The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-26
DENTISTS FIGHT ]. OVER HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS. Regulars" and Advertising Extractors Quarrel Over
 State Laws
 JEALOUSY ALLEGED
 BY LAD" ADVOCATES Attorney Brennan Charges Dentists "Faked" Three
 Signatures to Paper
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 Hartford, Feb. 26.-Brfdgeport den- lists were accused of decidedly unfair tactics in their fight against the so- called advertising dentist, yesterday public health and safety of the general assembly held a public hearing on the Senate and House bills relating to the practice in this state.
 Professional jealousy is the charge made by Attorney D. E. Brennan of Bridgeport when he appeared before the committee for the advertising den- tists and told of the trouble in Bridge port. He related several instances Of which ethics did not approve.
 Attorney Fillmore s. Banks, Attorney Thomas Cu1linan, Dr. A. c. Tones, Bridgeport and pr. Eberle, represent ing the State Dental association ap- peared at the hearing for the regular dentists Attorney Brennan was the main opposition.
 The Senate bill is fathered by the regular dentists. It provides for rad ical changes in the state laws relating to the practice and by defining the limits of an unregistered dentists lat itude, constrafns 1t. The House bill is one framed by the dentists assistants. of whom there are about 40 in the state who are called advertising den- tists. It is substitute bill, designed to alleviate the limitations provided in the Senate bill and the present laws
 The regular dentists appeared for their bill and appeared against the bill of the advertising dentists Att torney Brennan did vice versa
 The regular dentists and their reps resentattves explained the purpose of the Senate bill. It is designed to de- fine the limits 1t was said. 50 that no more cases such as the test case against Arthur c. Jones of this city, may be necessary.
 Attorney Brennan made charges in response. F has all grown out of professiona1 5ea4eusss he sa1d Ha cited the case Of Jones an advertis- ing dentist, against whom changes were made by the State Dental Com mission and who was prosecuted in the Bridgeport city court by County Health Officer George E. HtIl as a test case. to determine if Jones was violating the state health laws.
 counts. he said But, he charged. the papers making the charges against Jones, reputed to have been signed by three practicing Bridge port dentists, pr. A. c. Tones among them. were signed by the same man. He said the signatures two at least, had been falsihed. On questioning Dr. Zones admitted this, but he said he was away when the paper was signed and he would have signed it if be were at home.
 Jones, it will be remembered, had to sever, partnership with Dr. Paul Kumpitsch. as a result of the fact case. Attorney Brennan declared that the Bridgeport dentists are jea1- ous of Jones' success, because he left a regularly practicing dentist and carried with him most of the trade.
 He pointed out the rules had been suspended in 1887. 1892Sand 1902 to allow the assistants to become regular dentists: said that many praticing dentists fighting now were in those classes, and pleaded. for the same suspension or privilege
 pr. Tones denied Jealousy in Brddgepo ort. A charge made by Br.ens nan that Bridgeport dentists wanted to "gets' 9 certain man there, was denied.