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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
REORGANIZATION
PLAN PROPOSED
Alaska Packers Association
to Submit a Proposition
at Stockholders Meeting
WILL INCREASE CAPITAL
Bond Issue Readily Finds
Subscribers and a Large
Block of Stock Is Sold

The regular meeting Of the directors
of the Alaska Packers Association was
held yesterday, at which a plan Of re-
organization was submitted and adopt
ed by the board. Resolutions were Of
fered and adopted authorizing the sec
retary to prepare the plan for presenta-
tion at the meeting of the stockholders
of the corporation to be held on Janu-
airy Il. 1905.
The plan will advise an increase Of
the working capital of the association.
Announcement was made that the issue
of 1000. 900 bonds has been subscribed
and $1,000, 900 of the 81, 900 of stock
has already been underwritten at par.
The regular monthly dividend Of IS
cents per share is payable on the 2Sth
inst.
The proposed plan of reorganization
is based on the following summary:
Capital stock to be increased to. 81. 500 600
Issue and sell additional stock lover
present outstanding issue Of 4,sOO,- -
UO) ............-. ......- .--...s ItzVVOVV
Transfer from reserve funds to ac-
count Of present capital stock to
make same fully paid .-.-.------.- 6s0OOO
The readjusted capital will then stand:
Outstanding fully paid stock ...-....S 50 600 600 coo
IN reserve ....'.'.'.'. '.....-.'...' aw'SCv w ~ ~
Bonds ......... ..................... 1000 900
The bonds are ifteen-year 6 per cent gold
bonds. secured by trust deed, to be retired
from sinking fund by annual payments be
ginning with the third year
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
PREPARING FOR MEETING
OF FARMERS INSTITUTE
Session to Be Held in Napa During
Latter Part of Week Promises
TO BE We'll Attended

NAPA, Nov. 16.-ElabOrate prepa-
rations are being made for the ses-
sions of the Farmers Institute in Napa
on Friday and Saturday of this week.
Napa Grange, the New Century Club
and the Napa Study Club are cooper
ating in the plans for the gathering,
which is expected to be a large one.
Addresses will be delivered by Mayor
Fuller of Napa, instructors of the Uni
versity of California. DR.. L. c. Ken
non, Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs. K. H. King
OF Napa. Professor Warren T. Clarke
of Berkeley will speak on The Value
and Importance of Farmers Insu-
tutes" and Agricultural Education.
DR.. Haring of the same university will
speak on Contagious Diseases in
Stock" and tuberculosis in Domestic
Animals" Miss Hyde of Berkeley will
give lectures on cooking and food
values.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
FIRE AT SEA
CAUSES PANIC
Flames Threaten the Army
Transport Thomas During
Her Voyage From Honolulu
PASSENGERS ALARMED
Blaze i'll Troopship's Linen
Room Gives All on Board
Thrilling Quarter Hour

A sentrys frantic cry Of Fire"
caused a panic on board the army
tran-port Thomas on the afternoon of
Nov nbA H. when the troopship was
plowing her way here from Honolu
lu. Within two minutes every officer
and member of the crew had responded
to the call and each man was at his
appointed station. Before the passen-
gers had found the seat OF danger a
hose was pouring water on a pile of
blazing linen, and within fi-e minutes
Captain Lyman, the commander Of the
We. sci, had thrown overheard several
armfuls of blazing cloth and an
nounced the danger thing of the past.
The sentrys ilI-advised announce
ment alarmed all within hearing of his
voice. and, quickly as the crew has
tened to requarters, the news of the
threatening danger Travelled faster and
those officers upon whom rell the duty
of calming the passengers found their
hands full. Transport passengers, for
tunately, have a keen appreciation of
the value of discipline and order was
restored before a welcome whistle an
nOunced the passing of the danger.
When over their scare the passengers
found time to admire the splendid
manner in which Captain Lyman and
his officers had responded TO the emer-
gency and all on board returned to
their books, cards, maps and love talks
inspired with full confidence in the
skipper's ability to take care Of them,
no matter what happened.
The odor CT burning cloth had been
detected for some time before the
guard realized that the smell meant
fire. When he finally awoKe TO the Sc
rious possibilities of the situation he
made an investigation, and when he
discovered smoke pouring from the
linen room he lost his head and an
nounced his find with a yell which
caused more trouble than the blaze it
self
The Thomas to the water line and
below is barnacled and grass grown,
but from the water line up, on deck
and down below, her brass work was
shining and her paint as clean as when
she left port. After making his inspee-
tion of the ship Immediately after she
was released from quarantine, Major
Devol. superintendent OF the transport
service. announced that the troop quar-
ters were almost as clean as. If they
had never been occupied, and the YES
sci altogether the cleanest he had ever
seen come IN from long voyage.
The Thomas arrived on Tuesday too
late 10 pass quarantine. The cabin pas
sengers were taken ashore yesterday
morning on the army tug Slocunh and
in the afternoon the trooper was made
fast alongside the Folsom-street wharf.
General James f. Wade, lately COM
mander of the Department of the Phil
ippincs, was the ranking passenger on
the Thomas. He viii leave In a few
days to take command of the Depart
ment of the East. DR.. Anita N. McGee
and several American girls who have
been nursing the sick and wounded in
Japan, landed yesterday from the
Thomas and sill start east in a few
days to return to their homes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
BIds opened for New wharres.

The Hnrbor Commissioners yesterday opened
BIDS for the work OF constructing new wharyes
on the site now occupied by the Pacific Mail
dock The bids were MADE for the construction
or two different styles OF WhaTves, the more
expensive being double decked Healy, Tib-
bits & Co. submitted the lowest bid FOR the
work o. construction and for the cement 10 be
Usec IN tile foundation the bid OF tn Holmes
Line Company the lowest According to
these bids the cement viii cost s42 OGO and the
work Of construction S3Zs .61S II a double deck
ed dock Is bGnt and s3C9. .GT3 Il sngle-deeked
The Harbcr Commissioners VIII now advertise
for lessor and 20 the highest bidder who
VIII have 10 put Up the cost o. construction at
once and take Il out in the form OF rent the
property VIII be leased for a term not 70 ex-
ceel rtteen years Nobody needs new wharveS
quite SO badly the Pscidc Mail Company and
Il the lgures suit them and higher bidder
comes into the field. the Hartman liners will,
within a year or so. have q home in keeping
with their huge dimensions
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
SAYS TELEGRAPH COMPANY
is NOT A COMMON CARRIER
siding Judge of the State Cir
Court of Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 16.-That
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is not a common carrier is the
opinion of Presiding Judge NJ. c..
George of the State Circuit Court
The company was sued by d. z.
Meikle, a grain and hop buyer. for
$40 for failure to deliver a message
sent from Cleveland, Ohio, to WalIa
Walla, Wash. The message had not
been repeated, and the company al
legged liability only TO the amount
paid for sending it. The plaintiff as
serted in a demurrer to the answer
that the company was a common car
Iier and had been held to be such by
a decision of the Supreme Court Of
Ohio under a statute that was similar
to that of Oregon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
FRIENDLY BREEzES SAVE SAILORS FROM STARVATION
Thar. Not Sisters Up

The little schooner Seven Sisters of
Seattle, Captain Campbell in COM
mand. came into port yesterday forty
seven days from Kotzebue Sound.
Every man on board. from skipper to
cook, had his belt drawn tight, and
the glesm OF hunger was in every eye.
in the vessels hold was part Of Alas
ka for ballast. In the galley was a
dying FIRE and an idle. hungry cook.
Every ounce of food had been con-
sumed and OF drinking water there
was not enough left to make coffee.
Tow you in tomorrow" sang out
Captain Dan Thompson Of the tug
Sea Rover, bound home in a hurry.
- No, you WON'T" replied Captain
Campbell. You'll take US now.
We're hungry"
That was an appeal no ssilorman
viii turn from and the Sea Rover
passed a hawser to the foodless
schooner and brought her to an an
chorage OF Meiggs wharf
The run from Kotzebue Sound &C.
cupied a longer time than Captain
Campbell had calculated for and
the voyage heightened out the supply
Of drinking water and food steadily
approached the zero mark. Zero in
the food lockers was reached Tuesday
afternoon, and heavy weather that
would have driven the schooner off
shore would have added the torture ~
thirst TO the discomfort OF empty
stomachs. The wind was kind. how
ever, and the timely passing OF The
Sea Rover saved the little company Oh
the Seven Sisters from grievous suffer
ing As soon as the anchor chain had
been paid out, sails furled and every
thing made snug, all hands went
ashore, and when they called for
toothpicks and checks one water front
restaurant was in need OF a fresh sup
ply OF nearly everything the bill of
fare had provided
The Seven Sisters left here Nav Is
Tor Alaska, where she spent the half
year freighting and trading along the
coast. Captain Campbell reports that
on September so. in Kotzsbue Sound.
carrier pigeon few aboard and was
caught Attached to its leg was a tag
on which was written, Captain Arm
strong, Fish River. All we'll"
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
LIBERTY BELL
LEAVES FAIR
Special Farewell Exercises
Held at Which Fairbanks
and Speaker Cannon Talk
RELIC ON SPECIAL CAR
Accompanied by Delegation
of Forty COuncilmen, 1t Is
Returned to Philadelphia

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 16.-SpeciaI farewell
exercises in honor OF the Liberty Bell.
which has been on exhibition in. the
Pennsylvania building at the Worlds
Fair, we're held to-day. at the conclu-
sion Of which the honored relic was
started on.its trip back to Philadelphia
An immense throng attended the exer-
cises. crowding the space around the
bell in the rOtunda Of the Pennsylvania
building. On the terraces and steps of
the other State buildings thousands OF
others assembled to see the departure
Of the bell.
Mayor John w. Weaver OF PhnsdeI-
phia, Mayor Wells Of st. Louis. Presi-
dent Francis Of the exposition. Chair
man Henry Clay Of the special liberty
bell committee OF Pennsylvania, Vice
President-elect Charles w. Fairbanks
and Joseph Cannon, Speaker OF the na-
tional House Of Representatives, made
addresses. In the course Of his remarks,
which were cheered to the echo, Fair
banks said:
You may take this bell back to PhiiadelPhia
put o,ri IT at o home ,o Whereyss s tRs elS S5r ,s
shoulder muskets and go TO the field OF battle
to preserve II to pOsterity. How ! wish our
forefathers could be here to gaze on this ma
testic spectacle the like OF which never
witnessed anywhere. The present exposition
Is a great undertaking and its success. has
been the wonderment OF the world.
1 would feel neglectful OF my duty n
failed to say few words about this great
emblem Of freedom. May al leave here
with the highest respect for American. citizen
ship and with the firm resolve. regardless %
politics TO preserve the sentiments which the
bell has voiced
Speaker Cannon spoke briefly. lie
said in part:
The bell stands for free men and women
the cross does for Christianity.
At the conclusion Of the address, the
bell was removed from the building. TO
a heavy truck. As this was being done.
the assemblage stood in silence with
barred heads. A battalion OF the Philip
pine constabulary, headed by their
band, escorted the bell to the west end
Of the Palace Of Transportation. where
the precious relic was placed on board
a special car for transportation to Phil
adelphia. Forty Councilmen OF Phila-
delphia. ACCOMPANIED the bell on its
journey home.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Army Orders.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The fol-
lowing assignments to stations and
duties of officers OF the corps Of en-
gineers, recently relieved from duty
in the Philippine division, are or
dered: First Lieutenant Douglas Mac
Arthur, upon his arrival at San Fran
cisco, will take his station at that
place and report to Lieutenant Col
oneI Thomas H. Handbury for duty
under his immediate orders. First
Ldeutenants Charles T. Leeds. Harold
c. Fiske, Ulysses S. Grant and Ferdi-
nand Williams will proceed from San
Francisco to Washington Barracks.
D. c., and report for duty with the
Second Battalion OF Engineers. First
Lieutenants Max C. Tyler. Julian l.
SchIey, William H. Rose and Second
Lieutenants Richard c. Moore and
Lewis NJ. Adams will proceed from
San Francisco to Fort Leavenworth.
Kans., and report for duty with the
First Battalion Of Engineers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
SAN JOSE ELECTRIC CARS
COLLIDE AT A CROSSING
Ono of the MOtorInen is caught in the
Wrcclagc and Receives Serious
Injuries

SAN JOSE. Nov. 16.-During a
thick fog this morning Willow
street electric car and a San Fernando
electric car collided near River street
with terrific force. the former smash
ing the front end of the latter into
kndling wood. Motorman Morton o.
Moses of the latter car was pinned be-
tween the bumpers Of his car and the
timbers of the other car and was Sc
riously injured. Motorman e. A. Da-
Wis and Conductor d. E. Thompson of
the Willow-street car were painfully
cut and bruised. The accident, it is
said, was due to the failure of Mo-
torman Moses to wait for the Willow
street car to pass.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Water Front Notes.

The British ship Acamss LETT here yesterday
for Eureka IN tow OF the steamer Francis II.
Leggett-
The whaler William Bsylies. which put into
Coos BAY last Saturday short Of water and
provisions. is stin at the northern port, sup
posediy her-bound.
Albert Heinz. a nine-vear-old boy. living at
1869 Ellis street fei into the bay yesterday
from Howard street wharf. He pulled out
and taken IN the ambulance TO the Harbor
Hospital. where he was warmed and dried be-
fore being sent home.
Lucien MiilUt a cook. employed az 646 Sac
ramento street. dropped into The Harbor Hospi-
tai yesterday afternoon and complained Of pains
IN bis chest. Three men had beaten him sat
urday night. be said. and he had since
been srirting blood he guessed they had hurt
him The surgeons found that Milluts breast
bone was fractured and that his injuries other
wise we're serious.
John Neukon. who lives al 1890 Sh0twell
street was thrown from q car yesterday Al
Bryant street and Boardmsn place and severely
injured.
w p Bunker has been appointed chief
freight clerk of the Pacific Mail cOupeny.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Notice 10 Mariners.

SAN PABLO BAY. CAL.
I-ist Of Lights Buoys and Daymarks. Pa
cifc Coast, 1904 page 25D
Notice Is hereby given that Point Wilson
MD channel buoy. San Pablo Bay Cal. re-
ported dragged out of position and replaced
b. the dredging company near its former lOca-
zion. was replaced November 10 in its old
position.
MARE ISLAND STRAIT. CAL.
List OF Lights Buoys and Daymarks Pa
c-fc Coast 1908 page I'D
Notice Is hereby given that Comm ssOl
Rock buoy. a red second class nun. located
about 80 feet SN from the shoalest part OF
Commission Rock Mare Island Strait Cal.
heretofore reported out OF position. was re-
placed November u IN .ts old position.
sU1sCN BAY. CAL
lList of Lights. Buoys and Daymarks, Pa
cinc Coast, 1904 page 20
Notice iE hereby given that San Joaquin
buoy. q second class spar. the turning
POINT % the San Joaquin River Suisun Bay,
Cal heretofore reported adrift. repiac
November 10 IN its old position
by order of the LdEhthOuse Bosrd
". ?. DAY. Commander L. s. N,
Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Employe stabs His Employer.

SAN JOSE. Nov. 16.-J. E. Willis
ton, one of the proprietors of the
Lick Market, was stabbed by Jack
Bacigalupi, an employe, late this af-
ternoon during quarrel Williston
was stabbed under the left shoulder
blade, the knife slightly entering the
lung Bacigalupi says Williston hit
him a blow on the nose and was pre-
pairing to attack him when he used
the knife. a. ~
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL.
FORECAST

The storm of the Washington coast this
overlies British Columbia. Light rain has
fallen frou Eureka northward over the west
ern portions Of Washington and Oregon. A
thunderstorm is reported from Tat0osh Island
HiTh southerly winds reported from the
mouth of the Columbia River and Tatoosh
Island.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours. ending midnight. November Il:
Northern California--Cloudy. with showers
In the northern portion; fair In south portion
Thursday; fresh southery wind.
Southern Calfornia-Fair Thursday: light
west wind.
Nevada-Cloudy. with showers Thursday.
San Francisco and vioinity-Generally cloudy
Thursday: fresh southwest wind.
Los Angeles and vicinity--Far Thursday :
li-ht west wind.
sacramento and vicinity-Cloudy Thursday
Fresno and vicinity-Fair Thursday
j. II. WILSON, Local Forecaster
Temporarily in Charge
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPALITIES CONVENE
Delegates Listen to Reports Regard
ing the Improvement of Cities
During the Year.

SANTA ANA. Nov. 16.-The sew
enth annual convention of the League
of California Municipalities convened
here this morning in the new City
Hall with about sixty delegates pres
ent. The northern and bay cities are
better represented than those of
Southern California. The meeting
was called to order by the president
of the league, Mayor Frary of San
Diego. The address of welcome was
delivered by Mayor s. H. Finley of
Santa Ana, and response was made
by Mayor Frary. After the enroll
nent of delegates the entire day was
spent in hearing reports from each
city of improvements for the. past
year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Naval siilItiamen on Cruise.

Captain Bauer and LIeutenants Magee, Kam-
mc-er. Harlowe and Smith of the State Naval
Militia we're taken out for instruction yester-
day on the navy tug Fortune in command of
Ensign Wood of the navy. Ensign Wood and
J. T Mcmillan, nautical expert attached to the
photographic office. were the instructors Nc
MILAN has bean engaged for some time in
teaching the citizen sailors the theory of navi-
an opportunity to put into practice the lessons
absorbed in the classroom. The cruise was very
satisfactory and the professional sailors speak
highly of the progress being made by their
pupils
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
San Franciscans at the Fair.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 16.-The following
San Franciscans are among the recent
visitor at the Worlds Fair: A. B. Rag
giles and wife, G. w. Johnson and wife.
Mrs. F. Jordan. W. G. Duingham- and
wife, Mrs. r. Bigg. Mrs. w. F. Miller,
s. L. Bucker and wife. NJ. T. Wholey,
w. c. COulsOn. J. Q. Campbell, r.
d. McNein and wife, Mrs. s. H lay
man. II. Neiman. A F. Haraszthy and
wife, Mrs. P. HOusOn, E. Mcleod,
Mrs. A. Gill. W. d. McKellar, G. l..
Mcfarland, E. Miller. E. d. Wolfe, NJ.
G. Gale.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Bic shinnent Of Tobacco to Orient.

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 16.-Eight
hundred hogsheads Of leaf tobacco.
weighing 1900 tons and valued at
$96O,0OO, will be shipped from this
port to the Orient by one of the
Portland and Asiatic liners next
month. The tobacco, which fills eighty
cars, is one of the largest shipments
of the article that has ever left a
Pacific Coast port.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
win Rcmember the Orphans.

Los ANGELES. Nov. 16.-The
Mystic Shriners Of Southern Califor-
MIA have completed arrangements to
make Thanksgiving present to
every member of an orphans home in
Southern California The Salvation
Army and other charitable and bene-
VIOLENT societies are also to receive
funds and supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
CALIFORNIA BUILDING SOLD.
Wrecl<ing Company Buys Golden State
Headquarters at the Fair.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 16.-J A Filcher.
one of the executive commissioners
from California. to-day announced
that the California building had been
sold to the Southern Illinois Wreck
ing Company. He declined to state
the price paid. having promised, he
said, not to divulge that information
until the wrecking company's agent
had consummated, negotiations Tor
other State buildings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED

Wednesday, Nov 16
from Rcdondo.
etmr acme keeo, % hours from Eureka
Stmr Pomona. Swanson, - hour- Tror,
Eureka. $3.50
stmr WcstDort. Johnson. a hours from san
Pedro. ~ o-
stDr Fulton. Psnzer. &c hours from San
Pedro.
sehr Seven Sisters. Campbell. ~ days from
Kotzebue Sound
CLEARED.
Wednesday. Nov. Ia
Stnr Umatilla NoDander Victoria a n
etc. Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
Stmr State Of California Nicolson San nj
ego and way ports; Pacific Coast Steamship
Company.
stmr Whittier. Dickson, Vancouver, B c;
Union OH Company.
Fr bark MarEuerite Nirabaud. Ls TrsvedIo.
Sydney; + c Evans
SAILED.
Wednesday. Nov. le
Z Etnr DIX. Ankers. Manila
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Carpbt Under a railing Tree.

REDDING, Nov. 16.-Carlisle Rob-
erts, aged so years, was pinned be-
meath a tree that he had felled to-
day and assistance did not reach him
for two hours The trunk fell across
one of his feet and held him a
prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
young Robbers Admit Their Guilt.

German and william Cameron to-day
admitted to Assistant District Attorney
Thompson that they held up Fred
Hollman's resort and robbed Holl-
man. Holman had previously iden-
tified the bardifs
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
peserter surrendcrs to sherifr.

HANFORD, Nov. 16.-John Brown,
deserter from the Tenth Coast Ar
tillery, stationed at the Presidio. Wis
tied the Sheriff's Office this morning
and gave himself up. Brown was
hungry and wanted breakfast.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER II.

NOTE-In the above exposition Of the tides
hand column and the successive tides OF The
day in the order Of occurrence as 10 time; the
fourth time column gives the last tide OF the
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition to the soundings OF the United States
Coast Survey Charts, except when minus (-)
sign precedes the height and then the number
xiven is Hubtracted from the depth given By
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17

NEW POWER COMPANY. ARTICLES OF IN.
corporation were fled yesterday by the stanis-
laus Water and Power Company with a capital
stock OF $lOO0.OOO, OF which 800 has been sub
scribed by each of the following directors: c,
T. TuIloch r. r.. Bigelow. w E. eastman
c. r. Heise and Al ma @. Lane
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Memoranda.

DELAWARE BREAKWsTER Nov is-
Etmr Hawaiian. from Honolulu for PhiladeI-
phis, arrived here this morning with Capt
flsher and seven of the Of brig c
sWfene1s which was abandoned yesterday on
cape Henry in Wster-logEed condition: yes
sel was bound from Charleston for Philsdel-
Per schr Seven sisters-On Sept 30 IN Kot-
zeblc sound carrier pigeon few on board
WIN teE attar@eu. OF which was message:
Captain Armstrong Fish River. An vel
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17

SAN DIEGO. Nov. 16-Manager Fisher Of
the .ClitterinE Gloria Company OF which
Miss Isadore Rush who was drowned here
Monday was leading lady. has sent instruc-
tions to have Miss Rush's body shipped to
New York.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17

OFFICIAL COUNT PROGRESSES. - The
Election Commission resumed thepffcial count
yesterday. but found no charges n the returns
The officers OF the Third and Fourth precincts
OF the Thirty-first District were cited to ap-
pear TO explain why they did not sign the re-
turns.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Dix sails for Manila.

The army transport Dix. deeply laden with
humber and army stores and carrying a large
number OF mules and burros for the use OF
The military forces IN the Philippines, sailed
shortly after noon yesterday for Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Tonnage Engagements.

The oerks Gerard c. Tobey and Santiago
will lead general cargo at this port FOR Homo
lulu.
The French bark Brenn proceeds In baliast TO
Adelaide Semaphore for orders.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17
Crude on for the North.

terday FOR Vancouver British Columbia, with
3sg 600 gallons of crude oil IN bulk. valued at
Sl3 400.