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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04

TNSTAIMENT crooks. loan sharks.
mock auction sViudlcrS. bunoo steer
l. ers. confidence men and thu so-call'd
police system are frequently described 10y
the uewspapers and their tricks adNcr-
tsed for tho benefit of the unwarY. But
there arc q great many swindlors I'm TINS
town besides these VINO somehow or
other escape tho enthusiastic and HIu-
minativc notice that should occasionally
te accorded them. and among these th'
bogus and fraudulent dentist st'hoS
pretty nearly at the top of the list.
These miserable swndlcrs are scat
tered pretty much all over Town. They
are positively conscsted Oh the East Sl'r.
Tho seem TO appeal with equal success
"a the citizen Of the metropolis and the
visitor from the country.
Their signs are large and golden anu
compelling. In many cases the signs are
Of those extended and almost illimitaplc
dimensions used by clOthiers when they
have what they call a bankrupt sale to
announce
II is possible that no sound argument
can he advanced against the dcnust an
nouncing his tooth-pulling capabilities In
any fashion that will attract public at
tention. But as a mere matter OF fact
II may be stated As the result Of earnest
Investigation that the larger the sign a
New York dentist displays the bigger
fraud that dentist usually is.
II is gratifying, therefore, to note that
Jose NJ Gonzalez Kukay, who had for
years done business as the 'Post-Grad-
uate Institute" at No. 332 Third ave
nue.. was sentenced a few days ago TO
serve three months in the penitentiary
and to pay the maximum fine OF 500
Kukay pleaded guilty to practising den
tlstry without license.
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UNLICENSED CHARLATAkS.

They believe in scientific management.
man who was conducting dental
parlor here, and who has since moved
10 California, was asked by the chairman
of the law committee:
"Why do you hire these unlicensed den
tists?"
Because as long as they are violating
the penal law they are under my thumb
was the intelligent reply.
one dentist prosecuted by the society
had served term In Western penn
Tertiary Another was a clergyman. VINO
was also a fugitive from justice. He was
sentenced to seven years.
II is a violation of the laws OF this
state for dentist to display his sign
and affix the important u. ID. s. TO his
name before he has duly filed with the
County Clerk of the county In which ne
purposes to practise certificate set.ihs
forth his right 10 the title he Wishes
to use.
Some time ago, in West AID street, one
could scarcely fail TO note gorgeous sign
and transparency-a veritable plliar oi
cloud by day and pillar Of fire by NIGHT
They announced the existence OF certain
dental parlors
In all cases customers we're preseh'eu
with the elaborate business cara OF the
institution 1t told in pyramidal sentences
that the manager Of the establishment
with his assistants. stood ready to perform
the most difficult feats Of dental surgery
An agent of the dental society discoV-
cred that the man running the sheoahs
was not registered. and started IN 10
gather evidence. He found that the al
legged d. u. $. plugged teeth at night only
his assistants working during the day
So the society's detective called In the
evening and found the genial quack In sole
charge OF the torture chamber. Inc aee"'
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NO RECOGNITION OF OBVIOUS

you hear that Jones, whom you know
10 he unlicensed, is practising dentistry.
You are sure of it; lie has am office-you
see him in It, perhaps you see him at Q,
chair In which is patient; possibly you
receive a letter from the cowardly Great
ure who writes anonymously when he
dares not strike openly.
And yet, morally convinced as you are,
you may. have no legal proof OF the fact,
The accused has a right TO have an office
and to employ dentists in II and to fire..
ouent It so long as he does not personally
practise.
He may stand by the chair and speak
with the patient. More than that, If he
is a student OF a registered practitioner
I'm his employ he has a right to assist the
preceptor in the performance of opera
tions. Indeed, 1t often happens in emer-
gencies that a layman may be summoned
to assist a surgeon in great operations,
and to prosecute him would be perver-
sion of the law from its true intent. You
cannot prosecute upon differences alone.
How, then, are you to proceed? OBJ
viously In one of two ways, or by COM
bination Of both.
"First-You may send detectives to the
suspected Office with instructions to Sc
cure evidence BY submitting to an opera
ton,
"Second-You may ascertain the names
of actual patients Of the accused and
summon them to court by subpoena.
"Tbird-You may use the evidence OF
the detective, and corroborate him by
patients.
Let us see how these methods work
in practice. A detective. II he be what
the French call an agent provocateur. Is
about as poor soul as moves. Not only
is he a spy, but VIXEN he incites and
persuades to the commission Of crime,
In order to punish the victim Of his zeal
and make a case, he becomes entirely
discredited.
"For example, every one has contempt
for the man who, for the sake Of enforc-
ing the excise law, pretends to be suffer-
ing pain and persuades another to sell
him out Of sympathy what he might have
refused to sell at the mere request. In
such case / think that any one Of us
in the jury box would exercise his privi-
lege Of disbelieving the witness, and
would be sorely tempted to go further
and give the accused the benefit not only
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The Man Who Conducted
Tbi. Depta1 Perlor Wes
Once Convicted By thS
Dente1. Society, a.pd he
is I'm der Arrest Age-ip.

To his mind, he added, that which -
never Tor a moment to be lost sight OF in
enforcing the dental law is the fact that
its chief value Is in educating the pubilc'
to appreciate what dentistry really Is.
What the dental profession requires, ac~
cording to Mr.. burlington. apart from
the public protection, is 10 secure not
only educated, skilled and trained, but
respectable and honorable men in It's
ranks.
ut is not so long ago that the dentist
was in the public eye on a plane with
the midwife and trussmaker,' said Mr..
burlington on that occasion. Tooth
carpenter was the term of opproorium
for him, as sawbones' was once for
the general surgeon, who. as you know,
was not formerly in England of the same
social standing as the physician, and to
/ this day in that tidy island is styled
/ Mr.. not Dr., because inasmuch as
] his speciality requires large manual skill
not necessary to the physician, he is re-
garded to some extent rather as me-
! chanic than as a member Of learned
! profession.
To-day as much medical study is re-
uuired OF candidates for the degree and
license in dentistry. in this state at least,
as was formerly demanded of medical
licentiates. and more preliminary study
and the logical outcome of the existing
tendency Is to place the dentist. or. If
YOU please so to call him, the odontolo-
gst or stomatologist, on the same plane
with the orthopedist, the gynecologist
rhinologlSt, biologist or any other person
who having qualified himself for the
, general practice of medicine and received
his Doctors degree. elects to specialize
himself as an 'ologist OF some sort.
WIZ a dentist should wish to keep
aloof from the body of the medical pro-
| fession and be classified in public opinion
with pedcures. midwives. masseurs, truss
makers and others who hang onto the
hem of the faculties robes |, layman,
cannot see. But what / can see is that
the separation of dentists from other
medical specialists Is a stumbling block
I'm the administration of medical and den-
tai law.
What. then. are the difficulties In the
way of enforcing a statute of such bench
cent intent?
First of all. we have the difficulty OF
proof that the law has been violated.
There are many things that We cannot
prove of which we are morally sure, and
oftentimes the simpler they are the more
difficult 1t is to find proof of them.
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lors" in Union SQUARE, and was using the
name and the diploma of Thomas T.. Jack
son. How he got this diploma does not
appear, but the dean Of the Western Dem
tai College Of Kansas city testified that
Jackson had been killed in Illinois, and
that a little while before this occurred
hc had written TO the college to say that
his diploma had been stolen and to ask
for a new one
There IL ample proof that the nantes
If these men do not fall on the quachs
who steal their names and certificates.
An ALLEGED dentist in New York by mis-
take Injected carboic acid instead OF
cocaine into a woman's gum The acid
really did of course act temporarily az
an annsthetic, and the patient felt no
pain at the moment. The dentist dlscoV-
,.,ad his error at once. said Excuse me a
moment" stepped out of the room, TOOK
his hat from the nail. walked to the
street and has not been heard from
since.
Another dentist of the same class
plugged the root canal of a tooth with
copper wire. which corroded and caused
necrosis down into the jaw bone
\ real dentist had as a patient a work
ing woman, one OF whose teeth was
topped with a large gold crown.
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colLABoRAToRs IN CRIME.

"Who put that on?' he asked, and was
told that it was done at one OF the deh'ai
parlors. "Why. it's loose said the den
list. touching It with his finger.
"Oh. no." said the woman. that's
new way they have of doing it. It's mucn
better not to have a crown cemented on
tight"
The tooth under the cap-which could be
lifted off-was in a diseased condition,
and. rather than take the time and trouble
10 treat it before putting on the crown
the quacll had left the gold loose so as
to give drainage and avoid painful pres
sure on the tissues underneath.
A man ordered a bridge for which he
was to pay $50 He made deposits from
time to time aggregating $40, and called
Mt the office time and time again TO bite
into Jumps of wax and to permit the
plumber to make casts of the inside of his
mouth.
AT last the bridge was ready, at least
so the dental parlors advised. IL did not
fit. and was such bad piece Of wo-k
generally that he refused to take 1t, and
thus forfeited his deposits.
Seeing the sign of another nicer look
ing" dental parlor, he went there. told Ct
how he had been swindled, and was AS
sured sympathetically that he had come
TO the right place, where he could get
better bridge for much less money.
After the same preliminaries, postpone
ments and deposits. the dentist gave him
the same old bridge. AS his mouth had
not altered in size, ii fitted no better than
before, and he forfeited his second de-
post. The secret was, of course, that
the two establishments were owned by
the same man.
William Archer burlington, counsel for
the State Dental Society, in an address
that he was requested to deliver before
the 9th, 9TH and sth district dental So
cietles of the State OF New York at
Rochester. said that the only thing that
to some seems easier than hitting teed-
I'D golf ball is convicting vioiator OF
laws that restrict the pursuit Of busi-
ness.
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Continued on seventh page.
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CHAPTER XII.

A Tour of Inspection.
The first thing necessary, she de-
cided, when she had satisfied her hun
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SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland, a frank, free and un-
spoiled young Philadelphia girl, is taken
to the Colorado mountains by her uncie,
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong,
Maitland's protege, falls in love with her.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl, but
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
on business without a definite answer.
Enid hears the story of mining engls
reer, Newbold, whose wife fell off CHI
and was so seriously hurt that ne was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her pc
ing eaten by wolves while he went for
help. Kirkby. the old guide who tells the
story, gives Enid a package of letters
which he says were found on the dead
woman's body She reads the letters and
at Kirkbys request keeps them. Whlie
bathing in mountain stream Enid IS at
tackled by a bear, which is mysterlously
shot. A storm adds tc the girls terror.
A sudden deluge transform brook INTO
raging torrent which sweeps Enid INTO
gorge, where she is rescued by noun
tain hermit after a thrilling experience.
Campers in great confusion upon dlscov-
ing Ends absence when the storm
breaks. Maitland and Old kirkby go IN
search of the girl Enid discovers that
her ankle is sprained and that she is un-
able to walk. Her mysterious rescuer
carries her to his camp. Enid goes to
sleep in the strange mans bunk. Miner
cooks breakfast for Enid, after Whlch
they go on tour of Inspection.
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was delightfully."- soft and as it had
stood exposed to the suns direct rays
for some time, although the air was
exceedingly crisp and cold, it was
tempered sufficiently to be merely
cool and agreeable. She luxuriated
in it for a few moments, and while
she had her face buried in the towel,
rough, coarse, but clean, she heard
step. She looked up in time to see
the man lay down upon the bench a
small mirror and clean comb. He
said nothing as he did so, and she had
no opportunity to thank him before
he was gone. The thoughtfulness of
the act affected her strangely, and she
was very glad of chance to unbraid
again. She had not hair pin left, of
course, and all she could do with it
was to replait it and let it hang upon
her shoulders. Her couture would have
looked very strange to civilization, but
out there in the mountains, it was en-
inently appropriate.
Without noticing details, the man
felt the general effect as she limped
back into the room toward the table.
Her breakfast was ready for her. 1t
was coarse fare, bacon, baked po-
tato, hard tack crisped before the fire,
coffee, black and strong, with sugar,
but no cream. The dishes matched
the fare, too, yet she noticed that the
fork was of silver, and by her plate
there was napkin, rough dried, but
of fine linen. The man had just set
the table when she appeared.
Il am sorry have no cream" he
said, and then, before she could make
comment or reply, he turned and
walked out of the room, his purpose
evidently being not to embarrass her
by his presence while she ate.
Enid Maitland had grown to relish
the camp fare, bringing to it the appe-
tite of good health and exertion. She
had never eaten anything that tasted
SO good to her as that rude meal that
morning, yet she would have enjoyed
the trimming, smoking coffee pot on
it better, she thought. Il he had only
shared it with her, If she had not been
compelled to eat it alone. She has
tened her meal on that account, deter
mined as soon as she had finished her
breakfast to seek the man and have
some definite understanding with
him.
And, after all, she reflected that
she was better alone than in his
presence, for there would come steal.
ing into her thoughts the distressing
episode of the morning before, try
as she would to put it out of her mind.
Well, she was fairly sensible girl;
the matter was passed, it could not be
helped now, she would forget it as
much as was possible. She would
recur to it with modification later. on
but the present was SO full of grave
problems that there was not any room
for the past.
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who had been brought up in the most
humdrum and stereotyped fashion of
the earth's ways, and with never an
opportunity for the development of
the spirit of romance which all of us
exhibited some time in our life, and
which, thank God, some of us never
lose. that she found herself revealing
il it.
She lost herself in pleasing magma
lions of tales of her adventures that
she could tell when she got back to
her uncle, and when she got further
back to staid old Philadelphia. How
shocked everybody would be with it
that she would never mention one ep
isode of that terrible day, and she had
somehow absolute confidence that this
man, in spite of his grim, gruff tact
turnity, who had shown himself SO ex-
ceedingly considerate of her feelings,
would never mention it either.
She had so much food for thought
that not even in the late afternoon Of
the long day could she force her mind
to the printed pages Of the book she
had taken at random from the shelf
which lay open before her, where she
sat in the sun, her head covered by an
old ''Stetson" that she had ventured
to appropriate. She had dragged a
bear skin out on the rocks in the sun
and sat curled up on it hall reclining
against a boulder watching the trail,
the Winchester by her side. She had
eaten so late breakfast that she had
made rather frugal lunch out of
whatever had taken her fancy in the
store room, and she was waiting most
anxiously now for the return of the
man.
The season was late and the sun
sank behind the peaks quite early in
the afternoon, and 1t grew dark and
chill long before the shadows fell upon
the jewellers of the lowlands.
Enid drew the bear skin around her
and waited with an ever-growing ap-
prehension. If she should be COM
PEELED to spend the night alone in that
cabin, she felt that she could not en-
dure it. She was never gladder of
anything in her life than when she
saw him suddenly break out of the
woods and start up the steep trail,
and for moment her gladness was
not tempered by the fact which she
was presently to realize with great
dismay, that as he had gone, so he
now returned, alone.
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shelves with cooking utensils and
graniteware, and more rude box re-
ceptacles on the walls which were fill
ed with bountiful and well selected
store of canned goods and provisions
of various kinds. This was evident
~ the kitchen, supply room, china
closet. She saw no sign of bed in
it. and wondered where and how the
man had suent the night.
BY rights, her mind should have
been filled with her uncle and his
party, and In their alarm she should
have shared, but she was so extremely
comfortable, except for her foot, which
did not greatly trouble her SO long as
she kept it quiet, that she felt GER
tain degree of contentment, not to say
happiness. The adventure was so ro-
mantle and thrilling-save for those
awful moments in the especially
to the soul of a conventional woman
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place, as Is often the case. Word
thought and outward speech did not
correspond.
"It's too cold for you out here, you
must go into the house at once" he
declared masterfully, and she obeyed
with unwonted meekness.
The sun had set and the night air
had grown suddenly chill. Still hold
ing her hand, they started toward the
cabin few rods away. Her wounded
foot was Of little support to her and
the excitement had nnnerved her, in
spite of his hand she swayed; without
a thought he caught her about the
waist and half lifted, half led her to
the door. 1t seemed as natural as 1t
was inevitable for him to assist her in
this way, and in her weakness and be-
wilderment she suffered it without
comment or resistance. Indeed, there
was such strength and power in his
arm, she was SO secure there, that she
liked it. AS for him, his pulses were
bounding at the contact; but for that
matter even to look at her quickened
his heart beat.
ITO RE CONTINIJED)
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prainaoe of the zuyder Zee.

A great project is again before the
people of Holland-the draining Of the
Zuyder Zee. The sea, which, as every
one knows, is at the north of Holland
and covers an area of $4,000 hectares.
a hectare being practically two acres
and half.
Just half century ago scheme to
drain the southern portion OF the sea
was first mooted and although 1t re-
ceived considerable support. the oppo-
sition was greater, but now an asso-
citation has been formed and bill will
be introduced into the chamber. The
promoters see that with an increased
population means must be taken to
enlarge the country and this Teclama.
ton of the sea is suggested as capable
of accomplishment If the sea is con-
ouered there are several lakes which
can be dealt with later.
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STORIES TO ,ZE > 81
CAMPF9k D8s
AND WAR u
FIGHTING AT FORT STEDMAN
my Was 208th Pennsylvania
Stirring Activities.

Your description of the battle of
Fort Stedman, March %, 1866, prompts
memory of the stirring activities OF
the early morning hours Of that day.
| have a letter from a comrade who
stated: after reading the two last
issues Of The National Tribune on the
Fort Stedman fight one would suppose
that our brigade was not in it" etc.
You, of course, could not cover the
many interesting details, and for this
reason will make some application
which will probably interest comrades,
writes Miles G. Huyette of Buffalo, N.
Y, in the National Tribune.
The 208th Pennsylvania was on the
Bermuda Hundred front-under Butler
In the Eighteenth Corps-from late in
August, 1854, until late in October,
when we were relieved by brigade of
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had been leaning, at the same time ex-
tending her hand to greet him.
"Oh," she cried, her voice rising
nervously as he drew near, II am SO
glad you are back, another hour OF
loneliness and l believe l should have
gone crazy"
Now whether that joy in his return
was for him personally or for him alb
stractly, he could not tell whether
she was glad that he had come back
simply because he was human being
who would relieve her loneliness or
whether she rejoiced to see him indf-
vidually, was matter not yet to be
determined. He hoped the latter, he
believed the former. At any rate, he
caught and held her outstretched
hand in the warm clasp of both his
own. Burning words Of greeting
rushed to his lips torrentially; what
he said, however, was quite common