The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-28
FRIEDMAN TO OPEN
CLINIC FOR The POOR
Promises to Act Immediately ut
Bellevue if the Hospital
will Consent.
SWAMPED BY APPEALS
COnferS With Federal Health
acknowledgements Be-
fore Physicians.


Dr. Frederick franz frledniahn. MS
brother and his secretary had con-
ference yesterday with q representative
of the United states Public Health De-
partment Afterward he announced
that an application will be made to-day
for permission to hold free clinics at
Bellevue Hospital for poor patients.
Last night ne attended small meet
ing of the New York Physicians Asso-
citation at Tuxedo Hall.
During the day also the young Ber-
lin physician, who believes he has dis
covered "a cure for tuberculosis, very
briefly denied the assertions Of Albert
Won Hoffman, a st. Louis advertising
man, that there was any contract now
by which q company to he promoted by
Won Hoffman IL to exploit the cure in
this country.
No company is to exploit II. the ply
sician declared. He In to decide upon
Offices o-day, somewhere In the neigh
borhood OF Twenty-third street, which
will he opened for the benefit Of those
wishing TO pay, while IL Is hoped to
devote three or four days a week to
those who are unable to pay, the kind
who are writing him letters by the
bushel basket full daily asking for re-
lief from the scourge
The conference with the representa- tives
NJ the Public Health Service and the Ma :
rine Hospital Corps was held yesterday
morning. 1t was participated in by DR..
Friedman. his brother, his secretary,
Charlie de v. Hundt. and DR.. Milton
Foster Of the hospital at Ellis Island
representing DR.. Stoner, chief Of the
district. and DR.. John f. Anderson, chief
OF the hygienic laboratory at Washing
, ton. DR.. Stoner himself was said to be
| at the hotel later, but he did not attend
The outcome of the conference was
not revealed. The physicians hurried
away and none of the Friedmann party
would talk
Asked whether he had entrusted any
OF the cultures 20 thA Government oac-
teriologist the answer was that the Gov
ernment would have to answer that. DR.
Anderson went Immediately to Wash
ington to report to Surgeon-General
Rupert Blue.
The tests. fnir tests for the remedy
will take about nve weeks, SAID rep
| resentative OF DR.. friedman. we
would be ready to start In on SATURDAY
DR.. Friedman is most anxious to start
ters that come TO us nouriy! Inc treat
n'eht VIII oe aoiniuis'efeu puoliciy' IL
'he beiie'ue authorities VIII peF"''. We
10 use room there' anu II VIII NOT oe
necessary ior the pa''eu. 10 80 'o oeu
one inJee'ioh Is oi'sn all 'nal "eeeS
sar9' ana III soine cases eoIhPie,e curef
are ii'aue IN th'ee "eehs' !" o'he'
cases IA iour weehs.
,,,.
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a'oeeu a. " nave zee" i'.aue Wy rU"e'
,losp.,al si,. 10 sNe lle hSs'',an
'a.s'''ies '""' "'s'''u'ion' He
s"'u '"a' theie was ho 'ecoiu vi
| any such oiier' ne was asked II any
| Ph!sicians OF 9heuical socheues mao
Weieoineu the uoc'or OF eaiea on hlni
ne sa'u 'i'at Some ealos nao oeeh re-
ce'Neo' put 'ha' 'hefe hao oeeh no TINE
10 see from "honi 'ney came Every
! thing was IN such hurry that hothihe
| couid De done until system had peen
| eEoiNeu "hich Wou'o ehaoie MIN u
give fair honest test 10 the treat
ment'
| Dr. friedmann participated IN the
symposium on tupercuiosis at the
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