New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-14
DIR. WATERS SUED FOR
PLAGUE "CURE" TESTS
Knox Terpezone Company Says
City Physician Failed to
Keep His Contract.
FOUND FEW PATIENTS
Sanatorium Provided for Him,
and He Was to Write Paper
on Work for Medical So
ciety Is Contention.

Dr. Bertram II. Waters. OF No. % East
4lst street. medical inspector Of tho Board
OF Health and head of the Board o.
TGealth's tuberculosis clinic. is being sued
i'm the Supreme Court By the Knox
Terpezone Company for breach Of con-
tract in which ne is alleged 10 have
agreed to aid in giving TO the world a
reputed cure for tuberculosis. II is al
legged by the plaintiff that the physician
received large amount OF money under
the agreement 10 make his cure public.
II is further asserted that Dr. Waters
took steps TO injure the company.
The Knox company was organized to
develop a chemical known as "terpezone,
which is described as "a germicidal, non
poisonous gas, which destroys all germs
and is productive of cell growth" The
! corporation required the services NJ a
tuberculosis specialist 10 make records ~
the action OF the gas on human beings
and TO report the same 10 medical 90.
cietes, I'm order that physicians through
out the world be apprised of It's encacy
Or. Waters agreed. il * alleged. o.
make three months test on the lungs
and blood of tubercuous patients Chror'c
sufferers were not to be treated. \ ouilG-
ing was TO be provided for making the
tests. Dr.. Waters said be could provide
all the necessary patients through the
Board Of Health, and he was 10 make his
report not later than the spring Of ltn.
The alleged agreement was that n Dr.
Waters found the result OF his expert
ments unfavorable he was 70 sever his
connection with the company. on the
other hand. II he found favorable results.
he was to write paper on the cure. to
be read before the New York County
Medical Society. and have II published u
leading medical journal.
The Knox company says that a SAM
forum was provided az No. 20 West ild
street. but Only few patients We're pro
vided by DR.. Waters. one ~ these had
such an advanced case that he died o.
the sanstorium. Il is averred that Dr
Waters said he would ask no remunera-
ton 70 investigate the efficacy Of the ga
but that he would be amply repaid h"
the honor OF Announcing results 70 tho
world.
The sanatorium was kept I'm Operation
few months. DR.. Waters had provided
few patients. after which he. it is sala
demanded in a "Gruff and Commandlu-
voice that he receive 500 As a rets.nrr
and $50 month salary He raised ih-
salary demand later 10 500 month. ami
received from the company $3.50. the
plaintiff alleges.
The complaint goes on 10 say that Or
Waters did read a paper concerning his
Investigations before the County Medical
Society on May q, 1912. However. he 70
fused 10 give this paper To the COMPANY
for publication until he he'd made ar
rangements with the company 20 De- cm-
ployed as medical director at $500
year.
The further allegations are made that
the defendant revealed the knowledge he
| obtained 10 an enemy Of the COMPANY
which caused the latter great damage.
| and that the plaintiff has been deprived
OF the results OF the investigation cover
ing Il year and half