Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-30
TROUBLE LOOMS UP IN THE
OSER-MoCORMICK ROMANCE

Chicago, May 2s-Mystery and the
possibility Of a court battle today entered
into the romance of Matkilde Mccormick,
II year old daughter of Harold McCor-
mick, millionaire head Of the Information
al Harvester company, and Max Oser, her
Swiss riding master fiance, whose age
has been variousIy given at from As to
So
Despite the announcement in New
York by the granddaughter of John D.
Rockefeller that she would said for Eu-
rope tomorrow, presumably to join Oser
in preparations for their early wedding,
her father here asserted that his daugh-
ter would not sail.
THE dispatches are a mistakes" he
said. MY daughter is not sailing"
Asked how that affected the wedding
plans, hereplied:
Not at all. The wedding plans remain
just as they were.'
Mr.. Mccormick refused to elaborate on
his statement
Meanwhile a fresh obstacle to the mar
riage was seen in a court move by which
an order that made Mr.. Mccormick
guardian of his daughter might be va
Gated.
\ A technicality arose today when it
was revealed that Mrs Edith Rockefeller
| Mccormick, who divorced Mccormick,
she regarded as proper legal notice. Ac-
cording to the law it was said both par
ents must be served with notice of the
petition for guardianship.
This was brought to the attention Of
Probate Judge Henry Horner by counsel
for Mrs Mccormick late today. Chas.
s Cutting. co.. f-s Mccormick.
notified Judge Horner thAs ~. .lIent ha
not been nve1. -1--on and re-
| 0uoHfa0 oh he civ nff
Mrs. Mccormick was served with the
| notice on Saturday, according to Mr..
Cutting, SO that the three days notice
required by the rules of the court will
not be had until Wednesday. When Mr.
Cutting was asked Ii Mrs. McCormick
would contest the appointment of her
former husband as Mathiide's guardian
he said he did not know. He said Mrs
Mccormick had not made up her mind
Mrs. Mccormick refused herself to all In.
quiries.
No order of record has been entered
in the probate court" Mr.. Cutting said
and Mr.. Mccormick is not the lega
! guardian Of Mathilde. When I informed
Judge Horner that my client had no
been given notice, he stopped the ordel
and 1t never was entered though the at
tempt was made.
Mrs. Mccormick has been give
|
} Wednesday morning we shall see whethe
or not she objects to the appointment 0
Mccormick as Mathilde,s guardian
Should she object viii set the matte
J for hearing at some future date"
While Mr.. McCormick's consent wa
given six weeks ago to the marriage Q
!. Mathflde and Oser, he has been oppose
hy Muriel Mccormick AEsthilde ess-ksde
sister, and by Harold r Mccormick, Jr
, her brother. Mrs. Mccormick, accordin
! to friends of the family, has been ur
alterably opposed and still Is oppose
z to the marriage and 1t was said that he
! opposition caused her father, Mr.. Rock.
: feller, to withhold his consent to ii
union. However, she had made no publ
3 utterance on the subject
: Mr.. McCormfek's object In seeking Al
y pointment as his daughters guardian wa
e to clear the way for the marriage b
e cause Of provision OF the Swiss la
e which was said to make the consent !,
e both parents, or the legal guardian. ne
essary to the marriage of a minor.