The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-14
THE DENTAL COMBINE
AND THE LAW
WHAT is LAW TO THE
DENTAL COMBINE?

II does not follow that every
Dentist who belongs 20 tho stats
Dental society sanctions what ths
Dental Combine ~ and has been
doing I think that II every dem
uat in this state should vote On thu
question fha dental conspiracy
which has kept dentists out 0f ina
state for ten years would 10 de-
stroyed by the Dental Profession
liabio dentists o. thia state pay 1T
tie or 40 attention 70 the Dental
hemrd ard Society Combine. and
this n a great mistake. because u
All the leading dentists would Join
the society and take charge - II
the Dentists who now uee this Den
tai Board and Society TO advertise
themselves with would have 20 quit
business or pay cash for their add
Yerfislng the same a. I Do
The Dental Combines members
VIII look acrimonious and teii
you that they are enforcing the
law. and the law should be respect
ed but listen % me--Dr. g. = Gr-
win, who has served six years on
the Dental Board. prncuced aen-
law FOR three years in Vancouver.
Washington before be took the eN-
animation ana got his license and
when he did take the examination
" iva NJ NfftafH4 ANH eAAutlhA-
tiuu an outrage and started TO
leave the examination room. but
was persuaded by Or. Geo. striker
that the Board knew that he was
al right But. when Trivia 9ot on
the Dental Board. through my own
efforts. he was like the rest Of the
combination.
Dr George W. Striker. 81 Ever
ett practiced dentistry IN this state
one year Without license. but
when he was Appointed on the Dem
tai Board. he started 70 clean up
BOARD when the notorious Code and
Contract wan adopted. and nearly
every member OF the Dental Beard
and Society have practicse In this
or soma other state without q ~
cenes and in violation 81 law II
was an economic necessity with
them and they violated the law
They were law breakers and were
subject 10 criminal prosecution. and
there was no dental combine 10 pre-
vent them from passing the exam
innuon either And ! tell you. that
even laws alleged 10 be divine. lose
much Of their sanity qualities IN
the minds OF some men when pune
tured BY economic necessity. Ait
Don't you know that the fear OF
stiles Of life food. clothing and
shelter make towards Of all % Us,
and don't you see n the Dental
Board and Society members had
been prosecuted for practicing he-
fore they got tscir state license.
they would have been driven from
the state and destroyed Did they
care for tho law them 20 they
care for the law now wteu they
are prosecuting men for doing
exactly what they themselves were
deinf ten years agof It's the law"
And we must enforce the law
TuE DENTAL LAW
The Dental law was made 10 or
der for the Dental Combine and fits
the requirement OF their code and
Contract The Dental Law pre-
scrihea that you must have a
Diploma from college in good
etanding before you can appear be-
fore the Dental Combine for exam
nation. but the law doesn't pre-
scribe what constitutes a college In
good standing This Is Joker No, I
and the law does not prescribe what
The dentist shall be examined in.
This IL Joker No. The Dental
Combine decides what colleges are
IN good standing. and they decide
what kind - an examination they
VIII give. OF whether they will eS-
ten us THAT the Law and Il II
tne law. the dental Combines
Law"
rHE MEDICAL MONOPOLY As IAN
The State - Washington a. Sore
~ afflicted with henfo- Modfco
Monopoiltis Other states have had
II, but Il did not become chronic as
~ has become here Ia MakhinEta ON
California had 10 bad IN May.
1905, and when speaking shout the
California trust. nr. r.. u. RlEioy.
% Milwaukee. said:
MILWAUKEE. wis. May 2S.
"The Medical Trust Of Calf
fornia ia 50 strong and has
grown 90 such proportions and
maintains such an effective
"shut-out" policy against out
sido physicians that a National
Committee has boon appointed
10 bring attention 20 the trust
In an effort to establish
reciprocity"
Dr. &c. d Rigby made this
statement today upon his re-
turn from California He de-
clsres that physicians with
National reputation and Medi-
cal Professors In leading Amer
lean Universities have been de-
MED the privilege of passing
examinations In California Or.
RiEby. who represented the
Wisconsin Medical Society on
the trip. suggested that the
BADGER state retallato.
You see u pays the Dental Come
hlne 60 be law abiding, and obey the
law that was enacted 20 protect
them IA their monopoly and drive
all Dentists from the State who DO
not comply with and come under
what they call law. but which, Ia
reality. is their own arbitrary win
and this will Ia called law. And IN
Washington Il rs the law but the
Dental Combine ls now law abiding
because they are the law IN tnia
state. so what do they care Tor the
law when 10 D. their playthingf
what the Dental Combine want
and what they have is a monopoly
called law, and why should they not
enforce the law ana their monopoly
az the same tlmef II an goes Ira
under the head OF Law. and this is
why they have such profound re-
gard for what they call law. but
which, whom anulyAcd, IL found 10
ho lawleHsness
EDWIN .. nROWN,
TIA First Ave, nnion block,
netwcen Columbia and Cherry SITS.
open evenings until D. no. and
sundays until 4 for people who
work Remember we are not doing
cheap dental work. hut the best ~
half the charge made hy other niEh'
GLASS dentists. so como o. at once.