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Show HEIRESS WINS u t . .'-a WW Ball Miss McConnick's Romance Described as Love of Spring and Winter CHICAGO1, Fob. 20. Mathilda Mccormick, Mc-cormick, lfi years old. today had permission per-mission of her father Harold F. Mccormick, Mc-cormick, to marry Max Oeer, a horse-Tian horse-Tian of Zurich. Switzerland. Mr Mccormick Mc-cormick announced H)e engagement 5unday nlghl In a 33-word statement-He statement-He said it was "hastened a few- weeks 3y the fact of the recent newspaper publicity." The romance of the young grand-laughter grand-laughter of John D. Rockcfoller, was :haracterlzed by Emll L Burgy, Chicago Chi-cago interior deoorstor. who says ho s a first cousin of the Swiss eques-rlan, eques-rlan, as a love of spring and Wln-er. Wln-er. ORKR IS 57. "Mr. Hser is not three times Miss MeCormlck's age as the newspapers ave stated." said Mr. Burgy. "He is Jliler. he is 57 years old. not 4 8, I am jlder I am his cousin and I should know." I'rlends of the MoCormlcks said Mr Met 'ormlck's announcement must havo 'ollowed consent of Mr. Rockefeller. Vcno had definite information but all stated that even so determined a girl is Miss Mathllde has been said to be. would not dure go through with such in engagement unless Mr. Kockefcl-er Kockefcl-er sanctioned If I NOBLE BIXJOD. That Oser Is possessed of noble )lood anj also has a reasonably large ndependent Income, also was stated y Mr. Burgy. Mr. Burgy believes that the estimate )f the riding master's Incomo at $10,-)00 $10,-)00 a year is erroneous. "Max Oser's right name is Max ,oti ! r Muent," Mr. Burgy said. "His 'at her wits a German nobleman. Count .on Der Muent Hl6 widowed mother married Sebastian Oser after Ssjbaa-lan Ssjbaa-lan returned to Switserland from Am--rica In 1SC5. St-basttan oser has :pcnt manv years In America " M I.6SSSD PORTl m : Mr Burg then recounted Sebastian "ser's wanderings In America, and laid he had amassed a sizable fortune which he took back to Switzerland ind Burgy hazarded tho belief that Ma v i iser had Inherited a conslder-ible conslder-ible portion of it. In explaining his relationship to Jser. Burgy stated that his father. n nry Burgy, was the brother of Max Dser's mother. Miss Mathllde Is one of the heirs of :he great fortune of John I). Rockefeller Rocke-feller and Oyrus Hall Mct'ormlck. Inventor In-ventor of the reaping machine. Mtss McCormb k went to' Switzer-and Switzer-and eight years ago for medical treai-aent, treai-aent, and haa made her home there BVer since, spending n gre.it part of acr time out of doors, trnmtiing over the mountains anil riding her favoritn horses, often in company with Mr. Jser. whose riding academy she at- nded All trace of the early infection which necessitated ha living in Switzerland Switz-erland has dleappeared and she is now i tall) straight limbed, black haired ;lrl. with large black eyes and pleaa-n. pleaa-n. though not regular, features. I NTKRT iss Ki POItTEKS To newspaper men who were her quests a' tea yeaterdaj h dis-iosed 'he disliked "parties" and prefers the ulct of her country home in Bwltier- lOontlnaed on Pop- Taj HEIRESS WINS FATHER OVER ON MARRIAGE 1 (Continued from r&go One) land, where she rlden. tramps knits. I plays the piano and roadn. Miss McCortnlck Is an unlike the typical American society girl as she Is unlike the typical continental socle-ty socle-ty girl. Speaking with a half-German. half-French occent. she entertained reporters with an account of her pro- I gress In acquiring American slang. "I can say. open up your mouth and let I the moonshine In " she boasted and In response to the general laugh which followed, udded. "1 guess that's the j dope." |