The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
HEALTH OFFICIAL
is EXOAERATEO
Formal Action indicating DR..
Beatty Taken by Utah
County Society.
ALL CHARGES DISSIPAJED
FRANK STATEMENT is ISSUED
COVERING ENTIRE MATTER.

The charges of incompetency filed
against DIT. T. B. Beatty, secre-
tary of the state board of health,
by the Utah County Medical associa-
ton have been withdrawn. and Gov
ernor Cutler was so notified yesterday.
The action was taken Friday at a
meeting of the association at Provo,
DR.. Beatty and his ass liant, DR.. T. e.
Clark, both being present.
1t was developed that the trouble
arose from misunderstanding result
ing in hard feelings and hasty action
on the part of the society. 1t is said
that after explanations had been made,
harmony was restored, and ali eX-
pressed regret for the occurrence and
desire for a closer cooperation in the
future.
Formally Exonerated.
The letter to the governor from DR..
Frederic Gift. secretary of the asso-
citation, follows:
Dear Governor: Referring to my two
previous letters of the 18th and 18th
inst. in relation to the executive officer
of the Utah state board of health, /
am pleased to report that at the spe-
cial meeting of the Utah County Med
ical society, held this day, which was
attended by Drs. Beatty and Clark of
the state board of health, and a large
majority OF the practicing physicians
of Utah county. members of the So
ciety, representing Lehi, AmericanI
Fork. Pleasant Grove, Provo, Spring
Vile and Spanish Fork, the resolution
rejecting on DR.. Beatty passed at the
meeting OF the 18th inst was on mo-
ton of DIR. Slater, one of those voting
tn favor of the resolution at such meet
ing, recOnsidered.
The questions ar iSsua xuara ,-a,x,
fully discussed, and Drs. Beatty and
Clark having explained their respec-
tive positions and the steps taken by
them In regard to the several matters
it was the sense of the meeting that
the term ''incOmpetency'' had been
adopted in the draft resolution and
passed inadvertently. And il was
Resolved. That the Utah County
Medical society, upon reconsideration
of action of Jan. Is. 1908, and after
hearing all parties interested hereby
rescind the resolution of that date, and
absolve and eXOnerate DR.. Beatty from
all charges of incompetency in the
management of his office of secretary
of the state board of health" 1t was
also
Resolved. That the secretary send
a copy of this resolution to the gov
ernor If Utah and to each member of
the state board of health"
may add that the chief misunder-
standing was founded on an ambiguity
1n one of the quarantine rules in rela-
ton TO disinfection after measles. I
have the honor to be. respectfully,
FREDERIC Cliff, Secretary.
Dr.. 5eatty's Statement.
DIR. Beatty when seen last night ex-
pressed the feeling that in justice to
himself and his official usefulness, the
facts upon Which were based the ac-
tions of the Utah County Medical So
ciety should be stated. His statement
follows:
1T appears that at a recent meeting
of the society attended by only six mem
bers the subject of quarantine was
incidentally discussed, in connection
with which several members of the
society made complaints against him
and without realizing the serious i'm
port of the action and on the spur of
the moment. as they express 1t, a reso-
luton was adopted charging him with
incompetency and requesting his re-
moval. This action was based upon
three complaints:
'First-That the state board of health.
had failed to take action in the case
of a slaughter house nuisance near
Provo.
"Second-That four years ago DR..
Beatty had given an opinion to the eff
feet that the method of sewage dis
posal adopted by the Telluride Power
company at Provo canyon was the one