Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-20
AFTER BEATTYS
OFFICIAL SCALP
Utah County Medical Society
Files Request With Gov
ern0r Cutler.
BEATTY CHARGES SPITEWoRK
Secretary OF state Board Declares DR.
Holhrooh is Pacl, OF Movement and
Clnin;s His Attitude is Wrong.

Or. r. B. Beatty's Official head is de-
manded by the Utah County Medical
society in a letter received at the gov
ernor's office Saturday. Dr. Beatty's
Judicial acts while secretary of the
state board OF health are charged in
support OF the demand as having been
marked With incompetency pr Beat
ty. in reniy, has charged that personal
spite is the motive behind the demand.
Gov. Cutler is out Of The city and will
not return until tomorrow and no in
timation OF his prospective action has
been given out,
The letter which brought the con.
troversy TO the front was the follow
ing
To His Excellency, John c. Cutler,
Governor OF Utah, Salt Lake city.
Utah
Dear Governor
As secretary OF the Utah County
Medical society, ! am instructed to
send you a copy OF certain resolutions
passed at the meeting of the society
held on the 18th inst, and to request
your consideration of same
Respectfully submitted
(Signed) FREDERICK CLIFT,
Secretary.
Accompanying 1T were the following
extracts from the minutes of the
regular monthly meeting of the Utah
County Medical society held on the
18th of January. 1908:
"Motlon-rhat the Utah County Med
zeal society go on record rs opposed to
various actions of Dr.. Beatty as secre,
tary of the state board of health, and
that we ask for his removal on accoun.
nf al
"Motion-That the secretary send q
copy OF this resolution TO the governor
of Utah and to each member OF the
state board of health, with the explana-
ton that we viii enter into thesa
charges explicitly If called upon. Car
rled unanimously"
(Signed) FREDERICK CLIFF.
Secretary"
CLAIMS SPITE RESPONSIBLE.
Or. Beatty declares that DR.. Hol-
brook Is responsible for most of the
charges preferred He is the healtl.
officer of Lehi, and was dislnfectln3
many residences where measles bad
existed The repeal of the fumigatins
ordinance of Lehi. says Dr. Beatty,
caused DR. Holbrook to take umbrage
at and eriticise the secretary IS re.
sponsible for the action. DR.. Beatty
says that all he did in the premises
was to tell Mayor Webb OF Lehl that
dislnfection for measles could only be
enforced where there existed city ordl-
nances to that effect.
As to the charge that he neglected
to inspect slaughterhouses, Or Beatty
said that was under The supervision Of
his assistant, Dr. clark. and that he
CDR Beatty had nothing to do with 1t.
DIR. BEATTY's STATEMENT.
AS a partial statement Of the charges
against him, Dr. Beatty is quoted as
follows:
This affair has evidently arisen as
result of spite and desire 20 injure
me on the part of two physicians In
Utah county" he declared. Upon
hearing OF the affair, / called up the
acting secretary of the Utah County
Medical society. asking him for an
explanation. He stated that the two
physicians referred TO had made
charges against me az the meeting on
Jan. 10, which was attended by six
members OF the society, 10 the effect
that l had failed to support one Of
them in the discharge OF his duty, ne
being health officer al Lehi. and thut
| had given permission some years ago
10 the Telluride Power company 10
construct cesspool at Lehi, which
had become q nuisance. The third and
only other charge made, 50 far as |
could understand, was the ialiuFe 70
abatc nuisance at Provo caused by
a slnughterhouse.
THE absurdlty Of these charges viii
be shown when investigated
INSPECTOR CLARK TALKS.
In the absence OF secy, Beatty OF
the state board OF health today state
Inspector lr. ~. Clark of the board, ana
Dr. Beattys assistant, stated that the
board had nothing whatever 10 do with
the cessation OF tuinigation for measles
at Lchi Quarantine and disintecllon
for measles and chickenpoX" said Mt
Clark, "ure entirely under local, mun-
clpu control, independent OF the state
board OF health; ana " the Lehi CITY
council saw a. % stop fumlgation that
was "A matter In which they acted iul-
ly within their legal sphere. At In
slaughterhouses at Provo, they. too, are
entirely under local municipal direction,
and an the state officers can do IS q
notify and warn. II restrictive action
is 90 be taken, tho local officials must
DO H. As To the cesspuol complained
uf tho management Of the Tellurld
planl at the mouth OF Provo canyon,
asked the advice OF the board relative
TO the maintenance OF cesspool. ana
was told that II must be abated rs soon
us hlled ana new one dug
Inspector clark did not appear 20 lay
much stress on the complaint raisel
by The Utah county doctors and beiiey-
cd that the governor would not give II
any serious consideration,