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New-York tribune., 1922-05-03
Marclner's
aid Out of
L nioll I FUNDS
Cancelled Checks Signed
by Officials Offered TO
Show Purchases Of Am
muni,ion and Provisions

CHARLESTOWN, W. Va May 2 (BY
the treason charge against William
Blizzard today a move TO amend the
bill Of particulars. following Judge j NJ.
Woods's ruling that it restricted proof
Of conspiracy to activities in Kanawha
County, was forecast by A. M Bolcher,
one Of the state attorneys.
The bar TO the states intended course
came in the testimony of J. S. Nc
Keever. of Longacre, mine superin-
tendent. whose testimony concerned
mass meeting called by some of the
mine leaders at Longacre. The meet
ing, he had testified, was to organize
Constitutional League and it ap
pearcd to be tho purpose of the prose
cuton to link this with it's allegation
that 4 statewide move, cstCnslbly for
the formation Of such leagues, was
part Of conspiracy Of union officials
Of reasonable intent.
The defense objected that the bill Of
particulars specified that the defendant
conspired with others in kanawha
County. while Longacre was in Fayottc
County. Judge Woods sustained this
objection.
Marchers Received Funds
Use Of union funds to equip and sup
ply the marchers. automobile trips
after ammunition and for other pur
noses furthering the aims OF the eX-
pedition and the individual experiences
of some of the marchers made up much
of the days testimony. Contribution
of 81 .G95 from the funds Of one local
union to various men, and supposed to
have been for the purpose Of the march,
was shown by putting the cancelled
checks in evidence.
Oat Dickens, treasurer Of tho local
at Montcoal last year, produced the
checks and with them the orders on
which he based his authority TO write
them, and which also were introduced
in evidence. Ed. Reynolds, former wit
ness, who led one band Of marchers,
was recalled to identity his signature
to one Of the orders. addressed to the
Montcoal union by its official number
and reading please give to ". II.
Mitchell ell financial help possible and
send us some men Reynolds testified
he also signed Holt's name to this by
! the latter'S authorization.
Gave $500 for Expedition
Another order for money was offered
during the examination of John Jones
former president of the Edwight local
who said that in al his local gave
about $500 or 5000 for the march. The
money was used to buy provisions, tho
! witness said.
+. G. Lee, preacher, storekeepor anC
miner at Dry Branch on Campbell
Creek. gave some indications as to the
manner i'm which money was expended
He rccjted = number OF instances dur
inc the time of the march when h
said he was forced to use his auto
mobile for transportation Of peopl'
and OF supplies in connection with th'
march. In most Of these instances. h.
specified under cross examination. h
acted under orders Of Walter Allen
also named in previous testimony a
one of the leaders and planners Of th
march, on for men who said they bor
Aliens orders.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-03
Fight Opens to Curb
Il. S. Taxing Of States

ST. LOUIS, May 9 (By The
Associated Press) Formation of
an organization to fight central
ization of powers in the Federal
government was announced to-
day. The purpose, it was OK
planned, is to curb the power Of
the Federal government by con-
stitutional amendment to levy
taxes in states except in time Of
war or to retire war debt.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-03
Salvation Army Concert Opens
Drive for Horne Service Fund

The Salvation Army band gave CON
cert yesterday on the steps Of City
Hall to open appeals for funds for
.'bomo service Mayor Hylan made Il
speech and contributed 50.
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, Health Com
missioner. also commended the work
Of the Salvation Army and urged the
people to respond generously to its
eppeal.
The Washington times., 1922-07-09

THE MASTER sURGEON-Dr.
Victor d. Lesplnasse, the gland
specialist, declares the operation To
have been a complete success and
semi-seriously asserted that the
millionaire patient already felt
twenty-six years younger.
ing in volume. Vigorous state
ments from authoritative sources
have attacked the principle Of
gland transplantation as a viola.
ton Of the moral, medical and
statutory laws, and today a move
ment is under way to outlaw the
practice. ",
DR.. Max Thorek, the noted sur.
geon who was an associate OF Or.
Serge Voronoff, one Of the 6irst
specialists in gland transplants.
ton. asserted: I.-
The medical law. based on the
common law, as understand Il.
is that In many cases the indiv,d.
aR making the saorifios II not pro-
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sumed to be competent to give his
consent. II II should develop that
privation or dire need Of funds rad
actuated him, his decision would
not be based on moral virtue.
Therefore, I fear. SUCH an
operation might. be construed as
contrary to public policy and to
law" -, . ..,. :
DR.. Thomas W. Galloway. a
noted member OF the American
Social Hygiene Association. in an
address b the Moral Welfare Con.
ference. declared: .,.t .-
This strange transplantation Of
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glands from the body of a vigor.
Gus young man to the jaded body
Of a millionaire may lead to grave
dangers, In case 1t Is successful
and there is no reason why It
should not bet will remove the
fear Of age and sterility that leads
many men to adopt a strictly
moral code of life.
These men, carried away by the
hope that mere money may buy
that vigor for a hundred years,
viii feel that there 10 no moro
physical barrier 70 debauchsd and
uncontrolled habits which they
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SECOND YOUTH TO
END in SIX MONTHS
SAYS AN EXPERT.
Noted Boston Surgeon Fears Operation May
Shorten Life Of Millionaire-Bases
: Opinion ON Gland Experiments

I'I fear that in the transplant.
ing serious injury may be done
to the vital organsz5injury which
may shorten McCorniick's life"
WILL FEEL REJUvENATED.
How will Mr.. Mccormick feel
after he leaves the hospital?" DR..
Christian was asked. $,
After the wound is healed he
will experience a feeling Of physi-
cal rejuvenation. II will last ap-
proximately about six months.
After that? I can toreses
naught but misery. IT,
This transplanting Of human
glands is new. agree.
1T cannoesoncur with other au.
thorities. including the Chicago
surgeon. that the transplantins
of a human gland will prove one
whit more beneficial than II the
gland Of an animal had been given
to the millionaire.
The gland of a monkey might
well have been used. The period
Of temporary rejuvenation would
be the same.
Because man is on a 80 much
higher psychic plane, the trans
planting of animal glands into his
body would have no effect rpon
his usual thoughts. mannerisnIs
or his actions.
ITO make a man cut monkey
shines by transplanting monkev
glands. is farcical. impossible To
effect such a change would re-
auire the transfer Of all the vital
organs. It can't he done
THE lay public may well be as
sured that man will always be
man and monkeys always mon
keys"
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and then the rren were wheeled
back to their respective rooms.
DAUGHTERS CALL.
Next morning. Mathilde McCor-
mick. whose marriage to Herr
Oser. the Swiss riding master, has
been announced and Is now being
fought out in the courts, arrived
and spoke for an hour with her
father. Soon after, Muriel. the un-
conventional young woman whose
aspirations. like her fathers fian- =.
Gee, are for grand opera, called and
chatted. The patient appeared to
suffer no i'll effects from the opera
ton and expressed himself 40
pleased.
But within an hour after the op-
GRAFTON the Hearst newspapers
learned the details and published
the first news Of the remarkable
experiment. For half an hour the
hospital authorities denied 1t. and
then DIR. Lespinasse delivered this
simple statement:
Harold r. Mccormick has been
in the hospital some time and has
undergone a minor operation. He
was here principally for rest, both
mental and physical"
TACIT ADMISSIONS.
DR.. Lespinasse would neither af.
firm nor deny that the millionaire
had undergone the gland transplant
tation operation. and has not since
referred to 1t as such, but in the
hospital 1t has been tacitly under
stood that It is impossible to main
tain secrecy. much as the patient
desires 1t.
For days the newspapers were
kept out of the walled.in wing,
but finally Mr.. Mccormick insisted
on looking at them all. At the
sight Of the headlines he devel-
oped a rage which was vented upon
every person in the institution for
violation Of his confidence. 1t was
hours before the nurses dared ap-
proach him. But the following
day, as his physical condition I'm
proved. he became philosophical.
"youthfully indifferent to pubic
comment" as one friend phrased
1t, and began preparations 20 leave
the hospital when thoroughly re-
covered and join Gamma walslSa IN
Paris. He plans to remain In se-
clusion abroad. hoping that public
discussion of the remarkable cNss
will cease before his re.marriage.
wALsKA'S COMMENT.
Gamma walska in Paris IL ex.
pecting daily to receive a 1ecree
Of divorce which will permit her
to wed the rejuvenated millionaire.
When asked about the prospect.
she simply said: ..
1T is true that have received
q cable from Mr.. Mccormick. !
expect him to sail this week from
America"
The young woman would not say
more. Alexander Smith Cochran,
her third husband. from whom she
Ia seeking to be divorced, is ie.,
ported to have settled 100000 on
her in lieu OF alimony He is the
American carpet millionaire who
met her after she failed Ia opera
In, Havana. following the death of
her second husband. DR.. JnrsI.i
rrasnkel. the Ney York physician.
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Even the direct poverty would
be no excuse to earn money In
this manner.
SHOULD these people who sub
nit to the removal Of such glands
from their bodies take. counsel
with q moralist, they would have
to refuse such requests even
though all the gold in the world
were offered as an alluring bribe."
SWIFT WORK.
While Harold F. Mccormick
planned months in advance to .un-
dergo the operation. the gland was
transplanted in exactly 80 minutes.
Neither the millionaire nor the man
from whom the gland was taken
saw the other.
Four weeks ago Mr.. Mccormick
first visited the Wesley Memorial
Hospital, an institution which was
endowed with 100000 by John
Deering, an associate of the Meteor
micks in the Harvester Trust. Mr..
Mccormick inspected the building
with q view to obtaining a suitable
location for a suite for the opera.
ton. One wing on the sixth floor
was finally selected and completely
walled off from the rest Of the
floor.
Many questions were asked while
the preliminary work was in prog
ress, but few were answered. and
those only when asked by the bead
Of the institution. Special nurses
were selected carefully ami held
under pay, without knowledge OF
the NATURE of the case or the
identity Of the patient.
ALL IN READINESS.
A week before the operation
three nurses were called to report
Immediately to the walled-in wing.
Specialists retained by DR.. Les
pinasse also reported in the isolated
wing and remained there. At noon
on the same day, the vigorous
young man from whom the gland
was to be taken entered ami was
prepared for the operating table.
Three hours later Mr.. McCor-
mick arrived. Records and cards
Of his case were taken. as
In the case Of the earlier ar.
rival, but the records were with
held, temporarily at least, from
the hospital files. The opera
ton was performed between
o'clock and midnight. Until they
looked on the face Of Harold =.
Mccormick, the nurses we're un.
aware Of the Identity of the patio mt
and the identity Of the mysterious
stranger was never revealed to
them.
MODUS OPERANDI.
In the walled wing. there WIS
one room for each of the men to
be operated on. In the operating
room, there were two tables, with
q screen between and a swinging
door on q spring. Two other rooms
were set aside. one for the nurses
and the other for the interncs.
DR.. Lespinasse's special nurse was
in charge OF the preparations and
arrangements. .-.
DR.. Lespinasse personally ad.
ministered Q local anaesthetic TO
Mr.. Mccormick. Then for half an
hour he moved rapidly between the
two operating tables, with the
nurses and internes grouping In
sani-circlss around each table
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ably add as much moro TO the total
cost. t
with the announcement Of the
nature Of the operation there came
an unexpected outbreak Of oriti.
cism from clerical. professional and
other circles which 10 daily sroS-
The Washington times., 1922-07-09
NEW YORK, July 8.
C<N MILLIONAIRE HAROLD
-" r. MCCORMICK. Of Chi

Az cago, who underwent
an operation to secure the Fountain
Of Youth. is doomed to >Eejuve-
nation Of but six months"
This was the startling ssser-
tion last night Of DIR. A. r. Chris
tian. noted Boston surgeon and
authority on the transplanting Of
glands. r. .h
Mccormick IL. credited with
having done a foolish thing" said
DR.. Christian.
MOT only 10 the millionaire un-
wise. but the young man who &C
cepted the paltry $500 Is consid-
erably more Of a fool.
And what, pray. does the mil.
lionaire Harold Mccormick gain?
Assuming that the transplant
ing operation was a success-and
1t should be-at most he will be
benefited for q brief six months.
Experts and authorities may
months of rejuvenation for Harold
Mccormick.
EXPERIMENTS CITED
Let me now anticipate these
questions and give answer.
"I have experimental considsra.
bly, along the same line as DR..
Lespinasse and am in a position
to estimate this period Of rcjuve-
nation from experiments In Eu-
rope. Africa and in this country.
Millionaire Mccormick, may
live a longer life and again his
life may be considerably shortened
as the result Of this unusual op-
Grafton.
The Washington times., 1922-07-09

HOW OLD Is HE?-Harold\F r.
Mccormick, past the fifty.first.
year mark, Il said to feel Ike q
man Of fwenty-six since he under
went gland Transportation. The
farm machinery millionaire Is
shown here In . costume he wore
recently at q fancy dress ball, II.
lustrating his reluctance to con-
fess his age.
have previously avoided through
fear Of the consequences.
THE success Of this operation
sooner or later is practically as
sured. When that time comes
there will undoubtedly be a class
Of men who will react in the wrong
direction.
FORWARD OR BACKWARD!
They will argue that all bar
riers are removed and they will
live the selfish, vicious lives that
they did not dare lead before be-
cause Of the inescapable conse-
quences.
"Biologically this experiment is
a great discovery and a great pro-
gressive step. There is some hope,
I believe, for the young man who
sacrificed his youth and manhood
to the lure Of money. -Undoubt-
edly a transplantation Of monkey
glands or glands from the body Of
a person otherwise diseased might
be substituted in his case and
grated as in the case Of McCor-
mick.
The operation Is a step forward
IL It Ii taken in the right spirit.
But II people are going to seek
eternal youth, they should find
some mes ms which does not rob
another individual Of his right to
happiness"
THOU SHALT NOT KILL"
Sweeping in scope and bitter in
it's intensity was the comment Of
Herbert c. Noonan. president Of
Marquette University, who de-
clared:
Buying and selling human
glands Is a grave violation Of the
moral law. The moral precept,
Thou shalt not kill forbids not
alone murder or suicide but like
wise mutiiation Of the human
body. An organ or member may
be amputated. only when the good
Of the entire body requires such an
operation.
AN operation involving the re.
moval Of gland from one person
and transferring 1t to another Is
not lawful and constitutes q grave
mutilation. which, II not per-
formed to save life, constitutes a
moral wrong.
, Even though a man give shis
consent to the removal Of a gland
so that 1t can be transplanted into
another man. that consent does not
make the operation moral. A good
intention does not change the fact
that man Is contradictin = Gods
dominion over life and death.
"INTRINSICALLY WRONG"
such a gland operation is in.
trinsically wrong. and good inten-
ton does not transform vice into
virtue. II II did. every evil deed
could be made virtuous. The &C.
ton itself. the intent and the. cir.
cumstances all must be considered.
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Hzaokb NSCa1nNCT e1se7 CZENy CU1TS
Szz 1ae HSCoRtNctr I,Ac<>lNE EDIZH

AN ARDENT sPoRTsMAN-I only after devoting
years to outdoor sports and gymnastics seeking youthful
vigor that Harold r Mccormick decided undergo gland
ranspantation He is shown here with the flying machine
which he purchased from Glen Curtis the pioneer arman
and which named for the wife of the man who since
divorced him
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lis the Gain
Worth Loss?
From the TODAY Column of
Arthur Brisbane in The
Washington Times.)

"esbsS" sS'
A RICH man in Chicago
"A has bought certain
glands, or q gland, from
another human being, and
had these glands trans
planted to his own body,
to increase physical vigor.
That is strange, not
new, to take from your
fellow-man q supply Of
energy that you lack.
What science does now
superstition used to do.
Men in the past have
drunk, the blood Of young
children, to keep alive de.
parting vigor. And all na-
tions, at various times,
have sacrificed young chill
dren to an imaginary god,
supposed to be fond of
that kind Of tribute.
To see women clinging
desperately to youth is
pitnul, but you under.
stand Il. Women rely on
mems attention, and men
desire youth.
But for an intelligent
male adult TO rob the
body Of another in order
TO plant in his own body
more trouble, more Of the
turmoil that disturbs con-
temptation and makes life
q nuisance, Is doubly
strange and trsbly pitiful.
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and then the men were wheeled
back to their respective rooms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-05
TERRORISTS USE
TORCH IN BELFAST
Every Fire Fighting Company in
City Called Out.
SIX BLAzES SET AT ONCE
Bomb Is Thrown Into Crowd Watch
ing a Fireplace Conference to
End Warfare Under Way
in London.

Belfast, March pa series of in
cendiary fires swept Belfast. AT one
time nearly half dozen different con-
flagratiOns were under way.
Firemen from all stations were
called out during the night and,
though blazes broke out continually,
they were able to save much property.
A store, a flour mill and a shop, all
In the central business area, were
among the buildings burned.
Each religious faction accused the
other of setting fire TO the factory at
which a bomb injured three persons.
Ii was I'm the midst of this disturbance
that the bomb was thrown.
Craig Restates Policy.
Sir James Craig, premier, told the
Ulster parliament that he would con-
tinue to pursue his previous policy to-
ward the Irish Free State.
There has been no breach Of faith
on my part toward Michael Collins"
he asserted. '.The unemployment
problem, and not any organized boy
colt, is responsible for the inability of
Catholics 10 get work here. IL Is I'M
true that Orangemen are behind the
alleged program regarding the Cath
Olics.
Il shall not deviate one inch from
the policy l have pursued from the
very beginning, and it has been an
honorable policy"
Griffith In London.
London. March 29.-The peace con-
ference to end warfare between Sim
Feiners and Orangemen I'm Ulster vir-
tually got under way here with the ar
rival of Arthur Griffith and +. J. Dug
gan. Mr. Griffith is president of the
Dali Eireann and Mr.. Duggan Dali
minister of home affairs.
A meeting of the cabinet was held,
with Premier Lloyd George presiding.
The Irish situation was thoroughly
CanveSsed.
The Sim Fein leaders conferred late
I'm the day with Colonial Secretary
Winston Churchill.
Craig and Collins Arrive.
Michael Collins. minister of finance
in the Irish provisional government,
and Sir James Craig, Ulster premier,
arrived later.
Mr.. Churchill plans 10 allow the
Irish 10 settle their difficulties among
themselves. According TO his present
plans, he will make a statement and
then retire. The British government
VIII not interfere unless there is n
grave disagreement.
Mr.. Churchill is hopeful the Irish
factions can reach a settlement which
will make II unnecessary to declare
martial law NJ Belfast or have British
troops take over the Ulster border.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-05
CHAPTER ~.

on entering the shack Pollyop found
Granny Hope stln asleep. Then she
replenlshed the fire and sat down with
Jerry on her lap. She dlsrobed him,
dried the small body. and placed him
on the cot under the blankets. An
other piece Of candy was popped into
the ever-ready little mouth; and he
cuddled down c0ntentedly.
His daughters cheerful face, when
Jeremiah came home for his dinner
drove away, for the time being, the
dread her announcement Of Mac
Kenzie's return had stirred in him.
Her description Of mending the roof
brought a wry smile 10 his face. She
sat on his knee while he smoked his
nine and chartered OF the little inti-
mate things Of the lakeside, and later
sent him and Jerry or TO Larry
Bishops shack. feeling the better for
food and warmth and love.
AT five o'clock, m.lk-pail In hand
she took the lane that led 70 the Ben
nett farm. Nothing hut her promise
70 Evelyn would have dragged her
again that day into Oscars presence.
Nor did she consider that the message
she had TO deliver would incline the
farmer 10 be very generous in the mat
ter Of milk. Suppose he demanded pay
for Il on the basis he had suggestedi
She rounded the building and went
into the COW stables. On a nail In the
wall hung a lantern, and the farmer
sat milking a COW.
"HeIlo. Oscarr' was her greeting. Il
saw Miss Eve, but I didn't tell her
nothin' about the kisses you wanted"
Bennett turned and studied her curl
ously. taking quick stock Of her. even
70 the brown OF her bare feet. No, he
had not made a mistake in summing
her up that morning.
You better hadn't" he growled,
without interrupting his work. Il sup
nose you brought me some fool mes
sage from her. eh?" Having finished
the COW. he rose and stood with the
trimming pail OF milk In his hand.
"She sent you. didn't sheT'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-05

lily. "Granny1l know soon what havin'
money means. Some mornin' the 81.
lent City1l wake up an find the Hope
shack burned 10 the rocks"
"Mebbe not" replied Polly simply.
Anyway. Granny don't need her hut
now she's livin' with Us"
A sudden thought OF Robert Per-
cival shot a queer little thrill through
her. and she got confusedly TO her feet.
"Lordy. but the winds cold this
mornin'!" she exclaimed.
That's So" answered her father.
"It's too blamed cold for the baby TO
stay here. Get off'n my neck. boy, an
go along home with Poll. an get het
up a bit"
The child set up a howl that flung
itself back and forth I'm sluealing
echoes from side TO side Of the ravine,
but the struggle OF unloosening Wee
Jerry's fingers from his fathers thick
hair was short and sharp.
"Take him home, brat" said Jere-
miah TO PollyOp. Hes like a frog.