The Detroit times., 1910-10-14
|DR. SHUR[Y POKEs
MUCH FUN At
MISS DYAR
Says She Marshaled Nine Relatives
at Anti tuberculosis Society Meet
ing and Was Elected Director
By Just One Vote.
Testimony Is All in, and Judge Hos,
mer Again Urges Warning Fac
tions To Get Together.

Dr. B. r. Shurly was the star wit
ness IN the Friday morning session
OF the action brought by the unincor-
porated Society for the Study and Pre-
vention OF tuberculosis to get pos
session OF the tag day funds. DR..
Shurly took the stand at O time when
the long grind seemed to be getting
on the nerves of the attorneys and OF
the witnesses. Several times Attor-
neys II. v. Barbour and Alfred Luck
Ing INDUCED In 'spats," and at one
tire Mr.. Lucking demanded that the
court reprimand Mr.. Barbour. but
Judge Hosmer just poured oil on the
troubled waters. and urged the men
TO hurry along with the case.
y DR.. Shurly was first questioned
about a meeting held on May II. when
Miss Clara Dyar was elected a trus-
tee. His description was extremely
humorous. and the laughter which fol-
lowed was SO infectious that soon
Everybody was in the best OF humor.
Pathetic and Ridiculous.
"It was the most pathetic and ridic-
ulous meeting | ever attended" the
witness said. when l got OF the ele-
vator. first saw John Dyar. That
IL the only meeting l ever say him
at. He is a friend Of mine. 80 l asked
| him TO vote for me as trustee. Cant
do It, he said, I'm on the other side
OF the house. also met q number
OF foreign gentlemen there. One OF
Them, particularly, remember, was
musician Of artistic makeup. just
brought into the meeting to vote He
could scarcely speak English, but he
| had been taught to spell the name OF
| the candidate he was to vote for
There were others there. too. from
abroad, one interested in manufacture
| inR. He was brought in to vote. Miss
PClara Dyar had nine other relatives
there. and she was elected by just one
vote"
How about yourself. doctor. were
|y0o electedi" ore
"No." he answered laughingiy. Il
guess I'm not politician. didn't
bring my old mother up from Crosse
|ls1& or any other relatives from
Cro1ss Pointe. - my case was nope
HAD you sny feeling over your de-
|seat?" J.
.No. II had been anxious could
have hustled in my friends and reia-
tivss to help me-"
cay Miss Dyar paid Fees.
Il Is the charge Of the defendants
that at this meeting. Miss Dyar
brought in about 80 new members,
Whose fees she paid out Of her own
pocket. IN order that they could vote
for her.
DIR. Shurly said that he had been q
charter member Of the society, and
was very much interested In Its work.
He was very enthusiastic In his praise
|bf Mrs. McGraw's work as president
nj the society. and said that he was
In accord with her administration In
everything she did.
.Mrs McGraw deserves all OF the
praise for the results accomplished,
mr. shurly said. For the first two
years of the society's existence, there
was but little done, and We were last
failing behind other cities. Since
she took hold OF the work the So
cietv has grown In membership and
Infirence and we have done excellent
work."
at has been charged that the 80.
ciety was incorporated and the board
NJ trustees increased for the purpose
Of Keeping Mrs. McGraw in ONCE; 10
that so?"
II never understood that was the
reason. She never asked me to vote
for her, but II had been elected
trustee I would have done 30, and my
vote would have elected her and pre-
vented this trial"
Chilled BY 'Phone.
Under ,oss-examination DR.. Shur-
" admitted that he had been called
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