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Show NAVAL BOARD MAY CONSIDER CLAII1S Wellington, Fell. 24. Peary may he ahked to submit his proofs that he teuihed l he north polo to a board compoei'd of R?ar Admiral Melville, ' Rear Admiral Schley ami General Cieelev, all retired. The proposition of rew;m!ng Mr. Peary wan fully dlR-niSMi-d by a house sub -committee today, to-day, but no definite action wa taken. Bear Admiral Holiday denied that iTary reponslbe tor certain tin-7 tin-7 11 hlls In connection with the construction con-struction of the ship Roosevelt. He raid the Peary Arctic club paid the contract price for the ship, but had derllned in pay additional rharRej of ihe shipbuildings firm which had built the bhlp at a loss. |