New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
SCH|EFFEL|N FIRM MAY
. BUY FRIEDMAN SERUM
Negotiations Admitted, but Re-
ported ST, 500, 900 Price
Denied.
DOCTOR HAS BIG BUSINESS
Police Refuse to Help Turn Pa,
tients Away in Providence,
Where $40 is Charged.

concern Of this city has been taking
| i'm the prospects Of Or. Friedrich Franz
Friedmann's turtle germ remedy for
consumption became known yesterday
when William jay Schieffelin gave out
4 statement in connection with ru-
NOR that Schieffelin e. Co. Of No. 40
William street. had offered S1,5oo'ooo
for certain rights" in the Friedman
vaccine. Mr.. Schieffelin denied the
81. SOC. 600 feature. and said the report
of his firms interest was premature.
There are two large ifs" involved
| in the proposition. as far as the Schiei-
| felin firm is concerned, one being the
stamp Of Uncle Sans approval and the
other the willingness of the turtle germ
| discoverer to come to reasonable
! agreement.
The plan In which the Schienelin
! firm was TO figure. il was learned yes
terday. was one Of the earliest OF the
propositions 10 distribute the turtle
germ remedy Certain promoters at
the request OF the representatives OF
Dr. Friedman, approached Mr.. Schlei-
felin on the subject and negotiations
we're entered into at once. How tar
these went at the time is not certain
that they have not been entirely aban-
doned was minated by Mr.. Schienelin
In his interview with the reporters yes
| terday.
Mr.. schieffelin was inclined TO be re-
ticont on the subject when asked as to
his interest in Or. friedman. he
/ said that he had only talked TO rim
twice. but had been favorably I'M
pressed with him personally. He also
said that he had been making investi-
CATION as to the value of the turtle
germ vaccine.
"One thing is certain" said Mr.. schief-
felin. I'VE will not consider any plan
that involves the manufacture OF vac
cine in each Of the states. We would
use our central laboratories. so that we
would have TO have the government
consent 10 its use in the interstate com
merce."
! Charles de Vidal Hundt talked with
| his chief on the long distance telephone
| Yesterday. discussing the question or
his leaving Providence for the present
10 continue his work in this city in
connection with the government tests.
The result was. according 10 De Vidal
Uundt. that the doctor had decided 10
give ND his private treatments I'm Prov
idence indefinitely, and would arrive in
| this city tonight.
! Meanwhile, il is understood that the
physicians connected with the United
States Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service in charge Of test patients
| in the various hospitals here, Will
make no further effort TO have DR..
/ Friedman treat patients.
Providence. April 17.--lt was said
here this morning that the plans for
! marketing Or. Friedrich Franz Fried
| manns turtle germ consumption cure
| had reached n stage whereby the cure
/ could be placed In the hands of ply
sicians throughout the country In a
very short time The manufacture OF
| the vaccine i'm a separate laboratory in
each state would meet the restrictions
should the government tests now in
progress fail TO result in the United
! states approval
The German bacteriologist opened for
business to-day at the office OF Dr. w.
g. Dwinnell with "A fixed price OF so
patient. So great was the crowd IN
the vicinity when he arrived that the
doctor appealed to the police depart
ment for assistance. He asked That
an officer be stationed outside the once
10 inform visitors that he charged S-o
for the injection of his alleged cure
and to make appointments. HIS re-
quest was not granted.