor of Civil War fame, was unveiled
| in Washington Saturday.
Indianapolis, May 81: Frank Lock
hart, 23 years old, of Los Angeles,
Cal, won $4,000 and the speed
crown of the racing world on the
indianapolis motor speedway today.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter of
the secretary of the treasury, and
David X. E. Bruce, of Baltimore,
son of Senator Bruce of Maryland,
were married in Washington Satur-
day
Warsaw, June l. Marshal Joseph
Pilsudski was yesterday chosen for
the presidency of the Polish repub-
lie by the national assembly, but in
dramatic manner he declined the
post because of the restrictions he
said were imposed on the chief exc
cutive by the present constitution.
Demopolis, Ala, May 81: Aided by
old papers his father left him, Gayus
Whitfield, of Middleboro, KY, today
unearthed buried gold valued at more
than $200.0G0 on the Whitfield farm
near here. The discovery of the
treasure came as the result of a
search which began May %. Direc-
tions for locating the gold were con-
tanned in papers left to his son by c.
Boa1 Whitfield, member of one Of
the oldest families in Alabama and
deseendent of the pioneer general,
Nathan Bryan Whitfield. 1t is be-
lieved that Boaz Whitfield buried
the gold to prevent its seizure by
Union forces during the Civil War.
London, May 20: Twelve hundred
perpns have been killed by cy-
clone and tidal wave in Burma. says
afdspatch to the Exchange-Telegraph
from Ragoon, Burma. The cyclone
struck last Wednesday evening about
half past eight o'clock. A huge tidal
wave ascended the Naaf river, Hood
ing the county and sweeping away
villages to beyond Maungdaw, so
miles inland. The cyclone swept the
African coast, doing much damage.
All the cattle in the devastated area
were killed. The death toll, the
dispatch adds, is as yet incomplete.
Nearly ali the wires are down and
there is great delay in communi-
cation. The relief sent into the
i.rieNcn district up 10 the present
me is inadequate.
Scots Bluff, Neb, May %: Sec
aetary OF the Interior Hubert Work
and Federal Reclamation Commits
sioner Eiwood Mead, 'were hanged in
ofiigy to lamp-post in the busi-
ness district of Scots Bluff early to-
day The effigies were the outcome
of the aroused feelings of irrigation
farmers of this section, who charge
the federal reclamation bureau with
breaking faith in not supplying water
for their crops A placard attached
to the figures said: For Breaking
Their Word and Depriving the Water
Users of Water" Nearly half an
inch of rain during the past 4S hours
brought relief to the parched crops
and temporarily subdued threats of
enraged farmers that they would
force open the head gates to the
federal water reservoirs, unless they
were ordered open by Commissioner
Mead.
Des Moines, Ia, May 80: One week
of campaigning today faced candi-
dates in the Iowa primary to decide
whether Senator A. B. Cummins shall
darry the Republican banner in the
November election, whether he shall
make way for Col. Smith W. Brook
hart, recently unseated by the senate,
or whether a compromise selection
may be made. While Republican and
Democratic candidates are to be
chosen June for congressional seats
and state offices, the fight of Col.
Brookhart for comeback and that
of Senator Cummins to retain the
seat he has held for IS years, has
overshadowed all other issues Brook
hart has campaigned in all parts of
the state since his seat was given to
Daniel F. Steck, Democrat, some
weeks ago, while Senator Cummins'
campaign has been carried on by po-
litical friends. Howard Clark, Des
Moines attorney, is the only other
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation who has made an extensive
campaign, his candidacy has added
considerably to the uncertainty of
the outcome. The vote of Senator
Cummins for adhesion to the world
court, failure thus far of farm relief
legislation, charge that the senate
overrode the election of Iowa in un-
sating Brookha1t and charges of dis
elimination against agriculture in the
tariff, federal reserve law and the
transportation act, have been the
chief issues raised by pponents of
Senator Cummins.