Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05

though no one would predict an imme-
date end of the trouble with the b.
luminous miners of the middle West.
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers of America asked for joint
conference of operators and miners
"to deal with the confusion that ex-
lists in the coal industry" and the Ili-
nois operators consented to meet the
workers for the purpose of discussion,
but would not agree to reopen the
wage agreement until they received
authority from Washington. So seri-
rious is the threat of fuel famine that
Governor LOwden of Illinois urged the
authorities at Washington to act quick
ly in bringing about settlement. In
the national capital it was said Sec
retary of Labor Wilson was about to
make report to the president Mr..
Tumulty, secretary to President Will
son, said satisfactory solution of the
problem would be reached through the
efforts of Attorney General Palmer,
who named committee to fix profit
margins, and the orders Of the inter-
state commerce commission. Others
were not nearly so optimistic as Mr..
Tumulty.
Governor Cox of C. 20 was signally
honored on Friday by his home town,
Dayton. His fellow citizens, regard
less of party affiliations, made him
the chief figure in the "home- coming
celebration, and he delivered speech
in handsome "court of honor" The
city was beautifully decorated and was
thronged with visitors from all parts
of the state.
Dayton also has prepared for the
Cox notification ceremony, set for Au-
gust z. This will take place in the
county fair grounds and the governor
will deliver his speech of acceptance
from the grand stand of the race
track, in which will be sound ampli-
fiers such as were installed In the ma
tional convention halls. Most of last
week was devoted by Governor Cox
to the preparation of this speech. A
great many persons profess to be in
tensely interested in what he will say
about liquor. 1t is predicted that he
will steer skilfully around that ques-
ton, and may advise the people Of the
United States that if they want lib
eral enforcement of the law, they must
elect congressman who are in favor of
such course
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts
was formally notified Of his vice pres
identia nomination on Tuesday and
responded with a speech in which he
did not markedly deviate from the
lines laid down by Senator Harding.
The burden of it was that the country
must be speedily rescued from the re-
actions of war;
Senator Harding's campaign is not
by any means to be confined to his
front porch. Plans are being made to
take him on an extensive speaking
tour, which probably will include Den
yer, Memphis. New York, Boston, Chi
,cago and indianapolis. He may even
go as far as the Pacific coast. To avoid
certain errors of past campaigns, he
mary fights are over.
Winning three races in row after
losing two, the yacht Resolute sue
cessfully defended this country's pos
session of the Americas cup against
the fourth attempt by Sir Thomas Lip
ton to lift the international trophy
His yacht, Shamrock Nv, was out
footed and outsailed by the American
boat and its crew, and the tea mer-
chant admitted that the Resolute was
the better boat. But he Is coming
across again in 1922 unless some other
Britisher captures the cup next sum-
mer. 1t Is estimated that Sir Thomas
spent In the neighborhood of million
dollars in trying to win the trophy this
year.
The congressional junketing party
that has gone to the orient arrived at
Manila very seasick, because Of ty-
phoons that wrought havoc In parts of
the islands. The visitors were Just
in time for the raising Of red flag
by angry farm tenants near Manila,
whose rent has been increased six
times. This. small incident in itself,
shows the Fillpinos, like the rest Of
the world. are full Of social unrest.
After ten days In the Philippines, the
party will be taken to China under the
escort of Doctor Reinsch, former
American minister to China and now
the adviser of that government