Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-19

territories allocated to other states
and because Jugo-Slavia did not re
ceive Macedonia as she asked The
United States did not sign the treaty
owing to President Wilson'S objection
to the presence of the sultan in Con-
and Smyrna to Greece, and the Asia
Minor mandates
The British parliament has passed
and the king has approved the new
Irish coercion bill. The debate in the
house of commons was bitter. Very
optimistic persons think the law will
restore order in Ireland.
Much interest and some excitement
were caused by the British govern
ment's course in dealing with the visit
of Archbishop Mannix of Australia
the warm advocate of free Ireland
who spent some weeks in the United
States. He intended to land in Ire
land, but government agents removed
him from tine liner tnd put him ashore
Mt Penzance under technical arrest. He
proceeded to London, but his move
ments were restricted by orders. He
received invitations to address meet
ings in many places in England. Scot
/ land and Ireland. The treatment Of
tile archbishop looks. at this distance,
like characteristic bit Of British
''muddling," but probably the govern
ment knew what it was about. To an
interviewer the churchman said what
he wanted was to see England get out
of Ireland. intimating that the latter
as an independent country would be
no more the enemy of Great Britain
! that 1T is now.
Another big wage increase award
was made last week by the United
| States railway labor board, the en-
| ployecs of the American Railway Ex-
| press company being the beneficiaries
this time. They were granted flat
| increase of 16 cents an hour and the
+, total will amount to $3O,556, 445 a
year. The heads of the four unions
affected appeared we'll satisfied with
/ the award.
The railway rate increase ran
against snag in Illinois when the
! state public utilities commission ruled
/ that the 2-cent passenger fare in the
( state was restored by the passing of
! the wartime transportation act; de.
/ MED applications for increases to BIC
cents per mile, for increased surcharges
| on Pullman and parlor car fares
| for increase of communication rates and
for increased milk rates; and denied
application for 40 per cent increase in
| freight rates. granting temporary
increase of 33 1-3 per cent.
Franklin Roosevelt was formally
notified Monday of his nomination fol
the vice presidency by the Democrats
and two days later opened the Demo
cratic campaign in Chicago with 8
speech in which he made Specia
plea for the support of the old Bul
/ Moose element. Both in this address
and i'm his speech of acceptance he ex
hibitcd Il spirit of fair-mindednes.
that won commendation. Governor
Cox began his speaking tour the lattel
part of the week.
The front porch campaign plans 70
Senator Harding have not beer
changed, but the Republican leader!
will make extensive use of publicity
news Stories advertising and thu
movies. 1t was expected that Hardin,
would soon declare himself as to jus
what kind of a League of Nations hi
thinks would be acceptable to tn,
American people, for he does not wisl
the nation to believe that because h,
is against the Wilson league, he /!
against any league.
The prohibition nominees, Wntkin!
and Colvin, both delivered their nc
ceptance speeches Mt Germantown, o.
and plans were made to carry on {
vigorous campaign, largely by air
plane.
Charles Ponzi of Boston, whose sen
sational operations in internationa
postal coupons attracted the attention
Of the authorities, came to grief n
least temporarily. when a state banl
examiner closed the Hanover Trus
company. through which he carried OF
much of his business, and he was ar
rested on a state larceny charge. Th
same day the wizard" admitted h
had been an inmate of prisons at AT
lanta and in Canada. PonZi has no
revealed the exact method by whicl
he made so much money for his client
and himself in a few weeks. He as
serts he can take care of all his finan
ci0l OhlipofiOns