The Washington times., 1922-05-08
HUSBANDS SEE
WIVES BATTLE
WITH HATP|NS
Marital Quadrangle, Not Tri-
angle. in Love TangIe Of
s. Young Couples.

CHICAGO, May 8.-Clear
the courts for a new form
of marriage mix-up!
The eternal triangle is too
simple a problem for serious
consideration nowadays!!
The quadrangle is the lat
est mathematical, matrimon-
ial problem!!!
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Du Vail and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace Nc
Callum, of Chicago, got mixed up
in one of the new situations, and
it took two months, two divorce
suits, and duel before SEMI
blance of order was restored. And
the worst is yet to come, for Mrs.
Du Vail has Just had her husband
arrested for bigamy and perjury.
The duel was very real, with the
women as principals and the men as
seconds, staged in one of Chicagos
most fashionable hotels in the most
primitive fashion.
Lester Du Vail, a prosperous in
surance broker, CHANGED to be chat
ting in the woman's waiting room OF
the La Sale with Mrs. McCallum on
purely business matters, pHesum-
ably, when in walked Counsellor
William w. McCallum with Mrs.
Fern Mason Du Vail. as large as life.
lust why they should happen along
at such an inopportune time is not
yet clear, but -
-. 90 Nu1xV taNv ha
same savage emotion, the women
sprans al each other. They clinch'
ed; their hats fell off, and one reach
ed for the hatpin. The other accept.
ed that as the weapon OF combat and
they struggled, stabbing at each
other, into the corridor.
Each appeared convinced that the
other was trying to steal her nus
band.
But the men looked on with more
embarrassment than alarm-mOre
interest than personal concernl
Crowds gathered. The clothing Of
the women was torn as they slipped
and fought. The hatpins were drop
ped and they went at it in true femi.
nine hair-hauling fashion, with nails
and feet adding to the injuries. The
combatants talked as they fought,
each others ambitions,
and alliances with freedom
and eloquence. Ultimately they
were separated and hurried away in
separate cabs.
Immediately after both women ap-
piled for divorces. Mr.. McCallum
followed suit. Mrs. Du Vail also
filed Il suit for annullment OF mar
riage.
Mrs. Du Vail asserted that her
husband married a girl in Pittsburgh
three years ago and then obtained
a divorce, but married her before the
decree became effective. She said
that she had no idea at the time
that he was a divorced man, else
she would not have wed him. She
requested alimony. but the court de-
clared that alimony was not allow
able under the law in annulment
cases. although he added:
MY sympathies are entirely with
the wife in this action"
Mr.. McCallum named Mr.. Du Vail
In his divorce complaint. Mrs. Nc
Callum fought. 1t hard, and filing
counter-charges, marshalled an array
of witnesses. including Alice Daniels,
an artists model. who was also sum.
moned as a witness for her husband.
Just as the quadruple action threat
ened to involve others, Mr.. McCallum
and his wife made peace TO the extent
that he consented to her obtaining
a decree OF divorce against him.
And now Mrs. Du Vail Is demand
ing alimony, counsel fees and the
right TO resume her maiden name
She had her husband arrested white
he was talking TO a petite blonde on
a street corner. and he was hustled
aboard a train bound for Akron, Ohio,
TO face the bigamy charges