The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-20
ruE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
REPORT STATES

fHE IEG4SIsATfNE COMMITTEES
RErOnr STATES
THAT The arafai iass provide. shas
the m~aahsr~ OF the beard shall re-
rsivs $500 per aay whiis aetaailt
engaged ta the aaftss Of fhstr Of
flee. sad all legitimate and ss~~~-
gary rxp@s.@- inruTrsd In stfssataE
Go The aaffe. ef the beard. TAO 81
nanetai rvpsFt for iDo~ s"i ipos.
prearntrd Co the GsssreeF. shows
that sneh useuasrs Of shs haeFa ha.
ehnFgrd ana rwcvisra In addition -
tA~ - % scr atsus allowed ~ law.
railroad fare 10 and FRESH bis hams
10 the piRee Of hotaiax the esaastaa-
tlem.. we'll n fiat rate Of e1.oa
per daf So reNsr personal eNp~ns~~.
sarh prnsfies .haaid be ~~ndrma aed.
As IN the IadE aaraf OF the cess assit-
tee. % - n violation ef b@th fh~ fst-
Ter sad shs spirit Of The law.
NUu Viii remember thht Tire iaw
pFoscribes that each member ~ the
board shah receive - % per day fer
his services and All ueeekaafp sNe
duties Of the board. This would not
laciudn expenses Incurred for hia
private purposes In keeping HIN.
bat means what the law naFa. "Ex.
pnnses Incurred In attending 90 the
duties % the beard. That IL plain
enough for the ordinary man 20 IN
dsrsfRud. Of course the dental com
blnr are not ordinary men They
are extraurdlrarg men and have ee-
idently got the Seattle spirit 10 both
There are five members on the
Dental Beard. and they meet twice
each year and their meetings hold
from seven to ten DAYS. therefore
five men have been taking three
hundred and fifty dollars each year
aud ia the last eight Ysars they
have taken fsse0 which did not be-
long 20 them. This Is a plain violn-
ton 81 law.
PLAIN VIOLATION on THE LAW
NJ you employed n man IN a POSI-
ton Of trust aud be would help him
self TO your money BY taking twice
a. much money as you agreed 60 pa
him. you would make him refund.
dissorge. OF a. the town man would
say--come through ~ a matter
81 fact. are men who do this ~ to
represent the state OF Washington
as a dental hoard9
u this caiibsr ~ man a ~ person
10 exercise the legislative power %
Warrington Indeed. are such men
10 be intrugted with the wee mite
that - left o. liberty In Wash
Asain. Is n 40. that this class OF
man shall hold subject 10 their mere
within. the Constitutional Rights 81
American Citizsns7 Who " there Ia
Washington that dare stand forth
and defend this conduct7 Where e.
the man who would contend that
this kind Of men are worthy 60 de-
eide what the qualification stand
ard for dentists shall beT And yet
lt la 20. for these very men exercise
a far greater power than our leEia-
lnturo could lawfully exercise, than
our supreme court could Legally eN-
arCise. than our. executive could pos
afaIv exercise. because the ieRlaia-
lures acts are public records and
are construed hY our courts. our
courts are limited In their iurisdic-
ton and must cor shouldl couftnc
Themselves 20 weli-defiued princi-
piss and rules Of Fundamental law
ana ouF courts do the best they can
(Which IL poor enough sometimes,
and would be far worse " some ~
Us were iudReal. our executive has
no such arbitrary power ne thiF yww
TAI Hoard. for he r. limited and his
duties defined hy law. bat tbs Den
TAI Board has uuliWifed power iu
Washington underlined by law.
Their power. therefore. o. laWl.sa
II decides what requirements must
be met BY an applicant
II decides what constitutes "a
knowledge % dentistry,
n decides whether the people shall
have dentist At all q NOT. ga
II decides what constitutes a Col
iaHe IN good standing.
II decides what subjects II VIII
examine a dentist In. ana what
questions II VIII ask on those SUD
n may decide q mans right TO
practice dentistry on the color or
bis hair. on the size Of his bank ae-
count. or it may decide that the
amount Of compensation allowed
them by law IL only half enough.
suggest that for the great re-
nponaibiiity OF exercising the pow
rra Of our legislature, our judiciary
and executive. their salary should
~ m Ills board viii take twice A.
much SALARY az the law allows VIII
thsy not charge Dentists twice a.
much as the law allows, ana VIII
they not treat "A Dentist In the same
arbitrary manuor7 But all thia ~
done under color Of law Ia WASH
luRton. what I am cndeav0riug 20
do lis 10 take from this board its ar
bitrnry power. and substitute la-
gaf. measurable discretion Tor the
arbttTnrY, unreasonable power II
now exercises,
EDWIN J. BROWN
7ta Flrst avenue. Seattle
omen evenings until s and Sundays
until 4. for people who WORK.