The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
HE'S ALREADY BETTER
Mental Suffering Relieved
After Delicate Grating Feat
by Gland Specialist
EXPERIMENT WAS H--CRET
Jobless Man Who Got Less
than $500 Went Secretly to
Hospital as Did Buyer

CHICAGO, June I7.-Tonight in
the Wesley Memorial hospital lie
two men, one IA millionaire, Harold
+. Mccormick, the harvester man
and tho other namcless. vrile
young chap. recently OF the army OF
the unemployed. Between them ex-
lists Il strange common bond.
The younger man for "a consider
alton OF something less than 5000
has given his intcrstitial CLANS TO
the 5i-yenr- millionaire In a re-
marknble effort at rejuvenatlon. The
glands were transplanted Monday
night by Or. Victor ID. Lesplnasso,
whose experiments with human and
monkey glands have startled medical
circles.
Mccormick In Good Uumor.
Mccormick, who is chairman OF
the executive committee of the In
ternational Harvester company,
smoked an occasional cigarct rs he
sat propped up In bed In his luXur-
ious suite this evening. His cheeks
had healthy pink flush and he ap-
neared to be In excellent humor. lie
declined. however. to make state
ment concerning the operation. II
is expected that he Will leave the
hospital within 10 days.
The younger man Is In much bet
ter condition, II was said, and may
leave at any moment. Mr. Me-
CormiCk's operation was said To be
success. IL was reported TO be n
painless one. though one which II
serious To one or both parties con-
cerned. n was said the millionaire
patient had been suffering mentally
as we'll ms physically when he went
to the hospital. Tho transplantlng
OF the glands has brought relief 10
this mental trouble, too
Doctor Lespianasso, who has per
formed 200 experimental operations
upon glands declined to discuss the
operation. Can n physician dis
cuss operations with the press" he
asked.
May We. Gamma Waiska.
There mas been talk tnat Mr.. NC
. Cormick would marry Gamma
Walska. the Polish opera singer
| His daughter Murlel some time ago
said he would. The day following
| the operation he cabled the noted
singer, who is In Paris, as follows;
Operation successful, much love-
The Harvester official was visited NJ
tho hospital during the day by
Muriel and later by Mathilde Nc
/ COrmick, l7-year-Old granddaugh.
| approaching marriage TO Max Oser
middle-aRed Swiss riding master
| has created stir. Late today Mr.
Mccormick was well enough 10 Civ,
| dlctation TO Miss Gladys Hanson
/ his stenographor.
May Need More Soon.
Tho man who sold tho glands 70
| be used In the operation IN said q
+ have called at the hospital n short
| time before II was performed. II
Is said the glands Will retain theiT
! power about six months when an
other transplanting will be ncces'
| sary.
II was reported Mr. Mccormick
| would sail for Europe soon after
| he leaves tho hospital.
Because Of stringent prccautioni
! toward secrecy taken by Mccormick
and his family, the fact that he was
| In tho hospital did not become
! known until today. Even after his
presence there was Known, hOspita
officials continued 10 deny that Nc
Cormlck was a patient at the insti'
| tuition.
Publicity attending Mccormick
! recent divorce from his wife. Mrs
/ Edith Rockefeller Mccormick: tht
romance ~ his daughter MathlldJ
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