Show 0 REFUSED v TO JO ENGAGE IN A ADUEL DUEL United Stat States s Ministers Minister's Son Was Then Ostracized By Society of the Mexican WASHINGTON March 13 Powell Clayton Jr Jr U. U S. S A. A son aon of the Minister to Mexico Midco has recently been detached from that Embassy and as assigned assigned assigned as- as signed to the cavalry stationed at Fort MyerS Myer yer S Con the tile change there Is a story rd nd told fold oit In Ir the military military records Duri During g. g the Christmas holidays young ClaYt Clayton n and some of his American com com- f T. T p pinions pinions' became engaged in an lii nt concerning concerning- concerning American policies In c the the Orient Orient and Antilles There were t pr present sent several se Mexican Mican officers and the argument became quite heated The scene was a hotel lobby where all had gathered to attend some social tion Challenge Was Prompt The Mexicans said some things which the particularly Clay- Clay ton resented At length the lie was i passed and the entire company became involved in blows That night a Mexican officer formally waited on Clayton Clayton Clay Clay- ton and in behalf of the belligerents challenged him to a duel Clayton explained that he could not fight bis his commission In the United States army forbidding In the strongest way any such performance The Mexican Mex Mci- ican lean three times timas renewed his challenge Then Clayton was expelled from all the clubs n the City of ot Mexico Position Made Painful I At the same time a prominent official Intimated to Minster Clayton that his hisson's hisson's hisson's sons son's position in society at the Mexican had been compromised and that the wise course would be for tor him to Withdraw It was pointed out that the customs of the city might differ from fron those of the United States but that nevertheless It would be bevery very painful for Clayton to be ignored on n all sides Then Thep Clayton came home |