The Detroit times., 1910-10-14
FRANK 8. LELAND
AND ATTORNEY
MATCH WITS.
sharp Tilt Between Pair Features
Hearing Of Court squabble Be-
tween the Warning Anti Tuber-
culosis Societies.
Judge Hcsmcr, Failing in Nut
Peace Efforts, Still Hopeful Of
Getting Litigants Together.

Thursday mornings hearing Of ths
trouble which has split the Detroit
Society for the Study aud Prevention
OF tuberculosis. was enlivened by y
tilt between frank B. Leland. and At
torney Herbert v. Barbour, who rep
resents the incorporated society.
Mr.. Leland detailed at length the
action he took to prevent the Inc,
tourned annual meeting, OF which ho
notice had been sent out, and at
which not more than oue-seventh OF
the membership was present. he said
THE members of the society had
no idea that the question of incorpor.
alton was coming up" Mr.. Leland
testified. when I learned what was
up | moved that the whole matter
| be laid over until the members could
F be notified and q full attendance had.
| 10 take up the consideration OF such
an important matter.
II considered that the action Of The
defendants In bringing In the articles
OF association fully prepared and con-
. tanning the names Of six new trustees
thing down our throats. | regarded
the whole proceedings az unfair and
| ILLEGAL. My motion was lost by . vote
OF 26 to So After my friends saw
how the matter had been rrearranged
: great many OF us left the building"
During the course OF his testimony
Mr.. Leland mentioned the fact that
he was president OF the Michigan
.Aa~ n n
Mr.. Barbour In cross-examination.
limited that Mr.. Leland got the posi-.
ton because OF his activity In behalf
OF Gov. Warner.
"You were pretty active In the war.
ner administration. were you not!
he asked.
well. II was, It was no reflection
on either the administration or my
self" he replied spiritedly.
AT several meetings didn't you an
nounce loudly that you must be sx.
cused as you had TO meet the gov
ernor In your private once!
II may have left the meeting on Two
or three occasions to meet MT. war
ner."
..Now. what have you ever done to
aid the fight against tuberculosis!
gave 20 W ucSoS
"Anything else?" !,
ooh, yes. On the nrst tag asy !
rave 400: on the second, $50. and on
~ third ss5. Is there anything else
Won would like to know
IF you did anything else would
.Thsn I saxs 81 900. to the Detroit
Sanitorium. also gave OF my time,
- much az could spare from my
! business, and I sent magazines and
literature TO the Texas institution. l
have given rs literally as my finances
would permit"
.You believe In the work to sup
press tuberculosis and Of the Efforts
OF this society, do you not?'
Certainly"
.Thep why did you tell Mrs.
Charles p. Larned that you thought
the society's usefulness was at an
end and the society should join with
the Detroit SanitoriumT
81 believed 1t was true, when
made that suggestion. because OF the
internal dissensions."
"You also said the same thing to
Mr.. Larned?"
"T might have done so.'
"Didn't you tell Mrs. Charles Ham
mond that you intended to knife the
society,""
II did not"
Testimony was also given by Paul
Weadock and J. l.. Hudson. The lat.
ter had Just launched into his version
of the trouble that split the society,
when court adjourned, at noon.
Judge Hosmer still has hopes OF
bringing the parties together, and ar
ranging . peaceful settlement, al
though his efforts, Wednesday, fail
ed. The friends OF Mrs. w. A. Nc.
Graw, president Of the incorporated
society insist. however. that they be
oven q chance to tell their side OF
the story in order to set themselves
right before the public. The real
0sht centres about Mrs. McGraw, and
her friends are anxious TO clear away
any misconception that may have
arisen from the publication of the
evidence. II 10 probable that the case
will continue for several days, at
least, and II q settlement 10 not
reached Il will last at least week,
the attorneys say.
Little testimony OF interest was
Given ct Wednesday afternoons SEES
sion. Raphael Herman and Charles 3.
Morse, members OF the unincorporated
society. admitted that while they had
NO objection to the society incor-
porating, they did find fault with the
manner in which It was brought about,
and objected particularly to the cleo
ton of six new trust sss whose names
had never been, submitted to the
members.
ONCE BELLE. DIES AN oUTcASr.