Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-30
L1m Science ProUe Beyond a
D0ubt Legitimacy Ofa Child?

New York, Sept. S0.-Art, Sci
ence and Law for while assume
the roles of the Three Fates.
In a court of law, in a case in
volving the question of child IS
Legitimacy, the trio appear to
prove that contrary to sworn state
ments of mother, her child was
born is wedlock and not outside
that prescribed condition, as she
has claimed.
Mrs. Mamie Sorine del Seco, of
San Francisco. must have kink
in her mind as manifest as the
crest of a permanent wave.
She wanted to prove her own
baby illegitimate. Strange wo-
man! Yet she may have had rea-
sons that seemed to her to justify
her actions.
Mrs. del Secco was formerly
Mrs. Julius B. Sorine. From
Sorine she obtained divorce.
Then she desired to make 1t
known that the child born during
their life together, was not the
offspring of her husband. She
had been unfaithful, she told the
Court.
Art was called In to help estab-
lish the boys right to a name,
Art, in the person of Haig Patti
gan, sculptor and president of the
Bohemian Club of San Francisco,
announced that from a comparison
of features the child bore strick-
ing resemblance to )Sorine.
Blood tests made by DR.. Albert
Abrams, according to the physi-
clan, left no doubt to- Sorine's
right to call the child his, his
right sealed by science.
The law has ruled In favor of
legitimacy for young Eugene Sor-
Inc, aged nine.
Baby Sacrificed to Whim
Mrs. del Secco has custody Of
Eugene, but her former husband
is permitted to visit the boy. In
order to thwart the father Of his
desire to see Eugene, Mrs. del
Secco was willing to sacrifice her
child's name.
Recently those things were dis
cussed In the famous case Of Still
man VS.. Stillman, James A. Still
man, who does not deny he Is the
father Of a child whose mother
is Florence Leeds, chatelaine of
various of the bankers "love
nests" refused to acknowledge
Guy Stillman as his own.
In another famous case Of dis
puted baby, Teddy" Slingsby,
the youngsters ear finally proved
to be his best friend.
Heir to an old English fortune,
the child born in San Francisco,
was not welcome to some of the
younger Slingsby sons, who hoped
the eldest would die without issue
and leave them all the money
One of them was believed to DC
behind the agitation ostensibly
begun by a trained nurse, who
claimed little Teddy was 9
"changeling."
freddy" was substituted fol
the real heir, who died at birth
so went the tale, just like a vel
low-back novel.
! So strong seemed the proc
that the California court declared
.0reddv" to be "changeling"
Then the case was taken to Eng
land where Judge Deane declared
him legitimate. The verdict wa
reached on account of the child
law and ear, which last feature
had a marked family peculiarly
/ identification Impossible.
But
"To define absolutely legitim
acy or illegitimacy of child i
impossible at present.
/ eve can find no definite proc
of parenthood so far"
The statements came from Dr
Thomas w. Edgar, expert In pioo'
tests and specialist on gland STUDY
"Blood tests are unsatisfactory
One can not say definite thing
after the test is made, but oni'
what one feels about a certain
case at hand. A..
"The essence of the blood yes
is the theory of anaphylaxis. I'M !,
test is not satisfactory, but l VIII
show YOU how it can be made.
"Blood is withdrawn from TN
child and from the contesting maj
and woman in the case. If | wer'
doing 1t | should give a Wassef
mo, fest too for blood diseas'
on all three. If the father ant
tbe child have a positive reaction
n. would strongly indicate tne'
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