The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-24
The Story Of Washiast,ts
Dental Conspiracy
now NY DENTAL LAW w.s
rEATED AND WHO wonKEn
IOH IL

The enactment 81 laws b. IA. -.
iatHfss ~ Warrington flnrs ia, -
been @ccidsnisl, or a. the goufhern -
bred gentleman told timer xos,lS 80 -
sort hspDenaianee. so-nnf
bsch representative working f.x a.
so'a eI hs district. seeks the t4ssz-.
u those measures favored b. ~ -
eiai Interests he represents. and !. 49,
y an age o. capitalism da.ss,'.'.. - -
through exploitation an4 orss.l~.ss.xs
the members of the Legislators hses a.s,'s
time 20 study or listen 10 ne a.. 80
y hYman rights. bpman Lives ma 49,
ues IhH dollar has flrst plaes ~
ne man comes second. n he hss - 49,
~, ana miro ~ he doaa ~ a.. 49,
dollar. ~
now MY LAW WAS DEryxrv.
About six months before ,,,. y. ~.
latpfe convened. ana lnst af,s, ~. -, -
isianfs InyestiEafing cosnmitses -
ita report on the Dental Rosrd 49,
man called on me snd sid. .ss.s-
law could be put through shs -
l@iNfe without cDsiine 700 snvts,.-
.hai Nouia give you license. slst~ss
fnakine you take any esasnfn.sl,, 49,
wo.ila satisfy you would h ~, 49, =. 'a.s
ffpiieoi no, Nif. thaf would 80 .....<t
me- know that every Dsatl.f <ss-t
take an examination. but ,hs e.s-.-4
lion should be prescribed ~ - -
~ f"@fof ~ u should be- public -
.fas' and evidence IN any ease Ia rfsSs
ne matters ana fhinEs - shieh ~.
relate are material" M h.,.s-s
Dentisis played ar inipustans rs,s !.
asfeatinf my law, hecsurn srae~ \ -
N"uld have 20 undergo an ~snml.s,s-x
arc ~ licensed. Or leave the stats- =.
iaM would have been practical Ard -.
aa'f", "hls TIE present Law Is co.
nraliy dead letter. and Inc hsIf. 49,
"a Dentists are secure % oar :. -
present is~ remains in force
THE DENTAL COMBINES pow~,
The Dental cosnbin. .fia -, -.
law. beeause their agent. a. -. ~
board. could not DENY D~r,s... -
were competent 10 nracsfe. u-..<-.
the fight 20 live here. erd a. 49,.
combine would soon 20 10 p,~~<. 49,
..slns me power through rtis<
49,. and has its i'slnK. The Co..
hine did not want 10 lose ~ -
and the other crowd ala NJ, -.
i9N that could cofnf,ei Them a. -
their qualification Cor lacs ~ Il.
NeH these two forces rrctsfr~ -
members % the Medicine. ssntssfrv ~
hfsiene Committee sma ne nssss
.. that defeatrd my lzut ~
nHfr@t Was accomplished rs holalns ~
~ IN these committees and ! wss Y
ifaycd-
WHO WORKED ron NY Law
Our Mr. ~. re- Poster frau ws--
county. who 10 on. Of our ,r-'r,i.ss.
attorneys In Seattle. with affiees ii ~
Marion building. was the re..r<.<-s--
tive from my district He lssrns.rss
the ias and aided me snafersalIr =,
construction. He worked f.itt-
IVY and vas one member Of -
last legislature who spoke a free m,.6
and he Was penaiIxe-I 20 ns,sruys.r -
ne good faith Mr. Foster knoxs hat
never voted fer him snd he knoxe I
never viii. unless ~ q the e.e1alfee
nominee. but he knes the Denfai Iaw
vas BAD and was fnai-a.ifr inisrsr~1 -
shs Dsn'Al Combine. and ne did al =
could 70 correct this aistsr
DIR. J. A. Client. VITA offices 4 I -
:. IN the Marion building wns ~ixheu9
question. one OF the ATTEST ana trtrkss
Get mental forces tn the iexislxfrra.
He was elected BY the people n Ylr1
county, and has stood wfsb the p<eG31
- near az Republican c~aid 40 -
| tolerate tho treatment ~ Il subier116
20 by the representative 81 rpec6n1
privilege. He has fought the Hm0
County Medical Combine 10 a flnssh -
/" stiii fighting. Or. Client irtroduco1
bill IN the two last sessions q ~
legislature for the exsablishrnens 81 :
treatment. maintenance and cure Of d.
oiErnt iuocrcular suhiecfK 81 I'm
state This was the greatest humsnl-
tartan measure ever lntrudnce1 ia 80
legislature. but n the stale took cha.ul
Of the unfortunate victims u eonsump-
Of Reputation. for their activity vim
The Anfi-Tubercuios!s League xou,l
have 60 SO TO worf This whole crowd
fought Dr. Client. and this fact alcnl
bespeake hts praise and tferiinE tnseo-
Ety, DR. Ghenf was the one man 4
The last legislature who had the qusllft
cstiouN for chairman 81 the pensfsss1
ard Medicine Committee. lie kncwl
what the Dental Combine is. ard ~
been doing. he II learned physician
bot the interests were afraid ~ hin
and he was put on obscure auditing CON
mittees. because he refused TO hefrez
his constituency and sell his hirshrfGn|
Tor a mess OF potiage Or. Client -
feared by special privilege Hs worao1
for my law.
Mr. p. l.. Allen. whom everybody 4
Seattle respects as the fearless scna1cI
from King county. Was As true as ste<1
he never quivered. but was ready A.
willing TO 20 20 the front for the right
The special interests hate Allen. hut theI
also fear Alien. Ny. what a Eosernel
y. l. Allen would be II he Was only |
Socialist, with the working Glars an
common people 60 serve, He went -
fore the Dentistry Committee and n
1ofsrN my law as beanK N tine Win ~
suggestions made by tho Legislative In
veatigating Committee lie helped ~
all and more than could expect him q
Re IL a man OF the plain people. bu
what could such a man he expected g
DO In a Legislature such as the ian
when we put twenty-five Socialists
the legislature, men who wish 10 VIII ,
able to serve the people
My next article win he on who ccui'
have passed my law. and why they -
trayed me