The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-04
TuE CoNMIr-TEf.s REPORT
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HOW ONE DENTIST cor uts
LICENSE

/ HOW bNE ntNIt~I tpI Ht~
LICENSE
Br G W Palmer % Edmnuda
testified that 30 was Instructed rs
given "a Washington state dental
license hY mistake. because there
( were two Doctors Palmer who were
examined. aad he got The other ~.
had IT, and he was practiciaK den
tiHtry with a. and that the state
beard had never revoked bis IT,
csnss nor corrected this mistake
I The power 60 make is mistakes
The dental law - the state 81
/ WaHhinKton--the dental board -haH
greater power than this II has alb.
anluts power 20 destroy and deprive
a deniist OF the right 70 i've ~ this
state II may give any Kind % an
examination u sees at. or % may
[ grant a license without any exam
lnatiou az all. There IL no exam
inatiou prescribed hY law. and the
dental board examines In what they
Z please aud Notwithstanding their
Z private examination our supreme
court has held that dentist cannct
see and Inspect the questions - the
board aud his answers given 20 their
questions. Yet the dental Ia Of
Washington. Sec. ftee. Ftsfrea Code.
provides that three members OF the
hoard shall constitute a quorum and
reasonable times be open To- public
Inspection" II the dental board has
not an absolute deapottc power.
which puts their action beyond the
domain OF law and the power 81 the
court 60 protect the citizen tden.
tiaD IN his natural rights. then tho
constitution OK tho state of Wash
iuEton and 81 the United states
archiHts say u does. and tho thing
called law" and Justice according
90 law" has lost It's essence and he-
comes n "cockatrice" "a hnaiiiHk
an ina ginary bird with a scrpentH
taiTD.
ABILITY DON'T COUNT HERE
have had dentists go 20 work in
gold crown In week that would
pass my Inspection. nor could they
make q set OF artificial teeth in
three months that I would permit
could they do perfect piece Of
bridge work In year In fact.
have put these dentists on trial. and
found that their only qualification
was 90 smoke cigarettes and look
silly. and they lasted IA my offices
from one TO two hours. but they are
/ nft licensed 90 practice dentistry Ia
I Washington -- ethical, too mind
| you.
WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE Dos
Things are fOitNn 10 the core.
and no one respects the law" ia "
most terrible accusation which we
hear on all HideH-in the street car
at our tables. In our clubs. on the
street and Ia the church. Indeed.
our lawyers are called crooks. our
I courts looked upon with diHtruat.
our doctors as scheming quacka. our
philosophers Jokes. our merchants
and business men liars. and our cor
p0rattons thieves, who put prem
/ Ium on felony Yet we are bound TO
| Introduce this Christian civilization
4 10 the heathcns and make market
/ for our beer Well. why Hhouldn'
| the state dental board auction off
/ the right 10 live In free country
| It's not 80 bad after you get used
| 10 e.
The poor get their ice IN the win
ter and and the rich get theirs In
| the summer Take pint OF milk
or n bologna sausage 20 keep from
starving and YOU 20 10 jail. steal
railroad or half Of Alaska and you
40 90 the United states Herate or
/ into the presidents cabinet With
our constitutions defiod ana anarchy
| lurking aud rompinB with oppreH
sion of the people. ! wonder what
will happen When the slaves wake
| up.
EDWIN }. BROWN.
! 7i3 First Avenue. Seattle.