The El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 111, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1924 Page: 4 of 4
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DUELS ARE NOW
OUT OF FASHION
Recent Encounters Show “Field
of Honor" Has Lost Its
Romantlo Glamour.
rontroveray. Wtnchlleaa wr«t*»
oveny. nncniim wnm 1; . rp. . «j I during an euligy of the ELI1 i tors of S E. Ebcraol, Deceased,
now call upon your lord«blp to give | 111 fll H C T I hOUjllt lie teenth Amendment
• November, 1923.
undersigned
Needed New Pipes
me that satisfaction for your conduct
which a gentleman never refuses to
give." Wellington’s reply followed tlio
approved form, and soldi "The antis
faction which your grace has demund-
ed, It If, of course. Impossible for me
to decline."
They met on a Held at Hatters**.
At ths signal Wlnehllsea fired, missing
deliberately, Wellington withheld his ..j a nPW ,,,-t <>f pipes
Wednesday morning.
In the Senal' f You are hereby notified that J. B. J nilniatrator of the estate of James K.
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Lawton. has applied to the County | ^ wm at private sale to the
"My atomach and Inifslln*-* were
(By United Pres*’
SAN UEDRO. Calif., Jan. 16. The
light cruiser Tacoma which v* nt on
always full of gas and I oft n had j th#, r0cka pariy this moraine
severe colic attacks. The pain and j ft (otal l08g accordng to reports,
soreness caused me to think 1 need ( The cmiBer (rrounded at 4:40 a. m.
New York—Juft when It seemed
th.it dusting had finally gono out ot
fa-hlon after some fourteen centurM
ot popularity' two gsntlimen In Puri*,
iiu Italian nobleman and Jm-qucit
Ito tiepin, a theater manager, started
|w«> ing at eaeh other with rnplera.
I.» ut the snine time Norwood Hack-
» > and Charles A Williams of Tex-
as laid hold of a handkerchief with
their left hunds and blazed uway
across It with revolt ora.
A little antiseptic and some court-
piaster heuled the hsrui wrought In
the Parisian encounter, but nothing
could he done for the Texans except to
igive them a decent hurlal. The Itullun
duke, Who lost his battle, could have
been wounded Just ns badly In sharp-
ening a pencil as he was In fendng
with his adversary
Paris, according to all accounts, did
not take the duel seriously. There
I whs a time, however, when dueling
ranked well up with cuncer ami dia-
betes In the mortality tables of the
city. In one decade In the reign of
Henry IV 4,000 Frenchmen perished
jin the duello. England Germany,
jltnly, Spain and even the United
States have also had their outbreaks
of gentlemanly homicide.
Virtually every country has forbid-
den these slashing Hnd shooting par-
ties by law, hut It is fashion rather
than legislation that bus doomed
them. The spectacle of two grown
nun trying to kill each other while
their best friends look on bns come
to bo regarded us ludicrous rather
than romantic.
War Revived Dueling.
Hie close of the war witnessed a
brief revival In the settlement of per-
sonal and political differences on the
bo-coiled Held of honor. The dueling
of nations appeared to have u nuturul
aeu’iel In the mortal combats of Indi-
viduals. Tee theory has been fre-
quently advanced that life was held
so cheaply us a result of the blood-
abed 'n the war, the most trivial ex-
cuse* were sufficient to send a group
of men out early In the morning ou a
mission of mutual manslaughter.
Italian noblemen, politicians and
Journal 1st a trampled down many acres
of the good grass nround Rome us
they endeavored to bring home their
argument on the point of a sword.
Benito Mussolini, when a Nationalist
deputy, engaged In four duels within
a few mouths, winning them ail, hut
suffering several Nttperliilal wounds.
It whs said 'hat a little inn lust out-
aide of Rome and olT all the inuliV
highways was supported almost on
tirely by duelists and their seconds.
Hungary seethed with duels. Al-
most every debate in the national us
aemhly was prolific of a challenge or
two. While fatalities were few,
tears anil bandages wer** common.
8trong efforts were made finally to
curb the cutting.
Russia has h-inned the duel as being
a sport of aristocrats. Two high Rus-
sian officers of the Red army engaged
In a fatal passage at arms about a
year ago, .following the discovery that
both were paying court to the same
girl. One of the officers was killed.
The victor was sentenced to three
years' Imprisonment. The girl was ar-
rested, charged with complicity, and
found guilty.
The sentence passed upon her was
unique. She was termed a siren, an
"angel of trouble,” and was ordered to
remain away from all cities for twenty
year*. She must grow to old age lu
the country, where her charms can-
not play havoc with Impetuous army
officers.
Duets Popular in Old Days.
In the early days of the American
navy, the officers were sticklers for
dueling etiquette. In the war on
Tripoli. Rbout I he beginning of the
Nineteenth century, dueling among
naval officers was the vogue. Duels
among planters and politicians were
common occurrences in some of the
Southern states. The statute hooks of
10 stales carry laws prohibiting such
encounters, these measures having
been prompted by outbreaks of bloody
quarrels. Virginia bared from public
'office any one who had fought In a
duel.
The wastage In humanity engen-
dered by the duel bus never appealed
to the Germans, although Heidelberg
and other universities have gone in
quite extensively for It.
Neither official dignity nor towering
rank prevent* I men from exercising
their right of giving or accepting Invi-
tations to meet on the field of honor.
In 17V' the duke of York fought an
Indecisive dttel <>n Wimbledon common
with a lieutenant colonel of the duke's
regiment After a dispute, the duke
hnd refused to stHiul upon whatever
Immunity was his by reason of li’.s be-
ing i son of England* king
William I'ilt. the gie.il commoner
and friend of American Independence,
was challenged h.v George Tierney, a
poll t Ira I opponent. ,o mortal combat.
Neither of them had the slightest
knowledge id bun II .r; a pistol Two
shots which eaeji trl'd went wild then
the encounter v as stopped by the sec-
onds. who must have been concerned
about their own s fity and 'hat of
anybody else In ne ir4vy England
Wellington orv "F rid of Honor."
The duke of We'l n Mon. Napoleon's
conqueror. «*as i-hallene'd by the earl
of Win* hllsea foil owl i g the duke’a
•harp rebuke of the earl In n religion!
fire. Before the preliminaries for a
second shot were begun, ono of Win
chlleea'a seconds handed a Wellington
second a signed statement by Win-
chi lav a In which the earl apologized
for hla attack upon Wellington In their
religious dispute. Wlnehllsea explained
later that he had felt he was In the
wrong, hut had gono through with
the duel, regardless of the fact that he
had not Ini ended to fire at Wellington.
It waa the proper thing to do, he anld.
England’s Moat Famous Duel.
One Of England's most famous duels
waa between I-ord Byron, a grand-
uncle of the poet, and a Mr. Chau-
vert. In 1703. The nffulr followed u
trivial argument In a tavern. Chnuvert
wae run through aud killed. Ilyron
waa tried by e Jury of bis peers, was
found guilty and waa required to "puy
the usual fees."
Richard Brinsley Sheridan fought a
duel with a Captain Matthews In 1772.
It will be recalled that In Sheridan's
"The Rivals" there la a uuel scene
that contributes greatly to the humor
of the famous play. George Garrick,
an actor slid brother of David Gar-
rick, waa called upon to exchange
ahota with the Irate husband of a wom-
an friend of Garrick. The husband
missed, leaving Garrick with the
privilege of firing as deliberately as
he pleased. The wife found the scene
of the duel after a frantic search and
pleaded with Garrick to spare her
husband. The actor upheld the best
tradlttoua of the stnge with respect
to such situations by complying with
her request.
Burr and Hamilton.
The moat famous duel In this coun-
try was that between Alexander Ham-
ilton and Aaron Burr. The wave of
public resentment thut followed Ham-
ilton's death In the affray did much to
discourage dueling In the Uidted
States.
Trivial causes often resulted In
fatal meetings.
There have been strange duels. A
poor marksman, challenged, lmd been
known to name os the place n dark-
ened room, where sound rather than
sight guided the aim. A duel In bal-
loons took place In France In 10.)8.
Two men claimed the affections of a
famous stage beauty of the time.
Armed with blunderbusses, they
ascended In separate baboons. A
great crowd was attracted to see the
ascent, not knowing of the grim plans
of the men. When about 100 feet In
the air one of the enemies fired and
missed. His opponent was more suc-
cessful, puncturing the gns hag of Ills
rival and sending the latter crushing
to earth to be killed Instantly.
S nee taking, wag abandoned at 5:10 a.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy all this,
I
has disappear*1,! and my only trou
hie now 1 »to make enough dough
buy all the food l'd like to eat." It
is n simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus! State
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION.
FOR APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
of Oklahoma, County of ,Can-
from the Intestinal trait and allays
the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, IIvit and in-
testinal ailments, includng appendi-
citis. On© dose will convince oh
money refunded. All druggists.
adian, ss.
IN COUNTY COURT
In the matter of the estate (>f S. E.
Hbersol, Deceased.
To the heirs, next of kin. and credi
LOST-Gold wrist wat' h. Rewar I}
I'hone 427J or leave at Democrat.
19p
' Court of Canadian County, State of
j Oklahoma, for letters of administra-
tion on the estate jof S- E- Eberaol,
deceased, to be Issued to J. B. Law-
iiu ad thai said application will be
heard at the court room of said
* ourt in the city of El Reno. In said
county on the 23th day of January,
1»2» ut 10 o’clock a. ra., at .which
time and place any person interest
*d may appear and Hhow cause, If
any they have, why such petition
should not be granted.
Witness ray hand and the seal of
said Court hereunto affixed this 14th
day of January, 1924.
W. M. WALLACE, Co. Judge
Babcock & Trevathan, Atty's.
(First* Pub. Jan. 15—10 days)
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(By Llilted
PARIS. Jan. 11—Special Moscow
dispatches, unconfirmed by tile Un
Red Press, reports th Leon Trot/
skv, soviet war minister has been
arrested.
EL RENO
THEATRE
notice of sale of real
ESTATE
Today
Last Showing of
LEO MALONEY
In the Matter of the estate of James
K. Fash.
Notice is hereby given In pursu-
ance of an order of the (County Court
of the County of Canadian, State of
Oklahoma, made on the 6th day of
highest bidder subject to confirma-
tion by said court on the 31st day of
January, A. D. 1934 at 10 o'clock a.
m., at the l*w office of Babcock A
Trevathan. Ill 12 North Bickford.
El Reno. Oklahoma, all the right,
title and interest of said James K.
Fash in anil to the following describ-
ed real estate situate In Canadian
County, State of Oklahoma, to-wlt:
The west one half (W 1-2) of the SE.
1 4 of Section 30, Township 14. North
of Range 5, West of the Indian Meri-
dian. In Canadian County, Oklahoma.
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions to-
wlt: cash upon confirmation.
Bids for the purchase thereof must
he in writing and| must be filed In
the County Court cr <1 >l!vert.| to '.he
undersigned at th0 law offices of
Babcock & Trevathan, 111 1-2 No.
Bickford, El Reno. Oklahoma.
Dated the 14th day of January 1924
ISAAC H. FASH.
Babcock & Trevathan, Attorneys.
(First Pub. Jan. 15—10 days)
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‘‘KING’S ( REEK LAW
fP.v United Press)
TOKIO. Jan. 1(5 Sendai, an Im*
portant Japanese marketing center
was shakf. by, an ‘earthquake at 4
o’clock Ibis morning according to
reports received bore. The extent
of the damage is not known.
, (Rv United Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C , Jan. 16.—
The Interstate Commerce1 Commis-
sion today gave permission to the
Oklahoma and Shawnee Interurban
Company to operate an interurba line
between Oklahoma City and Shawnee
Comedy
THE EDUCATOR”
Derry Theatre;
TONIGHT
Tomorrow and Friday \
SM-M-H! $
Watch Your Step
HERE COMES
L. B. Holtcamp’s
Famous Smart Set
Georgia Minstrels
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OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Jan. Id
—Senator Jed Johnson, of Walters,
today charged that .there was an or-
ganized movement under may to
overthrow prohi(b1(nn in the state
and to .throw the burden of enforce-
ment on tho federal government
Johnson stated that • such a move
woul dgive the Rtnte a "black eve'
Johnson arraigned Joe Bailey, for
mor Texas senator for his speech at
the Jackson Day banquet I ere re-
cently, for bis stand on tiie liquor
question. Johnson’s remarks wcre
Five Member* of Family
Meet With Violent Death
Hugo, Colo.—The body of (Jottleib
Kaiser, twenty-nine, the latest victim
In a family In which stark tragedy
aeema to lurk, was brought to Hugo
from Canon City for burial. Kaiser,
an ei service man, who was living on
a homestead twelve miles north of
Canon City, was killed when a team
of horses which lie was driving
hitched to a load of hay ran away nnd
threw him to the ground, killing him
Instantly.
Twelve yenra ago Kaiser’s father,
Gottlieb Kaiser, Sr., waa killed In the
same manner when he was thrown
from a hay wagon on Ms farm near
here.
Last December Kaiser’s stepsister,
Mrs. Minnie Patterson Tallndav, her
five-year old daughter nnd her Infant
son were burned to death In a fire
which destroyed their home four miles
east of Aroya, Colo.
Knlser Is survived by his mother
and sister living at Sunshine Valley,
N. M„ and a sister nt Grand Junction.
(TWO NOTED ATTRACTIONS COMBINED IN ONE)
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PEOPLE
INCLUDING
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SECRET SERVICE”
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ANNA JONES
Prepare yourself for the greatest
thrills of your life! Get ready for
the most ingenious mystery over
written! SEE the master mystifier
in novel, daring, unheard of
stunts!
World’s premier Blue singer. Miss Jones recently won this title in
a camptonship coutest given in New York at the LaFaveUe Theatre
Prices 10c and 20c
by the Paramount Records.
GRAND FREE STREET PARADE AT NOON DAY OF SHOW
Special arranged Select Band Concert in front of thatre at 7 p.m.
Lower floor 75c and $100. Balcony jor colored people 75 cents plus
tax. Seat sale at Derry Theatre box office.
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COLUMN
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FOH RtrtMT
FOR
taw.
RENT Garage,
507 VS. Choc
16p
Two nicely furnished modern rooms,
110 N. Barker. 10p
FOR RENT—Two light housekeeping
rooms suitable for two people. Tele-
phone 6S5. D>P
FOR SALE
Pawned Ring to Aid
“Penniless” Relative
New York.—Just before the death
of James J. O'Brien, a year ago, Ms
nleee, Miss Mary Ellen Glynn, with
whom he lived, hnd to pawn n ring
to get medicine for him She had
believed lie was penniless, so when
her uncle’s will was found (requesting
her about $13,000 she at first refused
to believe It. Then when it wit*
proved he had hank deposits and Miss
Glynn learned »he was entitled to
$0,510, she refused to pay a bill of
$1,500 her attorney, George K. llunt-
on, presented.
This came out In a henring before
Surrogate Kolev on Mi«s Glynn's oh
Jectlois to the lawyer’s fee. Surro
gate Foley ordered It paid.
IF you are looking for some good
bargains in Real Estate, either for
home or investment, both improved
and vacant lots I have them both
for you, see nie before you buy.
G. W. Baldwin, Office 115 1-2 N.
Bickford. Phone 499. 2tfc
FOR SALE
Hays.
Piano $131). 507
West
17c
FOR SALE—Lumber wagon, $|0 cash
110 North Barker. 21p
To the Mother
of the Large Family
JT is very interesting to know
FOR exchange
FARM TO TRADE AVill trade 120
acres, two miles southwest of El
Reno for business building in El
Reno. J. H. Leavitt. 612 Southwest
National Bank Building. Oklahoma
CUy, Oklahoma, I8p
LOST
LOST—English setter female bird
dog “Queen"' Phone 1269 or 1181-W
reward. 17p
Tfenannai
TEE5
Avoid
Lived Like Peeper,
Die* Amid Trea*ure
Genoa, Italy.—-Giovanni Bat-
tlstu Devoto, eighty three years
old. who owned 100 apartment
houses In Genoa, died recently,
lie was credited with being it
millionaire, bat always lived ns
though In dire poverty.
The man laid to relatives here,
hut some of his kin are living
In America. They are reported
to he wealthy. Th“ house In
which Devoto died we* filled
with furniture and antiques,
piled up promiscuously In the
rooms.
.Income Tax Troubles.
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T? 13 Tj'H' ~A booklet about Dextrin*
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Sflbni Representative*
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Have your return made
out by a former Inter-
nal Revenue employee.
Office hours 8 a. m. to
ft p. m. Evenings by ap-
pointment. Phone 70.
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114 East Woodson
Get this Beautiful
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>our*frocer, tend label* to
addreaa above with 40c and
you will receive the Syrup
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Maher, T. W. The El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 111, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1924, newspaper, January 16, 1924; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc909001/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.