The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26
The Story Of WaShlnglOn's
Dental Conspiracy

WHEN LAW FAILED 10 49, LAW
Don't you know there is "a pro-
found charm around the word law 2
That high regard for law held by
Intelligent people represents their
desire for the sublime justice which
cncifcieH the word LAW, aud this
justice has but one possible way Of
serving the people and bringing
them Into their Owu right. and this
Justice must manifest Itself through
the orderly, Intelligent operation 81
the law.
LAW ~ REASON JUSTICE ~
RIGHT There are many definl-
ia hard 20 define ia Washington
Just now. Law f. a rule 81 civil
conduct prescribed ~ the supreme
power ia the state. commanding
what n right ana prohibiting what
~ wrong Law is command from
~ rule of conduct contained Do a
command - sovereign addressed
90 the subject" Let uB now apply
these definitions ~ law 10 the State
Dental Law and keep in mind that
every command, every rule or civil
conduct prescribed with which
dentist must comply ia this state,
lh commanded and prescribed By the
Dental Board. and not by fhe state
OF Washington. the sovereign pow
~ ANf AffNtAA commune NAfrfAHANA
thih sovereign power as 10 does.
makes towards and slaves OF dem
lists and uses our law courts TO
punish and Danish an who violate
or disregard their arbitrary com
nAndS ana u. rules they prescribe
Justice r. defined az "the con-
slant and perpetual disposition to
render every one their Just due or
what belongs 70 them" in other
words justice means that every per-
son should have what h. coming to
MN ana u this rule was enforced
In Seattle. and some people got
what was coming 10 them under our
state law. our health resort al WAL
ia Walla would DO big business. and
TIE people could spare a few very
AND LAW FAILED TO M LAW
When the present dental law was
MISSED Ia sol there were many den
tista VINO had legally studied under
prceeptora. by virtue Of express pro-
visions of the law passed in 1893.
and Fiorce'a Code. sections 4saT.
faes and tsss. OF the present law.
provided ln specific terms for the
Issuing ~ certificates 10 those per-
sons who had for years been study
lnE under preceptors and were
praeucing here. when the present
law was passed. because under the
present Law they could not even he
examined. yet they could study and
~ examined under the old law %
1879 but the Dental Board refused
% issue certificates 20 those dem
tihts. as the law commanded they
should do. ana our courts sustained
the Dental Board IN It's refusal 10
obey the spirit and letter OF the
law. II seemed that the whole state
government 90 Washington was
blind. deaf and dumb 20 the consti .
tuiional rights Of AL dentists ex-
cept the Combine and Society. who
we're looking after the dear pub .
lies dollars and Incidentally driving
AL competition from this state.
Section 4&s7. Pierce's Code. after
prescribing how ! could secure the
right % live So this state ffrorn the
Dental Comhinel. sets forth: Pro
tlaed. THIS section shall not apply
70 persons engaged fn the practice
% dentistry al the time ~ The pass
ace % this act who are bona ffds
citizens Of the state % Washing.
ton. ] was citizen and was prae
ticing dentistry at this time And
section sgeF sets forth. Every
person having been admitted to the
practice Of dentistry by said board