The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-13

Nofy Of Washington S
Dental Conspiracy and
Some Mistakes
Have Made

This win be the closing article on
what has come 10 be known "a the
Dental War in this state. My first
articles appeared In the public preAs
Ia 1894. and have paid the regular
edvertising rates on all except one
which hriefed the entire question aud
was accepted aud published In the
Seattle SUNDAY Times. and that was
. Kindness received at the hand 81
Col A J. Biethen | shall never for
Tne Dental Board and Society
were unfortunate Ira many ways. and
their misfortune was my gain. For
Instance. have Il from reliable per-
sons that Mr.. sam Stearn. the hrilii-
ant lawyer OF spokane. who was the
dent Of the Dental Board. went be-
fore the Dental Society Combine AZ
Spokane and told how II would be a
work OF pleasure and honor for him
90 rid the state Of ali dental graft
do all this he would consider nis
accomplishment his pay. but later
sam sent IN one bill for over two
thonssnd dollars and thea had =
Ms funds You see. the facts
--fAfn did run some dentists out
mis- state. but he ran on a reef
q >pa hts legal craft struck me and
rMtk nave UlAur EtH GtANMH 10
beard on the theory of having
nailed 70 rid the state OF all d~n-
fists who were Objectionable 20 the
combine Of 1909. because he said u
be could run them all out u woaid
BE 4 pleasure to do IL without nay
money. and he decided 10 take the
moneg. pr. A. ~ stiles testified
shat ~Stearu told him that Il was
Not such as he that the society and
n .arge offices, and that he WAS
gonk To make life one hell on eArtn
for them before he got through. =
Sam got through long before did.
and he. only afforded amusement for
building Up one OF the largest dem
tai practices In the civlitxcd world
right here In seattle. Ard my mis-
take was IN thinking that Stearn
vas hnrming me when no Was my
~ SECOND MISTAKE.
IN times 81 war the degeneratinx
Influences brinx all types Of men
s.to s.sosistlen. and tho t.throas
3, honest. well men: and be-
4 cause OF this dental fight I was un-
Z avoid@bis brought into contact with
nsn who are simpiy Inpostorr In
boosters flrx<. because they are hDad-
|nR themselves out as dentists Ia
4bis state. yet they never haze
I1sudted Dentistry IN college or
funder preceptor. Nor have they
<over taken an examination IN any
etete or attempted to comply with
Eehe Law. Their scheme IT, to give
peSD1e as cheap and az little Dem
Hisggy as possible. and they figure
getting al they can and then
r1)bme men who make living by
, 9unntug dental offices but are not
dentists think that all dental and
medical laws are useless and fraud
tuient. and shfs class Of men. In
liberty 10 he license for his exer-
elsa Of unrrsfraiued wflh This char
acter OF man and hts influence was
1 ~ our last legislature doing all 10
bill that I had introduced TO regu-
J late The practice OF dentistry snd
protect the people against incom-
patents and tyrannicais. MY second
mis- take was Ia aesoclatins With and
} defending those Dentists who con-
ssrus liberty a. license
nv THIRD MISTAKE
Ny third mistake was In over
f, estimating Tire vigilance OF our
Estate courts In projecting individ-
t0Als IN their natural rights AGAINST
the sncroachmenf % unrestrained
power exercised under the color of
law. IN ours Il Government Of
IlAw. all that is done by our gov
lernment officials must be prescrib-
led BIZ lsw. AMI unless official power
and duty ~ defined and prescribed
lty our law. Justice 10 a mockery and
'anarchy s;ealthiiy creeps In and
untsrwines our liberty, while sane
- 81 law and patriotism are held
- srepars ~ for submission and
Wkfn a man does not suffer the
G~8i of his right by condoutng ard
- pitting TO destruction at the
lind .ef tyranny. the fswnine. vacii-
>. 94fiuf retainers OF special privilege
Htew~wfth Amusement the destruct-
I've Processes In operation, and with
G4lf-e1fisfied awe shift the burden
rssponsibility on others whose
When courts fail 20 function. or
function In the Interest OF special
privilege. the people should have q
Hneans fofher than the institutions
'of barhafian. Ia war and vi0iencel
Whereby 10 dethrone such courts and
thus prevent them from doing vio-
lence % the Institutions OF the Deo-
fpis whose arbiters they are con
'etitnted
EMO court or jury are vested with
.arbitfary power TO determine \
cause according 90 their notion OF
f3utffce such power vested In any
court or jury would constitute the
most appalling despotism." said
<Fhasswo0d. and "a will soon be evil
I6ent 10 Us as n people that. In order
40 compel judicial opinion 70 con-
form 70 private rights and the pub
Tic welfare. the power Of the people
10 exerelse the right OF judicial re-
call Will have to become fixed
principle IN our Institutions OF gov
eminent. A people should respect ITS
courts In proportion as us courts
serve their creator, the People.
l.Ay mistake was In believing that
E2. Protection ~ equal law and
xuce according 70 law was afford
Ksvsfy eitizeu by our courts. !
KvH KNOW nat he who wants justice
country must fight for II.
1en. n0~5 licensed to practice Dem
~ In thls state and possess the
spcate ] wag entitled to Tn 1908.
u IN INDICATED, not by the aid Of
seuffs3 but In spite OF them. I
nefn harsh and Impuiafye In
~ 3ctsing a. times, but 7 always
sWsb the facts and nbIded con .
4s.cee, iand I can truthfuIIy say
~X nave no malice for any one
~ W0fh. The actions Of per-
MAJ be condemned. but the
hemselves should be free
our cgndeunattons
next Saturdays star my first
iS on things which dentists
vuso Know aud do will appear,
IT, se EDWIN ,. brown,
X# tlisa ~, TIA First Avenue.