The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-04
ON THE POWERS
OF GOVERNMENT
BY EDWIN ]. BROWN
7l3 First Av.
To the Legislature, the Ex-
ecutive and Judiciary of
the State of Washington.

Anticipating legislation reEuiat-
ing fha practice ~ DENTISTRY iu CUT
state ai lht nest session " our leg
islaiure address thlu serieu q nFtl +
cies % you. in the Interest ~ rfi.
waite Rights and good Woyprument
NnFFrnmenE ttaeif ana ug tts
! powers. impresaeH upon up the fact
that some one peeda and must &C.
governed. Yet the regulation OF the
learned professions proceeds upon
the theory that those who practice
She iaafnkd professions shall aud
must he qualified. and be- able -
practice uHch profeasions with safety
Protection 10 the public tthe peo-
/ plel Del the aniY basis upon which =
las regulating the practice % med
tcins 90 dentistry can be sneqtvQ ana
stand the test and restraint placed
upun legislative powers BY our con-
Dsntistry does not give 20 q asaiis,
] The fight 90 practice. The right itself
is natural. private right guafhn
teed Nv our cauAututlont but The sk-
erCiHa 20 the right may be restricted
te pernona who are qualified a. 90
exercise it With safety 90 the people
shall prove that the Dental law
% 1891 never has been administered
far the protection % the public bat
always In tire interest ~ and pro-
tscti0n Tor the Dental Society ~ thls
state. I shall be compelled 20 review
ths Dental law and court decisions
thereon. and demonstrate why the
present law was enacted at The Hug
geHiiou % the Dental Combine. and
why a new Law should be enacted
The law is guarantur ~ conHti-
tutlonal rights in the Initod states.
a. rule but In this state the law
is the machine which destroys and
deprives q Dentist or Physician Of
their private rights. A. have said
before, q Dentist ~ Washington has
e. pinch himself 60 know whether
hg y % Russia. Turkey or the Unit
ed states
the Dental Board OF THIS state ex
cfciHeg far greater power than the
legislature and the judiciary could
possibly exercise. because there f.
restraint and limitation on both leg
iHlatiga and judicial power. but none
whatever on the Dental BOARD This
power has been and now D. used Co
keep Dentists uut 81 this state
Methods Used 90 Destroy Dentists
nnd fhS siciaas In WHnhinNtoa Ev-
cry person respects the law when e
o. law. but every true American
should attack tawlessness iu what
ever form % appears. ana though she
power behind inwlesHncsa be tho
public official who ia sworn 20 up
hold the law. or if iawlesnneaH be
uHhered ln under she name and form
~ law we must not yield while law
lcHHnHHH pruNaiia
knowing that the public press
gives wide publicity when profess
alonal men are arrested. u Is e. sort
Of paatlme Tor the Dental and Mod
teal Trusts in this state 90 cause Tie
arrests 81 those whom tho combine
desire destroyed. 10 matters not
60 them whether the law has
been Violated. it ia enough for thiH
purpose that The Dentist or physi-
clan ~ arrested. and the fact pub
lishcd so that their regulations wili
be destroyed.
! have been arrested twice recent
~. ana neither case was ever prose
ruted Tho fret arrest was made
late in the afternoon after Judges
had gone home and banks were
closed
our state should have Dental
Law prescribing qualifications for
Dontlata Every person who desires
To practice Dentistry should be com
PEELED Co prove their fitness and that
they possess the qualifications The
qualifications should DE prescribed
should be conducted in legal man
ner, 80 that the public would be pro
tertDd aud the private rights Of dent.
lists would not be destroyed.
Those who read my article should
call the attention Of the Legislators
the judges Of our courts and every
executive officer 20 them. because
the power ans influence OF the Den
tai Combine must be destroyed be-
fore law can be enacted,
You must remember that this com
hlna w credited with all the respect
ability 81 public officials.
Come iu and send your friends iu
for Dental work Remember my
prices are Just half what the Conn
hine Dentists charge, aud our work
IL superior, as rule. Many people
are Hatoniahed when they call at my
offices and learn that, because OF my
modern appliances. we arc able 70 do
the best work for about half the
charge made hy the Combine Dent
fists, Notwithstanding my offices are
the largest. most modern end ele-
gantly appointed Dental offices In
tho United States outside Of New
York city can iu and see Tor your
self This la what hurts tho Dental
Combine
EDWIN ,. nHOWN,
7l8 First nv, Union block, between
Columbia and Cherry sta upen
untll o'clock evenings ana sun
days until for people who work.