The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-27
IS CLAIMING CURE
FOR WHITE PLAGUE
Many Americans Flocking to
Berlin in an Effort to
Get Treatments.
NO OFFICIAL T E ST S
Question as to the Effective
ness of Cure Has Not
Been Determined.
NO OFFICIAL TIE ST S

BERLIN, Jan. 27.-Grasping at the
slightest straw, tuberculosis victims in
America are sending daily letters ard
kilograms to DR.. Friedrich Franz
Friedman, who says he has a posi-
tive cure for the dread disease, asking
his terms of treatment.
Perhaps a dozen persons have ar
rived here already, and more are on
the way. Some of these have made
make the trip.
Among them is Dr. A G. Held OF
Pittsburg, who sold his automobile and
other belongings to get the money for
the trip. His wife is in the last stag.
es of tuberculosis and Held came in
an effort to get the remedy to take
back
Another patient is Ernest G. Yates,
92S Sheridan road, Evanston, who is
in desperate condition and VINO is
accompanied by his brother-in-law.
John B. Cleveland, also Of Evanston.
Doctors Arrive for Treatment
J. B. McCluskey and DR.. Chish ohm
Rogers, both of Muskogee, Okla, and
both in the last stages, also are I'M
der treatment. Mr.. McCluskey Dor.
rowed the money for the trip. David
8. Mccain of Pittsburg and DR.. o. c.
Stutz, Of Upper Sandusky, . also are
here.
A number of Americans here have
been advised that their friends in
America are ready to make any con-
ceivable sacrifice and they are being
asked for advice.
The American consul general here
was so swamped with inquiries that
he was forced to have circular let
ter printed for his use in replying.
In view of these circumstances two
questions must be asked-first, is DR.
Friedman sincere; and, second, has
he a remedy which cures tuberculo.
sis?
The only answer to both of these
Questions at this time is that no one
knows.
Secrecy of Friedman Condemned
1t can and must be said, however
that Dr. friedman has done much tc
discredit himself in the last few days
and the attitude of the men watching
his work here is one of waiting.
One climax came on Thursday
when DR.. friedman made it known
that he was going on Friday to the
minister of the interior to place his
remedy at the disposal of the govern
ment.
The correspondents duly reported
him to that effect, and they were dis
agreeably surprised on Friday even
ing to learn that DR.. Friedman hac
not kept his promise.
They took him to task therefor, anC
he excused himself by saying he hac
not received an appointment with tn,
minister and was not willing to go il
the attitude of suppliant. He insist
ed rather that the minister SHOULD
first approach him.
DR.. friedman declares he still in
tends to give the remedy to the gov
eminent, but only on the condition
that physicians be named to learn thu
method OF administration from him.
May Come to America.
DR.. Friedman tonight said flatl,
he would wait on the government I'm
til Wednesday and if he had not re
ceived encouragement then he woul,
go direct to America to teach the ply
sicians there, free of charge, how t
use his remedy and then place it a
their disposal.
He will insist, however, that eacl
shall receive full instructions as t
how to administer the remedy
Here comes the point wherein Dr.
Friedman lays the greatest weigh
and which he ADVANCES as an excus
for not making his remedy availabl
everywhere. He asserts that as muc
Hes in the manner of administerin
the emulsion as in the remedy itsel
and that without this knowledge tn
remedy is dangerous. causing absce
ses and other i'll effects.
OF course. nobody is in a position t
controvert this, and it may be so, bu