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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02
AUCTIONS S--LECALS :
Auction sales

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AUCTiON-2.3 30 y. m. daily, 7.30 y. m.
Jcwelry, watches. diamonds. rilvcrware.
hand painted china, clocks. ivory toilet
articles; numerous articles suitable for
Christmas gifts: great bargains; public
auction. NJ. Harris. auctionccr. 800
Market street.
AUCTION sALES-Of every descrip-
ton. Anywhere. IL you want n sell.
$50 Hamilton. the square Deal Auc-
tioneer and Farm Agent. COL West Ninth
street. Phone 4e6i W.
HAVING SOLD FARM-Am offering ~
public sale. Tues,sy. December S, At
Tho Cliifs." on II. X o. Railroad. thrce
miies from Wilmington; on shipley
Road, 1 mile west OF Shcllpot. bedroom
suites. mattresses. wartrobes. book
cases and desKs. high post and Held
beds. tilt-top tables. desSs. sets OF ma
hogany and hicXory chairs. pewter, lot
of old blue china, curly maple highboy,
OAK strctcher chairs and table. inls.d
mahogany and walnut bureaus and
other articles too numerous to mention.
Farming implements. taled straw and
one COW sale. III q. m. rain or shine. On
good acadam road. Harry stidham. .auc-
tionccr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02
Wanted-Real Estate

WANT TO HEAR from owner having
farm for sale. give particulars and low
est price. John J. Black. Chippcws
kSll& Wisconsin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02
MOST ACCEPTABLE
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fou are invited to examine a job lot Of
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02
THE HOME

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where you'd bc delighted to live and be
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with hne porch
First floor has bright parIor With
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water tank.
second floor has four bedrooms and .
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Cellar Is cemented and extra large with
excellent hot air heater. Fine lighting
facilities throughout house Located at
1907 Church street Price ~ $50.
Further Particulars Write
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02

With heat. barn. chicken house. garage for
two cars. all kinds OF fruit and berries
IL miles from Wilmington.
n. l.. REARICk 'is Telepsone 9lnns ssss '
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

he intended to file a counter claim for
ment he made his wife.
Soon after our marriage" he said.
"there was tacit understanding be-
tween plaintiff and defendant that they
would not confine their attentions o
each other, but could have other friends
II they so desired SO long as their rela-
tions did not lead to unfaithfulness to
the marriage bonds.'
Phillips said one Of the family quar-
rsIs arose over the attentions Mrs. Phil
lips accepted from William II. Clarke. a
broker and next door neighbor - Great
Neck. He also mentioned Clinton p.
Roe. a lawyer. or Whitestone, l.. l.. and
S. NJ. Hodkinson, broker, of Grant
wood. n. ]. Mrs. Phillips denied the
charges and the men also made sworn
dcnials.
Mrs. Philips said her husbands
friendship for a woman neighbor in
March. 1917. caused gossip. he and she
motoring together for hours. when l
objected said the plaintiff, "he told
me 1 had no strings on him and even
suggested ! pick out some man I like to
have an affair with on my own account"
Mrs. Phillips denied that any tacit un.
derstanding ever existed.
The couple were married on October
22. 1907, and have a thirteen-year-old
daughter. Justice MacCrate reserved
decision on Mrs. Phillipss application
for alimony pending trial of the suit
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

bricking. pretending to be dead. Such
things can happen"
Stonewall jackson Albin of Kerns-
town. Va, declared he saw Major Opie
shoot an American soldier in cold blood"
'"The runner who was shot was run
ming toward the Major" said Albin. Il
saw him hand the Major a piece OF pa
per, which Major Opie glanced at. Then
the runner turned his back and started
to walk away. when Major Opie shot
him. Opie gazed at the fallen man for
q few minutes and then moved on"
Albin asserted 100 or more persons
could have seen the shooting. The wit
ness was gassed In the war and has
been unable to work, he said.
James Carlton Of Richmond. Va. tes-
tilted that he saw Major Opie shoot
soldier on October 8. 1918.
'T saw Major Opie seize rife and
order him to STOP" said Carlton. He
shot and a man fell. No other bullets
were dropping"
Called as the first witness for Major
Opie, Frank H. Bondurant Of Norfolk.
Va. machine gun officer with the Third
Battalion Of Opie's regiment. declared
there was no truth in statements that
the Major had killed a machine gun
sergeant on October or 8.
IT know, because as machine officer !
accounted for all Of my men" he said.
1T was constantly with Major Opie on
both days and he shot no one"
"Did you see Opie shoot a gunT' he
was asked.
Eyes. saw him shoot pistol, but
not a rifle"
"yvhat did he shoot at?"
'Tn the air or ground"
Bondurant said there was a retreat
and Opie was trying to halt, reform and
get his men started in the other direc-
ton.
w. B. Eubanlss of Norfolk. Va, said
he was present when Major Opie seized
q rife and "shot over the heads" Of his
men In attempting to reform his lines
north of Verdun.
HE did not fire at anybody" tho
witness said. "Opie did not bring the
butt Of the rife to his shoulder"
At the time Major Opic fred q rifle
the command seemed to be IN a gen.
cral retreat" and efforts were being
made to stop It, William 3. Teel, also
of Norfolk. testified.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
POETS WIFE DENIES
FILTRATION TREATY
Phillips's Charges, Defending
Divorce, Are Made to De-
feat Alimony.

Two weeks after marriage, said Mrs.
Pearl Dibble Phillips. her husband. John
Franklyn Phillips poet and playwright
of Great Neck. L. l.. threw hand painted
plates at her. Mrs. Phillips is suing fo-
divorce In the Supreme Court. Brooklyn.
declaring her husband had misconducted
himself on a trip with her to Paris.
France. last summer.
once. said Mrs. Phillips. her husband
turned to q blonde woman In a Paris
restaurant and said In her presence:
= "You should see my girl in New York.
have n mistress there, married
woman with two children. who fghts
with me over my wife,"
Phillips denied the charges and said
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
WITNESSES CONFLICT
ON Army SHOOTINGS
~
Split About Even in Testi-
flying For and Against
Major H. L. Opie.
DIFFER ON INCIDENTS
Some Assert They Saw Of
ficer Fire at Runners in
October, 1918.
OTHERS DENY CHARGE
Use of Weapon Laid to Desire
to Stop Retreat and Re-
form Line.
OTHERS DENY CHARGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1o.-Nearly a
dozen Witnesses. all from Virginia,
broke about even In number to-day In
testifying for ana against Major
Heroine L. Opie Of Staunton, Va, be-
fore Senate committee investigating
charges that American soldiers had
been hanged without trial In France.
But at the all day session there was
no evidence relating specifically to
hangings. The testimony all swung
around charges that Major Opie as
commander Of the Third Battalion,
116th Infantry, had shot some Of his
own men.
Men who had served with the regi-
ment. supplementing testimony SUBJ
mitted last week. declared they saw
Major Opie shoot runners in October.
1918, while his command was in the
Argonne offensive.
Others who were with the officer
on the dates mentioned asserted that
he had shot no one. and that he only
fired to stop some Of his men, ap-
parently in disordered retreat, in an
effort to reform his line and get
troops back into fighting state.
Tries to Clarity Testimony.
Chairman Brandegee. seeking to cut
through the conflicting evidence. en-
deavored to ascertain the exact number
alleged to have been shot. but in the end
there was some doubt In the minds of
members as to whether the witnesses
had seen and were attempting to de-
scribe the same alleged slaughter.
Counsel for Major Opie expressed tho
hope that there might be a speedy hnd-
ing. and asked that further evidence
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
RELIEF In INCOME
TAX INCREASED
Married Persons to Get SIS, 900
Exemption Under Walkers
Bill.

Special Dispatch to TKn NEW YolK HzRAIp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Jan. 10.
Greater income tax exemptions were
provided for in a bill introduced by Sem
ator James J. Walker. the minority
leader, to-day. It increased the exemp-
tions for single persons from $1,000 to
$4,000, OF married persons from SO. 900 to
$4,000 and OF dependents from 5000 to
$500.
A bill introduced by Senator Downing
and Assemblyman Dickstein requires
steel cars on all elevated and subway
lines in New York city.
1--WE would rather have fewer cars.
but Of STEEL" said Senator Downing.
than to have wooden boxes with hu-
man life subject to danger"
Bills by Senator Cotillo create a
State minimum wage commission to de-
termine living wages for women and
minors and also bureau OF women In
industry in the State Labor Depart
ment.
Assemblyman Toibert Of New York
authorizes the Governor to investigate
the affairs of counties and cities. Gov.
Miller In his annual message recon-
mended such an investigation.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
AIRPLANE JOYRIDER DEFIES
NEWARK FLIGHT ORDINANCE
Traffic Police Fail to Capture Man Who Just Skips City
Hall and Citizen Cannot Even Supply Daring
Aviators License Number

Our neighbor. the city OF Newark. was
so plagued a while ago by siyhooting
aviators dropping down to see how close
they could come to housetops and troll
ley wires without hitting them that It
passed an ordinance prohibiting flying
over the said city at an altitude less
than 1000 feet and from stuntlng at any
elevation. A penalty was prescribed
and the manner Of enforcement was left
to the police.
Yesterday the first complaint was reg
istered. A citizen called up Acting Dep
uty Chief McRell
'Is this the officer IN charge OF
traffic?"
Yes. SIR" said McRel.
well. there was an airplane Just
passed over your own City Hall. not ten
feet from the top Of the chimneys. 1t
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

relating to him might be presented at
one time Senator Watson (Ga.). whose
speech IN the Senate led to the investi-
cation. opposed any attempt to single
out the Opie case, declaring he was not
the prosecutor. that he had not brought
the Majors name In, and that the Major
himself was the first to give the charges
publicity after witness had told Of the
shooting OF a man designated as Major
Opley."
AS all the testimony for and against
Major Opie was cleared from the slate. q
special date will be fixed for reopening
the charges by the committee In the
event further statements should be
forthcoming.
The most direct testimony against
Major Opie was given by Charles Z. Fox
of Richmond. Va. who swore he saw the
officer shoot O runner in the back Later
counsel for Major Opie requested the
witness to state whether he had written
certain letter which had been put In
the record. Fox was not certain whether
he had written II. The letter set forth
that Fox was an orphan. while he testi-
fed that his mother was living. 1t was
picScHtcu WnAI was IeBdFQeu as an
attempt to show that the committee
could not believe him.
Required to Copy Letter.
Fox was required to copy the letter
in It's entirety. and while there was no
explanation as to what the comparison
OF handwriting revealed the committee
announced that a witness asked to be
summoned by Opie to testify as to the
veracity Of Fox would not be called.
Prior to this announcement orders to
call him had been issued. Fox mean
while being instructed to remain In
Washington. Finally he was excused.
The hearing will be resumed to-mor-
row. army officers being among those
summoned.
William D. GNlie Of Richmond, Va.
testified he saw Major Opie shoot SOL
dier on October 8. 1918.
AT that time Major Opie seemed bent
on stopping retreat by his men," Gillie
said. II saw Major Opie take rife
and fire; saw him shoot and the man
fall. but I can't swear the Major killed
him. The man may have been gold
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

Is high time these maniacs were taught
to respect the law. You know we've got
an ordinance"
Whats tho license NUMBER" said
McRell.
II said a.rpiane. not automobile" said
the citizen.
Exactly" said McRell. ~ mean the
number that's most probably painted on
the side OF the tonneau."
oh" said the citizen. II didn't know
airplanes had 'en."
'Tll go outside and look" So McRell
went outside and looked and there was
no airplane flying over Newark at any
elevation. And II there had been one
and 1t was violating the ordinance what
could the police have done about 1t?
There's a problem for not only Newark
but other cities that have no flying corps
OF their own.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
SAYS HE WAS PICKED
TO KILL MAJOR OPIE

Specia, Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1o.-Frank G.. Bar
It's, q Milwaukee soldier. says he was
chosen to assassinate Major H. L. Opie
following the alleged killing by the
Major OF runner in the Argonne forest.
Bartls was a private IN the 116th In
fantry Of the Twenty-ninth Division and
has been called to Washington by the
Watson committee.
1T was a foggy, misty morning"
Bartis said. Smoke from the guns and
tho SHELLS hung over the forest. Fif-
teen feet from where stood Major Opie
was standing when an army runner
came toward u.s. The Major halted him
and asked hin, where he was going. The
runner replied that 0e was carrying a
message, and when he was told to turn
back and did NOT comply Immediately
he was shot down.
'Then the men who saw the shooting
got together and talked about picking
Opie Off when we got into open battle.
The boys began to talk about numbering
him.
II don't know why, but It was de-
cided I was to shoot the Major. But
the battles we were In did not give any
OF the men the opportunity they were
looking for, and I think that this fact
alone saved the life Of Opie."
The New York herald., 1922-01-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RADIO OPEN.

HAMBURG. Jan. 10.--A ten minute high
powered wireless service has been In
augurated between Hamburg and Ber-
lin. 1t will cater chiefly to those de-
string to send important commercial
messages.
The New York herald., 1922-01-11

Special Dispatch to THn NEW YORK HxRAIp.
New York Herald Bureau,
AIhnuv Inn m
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
Chicago Produce.

Chicago. Nov. 29-Butter, high
err; creamery extras "a; firsts 400
As; extra firsts 50@53; seconds 40
@41h; standards 49k.
Eggs, unchanged; receipts 3,157
cases.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
Toledo Seed.

Toledo, O., Nov. 29.-CDlover
seed: prime, cash, 1910; Deem
Der, 1910; March 1921.
Timothy: prime, cash, $40; De-
cember, $40; March, $50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
Bond Market
GEORGE T. HUCHE0
Copyright, 1929
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

New York, Nov 29.-BOnd prices
showed slight improvement today
but there were some exceptions
notably the Erie issues. Erie stock
showed extreme weakness on the
exchange and Erie bonds had a
similar decline. Convertible DIS at
one time during the day sold down
to 80. Later they rallied and sold
on a parity with the AS and BIS
which are secured under the same
mortgage. The only distinction be-
tween the DIS on the one hand and
the AS and BIS on the other is that
the former are convertible into
stock at so, privilege which OBJ
viously is of no value at present.
Generally, however, the DIS sell a
few points higher in the market.
The low for all time on these bonds
was reached in May, 1920, when the
AS sold at 80, the BIS at 81 and the
DIS at BAN.
All the other Erie bonds suffered
substantial declinNs. This after
noon Mr.. Underwood made a second
statement more positive and in
greater detail Reports about a
prospective receiyership he charac-
terized as malicious lies. The COM
pany, had he said 100000 in cash
and obligations falling due Jan.
aggregated only $2,737,411.: Erie
bonds rallied after this statement
had been made public.
Outside the Erie issues railroad
bonds generally did better. There
wa sa fair demand for St. Paul is
sues at higher prices. eSaboard Air
Line 6's and adjustments both made
gains. There was active trading
in New Haven SIS as well as some
other New Haven issues. Net
changes generally were upward.
New York, Westchester and Boston
AVS, bond which is guaranteed
by the New Haven advanced a point
and half. st. Louis-San Francisco
incomes did better as did Denver
and Rio Grande refunding IS. There
was good market for st. Louis
Southwestern, the IS and CONSOLE
dated As gaining.
Little interest was shown in
Libertys. Net changes were small.
The foreign department was COM
paratively neglected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
LIGHT TRADING
ON BOTH SIDES
Of STOCK MART
(By The Consolidated Press.)

10y Inc CUnSOll08te0 FTeSS.t
Chicago. Nov. 2s.-There Was no
big trading ON either side Of the
wheat market today. The general
run of orders were in the way Of
evening up outstanding commit
ments. The market started higher
on further short covering and pur-
chases by local longs who were add
ing to their commitments. The
buying was prompted by numerous
unfavorable reports on the Argen-
tine wheat crop. One cable report
ed hail damage and another report
ed two days rain delaying harvest
and another told of the poor quail
ity Of the newly harvested wheat
crop. After a bulge of about cent
leading long interests put wheat in
the market and eased the situa-
ton. A cargo of 100000 bushels Of
Canadian wheat was unloaded and
the duty paid by a local mill. Cash
wheat premiums were unchanged.
Minneapolis premiums were up 1c
to &c but at Winnipeg No. l North
ern was quoted November price.
New York reported sales of $4,000
barrels of -four to domestic con-
sumers the past few days and a
Kansas City mill reported sales Of
$4,000 barrels. Milling demand for
wheat was of fair volume. Export
business was coderate,- foreigners
did not follow the advance. Buenos
Aires market opened unchanged in
dicating that the crop position is
not SO bad as some of the cables re-
ceived locally would indicate.
There was little trade in corn
and the difficulty in getting in and
out Of commitments made locals
stay out altogether. There was
some good selling early, much of it
long corn but TIE market seemed
to be able to resist selling pressure.
The report that the Santa Fee road
had cut rates on corn per cent tt
New Mexico and Texas to aid feed
ers was a bull factor. Sales of
800, 900 bushels of contract corn
were made to go to store. Indica-
tons point to good sized deliveries
Friday morning.
| Oats followed other grains. Ship
ping demand was moderate.
| Provisions were higher on short
covering caused by the strength in
hogs and grain.
Wheat closed %@1H cent high
err; Dec. 1.19@1.19h; May 1.17A @
Is; July 1.0SHa. Corn closed Is @
! q higher; Dec. 717s@A; May
7OT OIL; July 70A @h. Oats
were unchanged to Nc higher;
Dec. 43%@A; May 43h@A; July
39H@4 Lard and ribs closed I'M
! changed to 21ac higher.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
WEEKLY VEGETABLE
AND FRUIT REVIEW

Chicago, Nov. 20 - Despite the
nearness Of Thanksgiving, the fruit
and vegetable market for the week
ending Monday showed a very
slight increase, although the mar
ket as a whole was steady and firm,
according to the weekly review Of
the United States bureau of mar
kets.
While cabbage and onions ad-
vanced in price, partly due to cur
tailed shipments, the potato market
was slow and dragging.
Apples advanced in all leading
cities from 25 to Is cents over last
week for New York, Michigan and
Rhode Island, greetings and fancy
boxed Jonathans.
Celery also was in strong de.
mand and showed an increased
price.
The cranberry market was mod.
crate on the movement and de.
mand. Liberal supplies of swee,
potatoes resulted in a falling mar.
ket.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
Line Stock
Chicago livestock.

Cnlcaeo, NOV.
eeipts 1900; market 10 cents
higher: bulk $50 to go pound Az
.r.,.. 4 aoaa az. choice 40 to
80 r....... -. h,.ch.-
go pounu pu'enei ~ $500
top, $40; top ON low pound aver-
ages. $3.50; packing sows. 1850
500; desirable pigs, SOOo.e0;
heavy hogs. 8.zOQS.40;I medium,
8.250S.40; lights S.z5WS.5V; hgnt
lights, S.z5@8.50; packing sows,
rough, 7.3507.70; killing pigs, $50
0S.5O.
Cattle: receipts !1.o0O; kilhng
classes, aCClves Deer SLceTbs uuev-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
Curb Market
BY WILLIAM G. HEFFERNAN.
(Copyright. 1920
BY WILLIAM HEFFERNAN,

New York, Nov. 29.-Sharp ad-
vances in practically all the Stand
ard Oil stocks monopolized the at
tention of professional operators in
today's dealings on the curb ex-
change. Short covering continued
throughout the industrial section
and brought about substantial ad-
vances in special stocks, but these
operations slackened in the early
afternoon. Several of the motor
group continued in active demand
throughout the entire session on
reports of increased production and
better earnings.
Among the Standard issues, the
Kentucky shares were conspicu-
ously strong and reached new
high record on large turnover. 1t
was learned from reliable sources
that the company would declare
probably a 100 per cent stock div
idend within the next day or so,
along with another increase in the
regular dividend rate of from SIS
to S. annually. Some time ago
Standard Of Kentucky increased its
capital from $4,000 to $4,000
900 by the declaration of a 80 1-3
per cent dividend in stock and by
the sale of 100000 additional
stock at par. At the same time
stockholders also voted to change
the par from 500 to SIS.
! Mammoth Oil and Gulf Oil OF
Pennsylvania followed the lead OF
Standard stocks and went higher
and Shell Union also showed i'm.
provement. City Service commc1
was also point at SO.
| Continental Motors went to II
rejecting reports Of pool opera.
lions in these shares and Duran,
common got close to so, a new high
Peerless Motor also gained q point
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-29
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