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THE MOUSING OIIEGOMM, TilUKSDAY, JUNE 1, 19 LEGAL FIGHT BEGUP EASTSIDESHiPPERS MUSIC VISUALIZATION WINS HEARTY APPLAUSE AT HEILIG Katharine Laidlaw, David Campbell and Former's Pupils Co-operate in Staging Interpretative Dances. J0BL0I11IM III ON RAIL FEES They are not Keds Unless the name Keds is on the shoe 6 Mrs. McCormick Asks Re straining Order. AGE DISPARITY IS CITED Judge Continues Hearing, but Or ders Letters of Guardianship Be Drawn for Father. CHICAGO. May 31. (By the Asso ciated Press.) A determined battle to prevent the marriage of Mathilde McCormick, prospective heir of mil lions, to Max Oser, Swiss riding mas ter, was begun in court today by Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the 17-year-old girl's mother and divorced wife of Harold F. McCormick, million aire head of the International Har vester company. Asking a restraining order for pro bate court to prevent the marriage, Mrs. McCormick declared that because of her "tender age," Miss Mathilde might "become the subject of machin ations and intrigues of designing per sons." She added that Oser, being a poor man, desired the marriage "pri marily" because he believed "in so do ing he will secure large sums of money and financial gain." The motion was made in Mrs. Mc Cormick' answer to the application . of her daughter for appointment ot Mr. McCormick as her legal guardian. Under the Swiss law consent of the guardian or both parents of a minor is necessary for marriage. Hearing la Continued, , . . Judge Henry L. Horner, however, declined to grant even a temporary restraining 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 $20,000. Mr. McCormick's counsel,. Edwin Hi Cassell, agreed, however, that the guardian's consent to his ward's mar riage would not be given before the hearing. Charles S. Cutting, attorney for Mrs. McCormick, indicated that he would use every legal means to block con sent of the International marriage by which the granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller would become the bride of the ex-calvary officer,, who was her riding master for many years during her residence in Switzerland. Neither Mrs. McCormick, Miss Ma thilde nor her father were in court. Judge Horner read Mrs. McCor mick's answer carefully. It set up briefly these points: That Mathilde is a minor child, hav ing reached her 17th birthday ' only last month. ' Plot I Scented. That Mrs. McCormick believes that the "sole object" of seeking appoint ; ment of a guardian "is to permit him to give his consent, pursuant to the requirements of Swiss law, to the marriage of Mathilde McCormick and one Max Oser, a citizen of the con federation of Switzerland and not an American citizen." That Mrs. McCormick does not ap prove of the contemplated marriage. Objections to Oser were listed as his age, his Swiss citizenship, that he is "without a regular and certain in come," and that Mathilde's marriage to him might involve her in "machi nations and intrigues." Oser was declared by the answer to be 27 years older than his young fiancee a disparity in age which renders a marriage between them un desirable for reasons other and more serious even than the diversities of taste and outlook which must follow such differences In ages." He was also declared to be "without suffi cient funds of his own adequately to maintain and support" Mathilde if he married her. Circumstances Held Grave. Attorney Cassel announced the netition for Injunction as an "un usual and unheard-of proceeding." He argued that Mrs. McCormick admitted her ex-husband was a fit and proper person to act as guardian, yet de clined to consent without giving sufficient reason. He declared that without proper evidence of unfitness there was nothing for the court to do but grant the request for appoint ment of Mr. McCormick. "The question of marriage and similar personal relations is not in the same category with education or other more legal matters." declared Mr. Cassel. "This court ought not to interfere with the guardian except under very grave circumstances. - "These are grave circumstances," said Attorney Cutting. "This girl will lose her American citizenship. This girl is also the heir to millions, and that is believed to influence Oser." Mr. Cassel interjected a remark that it was "the first time he knew of that poverty was made an objec tion in a case like this." "Here in America," he added, "we believe it is a commendable thing for a wealthy woman to marry a poor man. Citizenship and poverty surely are no objections. "Only the gravest circumstances should be a reason for granting this motion." Judge Horner stated that he "agreed unalterably" to that statement and added that unless such grave circum stances did arise he would take no action. He then stated that the petition should not have been presented in the reply of Mrs. McCormick to Mathilde's original application, but should be made in a separate motion, which he set to be heard June 9, mean while directing that the leters of guardianship be Issued to Mr. McCormick. BT LEONE CASS BAER. Tm PROGRAMME of music vis ualization presented last night . at the Heilig by Katharine Laid law and David Campbell, assisted by pupils of Miss Laidlaw, completely won the whole-hearted praise and the spontaneous and enthusiastic ac claim of a very big audience, rep resenting Portland's mnsic-loving and esthetic dance-loving public Katherine Laidlaw has firmly established herself as an authorita tive interpreter of dance, and in each one of her recitals she has met with uncontestable triumph. A pupil of Ruth St. Denis, her own dancing is marked by an originality not often witnessed in the students of the Denishawn system, and many of her dances are entirely her own creations. . " Students Show Abilities. The programme not only generous ly gave opportunities for each of the young dance students to display their versatility.and gave the interesting Miss Laidlaw opportunity to capti vate her audience in several of her own dances,' but revealed Mr. Camp bell as looming gloriously in the melody background as a notably fine interpretative genius. Of Miss Laidlaw's specialties her "Crescent Moon" was added to the programme at the request of admir ers of this lovely dance episode. - She possesses the physical equipment to give the mental and spiritual expres sion in this exquisite "Crescent Moon" dance, and the audience did not wait until she had completed the num ber, but spontaneously voiced its ad miration with a burst of applause when she curved her Blim body and expressive arms backward within the trailing curve of the blue veil and so formed a perfect crescent moon. Applause Is Sincere. She was so sincerely applauded for this number that she repeated it, and its second revealment was quite as lovely and admired as its first. An other beautiful and graceful dance by Miss Laidlaw, and one that parried conviction and action, was a colorful tango with Albemz slow moving music Dramatic intensity and an expressive mood of insolence and hau teur made the dance something more than vital and sensational, and gave it the histrionic qualities of a role enacted in a drama. In this tango dance Miss Laidlaw's costuming was an especially-clever arrangement of handsomely embroidered Spanish shawls wound closely about her sinu ous, graceful body, with a flaming rose on her shoulder and another splash of color at her waist Movement Is Slow. Her Small high-heeled slippers clicked the slow measures and she wore her hair piled high and looked, as she was for the moment, a haughty Castilian belle. Miss Laidlaw's other dances in cluded an oubilee waltz from Lizst, a colorful conceit in which she cap tured and recaptured a floating illu sive scarf of glowing crimson, a but terfly etude from Chopin, and a dra matic and brilliant story of Jephtha's daughter, danced in ' two episodes. These and an. oddity called a Juba dance, with music by Dett, completed the contributions by Miss Laidlaw. David Campbell's music came over Joyfully, trippingly, brilliant or dy- namlc, accoraing to the mood of the dance. Perfectly he wove a magic carpet of melody on which the twink- , ling feet of the dancers trod. His ac- I eompanimetnts and. his own two solo numbers evidenced, his splendid musi cianship. - Solo Is Sparkling:. For one of his solos he gave ' a sparkling and beautiful interpretation of Chopin s E Flat Polonaise and was thunderously acclaimed by the enraptured audience. Responding to the clamorous demands for an encore. Mr. Campbell played Debussy's "Clair de Lune," a graceful, dashing, spirited performance. In his solos and in every one of the accompaniments for the dances Mr. Campbell's playing was characterized by an exquisite finish and a marked subtlety, yet it left nothing to be desired la either virility or temperament. There were three dance ensembles, widely varying in treatment and theme. Of these the closing number "Seguidilla" from Albeniz which brought all the students and Miss Laidlaw into a spirited and pictur esque Spanish dance, was distinctive and memorable. Beethoven Is Depicted. Another ensemble was "Eccos saises" from Beethoven, the opening number, participated in by Katherine Laidlaw, Hannah Laidlaw, Elizabeth Talbott and Miriam shemanski. The third ensemble revealed the Misses Talbott, Shemanski and Hannah Laid law, with Harriet Breyman and Mar ion Farrell in variations from Cho pin. The hunting song from Mendels sohn was spiritedly danced by Fran ces Spaulding, who revealed a splen did vigor and grace in her move ments. Her costume, a flame-colored idealized hunting garb, was especially lovely. Marion Farrell and Hannah Laid law Interpreted Greig's "Waltz" and "Album Leaf In exquisite mood, sug gesting the subtle shadows of night creeping into the dusk and later the beauty and vigor of the night. Dramatic Incident Pictured. Jane Freidlander gave two num bers, one the quaint "Tunieienne," from Lack, and the other a dainty colorful concert "Papillion," from Schumann. A beautiful and dramatic dance incident was afforded in an "Arabe" from Ganne, in which Har riet Breyman was notably vigorous f.nd fine in her enactment of the eheik, with Marion Farrell as an Arabian maiden In graceful coquet tish dance. Elizabeth Talbot, a graceful young girl, gave two solo dances, appearing once in a Chopin waltz and. later in a picturesque and dramatic treatment of MacDowell's "Nautilus." An oriental dance episode was Har riet Breyman's strikingly clever in terpretation of Strauss'" "Siamese Dance." Hannah Laidlaw gave a spir itual expression to a Goetz waltz and Evelyn and Virginia Thatcher were animated and vivacious in their hand- p-Ollng of the Malaguena from Albanez. Colors Harmonize Well. Miss Laidlaw is especially happy in her harmonies of color, and In the at tention she gives to details of fabric and color blend'ings. The beauty of her costumes and those of her pupils were not lost to the eyes of the be holders, and from every artis-tic view point the achievement was a. worthy and interesting one. RADIO PROGRAMME FAILS THE OREGONTAN APPARATUS GETS OUT OF ORDER. Abandonment of Double Concert After Four Numbers Proves Disappointment to Fans. The double radio programme sched- uled to be broadcast irom The ure gonlan tower last night betwen 8 and 10 o'clock came to an abrupt close after only four numbers of the long list had been given, and it was necessary to abandon the remainder of the first and all of the second concert. The generator attached to the broadcasting apparatus broke down just before 8:30 o'clock. Disappointment on the part of thou sands of radio fans was manifest in the numerous telephoned inquiries as to the cause of the sudden stop, nearly every listener thinking that his own set had broken. Two excellent programmes had to be given up on account of the trouble. The first combined Mrs. Fred L. Olson, soprano: Miss Loris Gratke, violinist; Gordon Onstad, ten or, and Nettie Leona Foy, pianist. The second was to have been given by the Women's Ad club octet, directed by Esther Collins Chatten. 4 Four numbers were sent out be fore the generator went out of re pair. The first two were trio num bers, "Eligie," (Massenet) and "The Rosary," given by Mrs. Olson, Miss Gratke and Nettie Leona Foy; and the latter two were violin solos played by Miss Loris Gratke, assisted at the piano by Mrs. Henning Carl son. Miss Gratke played the Rimsky Korsakoff "Hymn to the Sun" and "Slavonic Dance," (Dvorak-Kreisler). The same programme, as announced for the first hour, will be repeated Monday night, June 19, the only hour open in The Oregonian broadcasting schedule for the next three weeks, but the concert by the Women's Ad club octet had to be cancelled be cause the octet leaves on a concert tour in the near future. ton. The entire entertainment was well received by the listening fans, reported Mr. Hawley, who received many phone calls from the radio fans following the conclusion of the pro gramme. Alice Price Moore, vocalist; Helen Van H-outen, pianist, and Erwin Mudge, baritone, were the entertain ers. Between the three artists, there were altogether a dozen numbers broadcast Two duets. In which all three artists took part, were partteu- larly well received, said Mr. Hawley, as the fans reported- that the singers' voices blended perfectly in wireless reproduction. Mr. Munro's talk was chuck full of information valuable to motorists. He explained that a quality fuei for mo tor cars, one that could be depended upon, was manufactured from sDe daily selected crude oil and refined with extraordinary care. Union Freight Terminal Also Wanted for District. COMMITTEE IS NAMED Business Men Demand Redaction in Switching Charges Now As sessed by Roads. -Immediate relief from what are considered excessive switching charges in the central east side dis trict, and the eventual formation of a union freight terminal for that terri tory are the objects to be sought by a committee of 15, authorized by a meeting of east side business men held at the east side branch library last night Dan Kellaher presided at the meet ing, reviewing the situation that has caused east side shippers to feel they have a grievance, and this was fol lowed by a comprehensive statement from L. M. Lepper, secretary of the East Side Business Men's club, tellins of the efforts that have been made by the club to obtain a more equitable adjustment of switching rates. Charges Held Excessive. In the general discussion it was brought out that'' while the original franchise granted to the Portland Railway, Light & Power company for trackage on East Water street limited the switching charges to $2.50 a car, this ha3 been abrogated and the mini mum charge is now $5.50 a car, and from that the charge ranges upward to $12.50; that four separate com paniea hold franchises on East Water, East First, East Second and East Third streets, and that each is en titled to make its charge of the mini mum rate if the shipper's car. crosses its tracks. The discrimination was declared to work against the creation of much new business at the Supple wharves. and a large amount of new business was said to be awaiting an adjust ment .: ' - There; was more or less discussion of the advisability of east side busi ness men opposing the city council plan to vacate the streets -required for the west side freight terminal which is to be before the council at its meeting on June 7 unless relief is given at once to the east side ship pora. . Committee Is Authorized. The resolution as finally unani mously adopted provides that a com mittee of lo, composed of represen tative shippers, property owners and taxpayers shall fee named by F. J. Rosenberg, superintendent for the Supple wharves, to confer with the railroad companies holding the fran chises on east side streets for the pur pose of obtaining immediate relief from present switching charges, and the ultimate creation of an east side union freight terminal. Obituary. 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If your dealer hasn't the kind you wish, he can easily get them for you. But remember not all canvas rubber-soled shoes are Keds. If the name Keds isn't on the shoes, they aren't real Keds. . United States Rubber Company A popular pump. With or without strap. With or without heel. Mad also on a Nature last for children. bafeaatk One of the moat popular alU purpose Keds. For street, for home, for sport. Comes also) in a high model. Sax. U.I. Fat. OS. Keds were originated and are made only by the United States Rubber Company. The name Keds is on every pair. It is your guarantee of quality and value. MILL WORKERS GET RISE Flat Increase of SO Cents a Day Announced at Everett, Wash. EVERETT. Wash., May SI. Lum ber manufacturers of this city today announced a flat increase of 50 cents a day for all sawmill employes, ef fective June 1, making the minimum wa$re for common laborers $3.50. This is believed by millmen here to be the highest wage scale paid in any ram-oer uisptrict in the northwest. The increase has been made, they 6ay. In view of the gradually improved late of the lumber industry. Girl Prostrated by Heat. The heat and fatigue yesterday caused Lillian G., daughter of Mrs. Sarah A. Blackman. 1236 Mallory ave nue, to faint while attending the public schools track meet at Multno mah field. She was taken to the city emergency hospital for treatment. When she came out of the faint the k emergency physician said that ap parently she was suffering from an attack of appendicitis, aggravated by the heat, r SOLO PROGRAMME EXJOYED Prominent Artists Sing for Hawley Radio Station. An excellent solo programme by three prominent local artists, and a lecture on "Gasoline," by W. G. Munro of the Standard Oil company, featured the Tuesday night broadcast from Station KYG, owned by Willard P. Hawley Jr.. and locate in Irving- RUM GANG SUSPECT HELD Grocer Believed Implicated in Spurious Whisky Sales. . With the arrest of Jacob Kruschef- ski, 49, Hussian groceryman, Ser geant Oelsner of the police morals squad asserted that he had captured a member of a gang of whisky and whisky label counterfeiters that has been flooding the Portland market with spurious bonded liquor. Krus chefski was arrested at 1245 Union avenue and several quarts of reputed whisky was seized in the house. A development of Kruschefski's ar rest was a raid on a west side apart- ment house, where dies for printing bogus labels and revenue stamps were found, together with stamps and printing -press, according to the police. - At least six more places will be , raided in an effort to corral other members of the gang and their i equipment. j Chinese Farmer Arrested. ! The offense with which L. Lasituni, ' a Chinese farmer, was charged on the police docket is "offering deceased asparagus for sale." 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