Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
Dr.. friedman Treats Seven
teen More Phthisis Victims.
READY FOR TESTS OF U. S.
Will Meet Investigators of the Pub
lie Health Service.
GERMANS ENDORSE DOCTOR
Foreign Specialists Testify as to Eff
fciency Of Treatment-New
Workers. Vote Confidence.

NEW YORK, March 8-Seventeen tu-
bercular patients were treated by DR..
Friedrich F. Friedman with the vac
cine which he claims is cure for
tuberculosis at private clinic late to-
day.
Announcement that this clinic had
been held was made tonight by the
Berlin physician after it had been
made known that further tests Of his
treatment. which were to have been
made today at the Peoples Hospital,
the scene Of his demonstrations Thurs
day. had been abandoned.
Meanwhile. it was understood DIR.
Friedman was preparing for a meet
ing tomorrow with government health
officials from Washington, before whom
tests of his treatment are to be con-
Quoted.
Abides by the Law.
Tonights announcement stated that
the demonstration this afternoon took
place in the Offices of private physi-
clans. in the presence Of a score or
more of medical men, many of whom
had brought patients with them. DR.
friedman, it was stated. acted as a
COu6uIuuB puySlCldL, dHn khSi Sioi e
abided by the law which provides
against practice Of the profession
without a license.
OF the cases treated eleven were OF
pulmonary tuberculosis, two of tubercu.
losis Of the knee, two Of the kidney and
glands. OF the physicians present several
were from distant states.
DR.. q. g. Thrash, q specialist in tuber-
culosis cases, of Atlanta, Ca. one OF
those who Witnessed the demonstration
said the clinic had progressed smoothly
that there was little delay In treating the
patients and that the technic in admin
istering the treatment had been correct
Most Of the patients were asked to come
back in ten days.
Cases Well Advanced.
"All the cases." said DR.. Thrash, were
moderately well advanced"
"One of the knee cases." said DR.. Harry
BENJAMIN, DIR. .Friendmann's assistant,
was very interesting, in view OF the
fact that the physician who had the case
in charge 10 a well known specialist on
tuberculosis of the knee and had decided
that an immediate operation was neces-
sary on the knee Joint"
whether the government tests would
take place tomorrow or Monday, before
Dr. sFriendman leaves for Montreal Tor
demonstrations lHcTcs Hdu dPpdi CiiaS ios
been decided tonight
Ready for the Tests.
DR.. friedman declared himself ready
to meet the oficials tomorrow, inoculate
patients for them, explain his treatment
and submit sample OF his culture to be
taken to Washington. Surgeon John F.
Anderson; who met DIT. Friedman on his
arrival in this country, and Surgeon
States public health and marine hospital
service. are the physicians designated to
Investigate DR.. Friedmann's vaccine.
DIR. Max Landesman, superintendent of
the PEOPLES Hospital, said today he had
received a favorable report, signed by
eight eminent specialists in Germany,
testifying to the efficiency of the Fried
mann culture as demonstrated in that
country.
Full Confidence Voted.
The directors Of the hospital voted full
confidence in DR.. Friedman. and invited
him to accept the freedom Of the institu-
ton in his work. tuberculosis cases GER
titled to by the city health authorities
will be prepared for the Berlin physician
by the hospital authorities when he is
ready to resume holding clinics there.
ASTORIA, Ore, March 8.-Dr. August
NJ Kinney Of Portland was chosen today
by the state board of health to go to
New York to report on the tuberculosis
| treatment Of DR.. friedman, the German
bacteriologist, now demonstrating his
vaccine there.