The San Francisco call., 1899-11-21
Dental Examiners Will Not Share
the Shame of TebbetS.
Five Members of the Board, Disguised by
the Governors Actions, Decide to
Resign Their Positions.

" he State Board OF Dental Examin-
ers is hopelessly divided against It
self The members declare that the
scandal Of the accusations made
IL AGAINST Dr. +. r Tebbets has de-
royed their usefulness a. state officers.
and since they cannot clear the stain OF
nlenied charges from the board they
niu present their designations TO Gov
Y,rnor Gage and permit Or. Tebbets 10 live
cat his official Ife As he pleases. This
test and sensational development or the
,larges preferred against Dr. Iebbets has
read like Wildure. and is the theme OF
, cited gossip among dentists. The pro-
d ,ssion has never been 80 excited before
o.. .ts State history. as the very founda-
d. on OF the integrity of its members has
q ion attacked.
Most OF The members OF the State Board
ave been nursing their shame and dis
eIst Tor some time. They felt that the
4, arges made against DR.. Tebbets reflected
g. ,on the entire board. and that in justice
60 all OF the members an investigation
ould have been held When the Gov
nor arbitrarily refused 10 make an in
arstgatlOn, preferring The presence Of q
e. scredited state official 10 an inquiry. the
t. her Dental Examiners were forced back
pon their resources, which, unfOrtu-
l..tely. amount 10 nothing. Realizing this
.. lnest treatment from the Governor. the
following members OF the board have ex-
pressed q purpose 10 resign their Official
siuons and allow Or. Tebbets 10 hold
rth al hls own pleasure: Dr. u. ). Bach
a. an. llr. 4. ~. Bliss, Dr. A. W. Moore,
g. 4. a.. Netcalf and Dr. l. 7. Cranz.
The scandal, ia which Dr. r. \. Tebbets
nas the central unenyiable figure. is still
J. esh Ia The public mind. Or. Tebbets was
.laIked Mltu bribery ana other serious
D.teuaes. Formal accusations against him
81 uIv prepared % br. Cranz auu presented
10 TIE Governor Tor luNesLE EauOn. Gage,
M itn tLai contempt which marks his OIn-
e. a. actions, old nothing. lie nnally an
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D. ttnuut Oueurg "a suggestion or q recon-
l4eHGa1on, allowed the affair 10 drlft as
Meanwhile the State Board Of Dental
LAenllueIs was langulshlng Its opinions
tHL4tc4 Tor Aotnus, as ole OF Its mem
Lefs stood seriously accused and unvlndl-
A.At1- oplActAlAE Aau 10 De uoue, ana
t.h era4 members or the board, who reiL
lie suns oi accusation, tried 10 do H.
ney realized fully THAI they could not
q Il Win authority. Under the law they
lave no power 10 force witnesses TO APP
4 ar before them, and they cannot eXpel
N-le oL LAelr own members ana deprive
d. IA Of hls state commission. lnder these
4 noluons The inquiry promised 10 be most
l-ihailsiactoIy, but me honest members Of
TIE board determined 10 make IL and clear
4 A'elIlatIN es from the shadow into which
l sDpeis hau been cast.
-Four Witnesses We're summoned 10 a
= ceLnG which was held two weeks ago
4ast saturday. A. expected, none OF them
oder the law. one OF them even left
lie city in order 10 be beyond reach.
= De only testimony that could be OBJ
tlnou WAS that Ot the Armenian practi-
L Dncr OF Fresno, who submitted an am
o.yit swearing that Tebbets had offered
Il-ll a cerililcale Tor money. II Is claimed
az nothing could be done at that meet
las. The honest members Of the board
g. ~ that they We're pOwerless even TO
save themselves from the stick with
M.lCh IebDels had been tarred. and an
a. ournment was taken until last Satur-
. he Armenian's affidavit was then read.
g. no other testimony was offered. for
l. g reasons given. Then some one moved
I. II the charges be dismissed and Teb-
D. s. be eNOnerated. This was asking too
, ich. and while the president DR. q. S.
y Gilman, showed no disposition to press
49, lnFesueauOn, he voted with his asso-
a. ties against the motion. The honest
o. mbers OF the board were practically
" lere they were before. and in disgust
q ~ voted 10 leave the entire matter
~ lere the Governor desired IL should be
" thout determination and with the
a. arges OF dishonesty still hanging over
q head OF DR.. Tebbets.
During the session. which had been
o. re Improbable than had been expect
90, several OF the members emphaucally
d clared that they would resign rather
a an SIT upon the board with Dr. Tebbets
~ der such conditions. Among those thus
pressing themselves We're Drs. Rliss
llchman. Metcalf. Moore and Cranz. Dr.
y stcat said that he would send his res
lrnation 10 the Governor at once. and the
hers declared that they would not be
long In following his example. And there
tie matter rests, disgraceful climax TO
On Incident OF shameful public life.
Dr. Cranz was seen at his home in Ala
sda last evening and fully cOrrobOrated
The report that the disposal OF the Teb-
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