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TRAVELED TWO MILES BEYOND NORTH POLE Peary Climbed Over the Top. of the Earth to Make Proof Certain Statement Made to the Subcom« mittee of the House Com» miitee on iNaval Affairs WASHINGTON. March 4.— Proofs of 1 Commander Peary's discovery of the north pole caused a row in the sub committee of the house committee on naval affairs today. Two members of the National geo . jrraphii- society appeared before the committee with ropies of Peary's proofs !<-> urge the granting of a suitable re vard by congress, but the committee dec'ined to receive them in conference a:;d has made it known that unless the Peary proofs are forthcoming to their full satisfaction every bill introduced ;o reward the discoverer will b<=- pigeon holed. MAC<» MAKES OBJECTION Three numbers of the committee were in favor of receiving the Peary proofs •without making them public. Repre \u25a0sentatire Maron hotly objected, and after declaring his position, stalked .ansrrHy from the room. Professor Gannett of the coast and sreodetic survey, and one of the mem bere of the National geographic society whi<h accepted Peary's proofs, told the committee That Peary would not let the committee have the proofs for public purposes, because he wanted them for t:se • jn newspaper and magazine ar t Icjes. The professor had with him a copy '.of the proofs, but declined to submit t!:*r.?. He told the committee he had r<>t the slightest doubt that Peary dis • overed the p.ije and never had any even before he saw the proofs. He to lengthy questioning and answered many interrogations about the p.-ary darn for the pole. WENT BEYOND POI.E He told of the tidal observations that « 'vmmar.'ler Peary had sent back t<» the department from time to time w-hichj he said, were of great value. He claimed Peary went two miles past ..the pole to make sure that he was at 'the extreme "top of the earth." ; ' It whs stated by Professor Gannett thar ar.y scientist who kr.ev his busi ness could remain in Washington and fix up astronomical observations and instrument records such as a man irnsrht make at the pole. These could not be told from the genuine, it was acknowledged. WITTY O!RL PUZZLES JAPANESE PAYMASTER "English .Manners" a> Against the Nipponese Politeness Paymaster T. Hisano of the Japanese navy, who arrived here yesterday on tixe Tcnyo Maru, is on his way to Lon don to perfect his knowledge of the English language and to l*arn Eng lish manner?. On the Tenyo's pas senger list the paymaster is accorded the rank of commander, and In the Honolulu papers it was said that he was on his way to England to buy four Dreadnoughts for the Japanese y t a W. \u25a0 The little paymaster was amused at what the papers said of him. but sadly puzzled at the remark of a Honolulu girl to whom he confided that parj of his mission in London was to learn the "Manners?" frh** said in seeming sur- F.r:s>'. -Manners?" she repeated. ' 4Lon \u25a0dori? What's the matter? Do your mends think you're too polite?" NEW BANKING LAW ATTACKED IN COURT Banker Charges That Statute Is Unconstitutional An action to declare unconstitutional and void the new Ftat* 1 banking law. front* which Superintendent of Banks Alden Anderson receiver his authority, v;as begun \-esterday in th* United -States circuit court by Arthur . Crane, a private banker. Crane's operations w<re stopped by Anderson last July on the ground that they were "unsound and unsafe." He now r^r«lies that he hap more than money of his own to protect ];1s clfentß and ask* to have Anderson enjoined from interfering with his The suit is based on the fourteenth ampndmf-nt of the federal constitution, wl-^ir says no law can ahridge the privilegrfs and lib^rti^s of citizens. This amendment is violated. it is .laim^d, by the hanking law approved last March. PERSIAN CAT CALLED AS WITNESS IN CASE Summoned to Appear Before Judge Conlan Today "BSMi*." a Persian rat valued at $25. tvl'l appear in Pollen . s .Jurigf Conlan's rourt this morning so that the judge ran decide to whom it rightfully be long*. Mrs. H>U Hastings. SIS Schra dpr gtre^t, lost "Billie" January 6 and sileg^s that her pet is now in the pos ti*-ssion of '•Ja.ne Doe" Inguin. cook for I >o<nor Morse at 775 Colo street, who refuses to part with it. Yesterday Mrs. Hastings f^ciired a search warrant from* Police Judge Conlan t<» recover "Billi* 1 " and swore to a complaint < iiarging Mrs. Inguin with violating an ordinance in not notifying the pound keeper that fhf had a stray cat. PLUMBER PHONES TO WIFE AND DISAPPEARS The disappearance of W. J. England. 'n plumber at £03 Larkln street, and living at 370 Fortieth avenue, was re ported yesterday. Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock he telephoned, to his •wife from Montgomery street that he was to deposit a check for $150 in the 1-a.nk and would be home for dinner about 7, o'clock. He did not return to his home and nothing has been seen or heard of him since. His wife and Jive children are heartbroken over his absence and Mrs. Kngland is. afraid ihat lie- has met with foul play. POLICEMEN'S BALL NETS SNUG PROFIT OF $17,476 The crneral committee of the police men's ball held at the Auditorium the night of February 21 met yesterday afternoon to wind tip the business. It tvas found that the not profits arnount • \u25a0! to the handsome fig-ure of J17.-476.75, which will pro into the funds of the Widows' and Orphans' Aid association. A vofe of thanks was passed to Cap tain Henry Gleeson, chairman of the committee/ Cartoonist Favors Lengthy Courtship i Homer Davenport, the cartoonist,* sketched by himself yesterday for] \u25a0 & The. Call. :. * | HOMER DAVENPORT CALLS ON FRIENDS Cartoonist Revisits City After Several Years' Absence, Fully Restored to Health Homer Davenport, the cartoonist, re stored to his health after spending two months at Point Loma as the guest of A. G. Spalding, arrived in this city yesterday morning and will be at the Palace hotej until tomorrow morning, when he will leave for his old home in Oregon. Bickerings with his wife, who has secured legal separation in New York with $400 a month alimony and the custody of the three children, is given by the artist as the cause of his nerv ous breakdown. He has not yet re reiverl a copy of the court's decree. "I would not pay 4 cents alimony." said Davenport "if I have not been granted the right to see my children." Davenport attributes his matrimo nial difficulties to the failure of his wife to work in harmony with him, and lie wisely adds that "marriage on two weeks' acquaintance should not be encouraged." PROPERTY DEBDKI) TO WIFE "It was not until Mrs. Davenport circulated stories which reflected upon my character," said he, "that I de cided to leave my home at Morris Plains. X. J. To my surprise I dis covered that she made companions and confidants of her servants. I deeded to her all my property, including real estate in California: a beautiful home in East Orange. X. J. : the beautiful country estate at Morris Plains, a large life insurance policy and a vast quan tity of valuable furniture and paint ings." Davenport explained that his wife had unjustly made a scandal of the taxicab accident In Central Park, when he was injured while escorting two women home. He asserts that they had been to one of his lectures and that he was taking them home, where their husbands were playing cards. Although Davenport was a news paper cartoonist in this city for sev eral years, this is his first visit to San Francisco since ISO 4. "It is surprising to me to see. such a wonderful city built from the ruins."' said, the cartoonist. "I am also^agree ably surprised to find how easy . it is to locate old friends." Davenport has with him a most in teresting servant. Sied Abdalla, a youth of the desert, born near Bagdad, who was given to Davenport with the war mare Waduda by the supreme sheik, Hatchem Bey.- Sied presents a ,'gor geous spectacle in the corridors of the hotel and seems to enjoy the attention he attracts. Davenport has taken him nearly two-thirds the way around the world, which has so Impressed Sled that he remarked that he believed he had seen more of the world than the sultan. <- - v Davenport is to lecture before the Family club tonight. He is planning to begin a big lecture tour in Oregon, and is also thinking of starting a weekly }>aper in Portland. CAMPAIGN TO BOOST CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIES Report Made at Luncheon of the Development Board Increased impetus was given the campaign recently inaugurated for the development of patronage of home in dustries at the weekly luncheon yester day of the California development board. The committee that has} been working to outline a plan for opera tion made a report that' met with ap proval. Walter Webster, chairman of: the committee, following his ' report, sug gested that Jthe mayor and board.,, of: supervisors be invited tc attend the i meeting to be he}d March IS to discuss methods for co-operation along the line of ; patronage ! of home Industry. The secretary was also instructed to address communications to the presi dents of the various women's clubs, ask ing them to appoint a time when mem-, bers of the committee on home indus tries could address them. William J. Dutton. chairman of the subcommittee on auditoriums, reported the efforts ofthe committee to advance the interests of a municipality owned .auditorium, showing that certain pri vate interests in opposition/constantly came to the front whenever.- the ; com mittee proposed some definite line' 1 of action. To Vlnlt >an rmnclsco Without seeing A. Andrews' Diamond Palace would be like visiting Europe without seeing- Paris. ; It' is the most magnificent jewelry store in, the world. Visitors welcome. -50 Kearny st. Open Sa. m. to S:SO p.. m. Established" 1550.* THE' SAN FRANCTSCa \CALIv SATURDAY, -MARCH 5.. 1910. CENTRAL TRUST CO. DEFENDS HOEFLER Brands as False the Charges Filed Against Attorney in Lee Case A statement which is an explicit de nial of the charges made against At torney Ludwig M. Hoefler of this city, guardian of the persons of James and Mary Josephine Lee, was issued yes terday by the Central trust company of California by Charles F. Leege, presi dent, and Grant Cordrey. assistant sec retary and trust officer, executor of the last will of Mary A. Lee. and guardiari of the estates of her minor children, James and Mary Josephine Lee. Charges have been filed against Hoefler In the superior court of^San Mateo county by Attorney John Hogan, representing certain heirs in -the case. To these charges the Central trust company makes the following reply: The undprßlsrnwl, Central trust company of California, riecutor of the last will of Mary A. Lpp. dpopasM. an<l puanlian of thp estate* of Janips \#t> and Mary Jospphine Lee, licr minor rhildrpn. tx>irs to stato. In tlpw of the charter* filfd at Rpdwood City against L. M. Hoefler and rpportpil in the puhlic pre*.«. inrnlvlnj; allpeed mismanacement and iwwpalmpnt of th«> pstatfi : properties, that theso i-barges are unqualifiedly j ; falf.e and that the proof of their falsity will be ; clear to any one who will intelligently and in: £nn,i faith examine the court records at Ited- ' wood City and our own books of account. . It is j this corporation, and not Mr. Hoefler, that has | had chsrpe of the estate funds and properties and Is solply responsible therefor. All moneys and properties haro been properly accounted for. Including the insurance moneys, rents. Hotel Mateo stock, and othT propertiew referred to In the petition filed aeaint-t Mr. Hoefler. We may add that we have had Intimate busi ness and professional dealings with .Mr. Hoefler continuously for many years and that we. haTe the utmost confidence in his personal integrity. CENTRAL, TRUST CO. OF CALIFORNIA. Executor of the last will of Mary A. Lee. de ceased, and guardian of the estate of her minor children. By "CHAS. F. LEEGE. President. By (JRANT CORPREY. ;• Assistant Secretary and Trust Officer. Dated March o, 1910. WITNESS CONCEALED TO HEAR CONVERSATION Duress Alleged in the Blumberg Perjury Case The preliminary hearing of Ttlchard H, Blumberg on a charge of committing perjury while testifying for the defense at the examination before Police Judge Weller of Michael- Joseph Conboy, "was resumed before Police Judge Deasy yes terday. E. W. Hoag, who testified Thursday, was called to the stand and admitted that during the conversation held between Blumherg and Maxwell McNutt, assistant District Attorney, Sunday, February 6, he was concealed in Hti adjoining- room so that he could hear everything that was said. Assistant District Attorney Conlan wanted to 'put the transcribed state ment of the conversation in evidence, but Attorney Ford objected- on the ground that it 'had been obtained by threats or duress, and the judge sus tained his objection. At Conlan's request the case was continued until next Wednesday to en able him to amend the complaint^ MAYOR MCCARTHY HEARS OF HIS SISTER'S DEATH Will Be Unable to Go to Chi- cago for Funeral Mayor McCarthy received a telegram yesterday telling him "of the death of his only sister, Mrs- Kathleen Welch, in Chicago. An*> earlier! message had warned him of her critical illness from pneumonia. 1 ,- .• . . " \u25a0 Mrs. Welch!: was the wife of a. prac ticing physician of Chicago, and: their home was: at 5606; Lafayette avenue. . j ' Owing to the pressure,of public busi ness and the length' of time'necessary to. make the long trip eastward at this time of the ' year,* : the mayor willHnot attempt io~ go" to. . Chicago for the funeral.' OIL PROMOTER TO BE TAKEN TO COALING A City Marshal J. L. Moffett of Coalihga arrived at police headquarters -yester-" day morning to.takejback^C'A.^Sarber, <Til promoter, " who was arrested at .the Palace : hotel Thursday.; \u25a0 Moff ett ; v says that Sarber passed !a spurious: check for ssss. Sarber owned several 'acres of x land in Coalinga which, were l:prac-' tically; valueless and Moffett* thinks. he opened: an office : in Los; Angeles, to float .•worthless 'stock/ ','." H. W. ;\u25a0' Bolyn; Sarber's- superintendent, is under \u0084-ar-' rest in Coalinga." ' .*: VIOLATEB :< LIQUOR t .LAW— P«>ter »" LangUs.' ' grocer. 101 I#ake . Vlpw . avenue,": was fined > $100 l"J by ,« Polic c. Ju<l?e «\u25a0 Weller ; yesterday .; for selling ;"\u25a0 liquor. without «llQcnse.*;- v :,.: :.•>'\u25a0/ \u25a0 .v. v \u25a0 WANTS A MILLION FOR WATER RIGHTS Tuolumne Company Offers to Sell Lake Eleanor and Cherry Valley Properties Supervisors Consider' Proposal Indefinite: and Call on Attor* ney for Explanation The city officials want a more definite : statement of the offer of the Tuolumne water supplyjcompany. Attorney Jesse W. Lilienthal, representing the com pany, which holds' the option' on the Ham Hall and Sierra ditch and water company lands and water rights in Lake Eleanor and Cherry valleys, filed :a. communication with the supervisors offering to sell the Lake Eleanor land, reservoir sites and water rights for $400,000 and to give the city an option "for a reasonable time" on the Cherry valley land, reservoir sites and water rights for $600,000. v DEBATE BEHIND DOORS The offer and option were considered yesterday by the supervisors' public! utilities committee (Pugh, chairman),: Herget, Loughery, »Hocks and . Walsh. Assistant City Attorney John T. Nourse and City Engineer Marsden Manson i and Supervisor Kelly, chairman of the , finance committee, were present. The committee met behind closed doors for some reason quite as indefinite as were the, Lilienthal offers. The committee objected to the word ing of the Lilienthal communication re ferring to the Cherry creek option. The phrase "reasonable time" was too in definite. It also was discovered 'that it was not definitely settled that sec tion number 16, in which is the junction of Cherry creek and Eleanor creek, was included in the property which the water supply company would give the city. Without rights, in that sec tion the city's rights to all the waters would be jeopardized. PRICE COVSIDERED HIGH The price asked for the property of the Tuolumne water .supply company was considered too high. As Lilienthal was not present yester day the committee adjourned until this morning at 11 o'clock, when he will at tend. Mayor McCarthy is also ex pected to appear at this morning's meeting. The official communication from Sec retary of the Interior Ballinger order ing the mayor and supervisors to show cause in behalf of the city why .the Hetch Hetchy permit should not be re voked was not received by the board yesterday. It was mailed in Washing ton last Saturday, but the heavy storms in the Rockies have delayed the REPORT O.V UAIXPALI. City Engineer Marsden Manson filed the following report with the super visors yesterday on precipitation, tem perature, etc.. at Lake Eleanor for February, 1910: 1 Total precipitation 4.04 inches Total snowfall : 27.50 inches Packed snow on ground end of month -15 inches Maximum temperature on 12th i.. 6(5 degrees Minimum- temperature on "th 5 degrees • Mean temperature for month \u25a0 ' . 36 degrees Number of clear days 14 Cloudy . • • j> Partly cloudy .—. — • « The observer reports that the ice on Lake Eleanor has an average thick ness of 16 feet where the water Is 40 feet in depth, which was measured about the middle of the month, and that since that time it* is probably two inches thicker. REQUIRES LAWSON TO ; PAY OVERDUE ALIMONY Judge Refuses to Release At tachment on Safary Judge Graham intimated', yesterday that he would not release Justice of the Peace Lawson's February salary of $300 from attachment unless the justice agreed to turn over to his for mer wife, Mrs. Sadie Lawson, $250 for for arrears In alimony. The matter was continued to Friday next for Law son to consider the proposition. Minnie D.. Bode, who obtained an in terlocutory decree of divorce from Otto Bode, and then had the action dis missed because the decree had not been "entered," as' provided by law, was contesting Bode's petition to have a final decree signed in 'Judge Graham's court yesterday, when she collapsed. Judge Graham. had her conveyed to the central emergency hospital. Judge Cabaniss yesterday granted Lena Campe. | a divorce j from Robert Campe on the ground of desertion, and Adelaide - Schoone a • divorce from Eu gene Schoone on the same ground. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by: Louise FJltpponi against Henry L. Filipponi, cruelty/ Jane Lewis against George William Lewis, desertion. > VHarold J. Blomfield against Isabella Annie Blomfield, desertion. CONSUL EXPLAINS WHY POLICE AIDED TOURISTS Leo Berghoir Says That Canton Is Quite Orderly Leo Bergholz, United States! consul general .at. Canton." who arrived ,\u25a0 here yesterday on the.Tenyo Maru,- laughed when" told "of -the stories of peril In Canton as.related by the tourists who arrived here 'on the Cleveland.- • \u25a0 "I arranged for their visit." he said, "and :the preparations that .they, mis took for measures of protection against violence.w ere simply for their 'comfort and to prevent them blocking- up the streets of the s city. . , ; v v * "It is absurd to. talk of .violence in Canton. '.There Is no' town ,in* : China where a foreigner -is so safe: My mother has been onrthe streets-alone "at all -times, in . daylight and" dark, without the, slightest fear of molesta tion." 1 :. ;:':'\u25a0'.. ' ;"' : -V.; ' \u25a0.!:. V ;.!"\u25a0:- , Bergholz. came home /two years ago with -Minister O'Brien. He . is-now.-on leave '"of absence and! is accompanied by hisimother. ; 1 '-~ii~ " CREW OF THE CRUISER WASHINGTON FUMIGATED Bluejackets Have Strenuous Day ;V ; at the Quarantined Station "Xo new cases of smallpox have de veloped; among: jthejerew . of the ai> mored :cruiser ; Washington: The . blue-, jackets spent a V strenuous day. yester day, which v the .quarantine" "officials "more* than * shaded, v Part; of Vthe/'crew* was' landed; and the men and •their.ef fects put through a process of disinfect tion. : ;- < v :; "\u25a0-. ; ', \u25a0:- :'\u25a0'\u25a0; % \u25a0-';•;'--. ;.-;, \u25a0:_ -J * \The remainder of; the crew, exejept; a few s to stake. 1 care of- the Cshinv : will ; be [ landed today; and tliey ; and : their effects. [ will be. taken"o ver all ; the jumps.^r i « •.<. < '< Sij,When'i the? personnel r has been | disin-t fectedHne.jrjuarantlne^offlcials\wnijgive" their -attention UoUhcVshipVlwhichgwill be fumigate'di with 1 sulphur.^ COMPROMISE UPON THE BUILDING LAW Contractors and Health Authori ties Agree Upon the Space to Be Built Over Many More Employes of City Are Decapitated by the Board of -Works \u25a0 . ..-:,\u25a0\u25a0 : . • -. -.. 'Thetiig of war between the builders and architects on the. one hand and;the Society for; the/ Prevention of. Tuber culosis and the city health "authorities , on the other hand was declared over and a draw yesterday -by the super visors* building laws coramitte.e. A flat 80 per cent restriction in the amount of j space which', may be built over in the case of Inside lots was de termined upon as a compromise be tween the present 70 per cent allowance and the 85 and .90 per cent asked by the builders and land owners. Neither the .health advocates nor the business seekerswere satisfied with the 20 per cent amount of land determined upon, to be kept forlight and air. pur poses. ' Former City Architect Mooser suggested the middle figure and it was adopted. i. ; t Draftsmen Dismissed The absenting . treatment "for ' the good, of the service" struck the bureau of architecture' of 'the board of works yesterday and Commissioners . Casey, Broderick and Newsom, upon City Architect Mohr's suggestion, severed 14 young draftsmen and inspectors ,from their jobs. The men discharged were: ' Steel In spector C. S. Hendry, salary $175 per month; Inspector H. Theinler, $150; Draftsmen David Graham, Alfred Kohn, John Lavell, John Bagley, A. McPher ,son and B. R. Metcalf, Structural En gineers J. P. Sartz and E. A. Zellfuchs, Estimator H.Wilke.. Tracer H. Michel son, Inspectors' A. B. McKinney 1 and Liouis Bailey./-. .^ '. The board accepted the resignation of H. E.. Wetherell./who retired from the engineering department on account of*itl health. BOXDS OFFERED FOR SALE - Bonds of the old 3»4 per cent issue to the amount of $116,-200 are to be offered for sale by. the board of super visors March 28. /The . supervisors' finance committee determined on this action for the above balance of the sewer bond issue yesterday; having in hand the offer of the Peralta Heights improvement club to take .$30,000 worth of the securities, and that of the Silver Heights club for $15,000. "Go ahead", was the word. given the i board of works yesterday concerning the job of building the Mission viaduct. The, supervisors' finance committee re ceived from the. United Railroads the signed contract by which the road agreed to furnish. $30,000 in labor and $20,000 in . cash. District Attorney Fickert's expendi ture of $600 in the purchase of law books was approved -by the committee. KILLED HIS BBOTHER— Michael Kirby. whp shot and killed his brother, Patrick - Klrby, pleaded not guilty v to a murder charge upon which he was. arraigned In Judge Lawlor's court yesterday. It was Intimated by the at torney for the defendant. W. H. Barnes, that insanity would be the defense. LETTER CARRIERS ENTERTAIN— GoIden Gate branch Xo. 214. national association of letter carriers, will entertain their national president. William E. Kejly. at a- banquet in the Hotel Yon Porn this evening. Kelly has been making a tour of the west and for seTeral days has been a Kuest «f the local branch. explore. i\r-\/^f /ffe^^^^^ftl'Hl wild places of the ;>^ ; \u25a0 w!fiMlisM ! '%- ill" earth, whether in BSSV^ # the frigid arctic circle, \u0084 %^l^j j^|f in the tropical jungle, in n . . wonderiul sustaining power / '^cJ^'^friV* of pure cocoa, due to the great percent- llfvw^l age of nutriment it contains ; more /^i^^^^^\ \%^ than is in 'any; other food. ' gg^^ i/M \ Ghirardeiirs » jnade from the finest selected cocoa beans, from SW^i "V "£*s| ' chosen tropical plantations, is the purest, the ["l^^^n^^feS" most perfect and; most nourishing of all beverages; fe??^^^ .It is so delicious it is the ' most popular; i^^-^iiP'' 1 ' -Ht its purity and strength make it the most economical as well. Costs less than a cent a cup. ARMIES OF WORLD MAY MEET HERE Suggestion Made for Interna tional Military Pageant for 19 15. Exposition Soldiers From All Nations May Jte.Seep Parading San Francisco Streets Xone of the many suggestions re ceived by the executive committee of the Panama-Pacific international ex position of m 5 in San Francisco has met ..with .stronger approval than that of Attorney, H. W. B. Taylor, 155 gutter street, Who advocates that in con junction with the international naval pageant to be held during the exposi tion an invitation be issued to the va- , rious nations to participate in one gi gantic military encampment. At the present time It is proposed that the nation* of the world send iheir Pacific fleets through the Golden gate to participate in maneuvers such as have never been seen at any world"s exposition. The addition of an inter national military encampment will prove an innovation never before Seen. The government of the United States, as an initial move, will expend the sum of $1,500,000 on the naval rep resentation to participate at the San Francisco exposition. With a like ex penditure to 'cover the military en campment the success of the sugges tion will be assured. The different na tions of the world, It is believed, would heartily concur in such an encarnp •ment and would gladly send represent atives to take part. * Aside from the fact that this would be the first international military meeting ever arranged the different representatives of the world's armies, in one gigantic parade, -would furnish a uninue picture. ~^- '' The letter of Attorney Taylor to the exposition committee, outlining his idea, reads: - fftfi o I belfere It is the Intention of yiiur com mittee to invite foreign nation* t>» >cud representatlTe warships to rendesrous in Saa Francisco bay at the time of the Pan ama-Paclllc international exposition. I re spectfully sucirest that your committee zl> » a step further and Inrite the nations t» also •end representatives of- their land foroe> to participate In an international military en campment and in conjunction with the navrtl forces to take part in an International naval and military tournament to be held toward the close of the exposition. At first glance this may seem a rather lure* proposition. Hut after consideration 1 d<> n<-t think you will find any insurmountable dif ficulties. 1 am sure it would be an enrirely new departure in expositions to hare th» •world's armies actually represented an«! meeting in friendly rivalry. I do not rail to mind any instance of an official me»tins of the world's soldiers such as thl* would h* and am satisfied that an Invitation, surh v here suggested, forwarded through proper official channels, would meet with accept ance. My idea is that the nations be asked to make exhibits of armament, equipment, etc.. and detail troops to accompany the exhibits and form an enrsmpment. .A total of 10.OJO men from foreien nations •hoald be. If possible, obtained. Such a force. - with our own troops, navy and foreign ves sels, would provide all that i* noe«!e«i to make a tournament an unbound>-<l anil world* wide success. .1 could go on and write as'to method* of procedure, right of foreign troops to land and encamp, cost. camps. tournament events, prizes, benefits to be derived, etc.. but do not feel called upon so to d« at thU time. Should you. however, deem this sug gestion worthy of further consideration. I will be pleased, whenever required, to ren der all the airl that I can in the matter of detail. 1 am, gentlemen, your* to e^m- ' mand. H. W. B. TAYLOR. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT— Arthur CheTaiier. a steam fitter, was accidentally «hot in the lee yesterday afternoon while purchasins a re volver from Georgre McO-rmack. 'INSTALLMENT PLAN' FOR STREET WORK Merchants' Association Favors Amendment to City Charter for Bonding Scheme Would Enable Property Owners to Make Improvements Un der Time Payments In order that streets ana localities may be improved on "the installment plan," the Merchants" association of San Francisco has drafted a proposed amendment to the charter, which will provide for the issuance of street a.a r sessment bonds. These bonds are to be known as "ten year local improvement bonds." The purpose of the amend ment is to provide a moitns by which property owners who desire to improve their streets, but can not afford to pay cash for their assessments upon com pletion of the work, could pay the mopey in installments. The proposed amendment was drawn up by Wright & Wright, attorneys for the Merchants' association. The Merchants* association has issued its proposed charter amendment In booklet form, with an explanatory statement. The pamphlet is for th© re view and consideration of improve ment clubs, contractors, bankers, tax payers and others who may be inter ested in the movement It has been circulated so that any criticism of the proposed measure may be made and acted upon before the matter is filed with tne supervisors f->r submission t« the voters at the November election. CONTEST OF THE HOAG WILL IS ABANDONED Bulk of $936,031 Estate of David Bi.xler for Widow The contest of th* will of William M. Hoag. h»gun by his brother and sis ter. James A. Hoag and Margaret J, Hogg, was flismiss^-.l y»stPr«!Hy by stip ulation, and the estate, worth $195.00 C. will be distributed as the testator in tended. Hoag was one of the founders of thetOregon Railway anrl Navigation .company. H> died January 28, 1909. The contest allied Insanity an-1 un dije infhi^nrp on the part of Dr. Charles M. Ellinwoo.i and Mrs. Kate E- BXeXX Cunningham. Jam"* A. Hoas has signed a rftraoti^n of the.«* charges. By his will William M. Hoag left to his brother. James. th«* income from $15,000; to Miry Hogs $15,000 In cash and $20<> a month. an>l to Margaret Hogg $li\n.io and $jo.» a month. Doc tor Ellin wood: his sister in law. Mrs. Cunningham, ami the members of th-ir families, were l*»ft about fSO.OOO, !>•» sides $20ii a month to Mrs. Cunning ham, .j Mary Hog?r. who was a residuary' legatee. having died, her brother. James, will set in the neighborhood of £35.900 from her estate. The inventory of the estate of £>avi<l Bixler. owner of muoh Sacramento and San Joaquin river lands, was filed yes terday, shevinje he left an estate worth J936.031. About three-quarters «f thin goes to his widow. Elizabeth Augusta. Bixler. SITSPECT ARRESTED -t:~.r::» Kilor an-l Frank Hill. snspei-rM burclars. w^re xrrestefl tati- • ThurMay Blfbi by I'r.lk-'men Burs an<i SmltU while in" a bniMins et Mavn an<i Klli* street*. •\u25a0 Ralph Marriii wm* arrpsrod hy I'olif-em^a Esai \u0084 am! Ca<l"!er» in Mission street wiiil^ trying fo .' *^11 a S"M w»tt*h whirh h» confessed fee hait stolen. 11