New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
'P|G TO SETTLE DISPUTE
If 1t Dies Within Three Months
Dr.. friedman Wins Point.
TEN PATIENTS TREATED
Berlin Physician Visits Monte
fore Home-City Health
Board Watches Cases.

Dr. Friedrich Franz friedman Is ex-
pecting a death i'm three months as the
result of an incubation made by him yes
terday at the Montenore Home for Incur
ables. at Broadway and l3Sth street.
Asked about it last night at the An
sonia, he smiled and rubbed his hands
with satisfaction In three months. "
he said; Just wait and see lie was
speaking of guinea pig which received
an injection. not Of turtle germs but OF
pus drawn from a tubercular elbow.
While the doctor was treating ten pa
tients at the home yesterday a question
arose as to the diagnosis Of patient
who had pulmonary tuberculosis, but who
also had sore on the elbow.
DR. Friedman contendcd tha; the sore
was tubercular; another physician. 1t was
said. denied A. Then some one suggested
that guinea pig be brought from the
Montelore laboratory and test made.
you'll have the Observation-Disclosures ar
ter you. by golly, If that story is print
cd" said Or. Arthur &. II. friedman
warningly TO the turtle germ man. but DIT
Friedrich showed his scorn OF anti-vivi-
sectionists by laughing heartily. and per
mitted his assistant TO tell the details OF
the operation on the pig"
Before Dr. friedman treated the ten
new cases at the Montehore Home the
twenty patients that he treated two
weeks ago were brought out and their
conditions noted. Dr. NJ. Wachsman. tie
superintendent of the home. refused 10
give out any information as to their con
ditions. saying that IL was purely msdi-
cal matter and not a subject for the
newspapers.
Yesterdays test was in charge OF Sur
seon Arthur NJ Stimson. Of the United
States Public Health and Marine IIospi-
tai Service. Dr. Charles r. Slade. Of No.
2i5 West 18th street. was also present on
behalf Of the New York CITY Depart
ment of Health.
IL was learned yesterday that the De
partment of Health Of this city has COM
plete records of every case treated by
DR. Friedman. Although these records
have been kept "unofllcially.' the definite
facts in every case. before and after
treatment. have Dcen secured By one OF
the best known diagnosticians In the
country. II has been said that the pres
ence % this diagnostlcian has been known
TO Dr. Friedman. but DR.. Friedman de-
MED yesterday that he had any knowl-
edge Of il.
To give an idea OF the complete super
vision of each case, the following are
some of the headings on the comprehcn-
sive charts being kept by the expert
diagnos stefan:
Family history Of patient When i'll
ness began. Hemoptysis before iniec-
ton. Cough before injection. Sputum be
fore injection. Pain before injection.
Night sweats before injection. Dyspnpa
before injection. Weight when injected.
Pulse before injection and resplratiors
before injection"
The Department OF Health has main
tanned ever since the arrival here OF DR..
Friedman an attitude which could in no
way cause 1t TO appear that official cog
nizance was being taken of the patients
treated But there has been as complete
an "unoficial' surveillance maintained as
if the health authorities were bent on
tracing every move Of the serum man
and every phase Of his work.
The presence Of the myterious dag
nostician has caused much comment
among some Of the physicians who have
been watching the cases but IT was pot
suspected that he was the representative
Of the health authorities.
II was impossible 10 find out the con-
clusions of the expert yesterday. In fact.
there seems to be no indication when Il
report will be 'unofiicially' made. but
this much is certain--the health authori
ties here know every particular in each
case treated. and DR.. Friedman is aware
of the fact