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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, March 10, 1913, Image 32

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FRIEDMANN. MAKING 'EM-SIT UP
ANpXTAKElNCifiCE
New YorkMirch'IpBeginniiig
the latter pVthef.wekr Dr.VF
xj.i'iieumauu vyui aimnuiser xus ser
um for the: cure .of tbegSiilosis ,-to
1,000 patients The?Qerniari Adei.
tlst today said lie would prefer :to
treat joint'and bone casesas it will
whether the cure is provtag bene
ficial. Pulmonary cases vUl be treat
ed when posibleL A -Many
doctors who, criticized Frjed
mann at tSe beginning ofhijj tests,'
revised tljeir opinions after watching
his .work Saturday and Sunday, arid
'freely praised-his method of adminis
tering the.sefum..
City health'.authorities conducting
an examination of the Friedmann
bacilli said'"Dr. Friedmann's claims
,1 had been borne out. by developments.
o b
Mrs. Snappem.(who.hasbeen suf
fering from, toothache) Thank
goodness, I've had that tooth out at
last!
Mr. Snappem Hppytooth!
Mrs. Sriapp'em "What"- do you
mean?
Mr. Snappem It's out of .reach of
your tongue, ? '
CONFESSION -DRAGS CHICAGO
jyiENMNTO "ARSON, TRUST'
In a, 'confession, ffiaderto Assistant
State's Attorney Prankjjphnston. in
South1 Bekd,: Ind., , Benjamin Fink,
alias) pirikleperg, implicate'd. -more
tliari.fifjvChicagp and New York
fire msuTa'nce adjusters and 100 oth
er rpersons in. 'the' alleged 'arson g
trust;" now under investigation.
. ".Spira, Za and Brown, insurance
adjusters of Chicago are the heads
of the arson trust, according to Fink.
He 'declares' theyipaid bim from $400 ,
to$l,5(J0 for .eacti.fire he set, -their
share amounting to' $10,000 in one
blaze. , -
- Among the fires Fink has con- .
fessed. being responsible for are the "
following: ,
- May .22, .1912, .B. M. Lavine &' Co;,
1141 Milwaukee avenue, insured for
$22,000. Total loss covered by insur
ance. May 7, 1911, B. Spira' &;Cp., 1622
S. Peoria street) Total loss; insured
for $l'6,500. .
December 17, 1908, Illinois Woolen ,
Co., 315 W..12th-street Total' loss;
insurance', -$19;500.
x h- Correll & Co., 1416 W. Lke
street; wall paper 'and paint store.
Total.loss; insured for'$61,000.
""In his confession Fink .said he 'had
"touched off" .thirty fires in Chicago "
and numerous others in .New York,
.Fort-Wayne, -Jhd.5 South Bend ami
other cities. The aggregate loss -in
these, fires was morei than -half a- '
million-dollars. ,
For his confession Fink will, be
granted leniency: -He will be brought
to. Chicago and used as a witness
against the .men for. whom indict- .A
ments are secured. "
Johnston will question all of the
men named by Fink. .
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WEATHtK -FORECAST t
ian xomgni anu prooaoiy ,i uesr'T
day without decided 'temperature
changes -for Chicago and vfcihityj
91 . Tj-
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