The San Francisco call., 1899-11-24
METCALF OFFERS
HIS RESIGNATION
Too Many Scandals in
Dental Board.
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW HIM
MAJORITY AGREED TO DROP
OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Metcalf Became Tired of Waiting for
the Others to Act and rendered
His designation to the
Governor.
Special Dispatch to rhe Call.

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 23.-The scandal
in the State Board OF Dental Examiners
reached a elimination this afternoon, az
least in SO far a. one Of its members IS
concerned. since DR.. r H Metcalf OF
Sacramento notified the Governor that
his resignation was in his hands. In re-
spOnse 10 a request tonight for a state
ment FOR The Call DR.. NetcaIf said that
he could no longer remain on the board
and retain his self-respect
Governor Gage left the city this after
noon and IL is not known that he ex-
pressed himself as 10 the disturbances
which occasiOned DR.. Metcalf-s resigna-
ton II had been expected that DR. Met
calf resignation would be simultaneous
with that OF other members OF the board.
who had expressed dissatisfaction with
the manner IN which the good name OF
the membership as 4 whole had become
involved. but the act OF Dr. Metcalf to
day Is taken as evidence that he became
ured or the delay and decided 10 bring
Inlhss 20 point at once II was sup
posed that DR. r. K. Tebbets would also
present his resignation. but there is as
!eI no positive indication that he has any
such Intention
Said DR.. r. H. Metcalf 70 the renor-a- %
The call tonight. = have no personal
animosity toward DR.. Tebbets and am
sorry 10 be obliged 10 resign. as the ap-
pointment was pleasant recognition
coming from the chief executive. but /
could not do otherwise and retain nv self
respect After our troubles at the exam
inaton OF applicants for certificates in
august last, ending In a personal quarrel
between Dr. CranZ and DR.. Tebbets the
latter told me that he would resign. giving
me MS word a fellow practitioner and
brother ELK that he would do so bv SEN
tember / He failed 10 keep his word
/ wrote 70 another menaber OF the board Ia
reference 70 the matter. but before | re-
ceived q reply the newspapers had got
hoId OF the aTair and II became common
property. / certainly could not blame DR..
Ieooets Ior not resignIng then The mat
ter was taken UP by the Governor who
referred II 20 the Attorney General. and
his reply. leaving the matter with the
board. has been published.
Some three weeks ago a meeting was
called Tor the purpose OF making an inves-
ugauon into the charges against DR.. Teb-
bets Witnesses had been notified 70 be
present. but none appeared with the ex
cepuon or Chinese. who claimed, when
questioned, 70 have no knowledge OF the
matter one way or the other and DR. ~
&. King Of San Francisco 10 whom the
Armenian who had made some OF the
charges had related mis- story. A deposit
ton from this Armenian was also al hand
The other witnesses who had been direct
I'd 20 appear not having done so. the
meeting was adjourned 10 enable further
efforts 10 be made 10 secure their attend
ance- The meeting following was held
still not appearing. IL was voted that the
evidence was not sufficient 10 substantiats
the charges. and the matter was dropped
II was generally understood a that time
that a majority OF the board would re-
sign