The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-03
DENTISTS WATCH OUTCOME OF
 JONES CASE Charge That A. G. Jones Practiced Without a
 License REHEARSES MEETING WITH COMMISSION Session Today Largely De- voted to Recital of
 His Story

Dr. Arthur G. Jones of this city whose dental license was recently re- voked came before Judge Scott in the common pleas court today in manda- mus proceedings brought against the commission.
 pr. Jones said when he was sum moned before the commission last July at the Hotel Hueb1ein in Hart ford, they objected to Attorney J. B. Klein appearing as his counsel. but the lawyer was finally admitted Then Dr. Jones says he was shown newspa- per advertisements in Bridgeport pa pers in which his picture was shown and advertisements from local thea re programs were also exhibited
 Next 8 complaint was read from To- cal dentists. In this it was stated that Dr. Jones was plainly violating the law by performing dental operations, such as filling teeth, when he had no license to do so. It was alleged that pr. Jones paid the rent for the offices in the Wheeler building and also paid for the electric lights and the adver- tisements. He had his name on the office windows when he had no right to call himself a doctor.
 The regular dentists were opposed to him, the complaint stated, and if his license should be revoked it would make legal proceedings neces- sary. Then the evidence could be made public, thereby showing the public that Dr. Jones is not entitled to practice. This complaint was sign ed by Drs- Egan, Myers and Tones.
 One of the commissioners asked Dr. Jones if he was graduate of the University ss1 Pennsylvania and the witness replied in the negative. He wanted to know if, Dr. Jones had as- stunned the name of another man of the same name whose cognon1en was given in the dental directory with the ln<f an dsdS 10Ts.s T(,T1e denied this, too-
 After that, one of the commission CTS asked Dr. Jones what right he had to call himself a dentist and have his name on an office window. He wanted to know what pr. Jones meant by appearing before a. committee in the 1913 General Assembly and speak ing on a pending bill. The only reply pr. Jones made to these questions was to remark that he was willing to withdraw the advertisements. He said he intended to take the State Board examination in June of this year.
 Dr. Paul Kumpitsch, with whom Dr. Jones was associated, was present ready to testify but the commission CTS would not hear him. When At torney Klein started to read a paper, Dr. Jones testified that Dr. Taylor of the commissioners shook his fist at Attorney Klein and exclaimed, Were conducting this hearing as we see fit We don't care to hear from you'' Then the hearing adjourned without any witness for pr. Jones having been called.
 Previous to this testimony Attorney Klein asked pr. Jones to tell some thing of his history. The witness said he lived at 542 State street and seven years. He was born in Keene, N-, H. He had acted as assistant to Dr. CoIey and Dr. Weidlich in this city and in March, 1913, entered into an agreement with pr. Paul Kun- pitsch, who then practiced in New Ha- ven.
 It was agreed that Dr. Jones was to furnish an office and guarantee Dr. Kumptisch $40 a week.
 Any sums above this amount were to be given to Dr. Jones to repay him
 for the money spent for office fixtures.
 In case the receipts did not reach $40 a week. Dr. Jones agreed to make good this deficit to Dr. Kun1pitsch pr. Jones was to act as assistant in
 the office and was to perform work only under the supervision of Dr. Kumpatsch, who was a licensed den tiSt. Dr. Jones agreed to recommend | pr. Kumpitsch to various friends and | thereby secure business for the office The business had been conducted in l the Wheeler building s1nce that time. 1uoSe rScolt Nld not give any de- cisfon in the matter today. He said there were some questions of law to be considered It was claimed that l the statutes say nothing about a H- cense for an assistant but provide that he must register. If the state com mission cannot issue such a. license it certainly cannot revoke one, said the
 court Judge Scott said he would in
 vestigate whether the commission had 1 legal power to act as 1t did
 The Dental Commissioners present
 in court were: Drs. Albert w. Cros- by, New London; D. Everett Taylor, l Wfndham; Howard G. Provost Win chester: Edward EberIe, Hartford :
 William H. Metcalf, New Haven At
 torneys T. M. Cu1linan and G. E. Hill appeared for the commissioners.