The record-union., 1899-09-24
DENTAL EXAMINERS At WAR.
DIR. CRANz,s CHARGES AGAINST
DIR. TEBBETS.
Governor Gage Says They Have Not
Been Fi1ed-What DR.. Teb-
bets Says.

Yesterdays San Francisco call"
contained an article in which it was
alleged that Dr. Louis T. Cranz, a
member of the State Board of Dental
Examiners, who resides in San Fran
cisco, had filed charges with Governor
Gage to the effect that DR.. F. F. Teb-
| pets OF this city, who is also one of the
DentaI Examiners, had used his posi-
ton to sell diplomas to incompetents.
| The article referred to specified that
DR.. Cranz, after filing the charges with
the Governor, on two occasions request
| ed the latter to investigate them, but
no action had been taken, and that he
recently telegraphed to DR.. F. H. Met
calf of this city, also member of the
board, requesting him to see the Gov
efnor and urge an investigation.
In view of this publication a Rec
ord-Union' reporter yesterday saw DR..
Tebbets, and the latter related his side
| OF the story in straightforward man
ner
The origin of the trouble between
myself and DR.. Cranz," said DR.. Te5-
bets, was of a purely personal char
aeter. We had hot words at BAN
quet in San Francisco, after the wine
had been flowing, and at that time
Cranz drew a revolver on me. 1t was
personal row and nothing was said
at the time about money being re-
| ce1ved for dental diplomas.
| AS matter of fact no diploma was
ever, SO far as / know. sold by the
Board of Dental Examiners. There are
4 n1a hor Of af fol
examiners, and that ought to be an
answer to the charge that l sold any
diplomas. One man cannot grant a
diploma, and it follows that if one
member is guilty the others are also.
| propositions have been received by
the board to grant diplomas for a con-
slderatlon, but in every case, so far as
L know, they were passed unnoticed.
You may say for me that the charges
L understand that charges have been
made-are absolutely false.
/ After Cranz and had our trouble at
the banquet referred to / thought OF
| resigning from the board, as it is very
| disagreeable to act with an enemy, but
since these charges have been made,
just say for me that I'll never resign
4
and my innocence proved. Just say
also that demand an investigation, as
by that procedure the falsity of the
charges can be shown
The Doctor spoke as though he meant
| every word he said
| Governor. Gage was next seen by the
reporter, and started in by saying that
he would decline to answer any ques-
tions concerning any statements print
ed in the San Francisco "Call," but
that he had no objections to saying
that no written charges against DR.
Tebbets had ever been presented for
his consideration.
Il am engaged in investigating a
number of Institutions said the Gov
ernor,' and if I find il necessary to in
vestigate the Board of Dental Examin-
ers / shall do so, at the proper time,
and give the result to the public.
II have heard rumors uncompliment-
ary to DR.. Tebbets as a member of the
board. but no written charges have
been filed. I have not yet investigat-
ed these runlors sufficiently to be able
to make any public statement as to
their truth or falsity.
II don't exactly see how 1 am ex-
pected to investigate charges against a
/ member of the State Board of Dental
Examiners, for I'm not even an ex-
officio member-that is, believe I am
not
When told that DR.. Tebbets had said
he understood charges had been filed
the Governor said:
Well, If the Doctor says charges
have been filed I will not gainsay him
as he ought to know but I will reiter-
ate that If written charges have beer
filed, they We're not filed with me-"
Governor Gage made no statement as
to where the rumors came from, but
by repeatedly referring to the fact that
no written charges had been filed, left
the impression that "oral" accusations
had been made.