Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-12-01 | Page 3 | Washington Society Shocked by Rumor of a Duel

I I tN SOCIETY SHOCKED I U BY Y RUMOR OF A DUElL rT U U P PU PU U f U- U U U U U- U U U U- U I It t- t U 9 U U U Uj t U U 3 P 5 I M U 4 fr 4 U V 55 U U r it A ORE c. c fT I i I WASHINGTON Dec 1 W. W S Reburn Reyburn Rey Rey- burn bum son Ion of or Mayor Mavor of or Philadelphia Philadel li l- l pluto phia and Roger 1 K Wetmore son of oC Sen Senator cn cn- ator of ot Rhode Island had luaU a B Mn sensational cla clash h In the tho elevator Ile of the Hibbs building here young joung n R nu n challenging did did- chal Mr Ir Wetmore nt at t Ihl and antI at attacking at- at tacking him Owing to the tho circumstances of ot the tho meeting no firearms could have havo been used even cn If it the tho men had pos pos- them but hut the tho dramatic meeting between the lie two tt-o society men mOil and ami the light fight which followed gy O Washington an another another another an- an other surprise only equal to th the sensation cn caused later Inter by ty tho the announcement that lucre was talk of or n. n duel Nothing has lias BO so startled n Washington to- to o- o del for months as tho the de tit- developments t- t which v h have havo Ye I 1 sutI rom from iho 1110 rivalry of tit tho the two men nv r O OrlIss r Miss lIss rici urla Maury a n favorite Sn In ton ol Wh When n Informed of ot the tun fa I fa-I that was lit III feeling between Mr Ir anti Mr on her acco int Miss 1119 situ alto ho LOU could coull Id hardly ve It She knew both n men nen cn veil sue sho said but bitt thought lucy thoy were scare friends 9 c especially HI i is th tiny haul halt both been with Mr Taft fan on hi his re- re reent ent trip to I th the orient orent and were wera known to move r In InI inthe I I the same some social s. Both ar are favorites with the th r of ot the Jo- Jo matic maUc corps and arc nrc penona sana grata grita at nt the Ine I white house