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Show uu INVESTIGATE FRIEDMAN N Secretary of Treasury Considers Question Regarding the Right of the Berlin Doctor to Practice in Washington Wash-ington Washington. April IS Tho right of Dr P. F Friedmann to treat for inpatients in-patients with the remedy which he claims is a cure for tuberculosis Is being investigated by the solicitor j of the treasury at the direction of Secretary McAdoo to determine ! whether the federal public health lawi are being iolated lhe act of Jul. 1. 1 f02. provides thai no persons shall ' send, carry on. bring for sale, barter or exchange, from any state, territory or the District Dis-trict of Columbia, Into any state, ter-rltorj ter-rltorj r the District of Columbia, or from any foreign country into Hi" United States, or from the t'nited States Into any foreign country, any virus, therapentlc serum, toxin, antitoxin anti-toxin or analogous products applicable applica-ble to the ireentlon and cure of the i U easel of man unices such product ' has been propagated and prepared at an establishment holding an unsuspected un-suspected and unrevoked license issued is-sued by the secretary of the treasury" treas-ury" Cannot Pacs Judgment The penalty for violation of this section Is a fine not exceeding $500 : or a maximum imprisonment of one ear, or both. Officials of the treasury are reticent re-ticent regarding the situation They repeat. It is said, that If Dr Fried -i mann has a cure for tuberculosis It Is the greatest discovery of the age. and the United States government will quickly recognize It when assured of lt efficacy It is pointed out, however, how-ever, that tho German physician has not supplied the government with j adequate means of passing Judgment 1 quickly on his remedy and In the meantime all the precautions Imposed j by the public health laws must be! observed oo |