The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-26

/ IN this state after tho approval 70
this act shall on OF before tho first
day ~ July. 1901, cause his or her
name, residence and place Of bust
ncHa 10 be Registered with the Board
~ Dental Examiners. N not already
registered. A statement Of every
such person that he was engaged ia
the practice 81 dentistry 90 this
state Ht the time 81 the approval
~ this act shall be verified under
Board ~ Dental Examiners. IL
shall be the duty 81 the secretary %
the said board 70 send % each per-
son registered under the provisions
u this act. without fec certifi-
cate similar in form 70 the other
certificates provided for ~ this act,
signed by the president and nocre-
lHrY ~ said board ~ oNnminors. I
filed ny name, residence and place
~ buBlncnn, bui the Combine refused
~ Issue my certificate. Now. sees
ton 1915 defines The practice II
dentistry as treating diseases and
LESSONS ~ the human teeth and jaws,
and correcting maip0nlUonn there
Of" This definition 81 the same as
u was ln the law Of 1893, under
which q person could lawfully study
ana practice under "a preoept0r.
our supreme court held in what
ia known az the Smith case that
only those who had certificates
were legally prnctcinR dentistry,
yet the law Of 1893. by express pro-
vision. made IL legal 90 study and
practice under n licensed preceptor,
and the present law, ns above stat
ed IN section 4fg9. provides Tor cer-
tificntfH for those who would 10
0utlnWed unless the certificates
we're Issued ~ them when they reg
lHtnrrd under express prDVihiOuH ~
the present law. You viii please
note that those already reRlntered
ana licensed under the law ~ 1893
ala not need another license under
the law ~ 1901 and thc law of 1901
Intended 10 protect those Dentists
who had been studying but remem-
Der the law ~ what tie courts say
~ Is IN Washington.
AND VET LAW FAIIs TO NV LAW
The next chapter which added to
the already monHirouh arbitrary
power ~ the Dental Combine vas
when the court sustained The Dental
Combine in refusing 10 allow an in
spection - hs proceedings. which
were public records This unique
feature of arbitrary power was de-
vpi0psd IN 1904 ln what ~ known
as the Brown case. in which I
sought 20 compel the Dental Board
10 allow me 90 Inspect their records
the Combine was acting arbitrarily
and frauduientiy. The present dem
tai law, section 1856. = G.. provides
that Three members % said board
proceedings thereof shall At all
rcaBona Die times be open 20 public
inspection" But the court said.
that 70 allow an inspection OF thls
Dental Boards records fmy answers
and their questions1 would consti-
tute reversible error" and this de-
cision fortified the Dental Combine
behind a judicial barrier over which
no one has yet been able 20 climb
The right Of sanctuary was be-
slowed upon the Dental Combine, a.
~ were
THE MONOPOLY LEGALLY 81
CURE
When the Dental Combine lad
been sustained by our courts In It's
arbitrary conduct IN dlsreEarding
the Law. and when the public rec
ords of Its act became It's private
property under judicial sanction, tie
Combine became az vicious as a
pack Of hungry gray wolves az the
smell Of fresh meat, and how they
Ola howl, growl and snarl was
sight Yes, Indeed. they were az
ravenoun band OF statutory pirates
az ever manned the ship OF state.
This Dental Combine could not
have lasted one day ~ they had
been compelled 20 submit their pub
lie records to investigation and had
they been compelled 20 administer
the dental law as u ~. but when
they were permitted To prescribe
their own arbitrary examination In
anything they pleased and destroy
their records or deny access TO
them or an investigation Of them,
law failed TO be lAw. and we have
dental law ieagneEE and govern
meut OF men instead % dental law
and government 81 law. No
court or jury are vested with arbi-
trary power 20 determine a cause
according 10 their mere notion Of
justice. such q power vested In any
body Of men would constitute me
most appalling despotlsm law and
justice according TO law Is the only
safe principle upon which the con-
troverates 81 man may be settled"
Next Monday I shall tell how
was deprived Of my license.
EDWIN j. BROWN
7t5 First Ave.