The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-15
|II[I P0kEs
||Qth Fun At
miss DYAR
i1timeny Il All in. and Judge Hos
~er Again Urges Warning Fac
tions 10 Get Together.

tlons TO Get Together.
Qr. b. II. Shurly was the star wit
Z 1ooe IN the Friday morning session
- the action brought by the unincor
DoFated Society for the Study and Pre-
(, x9ntton OF tuberculosis to get pos
ocosion Of the tag day funds. Dr
X 1hurly took the stand at time wher
& ne long grind seemed to be getting
o. the nerves of the attorneys and ,ol
the witnesses. Several times Attor
neys II. v. Barbour and Alfred Luck
5 1ng INDUCED In ''spats." and at one
tire Mr.. Lacking demanded that the
court reprimand Mr.. Barbour, but
\ Judge Hosmer just poured oil on the
* troubled waters. and urged the men
I, 20 hurry along with the case.
DR.. Shurly was first questioned
about meeting held on May IL. when
n Mios Clara Dyar was elected trus
toe. His description was extremely
y humorous. and the laughter which fol
lowed was so infectious that soon
E everybody was In the best OF humor.
Pathetic and Ridiculous.
-
"a ulous meeting ever attended" the
wttness said when got on the eie-
NNtor. / nrst saw John Dyar. That
Z. ~ The only meeting I ever saw him
~. He IL friend of mine, so asked
Z Nm to vote for me as trustee. Can't
n - ~ he said. I'm on the other side
q - The house also met a number
|o< foreign gentlemen there. One of
1&on, particularly. remember, was
r = muslcian Of artistic makeup. just
y wrought into the meeting to vote. He
s could scarcely speak English, but he
I Md been taught to spell the name of
b Ne candidate he was to vote for.
There were others there, too. from
0bBoad, one interested In manufacture
~ He was brought in to vote. Miss
Clara Dyar had nine other relatives
h Mere. and she was elected by just one
How about yourself. doctor. were
\ Xon elected?"
mo-" he answered laughingly. Il
nuene I'm not q politician. I didn't
B Ering my old mother up from Crosse
kI11o. or any other relatives from
<1roose Pointe. 30 my case was hope
HAD you any feeling over your de-
mo, n I had been anxious could
n nove hustled in my friends and rela-
& Ilvss to help me-"
oay Niles Dyar Paid Fees.
Il II the charge Of the defendants
# ~ ct this meeting, Miss Dyar
fopeht IN about 80 new members,
&ooe fees she paid out of her own
Dpckef. In order that they could vote
~ her.
Dr. 6hurly said that he had been .
3 <1orter member OF the society, and
y Uoo very much interested in Its work.
~ was very enthusiastic In his praise
E0k Mrs. McGraw's work as president
- the society. and said that he was
g. accord with her administration In
4 q1erything she did.
1frs. McGraw deserves all OF the
eo1oe for the results accomplished"
IN. Dhurly said. For the first two
* Xoaya Of the society's existence, there
~ but little done. and we were fast
Ming behind other cities. Since
( ne took hold of the work the So
1eU has grown In membership and
n4rence and we have done excellent
b turk"
r. has been charged that the So
eIoty was incorporated and the board
<43 trustees increased for the purpose
Keeping Mrs. McGraw in once: 10
Mt so?"
r never understood that was the
onoon- She never asked me to vote
~ her, but II had been elected a
0otee would have done 80, and my
SQfe would have elected her and pre-
yonted this trial"
Called By Phone.
Under REORGANIZATION DR.. Shur-
va admitted that he had been called
v phone and urged to be present at
~ meeting when the incorporation
+ ~ decided upon.
Didn't you know that only . few
u1euds OF Mrs. McGraw had received
(ocial notices like yourself TO be
1900? he was asked.
II vas notified, and | know nothing
about the rest"
You heard Mr.. Leland urge that
ne matter be laid over until there
h could be full attendance?"
xes, but didn't agree with him.
~ other worcs. you wanted II
(. 0oohed through"
& Yea"
DO you think that was fair to such
~ ~ Mr.. Leland, J. l.. Hudson, DR.
Y kch and others?"
We needed q larger board. as II
~ always difficult to get a quorum
a oksnt. That Is my defense"
u1d you know who they were TO bt
ent1 you heard the names read off?"
Ri n did not"
Kept pretty quiet, wasn't it,"
~ was NJ far as | was concerned. .
Further light on the alleged pack
@4G q the meeting Of MAY II. wa.
Ven ~ Mrs. Charles p. Larned. who
me All the way from her summel
oDe IN Prince Edward island 10 bs
LENT. She has just recovered from
jooG Illness, and is still weak, bu
was perfectly at home on tn,
and answered question,
1pkly and pointedly.
1GRfly after Mrs. Larned starte,
<4Qlluony.. her sister-in-law, Mrs
Whitney. who Is on the othe
~ tho controversy, entered th,
~ wac an interested listener
x1tuod said that several day
meeting Of May IL, wheI
III voo elected a trustee. tn
11I1 ~ - membership cards
III ~ - the meeting, Mrs
1116, IN envelope containing
e 4 down names and the sam
NJ ~ dollars was handed to he
~ hnr h0uon Arrfvfn0 NJ IN