Show OJ s' s L L. L Baby Raby Selling Char Charged g d SOCIAL OCIAl WORKERS BARE METHOD OF TRAffiC IN Ul UTAH AU One Pseudo Hospital Makes Good Profit Investigators Investigators In In- Claim HIGH FIlCH PRICES ASKED Many Tragedies Occur Says Dr T. T B. B Beatty Babies for How much am I bid No questions asked and non none answered This is the sign which might well adorn the portal of ot institutions which traffic in infants Dr T. T B. B Beatty of ot the stale state board of health declared Monday According to Dr Beatty and many Salt Lake social workers an actual trade of ot the kind exists in Utah At least one pseudo private hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital Is known know n to make snake a good profIt prof- prof It Sn in n the business in Salt Lake according to investigators but through various technicalities has haR hasso hasso so far evaded the law and other abuses es of the kind are coming to light ht In various parts of the state Deep trag tragedy dy suffering often follow when childless married couples couples cou ecu ples pies obe obeying ing a splendid Impulse adopt some homeless youngster but rail fall to toof mako- mako mako a pr of its antecedents Dr Beatty de de de- dared TRAGEDIES RESULT Similar tragedies result when parents wholly unfit to to rear children children children chil chil- dren are allowed to adopt the in infants in- in without any questions being asked as to their fitness In one recent case said Miss Irene Shields of the Childrens Children's SerIce Service Ser Ser- vice Ice society of ot Utah A woman told me that she longed to adopt a coy car tam tain baby born In a local institution but the price asked was too high 90 90 In another case the price asked was According to the social service workers certain Institutions which make a practice of caring for unmarried unmarried unmarried un un- un- un married mothers are alwa always s 's on the alert to welcome couples seeking babies for adoption Yes you may adopt the baby the executive In lit charge declares but unfortunately Continued on page 5 SOCIAL WORKERS BARE METHOD OF TRAFFIC IN UTAH Continued ed from page paso 1 there is a large largo doctor bill which must be paid first Tho price of the baby is ig included in the bill There Is no state In which homeless homeless home home- less children are so eagerly adopted as in Utah according to social serice service service ser ser- vice ice work workers erR and there is always a along along along long list of or waiting couples coules LAW DECLARED WEAK There Thero is a law covering the time subject subject sub said sald Dr Dl Beatty Beatly but its weakness lies in the Ick of ot provision provision provi provi- sion slon of machinery for its enforce enforce- ment However we are going to try to secure the arre arrest t of ot at least one notorious offender as soon goon as s we can get tho the proper evidence Without investigating the antecedents antecedents antecedents ante ante- of the child future serious trouble may result Time The desire to adopt a child grows s ro from a very cry worthy sentiment D. D Dr Beatty said Every E factor should come under tinder observation Tho physical condition of the child should be known rind and the presence or absence of of congenital congeal congeni tal disease Feeble mindedness may I exist Without an investigation such Ruch adoption is a lott lottery ry Sometimes Sonic Some ome- ome times couples wholly unfit make application for adoption In iii addition to the commercialized commercial commercial- activity many children are placed for adoption through the most haphazard methods Publicity will bo be the best iest means of drawing attention to to this grave reform error llor and bringing The rhe Childrens Children's H Service society IsI is I I authorized l to aid ald parents who seek to ta to adopt children It rna makes eg th time the proper Investigations ac according to tophy phy physicIans and amid others and in many cases it has persuaded the time prospective prospective tive mother to keep leep the child an anti ane advised Ed her hel in many vital ways was LAW CITED According to the law Jaw No Xo person firm corporation or association shall shah engage in the business of f re receiving receiving re- re children for or adoption or 01 of placing children either cither temporarily or permanently permanent In lit homes or hold itself out nut as be beIng being be- be ing prepared to receive children ren for fOl either of af said purposes without having having hav hay ing imig in full force a written license from the state board of health authorizing authorizing authorizing au au- au- au the carrying on of such euch business within a period of six months receives for fo placing or Ot actually places or 01 assists in placing for adoption or otherwise more mora than two children shall be deemed to be engaged in the time business busi busl- ness of receiving or placing children chil chill dren dlen within th time tho meaning of f this act It lt shall shah bo be the duty of the state board of health to pass annually eu on 01 this the fitness of every agency which receives s or accepts children for placement or adoption or om places children in private homes |