New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08


Of commission. although the act had
been declared unconstitutional.
day be explained. He reiterated, with
much apparent self satisfaction. the
following grammatical reply he gave
to his doctor critics, at the moment of
his refusal
Il am here TO treat tuberculosis, not
10 treat death"
The change of the scene from the
Waldorf To the Ansonia has been aC-
companied with a change OF policy on
the doctors part as TO appearance in
public. At the Waldorf he kept much
10 himself. only now ana then appear
ing. ana then shooting back into pri-
Vacy. His personality is much in evil
dence a the Ansonia. The stage fright
theory of his unfortunate demonstra-
ton at the little hospital is easy of
belief TO one who observes the nervous
manner Of the Young doctor.
Tho nervousness is not of the nervous
breakdown sort. however The doctor
is the pink of phy sical perfection APP
parently; the nervousness being Of the
temperamental sort Tense. high
strung, every move shows the nervous
temperament. Much of the time he APP
pears distracted. spending several mo-
mentc in silence, followed by a little
low. almost weird whistle. while the
conversation is going on about Then
he suddenly awakcs with some quick
pertinent answer to an inquiry, or
general remark. showing his great con-
tidence IN himself and his purposes
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. March 7--Oficials Of the
United States Public Health Service on
terrain considerable skepticism regarding
DR. F. Friedmann's alleged cure for
tuberculosis.
Surgeon General Blue. Of the Public
Health Service. had been informed that
ii would be possible to secure sub-cult-
ure of the tubercule bacillus II he would
send an officer to meet DR.. Heb of Pitts
burgh, on his return from Europe with
the bacillus in his possession. Surgeon
VI. H. Foster was assigned to this duty,
but Dr. Heb did not furnish him with
the culture.
since tUeil, anu DI iHc diIiNdi VI ~
Friedman in New York, surgeon John
+. Anderson, the director of the HYGIENE
Laboratory and Surgeon Foster were or
dered to visit DR. Friedman in New
York. During the consultation the Berlin
physician agreed TO furnish the Public
Health Service with sub-cultures under
certain conditions.
The Public Health officers assented 10
the proposition, IL being understood that
the culture would be used for expert
mental purposes in the government
laboratory Up to this time. however,
DR.. Friedman has not supplied the cult
ure.
The Public Health service takes the
position that II the remedy is OF value,
the federal government should take fun
cOgnizance Of II. on the other hand, If
IL is without value or OF partial value.
ii is equally important that the public
should have knowledge Of that fact
PHILADELPHIA. March DR.. Solomon
Solis-Cohen. one Of the best known men
in the medical profession, has resigned
from the staff Of the Jewish Consumptive
JnStltNte DecduSe VI a uiSdbi''hi'Ht WV"
Dr. Max Staller, and DR.. Joseph Lang
board about the merits of the turtle serum
cure.
DR.. friedman is booked 70 come to this
city on March 10. and to obviate the ne
cessity of complying with the restrictions
which the state and city health authori-
ties have imposed upon him Will be able
TO treaty fifty tubercular patients acting
under Dr. Stallers license.
The state board rule makes II obligatory
for DR.. friedman to tell the physician
who aided him here the secret or his
serum. but DR.. Staller announced that ne
would pay no attention to this ruling. ana
that II the County Medical Society wanted
to take action against him the worst they
could do would be to eXpel him.
DR.. Soils ohen at once took issue with
him, and his resignation was presented
to President Charles Lipschutz.
The managers are trying in the mean
time TO patch up the differences, and if
they do not succeed before next Saturday
II may be that the board may compel
DR. Staller TO withdraw from the head Of
the institution and SO prevent Or. Fried
mann from accepting his invitation.