The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-11
THE ONLY WAY TO BREAK THE
DENTAL COMBINE.
WHY DID EX-GOVERNOR MEAD
REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE
THE DENTAL BoARof

tu the leBlttatnfr ana WAS very
quickly convinced that the leglala.
,nrs of Washington had little OF no
interest In the peoples euspida aud
molars. nor did they care whether
the people were allowed 10 have
teeth at all 30 | concluded that
my persuasive powers were not ~
the righi Mind OF metal Yet. not
until after bill had been lntroduc.
ed aud the State Dental Combine
had flooded the legislature with let.
tefn OF protest against any inter.
ference with their monopoly and
special privilege Ia thla state. did
60 TO A. r Mead. who had lust
been elected governor Of waahIng
ton told the governor just whas
the dental board was doing ard hos
they we're doing a. The governor
told me 10 file chargna against the
board" and II the charges Justified
II. he would order an Investigation.
And ! flied tho charges ID
CHARGED TIE DENTAL BoAho
As FOLLOWS
Flrat-That the dental la~ Gas
uniswfully administered ~ the sh'n.
tai hoard.
Second That the qualifications
prescribed By lAw we're disregarst.d.
and that dentists we're subjected
to tho arbitrary will % the Ia.
dIsidnal members % the dnstsai
board aud the State Dental scri&y
Third charged that the dafAAl
board had adopted rules that fr-
priYed dentists az a fair and imfHr
tiai examination. and that the b..
aminaiiona werc ambiguous. irr1ls
want aud impractical. and that
catch questions were given for De
purpose Of dopFlylnE dentists of
their license
F'uurth-That members of the
dental board were members ~ car
tain dental socls,ieW. and by the
arbitrary administration Of the aen.
tai law BY the dental board. a
'monopoly had been secured By these
auesafiea
firth --ThA, the members of the
dental boaFd have entered Into an
unlawful conspiracy with foreign
and local dental societies for the
purpose Of deprivinx certain den.
tiats Of state certificates In the
state Of Washington. Fl
Sixth That a qulK class has been
Instituted in the City OF Seattle.
and q charge 81 Nifty dollars exact.
I'd from dentists for attendance
upon said quiz. and that the dental
boArd'a examination questions are
the same In substance AZ the Ques
lions given a, said quiz. and no
deniisis may have fair examina-
ton unleas having patrunixed this
quiz
seventh--Thai the dental board
ard State Dental society have
adopted a certain Code 81 Ethics
and Contract. which Code and Con.
tract have been substituted for The
dental law of tho state Of Washing
ton by the dental board. and that
the maid Code and Contract il In
tended 10 deprive all dentists who
do not subscribe 10 said Code and
Contract. of the right to live ia
the state OF Washington and prac.
lice dentistry as their profession.
Any person with a grain OF sense
leven though that grain be contain.
ed in an ingrown BRAIN would
know that II these charges 81 mine
we're proven at a public trial OF
hearing. that the people Of the state
.of Washington would demand the
removal OF the dental board leven
Governor Mead knew that much.
but Governor Mead knew much
more than that lie knew that I
could and would prove these charges
II given an opportunity, and he
know better than to give me the
chance 10 prove them By competent
evidence and an investigation. Gov
ernOr Mead therefore did not dare
10 order an investigation for fear.
would turn the Hight on some OF
the dark acts OF the pet dentists
OF some OF his political friends.
II IN a common boast Of a Seattle
society dental board dentist TINT
he sits In his office and tells all
society dentists how TO vote Z !
shall have something 10 say about
Governor Mead and cheap politics
I'm my monthly magazine. The
Worlds Referee" which will appear
October list, 1909 II " sufficient
for the purpose OF this article -
show that a part OF the RESPONSE.
bility for the dental combine OUT
rage should be placed upon the OF.
fetal calendar OF Governor A. F..
Mead. who was without question
the weakest chief executive that
ever served a state In our Union.
He served his friends and not the
people.
I Ny next article will be question
to the public. WHAT SHALL |
! Dor" And following that. shall
write series OF articles. entitled.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
DENTAL COMBINE"
The Dental society and dental
board are only primarily responsible
for this dental outrage ---the state is
the real offender Dentists are not
learned In the law. They have done
only what they are permitted TO
do under the law In this state. and
have been only one OF the victims
of their puny. petty, professional
jealous wrath. so read my next
article. WHAT SHALL | Dor"
EDWIN j. BROWN, s..a
Tia First Az, Union Blockssi
Open evenings until 10 and Sun.
days until for the working people.