Evening star., 1913-04-13
German tuberculosis Expert
Aims to Accept Invitation
of Local Physicians.
FRANK ABOUT HIS PLANS;
is CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Comes to Washington to Attend
Gridiron Club Dinner-Not Re-
sentful of Treatment in u. S.

DIR. F. F. friedman, the German tu-
oerculosis expert. wants to come to
Washington to try his serum before
returning to his native land. and will
make every effort to carry his wishes
out. This is the information he gave
yesterday afternoon shortly after ar
r1Vlng here from Providence r. l., to
attend the Gridiron dinner last night
He said he had invitations from a
number of physicians in Washington
to come here. and would try to accept
them.
Delighted by his first visit to the
Capital city. DIR. friedman proved to
be far from the reticent and seclusion-
seeking man he was reported to have
been in New York. He discussed his
plans. his aspirations and his serum
with great frankness. While not ap-
pearfng boastful. he seemed very con-
f1dent. and when asked whether he
thought his discovery would lead to
the wiping out of tuberculosis answer
ed enthusiastically In the affirmative.
DR.. friedman sat next to Surg. Gen.
Blue Of the public health service at
the Gridiron dinner last night: The
public health service Is conducting an
exhaustive investigation into the
merits Of the cure.
First Meeting With DR.. Blue.
1t was the first meeting of the Ger
man physician and DR.. Blue. Before
going to the banquet DR.. friedman
said he would not even ask for a re-
port yet because he realizes the in
vestigation could not have been COM
p1eted.
DIR. friedman was not at all resentful
at the treatment he has received in some
quarters. He said he rather expected
some doubt over the worth of his discov-
cry. He naively remarked that he felt
sure that If he were an old physician and
had seen many tuberculosis patients die
despite his efforts he would look with
great deal of doubt on the claims of some
young doctor who came along and said
he had an absolute cure
The German scientist was accompanied
to Washington by Charles de V. Hundt.
DIR. Friedman speaks English poorly
and Mr.. Hundt acts as his interpreter
when he gets stuck" The two men ar
rived in the city late in the afternoon and
remained in their rooms in the New Will
lard Hotel until time for the Gridiron
dinner. They will leave today for Provi-
dence, where Dr. Friedman is treating
patients. He said that outside of his talk
with DIR. Blue at the dinner he did not
expect to see any government officials
during his present stay in Washington.
Two of II. Patients Dead.
Asked regarding the report that one
Of his patients in New York died Friday.
DR.. Friedman volunteered the informa-
ton that this was the second in the
United States receiving his treatment
who had died. He showed report from
the physician in charge, stating that his
serum had no bad effects on the patient,
and it was very serious case originally
He said frankly that his serum is not In
fallible for cases in advanced stages OF
tuberculosis, and that he has never
claimed 1t to be So
The physician who has been creating
such stir for the last few weeks Is a
remarkably young man. He Is tail ana
slim, with rather chubby face ana
excellent carriage. He seems full OF
of his work appeals to him strongly, and
he said he wanted nothing better than to
be allowed to treat all sufferers who APP
ply to him.
He was particularly happy over the
fact that he made his first second inocu-
lation while in the United States yester-
day Patients under his treatment i'm
prove slowly. but surely, he said. but
usually at least two or three lnocula-
tions are necessary. In some cases it
takes as many as four or five inocula-
tons to effect cure. He declared that
the chief difficulty in teaching others to
administer the serum is that the inter-
walls between the different inoculations
vary from three to seven weeks, and that
training is required to teach physicians
when to act.
Considering Several Plans.
Speaking of his plans for getting his
treatment into general circulation over
the country, DR.. Friedman said he had
several propositions under consideration.
and that he certainly would accept one.
He will remain in the United States un-
til the treatments are well under way,
but must return again to Berlin, where
he has a laboratory. He said he would
be willing to accept any plan the gov
ernment might offer.
Mr. Hundt said in speaking for DIR.
Friedman, that the latter had made the
discovery of turtle inoculation about
three years ago. since which time he has
treated between ZOO and 900 cases,
mostly charity cases in hospitals. Mr..
Hundt says that he has kept no record
of the proportion of cures. Most of the
cases, he said. had remained under OBJ
servation till they had progressed in re-
covery far enough to drift out of range
of the physicians care and attention.
While DIR. Friedman is in this country,
the Sanitarium he has eSta blished in Ber-
lin is in charge of Prof Scheich. The
treatment is going on without Interrupt
ton during his absence.
Germany Testing Treatment.
Mr.. Hundt says that the German gov
ernment has been investigating and test
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