Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-01
FIGHT TO PREVENT MARRIAGE
 OF MATHILpE MCCORMICK

 FIGHT TO PREVENT MARRIAGE
 OF MATHILpE MCCORMICK
 Chicago. May s1 tBy the A. P9.-A determined battle to prevent the mar, riage of Mathilde Mccormick, prospective heir to millions, and Max Oser, Swiss Tiding master was begun in court today kby Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mccormick, the girls mother and divorced wife of Harold F. Mccormick, millionaire head of the International Harvester company. Asking a restraining order from pro- bate court to prevent the marriage. Mrs McCormick declared that because of her tender age" Miss Mathilde might be come the subject of machinations and in trigues of designing persons" She added that Oser, being a poor man, desired the | marriage primarily because he believed fin so doing he will secure large sums Of money and financial gain
 The motion was made in Mrs McCor- mick's answer to the application of her daughter for appointment of MT. McCor- mick as her legal guardian. Under the Swiss law, consent of the guardian or both parents of minor is necessary for | marriage.
 Judge Henry D. Horner. however, de- clined to grant even a temporary re- straining order. but continued the hearing of the motion until June 3, meanwhile ordering that letters of guardianship be drawn up for Harold F. Mccormick under | bonds of $20, ,0G0. Mir McCormick's coun- sel, Edwin H. Cassell, agreed. however, that the guardiah's consent to his wards marriage would not be given before the hearing.
 l Charles S. Cutting. attorney for Mrs Mccormick, indicated he would use every legal means to block consent to the in- ternational marriage, by which the IT year old granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller would become the bride of | the former cavalry officer, who was her riding master for many years during her residence in Switzerland.
 Mrs. McCormick's answer stated that Mir. Mccormick was suitable and proper person" to act as guardian "ex- cept so far as he may consent to mar riage of the petitioner with Oser.' T Believing that his appointment would lead immediately to such consent, Mrs. Mccormick declined to consent to the appointment and asked that the guardian be restrained from giving consent to mar riage until further order of the court. Neither Mrs. Mccormick, Miss Mathilde nor her father was in court. As the case was called a score of newspapermen crowded around the judges bench. : Judge Horner read Mrs. Mccormick s answer carefully. It set up these points That Mathlde is a minor child, having reached her 17th birthday only last month.
 That Mrs. McCormick. believes that the "sole object" of seeking appointment oi a guardian lis to permit him to give his consent. pursuant to the requirements o1 Swiss law, to the marriage of MathiIdt Mccormick and one Max OSer. a citizer of the confederation of Switzerland anG not-an American citizen
 That Mrs. Mccormick does not ap- prove of the contemplated marriage.
 Objections to Oser were listed as hi, age, his Swiss citizenship that he 1. without a regular and certain income
 and that Mathilde's marriage to hin
 might involve her in "machinations an, intrigues.'
 | Oser was declared by the answer to b. 27 12 years older than his young fiancet
 "a disparity in age which renders a mar riage between theni undesirable for req sons other and more serious even thal the diyersities of taste and outlook whic, must follow such differences in ages H ! was also declared to be without sufi !, cient funds of his own to adequateI : maintain and support" Mathilde, if h married her, the petition adding that Ose : desires primarily to enter into such con II templated marriage because he believe
 in so doing he will secure large sums : : money and financial gain"
 i, Attorney CasseH denounced the petitio as "an unusual and unheard of proceed
 ing" He argued that Mrs McCormic
 admitted her former husband was a f
 and proper person to act as guardian, "
 declined to consent without setting I'D
 sufficient reason. He declared /that witt
 out proper evidence there was nothin E for the court to do but grant the reque.
 for appointment of MT. Mccormick A These are grave circumstances" il lt terrupted Attorney Cutting. This gi r. will lose her American citizenship-th; sr alone is sufficient. Then there is the di se parity in ages-we will discuss that flu Tt ther when the time comes. This girl s. also the heir to millions, and that is b
 Geved to influence Oser.'
 le MT. Cassell interjected that it was "tI of first time he knew of that poverty W; C. made an objection in a case like this" all Here in America" he added, Eve b
 lieve it is a commendable thing for d wealthy woman to marry poor ma 5. Citizenship and poverty surely are no O l. jections.
 sd "Only the gravest circumstances shou r. be reason granting this notion
 Judge Horner stated that he "agre d. unalterably'' with that statement al C. 6uueu tHat uhlesS Sucn grave clrcur ts stances did arise he would take no a it. ton.
 in He then stated that the petition shou
 not have been presented in the reply b. Mrs. Mccormick, to Mathilde's origin se application but should be made in a SC Irl arate motion, which he set to be hea ge June. B.. meanwhile directing that the le
 ters of guardianship be issued to MT. M at Cormick. The petition will be filed by hs o'clock tomorrow and MT McCormicI fla answer must he filad hv 2 c,niroI. Irri.lo