The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-10
The Story Of washington's
Dental Conspiracy
Ny Experience Before the LenisIs-
tive Committee and Why Our
Last Legislature Was
Failure.

Did you ever consider THAT fallarss
and mistakes are the marks y adVancs.
nssnf "a the highway 81 human prozrsssf
. ses.s's 'so,l ~, ~ ~ ais'1sss ~ m:
~ FIRE "a knows better nsxt time. and
- exactly the same with the gsspIs
q this state Thay hasu been biister~d
All over. thaY voted msn into the iexss-
i4farss who cid not represent them. bat
Who represent tss private owHers 81 The
Institutions q production ana dfssrsbu-
ttpa. and this private 0~nsrship In the
means y life - nos incompatible wifh
We had q good many stanapa;ters II
The last legislature. and q good many
more aiandins on their heads % FAR A.
consisuo,ise lssisiasion for ths public
good wac concsruec. while the sreat raA-
forisy cid not know where they STOOD.
ard this Was why The las; legislature
was incompetent
JUST An INTRODUCTION.
II You had brlusions 30 seri. yes
would so 70 ths match trust locking fos
his sAtsnic msJ.ssy. would you nsti
Well. when ! wanted 20 get q Deatal
Law Tor the peofic % this state that
would protect She people aKsiss; isanr-
ant. iu~om p~fsnt Dental pretsnders ana
the Dental Combine ] weus 90 the Jaw
making body THE tegisiat0rel. that %
supposed 60 repregsri the people. but
ala not figure running henfiang
Into the Dental comtine. ] had anothsr
power 70 contend with. which was he
herd Of hRlf-hatched Denftsts arc9nd
here. who we're afraid Of . Law that
would compel them 20 comply with .
prescribed qualification standard. This
aggregation Of incompeten Dental mis-
fits we're Stiiing 10 spend morsy 10 de-
feat my law because IL would not admit
this gang 70 pFacsice. unicss they could
pass an c1Amination l. shall teii about
THIS feature IN a later article.
An INCOMPETENT LEGISLATURE
our last legislature was incom pessns
tecauss " allowed the special prfvlegs
inefnb beers 60 make rules which enabled
the Rules Committee Of six or sever
men 40 control the legislature Of this
state After the rules we're adopted the
members were afraid 10 support any
measure that the Rules COMMITTEES did
not endorse for fear that their pWn aiiis
would never be allowed on the calendar.
and you understand ihat all bills had ts
SO 20 the Rules Committee before they
could SO before the legislature IL w0
tho power Of the standpattrrs on this
Rules COMMITTEES that caused failure and
stamped the last Legislature tncnnp tent
THE COMMITTEE on MEDICINE AND
DENTISTRY.
when the powers and influence Of sps-
ciai privilege consider committee APP
pointmentK. the frs, qualification con-
slderea IL. can .his man or that man es
contrUiicdg Next. is the COMMITTEES
which he II appointed on 20 pass on any
thing Of importance. But singular
feature Of the last legislature was the
power delegated 10 the Rules committee
The chairman OF the Medicine and
Dentistry Commutee vas Mr. kennedy
a fine fellow 60 mectl. but how ala Mr..
Kennedy come e. be appointed chairman
% this very important comuaitteet MIR.
Kennedy % not physician nor n Dem
tist This COMMITTEES would be called
upon to consider legislation regulating
the practice Of Medicine. Surgery and
tnft ma fAss
the health. morals and life OF society.
yet a physician was not selected as chair
man OF this important COMMITTEES. Whyf
Mfr stone. from eass. OF the mountains
an undertaken. was also ON this commit
tee, and. Of course. II the Medical and
Dental Combines In this state are study
ing how to KIN people. Il was weil 20
have an undertaken on this COMMITTEES.
But as II Is 20 the uudertAkFrS material
interest 20 attend funerals I would hardly
suspect that he would be better legis-
lator TO serve on committee Of this
kind than some reputable ply stefan and
surgeon. especially whom there we're
prominent physicians in tho Legislators.
able and competent TO serve but who
were not given recognition on this com-
mittee.
Dr. cariyon. OF Olympia. was a power
In the Legislature. He has practiced
he has been member OF the Dental
society OF this state for years, he has
been mayor OF Olympia: he has property
ana Influence. and Is a @tandpat, double
pat Republican. who expects 20 take Mr..
Ruth's place ia the senate next election
Dr. Cnrlyon was on the Rules Committee.
Ms well as the Dental and Medical Gem
mittce. lie was n regular Legislative
cowboy TO throw the larist on and make
fast 20 the committee post any measure
that looked bad for special privilege.
DR. Chamberlain OF North Yakima has
retired from the practice OF Dentistry
at Tacoma. lie had belonged to the
Dental Society for years, and while roo
In sympathy with the Dental Combins
no has friends who belong. and he has
no interest IN progressive legislation. he
would be a standpatter for fear the
country would so to demnition Il the
established order OF special privilege was
disturbcd0
DR. w. r. Christensen OF Ballard. was
on this committee. He is a fine man.
but afraid OF the power OF the Medical
and Dental and other Combines: he lie .
peaceahle man. too much SO. He said
was all Sight. but wanted to DO too
much at one time. but like all Legislators.
was afraid OF the Rules Committee
Mr.. Hastings. OF Seattle. was prevented
from doing anything by the Rules Com
mittee which was his master. as Il was
the master OF all others. lie knew what
was going on and how the job was
done.
Mr., Jones Of Ephrata. and Or Fisher.
OF Port Angeles. were the only two
members on the Medical and Dentistry
Committees who had tho courage OF their
convictions 60 sustain the Legislative In
vestigating Committees report and In
dorse my plan outright. The queer thing
about this question was that not one
fault was found with my Dental law.
Next week | shall make you ac-
quainted with the Rules Committee and
tell you whore tha power and weakness