The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-05
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Abous four years aao decided that n
q fair. representative Dental BOARD rouid
b. secured. { would take thH aThitThFr.
iawiess Dental Examination hEain. h0-
cause 7 waa tired % being called a
fighter and a srrapper. hut found that
Z ihs Influence ehtrh appoints the Dental
I hoard To- this state had more power than
~ had ever dreamed o. ana tbis fact
alone waa well worth my investigation.
huf ! buchlsd dosn 60 work ana went
I 20 oregon ana passed the state Dental
Boards Examination and received my
license in the State % DraHnn. Do.
cided 60 take the examination bore again.
and was sitting Nt my drak studying aur
fAT when two Caprern walked in. and
pns wanted two roots extracted. and
took them out bat did not charFe him
anything bat he paid thr cashier and
took "a receipt after : lsft the room. You
see I employ four office ladies' one n
cashier. one Go receive patinnfa ana two
ata assist tho Doctors Ana inc cashier
/ dif not knuw who extracted hls HuaEH.
bui she ala know that 7 Do NOT charge
I Tor extracting teeth when ! So n We'll.
Itu n faw DAYS 7 was arrested. and On n
few days more was arrested again. when
! had newer even sneu the patient whom
I was charged with practirinr ON. but
neither 81 tho cnsea was over tried. yet
! Z was taken ogt - my office and away
from my business. and ono time was
taken % fali in tho afternoon. after the
courts we're closed Tor Tho Jay. and tho
! Judges gone. and only but fUr Mr. Hodge,
the sheriff. who would not stand f0r tho
outrage I would have had 90 stay TN
! the county tnii al night Why when
peytnu arrested me he would not allow
ma Co.. gu 20 my safe ana set security
f1r bail nor stop ~ the bank ana Fet
certified check for ball. and the Dental
Combine waa EioatinE over the fact that
If NHa being haraased and tormeuted
nut the 80 minutes that spent ga San
that day gave me time 20 think and
study what was best to 90 I could NOT
expect 90 get Dental License in this
state. because two members on tho Den
Sal Hoard had many times said. brown
u1uid never Eat Dental License co.
washington" folt that relief could
4 NOT be had iu The courts of this state.
= bee snne while the courts had been very
irnustderate and lonleut hv imposing Hight
penalties Cor violating the Dental Law.
set permanent relief must Doe had from
SOME other source.
THE PUBLIC HAS All POWER.
Tho public had 20 be advised about tho
Combine and tho bad Influence ~ tho
Combine had t1 he destroyed Publicity
would 40 b. and Z planned this publicity
campaign when was sitting iu the
county Jail tboiuF tortured hv tho Dental
Comhlnel. I frit confident that tho pub
tlr would NOT sanction what the Com
hlno WINS doing I also felt Tint public
Investigation should De had ana J made
charges. and my charges were proven
and sustained by tho Legislative tnVcHii-
eating Committee Tho next stop viii
ne TO go 20 the toRlslathro. have
shown that this absolute power ~ the
Dental Combine is enforced hv the Den
tai hoard ! have shown that Dentist
ia absolutely without the protection ni
ruunl law en- this state, ana I have shown
thar the Dental Combine uses our very
/ couSa 60 ala IA porpoiuaung itH mo.
iuopuly.
Nott week J shall publish tho aigulN
cant sections of the present Dental law
with comments ] want my frionds o.
/ cnU thoir Legislators and court judges
lnttoutiun tn mY most weeks article
EDWIN nWOWN. n ID 81.
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