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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Other Livestock

By UHtted Ftfsdact0s
CHICAGO July e.-Hogs-Receipts: ga
600; market rs a 40c higher: top, $50;
bulk $7159s: heavyweight. S7.25 as;
medium, $3.50 a $40; light. 81 40 a $40;
light lights 81. % as: heavy packing sows.
s6.4oQ7; packing sows. rough So q $50:
killing pigs, 1915 q 7.75. Cattle-Receipts,
5000 market active: mostly killing classes
strong TO 15c higher; top matured steers,
$1.10 best long yearlings. $1,000: bulk
beet steers and yearlings. s950G 1880;
vealors sharply higher; bulk. $11 a IL;
mostly to outsiders; packers paying 81 q
11.25. Sheep-Recoipts. 5000; market in
S16.25; good and choice natives, SIS 500
1879 sorting moderate culls mostly $500
a 9.25: bulk fat ewes. SIS a 6.25; hesvies
downward to $3.50
5000; market. higher workers.. $3.50; mixed
SS.40d s so: medium, $S409 $500 pigs.
$3.50; roughs, 81; stays, 1878. Cattle
Receipts 600: market STEADY; good TO choice
bulls. unchanged: good to Choice steers, un-
changed good TO choice hedfers, unchanged;
good to choice cows, unchanged; fair to good
mixers, unchanged. Sheep and lambs-Re-
ceipts, 500: market, steady; top. SIS. Calves
Receipts. 400; market. higher: top, s14
CINCINNATI, July 6.-Cattle-Receipts
$50; market steady; shippers. sea rs.
Cslves-Market steady; extras. $12 g 8.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market active. 109
35c higher: good or choice packers. $S10.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; market strong; ex-
uaS. - 20. LamoS-market SLOW ana
.,aN .vmer; fair TO good $50 1880.
EAST BUFFALO. July e.-cattle--Fse-
ceipts, $50; market. slow and steady; ship
ping steers, $10G IL; butcher grades. So %;
cows So rs a ESQ. Clalves-Receipts. 1000;
market, active, SOC higher; culs to choice
81 q 1880, Sheep and lambs-Receipts.
| 900; market, active and steady; choice
yearlings Ss ala; sheep, So $50. Hogs
Receipts 1850; market, active, 15c to 25c
higher; workers.. $500 $50: pigs $3.50;
mixed $3.50; heavies, SIS. % q S.35; rough
So rs a 6.25; stays. $500 A50.
EAST ST. LOUIS, July 6.-cattle-Re::
e Dt nsTes ear faSs ana ndtT nesrs
S1025; cows, S4.75 @6; Gamers and cut
ters, 81 rs a $50; calves. S11. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. IL 800: market, 35c higher: heavy.
$7a6gSdQ; medium 81 80 $50; lights
81 Sacns soss $500 st s Eat' pigs
bulk. $s.109s.25. Sheep-Receipts, 1900;
market, 25c higher; ewes. SO G6 Gamers
and cutters, $1G3; wool lambs, $13.25 q
1880,
PITTSBURGH. July 6-Cattle--Receipts
light, market steady; choice. $3.50 q II;
calves, $1s014. Sheer. and lambs--Re-
wethers, S7.25 as; good. $6.5o@7; fair
mixed S4.5065.75: lambs. 50 a 15 so.
Hogs-Receipts. 10 double-declQs: market
active, higher: prime heavg $780, 8;
mediums, $500 $50, heavy Workers,
5000 s.25; light Workers, s75o@s.25;
$3@s.60
KANSAS CITY, July -Cattle-Re-
ipts, 1900. Calves-Receipts, 200. All
asses steady; native steers and yesrlings
,961010: grses Texans on native SIDE
.34.75 @6.75; cake feds held above SO;
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Produce Markets

CLEVELAND. July e-Butter-Extras in
tubs. AZ "A q 43c; prints. 40 q 44c; hrsts, 40
q 4le' packing stock. 3OQ sc Eggs-
frsts 90 II e. western frsts. new cases. 22c.
Poultry-Heavy fowls, 23c; light fowls. II q
21c. cocks 13c: broilers 40 n 43c: ducks
spring 900 sc. Potatoes-VirEinia Cob
blers. SO n els hrl: poor grade, 81 q 3.
NEW YORK. July e.-Flour-pull and
lower. Pork-steady; mess. S25. Lard
s'aIc. reaned dull eranalated' S.25 SOC.
sSssT fsx So on rs sPGS d so &C:
cial TO extra. 6is az %c; city, 5% acc.
Dressed poultry-Irregular: turkeys 25 a
42c: chickens. "a a sic; fowls. 12G 2ec:
15c: ducks Is a Csc fowls. "a q 26c: tur-
keys, 20c; ROSTERS, lac broilers, 80 a 45c.
Cheese---Steady; State whole milk common
to specials, s@17hc. Butter-Firmer: re-
ceipts 30.675 creamery extra. Csc; spe-
cial market. 3Sk q 39c; State dairy tubs.
$50 81 NC EsSs-Firm receipts 1927;
whites. 90 q 42c; fresh hrsts 10 extras. 25
q 32c; Pacific .(coast. 80 @4Oc western
white. % q 42c: nearby browns SO q 4oc.
INDIANAPOLIS. July e.-Fresh eggs.
loo; packing stock butter. 2oc: spring, "a
to 2 lbs, 33c: fowls, straight. lSc; fowls,
under lbs, 15e; icshorn, % per cent dis
count: cocks, &c; young tom turks, 23c, old
tom turks. 1Sc; ducks, lbs. up lee geese,
10 los. up, loo; squads IL lbs TO doz.. s.
indianapolis creameries are paying 3Sc a
ID. for butter fat
CHICAGO July Misunderstanding
Ii. 3o2; creamery extra 81 u c: standards.
80 Nc; frsts, sS1s a 34hc; seconds. 80 a
33c. Eggs-Receipts. 1888; ordinary
frsts COG 201ac: frsts, 81 a q 22c Cheese
Twins, 81 4 q 81 Nc; Young Americas,
22c. Poultry-Recenpts. 8 cars; fowls. 10
a 2bc. ducks l6 a 20c. turkeys 20c roOst-
ers. 12hc; broilers, 80 a 34c. Potatoes
Receipts, 22S cars: Oklahoma Triumphs,
S2.50G 275; cobblers. S2.75 Virginia cob
blors. 1925 a $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
FOREIGN BUYING
BOOSTERS GRAINS
Wheat Leads in Strength
That Develops After Noon,

By United Financial
CHICAGO, July 6.-Developing
strength after market conspicuous
for its inactivity. grain prices We're
higher at the close Of the Chicago
Eoard OF Trade today.
Wheat prices f1utuated throughout
the entire session. Trading was dull
and local in character. A good class
of buying developed late. when the
seaboard reported sales approximat-
ing $780, 900 bushels, partly Manitoba
and partly domestic wheat. France
and Italy were said too be in the
market buying large stocks,
Reports that the Corn Products Re
fning Company would open their
Argo, -, plant Monday on a Ave
day per week working basis. together
with heavy sales in Des Moines mar
kct for Southwestern shipments,
caused a firm feeling in corn.
Oats Strengthened late-and the July
delivery regained its earlier losses
with a better cash demand.
Provisions lost some Of their earlier
gains when local longs started to
realize.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
EIGHT DOLLARS
PAID FOR HOGS
Urgent Demand for Shipping
Account Causes Advance.

Pork on foot sold at the So mark
in trading at the local livestock ex-
change today for the first time in
many weeks despite receipts totalling
$4,000. The advance Of Is to rs cents
over Thursdays price was attribut-
able to urgent demand for shipping
account, because Of light receipts at
other marketing centers and the
necessity of local packing interests
to enter the market after having
bought lightly on the increase since
the first Of the week. Hogs of all
weights and classes sold at fiat price
of IS as compared with Thursdays
bulk price of $3.50. Sows advanced
generally a quarter selling down from
81 and pigs advanced an equal
amount, bringing $3.50 and down.
The cattle market displayed
better tone than for several days due
TO Thursdays stronger market, light
receipts locally and in Chicago and
the generally better feeling prevailing
in the dressed beef trade. Steers
were sold up to 81 and choice fancy
heifers command top price of sf0.25
while >in-between grades moved at
steady prices. Receipts, 500.
Steadiness marked trading in the
calf alley, choice veals continuing to
bring a top of $13 and the bulk s12
to $3.50. Receipts. 500.
An advance Of a quarter was
registered in the lamb market. spring
ers bringing a top of $15.25 while
ewes sold steady at Sc down. Re-
ceipts, 1000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Dearth of Bearish Sentiment
Found to Exist in Financial
Circles,
PROFESSIONALS ARE IDLE
Dizziness Sets in Around Noon,
but oor>TraderS Decline
to Sell Short,
The WALL STREET JOURNAL

NEW YORK, July 6-The opening
of the stock market today was fairly
active, with prices irregular and
changes for the most part confined
to fractions. Early trading In rails
showed firmness. Street sentiment
underwent some change, due to the
raliying power shown by stocks In
Thursdays late dealings and bearisn
advices were not as general as re-
Gently. Little change in prices oc-
Cured in the first quarter hours
trading, with rails and coppers COM
rnanding the bulk of speculative at
tention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Births


Joseph and Geraldine Roberts, 1885
Highland Place.
August and Rosa Spicuzza, $50 Stevens.
John and Sybil Martin, 2S41 w. Michi-
gan.
Virgil and Georgia Turner, 3144 E. Min
nesota.
Raleigh and Ada Carter. 1859 Applegate.
Roy and Ella Crawford. 214 s. Pine.
John and Gertrude Robinson, 1915 Orange.
Clayton and Charlotte Miller. 1921 Wade.
James and Lucy Block. 2S14 Mcpherson.
John and Margaret Kress 81 n. Keystone.
Elmer and Pauline sutherlin. 2002 Park.
James and Leona Hogan, $40 S. Capitol.
Girls
William and Neva Payne. 202S W. New
York
Vernon and Irene Morgan. S22 Coffey.
Maxwell and Myrtle Meth, 9101a Virl
ginia.
Charles and Dorothy Calkins. 2206 Roose-
welt.
Ernest and Olivia Hamilton 1908 Sheldon
Edgar and Lillian Jacobs, % n Auburn.
Albert and Katie Leckner, 1929 Hoyt.
Cecil and Vera Payne. 2006 W. Michigan
Ebert and Maybelle Soloman. ia S
Meridian.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Building Permits

Margaret Vodenmsrk, garage. S2@ ". Brad
ICY me SsV Stand building and wrecking Com
pany. building 1900 e. Michigan, 81 800.
Carl E. Jackson, garage, 337 North Wal
william NJ. Cline, double. 1885 w. Thir-
G. J. Williams, porch. 31o7 ". Michigan,
6. j. williams, dwelling. se4s Winthrop.
George on, garage. 1025 warman, 1925.
Ida Stabough garage, 1917 Naomi. 5000.
L. G. Brooks, dwelling, 1923 LIE Grande,
Herman selig. dwelling. 1910 Herschel.
]. S. Holiday. repairs. as W. Georgia,
Otto Janitz. garage 214 n. Colorado, $500
j. NJ Vinci dwelling. 1854 E. Twenty
Third, $500.
Roy @. Shaneberger, dwelling, 4375 N.
Meridian, $50 900.
]. j. Bibler. dwelling. 1904 Fall Creek
H. &. Grover, dwelling. 1924 Broadway
A. E. wiegand, repairs, 1915 Hall Pl.. $500
Charles e. Smith. garage. 1919 Winthrop
Longest Realty Company. dwelling, All
Grand, So 500.
Adolph H. Schmidt. dwelling, 1929 N.
La Sale. 81. 900.
Adolph H. Schmidt. dwelling. 1888 N.
La Sale, 81 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
|. JET RITES
TO Be SATURDAY
Y q
Rev, Farmer to Officiate at
Foreman'S Funeral.

The funeral of William L. Jett, SIS,
of s14 E. Twenty-Fourth ST.. who
dropped dead Of heart trouble while
at work on a building at Sixty First
ST. and Central Ave. Thursday, win
be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the
residence. The Rev William b
Farmer, pastor of Broadway NJ E.
Church. will officiate. Burial will be
in Crown Hill cemetery.
Jet was a foreman for the l. N.
Barter Construction Company. He
came to Indianapolis four years ago
from Lafayette. Ind
He is survived by the widow. three
daughters, Mrs. Mary Power of
Springfield, Ill. Misses May and Mar
garet and a son, Frank, all of Indi-
annapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
MAN SHOOTS WIFE AND
TURNS GUN ON SELF

Tragedy Occurs When Woman Says
81 Love Another"
By Times Special
LOGANSPORT. Ind, July ct
love another, Aaron" Mrs. Sadie Hos
teller, 80. told her divorced husband,
Aaron Tostetler, go, machinist.
Never" Hostetler shrieked. He
drew a revolver from his pocket and
fired. She fell at his feet.
Placing the revolver to his head.
he fired, staggered and fell across the
body Of his wife.
Hostetler died in a local hospital
four hours later. Mrs. Hostetler
has a chance to live, hospital attend.
ants said.
Hostetler had come to her home In
hope of reconciliation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Cash Grain

INDIANAPOLIS, July e.-Total re-
CENTS for the day, SO cars.
Grain prices quoted +. o. b. basis. Al y
10 New York Bids for car lots OF grain
and hay at the call Of the Indianapolis
Board Of Trade were
Wheat-Throush billed. steady; No.
rec c;oSSn 1 rs ts No. white, 7e@sohc;
No. 8 white, 7S q soc; No. Q yellow, 70 y
@7slhc No. yellow. 7e "a g 78c; No,
mixed. 1874 a 7sc; No. 3 mixed, 75@ ~ u c.
Oats-Steady; No white, ~ a. 80 a c.
No. white. 80 q SIC.
Hay-Firrn; No. timothy: S19:o q
20; No. 2 timothy. SO g -. 90; NO. l
hay, S17.5o@1s.
inspection
wheat-Sample. 1 car. Total, car
Corn-No 2 white. II cars; No.@3 whlte,
1 carA No 1 yellow. car; No. yell
low. 8 cars; No. 2 mixed, l car. Total
" oatsGNo. white. cars; No. 3 white.
z cars; No. white. car. Total, 10
Hay-No. timothy, cars; No. 2 tim
othy. Q cars No. 8 timothy. cars. Total
cars.
cornDCash. 9oG92c Rye-Cash,, sec.
oats-cash. 40 u a 47c; BarIey-Cash, re
SO 20 Alsike--Cash, $1015. Butter 4lc'
Eggs-23 @25c. Hay-S20 @22'
CHICAGO, July e.--wheat.No g.; 81 90
corn--No. / yellow; SO Z a sac ~, No; g, z z
g &c; No 2 81 y @ sSI NJ No s %nlse e.
o Ca 3 white, ssH @4oNe; No; 4.
Timothy-$6@ $50. Cover-s14@15.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
SIENER FUNERAL FRIDAY
Former Brewery Manager Survived
By Eight Children.

The funeral Of Jacob Siener, so, Of
B09 Woodlawn Ave. pionco' 80"
dent of Indiar"~~
home Wednesday. will be held at 8
a. m. FRIDAY 4,
Burial in st. Josephs ca.
Mr. Siener was born in Germany
and came to America and Indian
apoIis when he was IT. He had made
his home here since. For more than
thirty years he was city manager OF
the Indianapolis Brewing Company.
He was member of the Elks and
Loyal Order of Moose. He J. survived
by the widow, five daughters, Misses
Marie, Amelia. Magdalene, Pauline
and Antinette, and three sons, Theo-
dore, Jacob Jr. and Francis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Marriaue Licenses

n. D. Carothers. 80, 1927 Kelly; Mary
Bsugh. so. 1925 Kelly.
H: c; Smith: e. 1924 BrOokside Pearl
C A. Snyder, 25, Ally E. Washington:
Helen Wolf. 21. 4117 E. Washington.
j. A. Sparks, 81 North Vernon, Ind;
W. L. Lesion, 81, 124 E. New York; Rose
Cooper. IT. 240 E. Ohio.
P. R. Matthews. a. 2209 Morgan; Marie
Klein. 10. 80 n. Keystone.
Harry Boap, 20. S43 Pettijohn: Leanna
Shipe 10. S43 Pettijohn.
Fred Miller. g. 1877 Indiana; Matte
smith. 80. 1877 Indiana.
A e. Gion, 81. 2301 Columbia: Helen
Lubbe, %. 231S Martindsle
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
First Hour

Trading become more active after
1890, with a number Of specialties
showing good gains and some of the
leaders decided strength. The short
interest in Corn Products made itself
felt, and covering. coupled with buy
ing for inside account, soon put the
stocks two points above the opening
price and five points above Thursdays
dow Rails were firm with Canadian
Pacific maintaining a gain of PA
points from Thursdays low.
Second Hour
Trading was dull in the stock mar
ket around noon after leading rails
and the Pan Petroleum issues had
recovered to new highs for the week.
Studebaker fell a fraction short of
duplicating it's previous high of a
few days ago, as was the case with
a number of issues. but a dearth Of
bearish talk exists In the street, one
house having. made bold to predict
something optimistic. 1t was notice
able that the dullness did not cause
selling by floor traders.
Noon Hour
A drive on Delaware & Hudson, put
tipg it to a new low for tho present
move. was not successful in bringing
on liquidation in the general list dur
ingg the noon trading Traders rec
ognized the resistance and were quick
20 end their selling. following which
the market turned dull There were
some strong features. particularly
public utilities. including American
Telephone and Consolidated Gas. The
latter sold above SO for the first time
in several trading sessions.
Fourth Hour
There was a decided absence Of
hquidating orders in the early after
noon dealings and Corn Products and
Alcohol readily responded to the
support of buying orders, recovering
f. ON their recent lows. Their re-
tovery. like that Of many other
similarity situated issues, gave
splendid testimony that the selling in
the lastt few days Represented largely
ameteur tactics. A decided improve
nlent swept the entire list.
Twenty active Industrial stocks on
Thursday averaged $3.50, up .03 per
cent. Twenty active rails averaged
1854. up 40 per cent.
onoI DonL HIoar;noo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Bargain Day
BN United FinanctaI

BIZ United Financial
NEW YORK, July German
marks were at the fiat rate OF
1000 for cent today, as COM
pared with nominal postwar
value Of one mark for 24c.
The new low was reached in
the early afternoon foreign ex-
change trading, when the Ger
man currency touched .O005c or
100000 to a dollar bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
In the Cotton Market

BIZ United Financial
NEW YORK. July e.--The cotton market
opened lower. July, % Acc; October. % SIC.
off 8 points: December, 23.17c. on IL
points; January, % 9Oc off points: March.
% 9Oc off points: May, 22.79c. off 8
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
DAYLIGHT FLIGHT MAY
AGAIN BE POSTPONED
Threatening Weather Promises to
Halt Dark-tO- Dawn Trip.

BIZ United Press
MINEOLA, N. Y. July 6.-Heavy
clouds and thunder storms forecast
for Saturday threatened another post
ponement fthe dawn-to-dark trans
continental flight planned by Lieut..
Russell L. Vaughan.
However. his plans, the fastest
lighting airship used by the Army,
was to be tested by a trial fight to-
day. u.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Dressed Beef Prices

Wholesale selling prices on dressed beef.
Swift & Co.: Ribs-No. Q. lee: No. 8. Ice.
Loins-No 2, 29c; No. g. 25c. Rounds
No. 2. 21c: No g. tie. Chucks-No. 2, lie;
No. 8. DC. Plates-No. 2 Sc: No. 8. 4c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Local Hay Market

Loose hay-S21 @23: bales. S20G %:
heavy mixed 956 97c. light mixed hay, SIS
@20. Corr-95 q enc. Oats-6O q 55c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06

FIRST and second mortgages on Indiana
SON, 1101 National CITY Bank Bldg Lin
coin 6104.
MONEY to loan on second MORTGAGES L. B
MULLER. ~ n. Delaware ST. Main 5762
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
Central State Bank

Total liabilities .... $52. 49017
State of Indiana. County of Marion. So
l. NJ. J. Moreland, cashier of the Central
State Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true.
M. j. MORELAND. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this
(SEALl CONRAD KELLER, j. p
Notary Public
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
CIoyerseed Market

:. Cloyersssd sas quoted s70lo Du. in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06

Local Bank CIearings
Indianapolis bank clearings Friday were
81. 734 000 bank debts were 81 .5o7 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-06
CHICAGO Grain Table

CHICAGO. July 6-Primary receipts
600 against / OILS. 900: oats. 521 600 against
52S 600. Shipments-Wheat, o92 ooo
against 532 900: corn.N b1e. 600 eSamst
37S 600: oats, ST., 900 against 4o2 900.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-06
MORAY MUST G0, SAY
 REPUBLICAN LEADERS
Indiana State Chairman De- crees Governor Ought to
 Retire From Office

Indianapolis, Dec, 6.-Go,ernor Warren T. McCray's retirement from office will be sought as a result of his involved financial affairs, Clyde A. Walb, republican state chairman de- clared today after a number of con- ferences with party leaders.
 'I am determined 10 carry out my judgment that Governor McCray. ought to retire from the office which he holds" said Mir. Walb.
 MT. Walb said his opinion that inc executive should leave office is based lon the testimony the governor gave in federal court with reference to the manner in which he carried away the state board Of agriculture money and the manner in which he had s10.00 of state money to his ac- count for seven months. the use of the name of the Canby Land X Cat tla company. which never existed. on notes. and the signing Of notes with out the knowledge of men whose names he used
 "I think he ought to get out of tho way. trial or no trial" Mir. walb added
 Senator James J. Nejdl Of Whiting, majority leader in the state senate, declared he was absolutely in favor" Of calling a special session of the legislature. 10 consider thc governors impeachment
New Britain herald., 1923-12-06
DEMOCRATS APPROVE
 OF COOLIDGE'S PLAN
Freight and Tax Reductions Meet With Favor, Rob-
 inson Declares

Washington. Dec 6. - President Coolidge's recommendations for tax reduction and reorganization or the rate structure for freight invite the sympathetic consideration of demo crats. senator Robinson Of Arkansas. democratic leader in the senate. said today, but he added that differences may arise respecting the manner of carrying them into effect"
 The presidents opposition to a sol- diers' bonus is frankly expressed" said Mir Robinson, and this subject will provoke decisive contest"
 The democratic leader declared he could not comprehend "any plan bv which compulsory consolidation of railroads may be effected except through condemnation, which means government ownership"
 Tt is apparent he added. that no real solution Of the coal problem is proposed and the same is true respect ing the distressed condition or sericul- ture."
New Britain herald., 1923-12-06
COOLIDGE IS OPPOSED
 TOCANCELLINGD DEBTS
In First Message To Congress, President Advo- cates World Court With Reservations, Strong CT Army And Navy, Mellon's Tax Reduction Program And Railroad Consolidation But Browns On Soldier Bonus.

Washington Dec GA legislative program touching almost every aspect of national life presented by President Coolidge "V in his first message to congress
 s endorsed Presidents Hardngs proposal for American
 ';hp with reservations in the world court unqualifedy
 Secretary Meons tax reduction plan, and announced hIo ostion to enactment of soldier bonus legislation
 He also went record favoring stimulated consolidation of railroads reorganization of the railroad freight structure applied farm products and assistance the dis position of expoabe wheat He declared against prcexng for farm products against repeal of the section of the Transportation Act and against revision of the tariff law
 Opposes Soldier Bonus
 Making hS first procurement public questions. the president presented series of succnc recommendations without attempt argument He used exactly nine words in dis posing of the bonus question: After urging adequate care for disabled former service and generosity providing such care he sald l do not favor the granting of bonus"
 The treatment of the world and the Mellon tax nan was almost as brief In approaching the problem he noted that American foreign policy always had guided by the principles of avoidance of permanent political alliances sacrificing independence and of peaceful settlement international con overses He called attention that the United States acting on these principles had for nearly twenty-five years been member of The Hague Tribunal and added that the proposed world court was "a new and somewhat different plan
New Britain herald., 1923-12-06
WATERBURY MAN HELD
 UP, IS ROBBED OF s7O
Daring Highwayman Oper- ates Without Mask and
 in Broad Daylight

Waterbury. Dec. 6.-=one nf the boldest daylight holduns that ever occurred in ihls city was perpetrated today hy lone unmasked man. with a revolver in his hand who held up and robbed William Golden of the Prudential Life Insurance Co, as the latter was walking up Pearl Lake road from the end Of inc Baldwin street car line.
 Golden had been making collee- tons for his company and was re- llcVed Of s7o. According to two men working in n sand bank a short distance from tho scene of the hold mp a young man drove by in an automobile about the time of the robbery. A suspect was arrested In Naugatuck as he drove through that borough but Golden stated he was not the boldup man so the suspect was released. Tho holdup man Is dc- scribed as about 2S years Of age. five feet eight inches tall, poorly dressed and without an overcoat.