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CC -TUESDAY, APRILS 3, 1917 THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER- 10 BASSITf'S CLUB TAILOR LOSES ODEOW Hotel Turpin Closes Doors Unexpectedly BOHEMIANS GEI $91011 FOR GAMP Edythe Elliott for Wigwam 4f3 New Company Organized MARKET AT SHARON'S HALF SISTER TELLS RAIDED; JAIL 17 EDDY ST. 250 GAS 1, Concert Poker Playing Charged Against Frequenters of Gambling Resort Long Immune. EDYTHE ELLIOTT, WIGWAM LEADING WOMAN Engaged to play principal roles for new company that will carry popular playhouse into its third year of uninterrupted stock performances. (Photo by Hutwok) A All During the Afternoon ytt For the entertainment of the Ladles who seek refreshing diversion and relief from the fatigue of shopping. Dancing From 7:45 On An auction of pictures and sculpture contributed by the artist members of the Bohemian Club to raise-funds for building the new clubhouse at Bohemian Grove, in Sonoma county, was held last Saturday evening at the club in Post street and brought in $5,000, or half the required amount.

According to Edward F. Benjamin, president, the other $5,000 will be subscribed by members and the construction of the building, plans of which are being drawn by Louis Mullgardt. will begin at once, In order to have it ready for the summer camp. Five hundred acres of land adjoining the redwood grove owned by the club were purchased recently. The new clubhouse is to be kept open the year round for the convenience of members.

Sir Ernest ShacUelton will be the snest of honor at a dinner at the Bohemian Club next Monday evening. The Bohemians had expected to entertain him, together with the members of his party, during their stay here. A wireless to Edward F. Benjamin, president of the club, heard from the steamer Sierra, just out of Honolulu, stated that he was traveling alone. The Turpin Hotel closed its doors unexpectedly yesterday.

The guests, to the number of 100. were accommodated by the various hotels in the neighborhood. A. W. Turpin, the manager, states that he owed about $3,000 back rent to the Powell Street Improvement owners of the Turpin.

The company, Turpin says, placed its claims at $10,000. Early yesterday, Turpin says, representatives of the company came into the hotel, and, in his absence, Instructed the clerks to take charge. Returning, he heard of what had taken place, and decided to close the hotel, discharging all his employees. Turpin says he will institute legal proceedings. Two police officers were called in by Turpin for protection, he said.

Police Picket Anti War Advocates Meet The widely advertised anti-war mass meeting at the Valencia. Theatre last evening had Walter Thomas Mills and Daniel McOonnell as the speakers. Resolutions protesting against war were adopted, and copies sent to Congress. Police Corporal Kerrigan and a detail were also prfsfnt. Mrs.

Florence Thorpe, wife of Dr. Arthur C. Thorpe, Los Angeles physician, was given a judgment against Koenlg Collins, cloak and suit dealers, 123 Geary street, for $1,250 damages for malicious prosecution, by Judge Sturtevant yesterday. According to the testimony Mrs. Thorpe while visiting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition In November, 1915, purchased a tailored suit from Koenig Collins for $50.

Subsequently she returned the suit for alterations. 'On November 20 a boy employed by the defendants delivered the suit to her apartments and (old her. he had been instructed to collect $2 for (he alterations. Mr3. Thorpe refused to pay the $2, asserting the original purchase price included alterations.

Fred H. Koenig, senior member of the firm, swore to a warrant for her arrest, charging her with having stolen the suit. Mrs. Thorpo was taktn into custody and held in the ciiy prison for one hour before arranging ball. When the case was heard before Judge Brady she was exonerated.

1 Mrs. Thorpe then brought suit against the tailors, asking $25,000 damages. Jerome Bassity's Thirty-third Assembly District Club, a notorious gambling resort, was raided by detectives early Sunday morning. Samuel Smith, keeper, and seventeen visitors were arrested. They were charged with playing poker In a public place.

It is the first time the police ever attempted to raid the place. Detectives Mitchell and Collet conducted the rail. Since the beginning of the vice crusade six weeks ago, Bassity's club has been thrown wide open to the police. Doors are open and the police walk in when they wish. But previous to that time when blackjack tables and stud poker games were operated policefrnen were barred and an excuse was then made by police authorities that there was no evidence that gambling was going on there.

The case against Smith and the seventeen alleged gamblers arrested there, will be heard blfore Police Judtre Brady this moaning. 'A ytti Hotel St. Francis Special Dinners With dancing in Rose Boh every evening except Sintsj. ART HICKMAN'S ORCHESTRA Surprise Witness Testifies to Hearing Mother Talk of Incident Frequently as a Child Frederick Wallace Sharon, the Ta-fcoma salesman who is seeking a half Share of the $2,600,000 estate of Fred W. Sharon, had two vr Knesset! take the stand for him in the Probate Court yesterday and testify to incident connected with his alleged adoption in 1892.

Mrs. John W. Schwab, a halt-sister of the claimant, wes sprung as a witness by Thomas B. Doeler, attorney for young Sharon. JJjs.

Schwab testified that she fie-fluently heard Mrs. Etta Sharon, her mother, talk about Fred W. Sharon having adopted her son. Mrs. Etta Sharon, according to the witness, died In Oakland in 1906, having made her living in her latter days by telling fortunes.

Garret V. McEnerney, counsel for Mrs. Louise Tevis Sharon, jrridow and executrix of the contested will, put Mrs. Schwab through a severe cross-examination. Attorney Dozier objected to many of his particularly when Attorney McEnerney began to bring out admissions from Mrs.

Schwab that the claimant had never contributed to the support of his mother. Runaway Truck Snaps Six Telegraph Poles Furniture and automobile tools were scattered along the Twenty-ninth street hill and six telegraph 111 poles were snapped off yesterday when a big auto furniture truck belonging to the Fred Gerdes Company broke adrift at Twenty-ninth and Diamond streets while It was btng unloaded. James McKeon, the driver, 39 Lexington avenu, was on the seat and attempted to put on the brakes but they refused to work. McKeon remained at the wheel and attempted to bring th runaway machine to a stop. ThP steering gear also went wrong aftr the first pole had been clipped off and the car rigzagged back and forth across Twenty-ninth street until Noe street was reached.

There it turned over. McKeon was thrown out and was seriously hurt. He was treated at the Mission Emergency Hospital. v.I: dt! SmF Patriotism Demand Of Teachers' Meeting Calling upon teachers and executives of the various school departments to vigilantly crystailze the sentiment of loyal patriotism among the scholars and to make manifest the result of the laying of the foundation of good citizenship in the public schools, President C. J.

Du Four opened the annual convention of the California Teachers' Association, Bay eection, yesterday morning in the Oakland Municipal Auditorium Theatre. He told the 3,000 members of the organization that they should be prepared to prov oy example the Vefficiency of the teachings of the (schools, and be ready to answer the call of their country should hostilities be begun. Immediately following the singing of "America," the resolutions committee was Instructed" to prepare resolutions for adoption Wednesday ex after carrying on negotiations -reat loss of time in the production of FTER the picture will result. A many prominent candi- with dates for the position. Manager BUSINESS NOTICES Ralph Pincus has engaged Miss 4 pressing unswerving devotion to the United States, which shall be proven by concrete and concerted action on the wart of the educators to offer Edythe Elliott, a distinguished young actress, as leading woman for the Wigwam Theatre.

The new company has just been organized for the third year of uninterrupted stock at the Maxwell quality will be rigidly maintained in spite of big and constant And other used cars The tremendous demand for new Packards has given us the largest assortment and the lowest priced high grade used cars ever offered anywhere at any time. highly popular playhouse in the Mission, with Del S. Lawrence to return as director and leading man. Mr. Lawrence has been producing plays In Vancouver during the past three months.

cost or materials. Advice UponWhat to Eat How Much to Eat (BY DR. I. H. WATSON) The poisons in man are t-cen care of.

if man will do his part. The liver and kidneys act as the sewage disposal plants which separate and throw off the poisonous accumulation, if givpn half a chance. But many of us should not eat meat more than once a dav Eat vegetables, and what may be called roughage" to stimulate bowel action, such as baked potato with the hard skin, graham, rye or whole wheat bread, onions, turnips, carrots, even the much slandered cabbage, and nauerkraut. Stimulate the liver into a thorough housecleanlng at least once a week, by taking a purely vegetable laxative made up and extracted from May-apple, leaves of aloe, root of jalap, into a Pleasant Pellet, first made increase in The opening play will be 'Little their services to their country. Deputy Instructor of Schools A G.

Cloud of San Francisco is chairman of the committee. Officers nominated yesterday for the association were Lewis B. Avery of Oakland for president: W. L. Glascock of San Mateo, secretary; Alice Rose Power of San Francisco, C.

J. Du Four of Alameda and Mary A. Darby of Oakland as delegates to Board of Directors. President of High School department, Roger S. Phelps of Concord and president of Elementary department, R.

D. Faulkner of San Francisco. Peggy O'Moore." Miss Elliott is cast for the title role, that of the little Irish lass who comes to America. The Maxwell car is priced too low for present ket conditions and its price must be raised May 1 st. Miss Elliott is a brunette of mucn beauty and an actress of exceptional talent.

mar Ray B. Collins, Howard Kusseu, Eddie Laurence, Artnur jeiasco. Margaret Marriott and Elizabeth Ross will be among the others in the company. Lemare to Dedicate Organ at 10c Concert The dedication of the city's big "Little Peggv Aioore, win mi-lowed by "Just a Woman," "The Song of Songs," "Some "Which Shall I Mam'." "The Old Homestead," "The House of Bond It is impossible to "continue marketing the Maxwell at its present prices without lowering the quality of the car. For months the price of materials entering into the making of automobiles has climbed higher and higher.

Standardized production, factory efficiency carried to the highest degree and the enormous buying power made possible by a production of 500 cars per day have all united to hold the Maxwell down to its present price. But even these factors cannot longer hold the price at its present "bargain" figure. age," Somebody's luggage ami The Maxwell price has not kept pace with the price raises made on other cars. But the Maxwell car, as it now is, is far superior to the Maxwell of one year ago. Through all the turbulent market conditions a steady improvement has been going on.

The car has been given longer springs, deeper cushions; wider, roomier seats; raintight, ventilated windshield; gasoline gauge and dash lights perfected clutch and the very latest improved and especially, designed Atwater Kent jgnition system. by Dr. n. V. fierce neariy niiy jwn, ago.

and sold by nearly every drug- gist in the country. To keep the kidneys clean drink plenty of water between meals: alfo. if yu wish to "escape half the ills" which cause early deaths from kidney diseaie, af- fections of the heart, rheumatism and i gout, drink a pint of hot water a half hour before meals. This with reg- i ular outdoor exercise, sensible food, and occasionally Anuric (double, strength) before meals for a few, weeks at a time, and there is no rea- i son why a man or woman should not live to be a hundred. This Anuric 1911 Pierce-Arrow 48 5 pass.

1915 Franklin 5 pass. 1915 Packard Landaulet 1915 Packard 15-48 7 pass. 1917 Packard 2-35 7 pass. 1914 Kissel 6-48 7 pass. 1915 Vim Truck.

1911 Pierce-Arrow Limousine. 1915 Chalmers 7 pass. 1912 Packard 7 pass. 1908 Packard 30, 7-pass. 1916 Maxwell 5-pass.

organ in the Exposition Auditorium is to be held at 3 o'clock next Sunday afternoon when Edwin H. Lemare will give his first public recital there. The admission is to be 10 cents and no seats are to be reserved. Children under six years of age ill not be allowed. The Supervisors yesterday authorized the Mayor to enter into a contract with Iemare for one year and also reserved the Auditorium every Sunday night for him to play to the public at the price of 10 cents.

Radio Club Will Aid I stimulates the kidneys, causing them to throw out the poisonous uric acia, which causes us to have pains in the I back, lumbago rheumatism or gout. Anuric can be obtained at almost all good drug stores. It always ben- I efits and often cures the cause of kidney disease, as well as rheumatism and gout. other noted plays. The Landers Stevens and George Cooper engagement is in its tenth and final week, the company now playing "Ten Nights in a Barroom.

jC if? rft WHITAKER FILM STUDIO BURNS. Fire originating from crossed wires entirely destroyed the studio of the Nevada Motion Picture Corporation at Pasadena recently. Almost the entire company was working on the stage at the time on one of the big sets for the twelve-reel version of Herman Whitaker's novel, "The Planter." which the company is producing, with Tyrone Power as the star. The loss is estimated at $25,000, Including studio, sets, costumes, etc. It may.

however, run higher if it is found impossible to duplicate some of the costumes and furnishings exactly as they were, necessitating retakes on some of the incidents. A great many of these costumes were purchased in Guatemala. It Is believed that no S. in Organizing To aid the government in the con trol of wireless telegraphy in this district, the San Francisco Radio Club $635 now $665 after May first For thirty days longer you can buy your Maxwell at the old price. All orders received by jpj us before midnight on April thirtieth will be filled at $635 f.

o. b. Detroit. Order Your Maxwell NOW! CUYLER LEE" has undertaken the organization of a bay city section. An organization meeting will be held at 1510 Euclid EPILEPTIC ATTACKS HAVE BEEN STOPPED FOR OVER 60 YEARS by DU.

KLINE'S EPILEPTIC REMEDY. It Is a rational and remarkably suceepMul treatment for flta. Epilepsy (Falliaa Slckaess) and kladred acrveui deraagemeata. Get It or order it at any Drut Btore avenue, Berkeley, to-morrow evening. Ij.

E. Jeffrey has been appointed chairman of the Berkeley Bectlon. The Radio Club has been commended by the United States radio Inspectors for its work in maintaining order on Prices Range From $150 to $3000 Terms if Desired Phone or Write for Our Bulletin, giving prices. 2000 Van Ness Ave. the air among amateur wireless opcr Bank Clerk Is Traffic Officer.

REDWOOD CITY, April 2. Chaa. McCracken, local bank clerk, has been appointed by the County Supervisors as an assistant traffic officer to patrol the La Honda mountain highway on Sundays and holidays. He began his service yesterday. r-r rr" 51.00 and ators in San Francisco.

There are ninety-three members at present. It Scad lor oar valuable kKhh hook oa Epilepsy. It la Br. R. H.

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