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AFTER CRAGEN. GERONIMO.
same Postage stamp MethSds ConIInus
IN GsFeuseF'a Omee.


Commissioner Of Accounts Fosdick
recommended 10 Mayor Gaynor yesterday
that the postage stamp accounts Of
Maurice NJ. Geronimo. executive clerk
10 Borough President dresser. be looked
into by the Grand Jury Of Queens
county. He says that Geronimo has had
charge oR the contingency fund oF the
Otice since John NJ Cragen went on the
bench and that an examination of the rs-
ceipts for postage stamps attached to
the private expense voucher Of Geronimo
Tor January. February and March. 1910.
shows a series Of what Mr.. Fosdick says
are fOrgeriea similar to those discovered
in the Cragen case; that h. each Of the
receipts. six In number. has been raised
from IS 10 $50. The receipts are typa-
written and the alleged forReries, which
are plainly evident, consist % placing an
extra cipher between the hve and the
decimal point after the signature of the
postmaster has been affiKed 20 the re-
Ceipt Tor IS.
Louis McNally. a clerk in the Borough
Presidents ohice, was examined in re-
gard 20 GeronimOs expense account. He
testified that after Cragen left ohlce on
January l. 1910. Geronimo had decided
10 continue his predecessors system In
regard 70 the purchase of postage stamps.
that he (McNallyl under the direction
Of Geronimo had prepared the receipts
on the typewriter for the signature Of
the postmaster, leaving q SPACE hatwnaD
the Ave and the decimal point suiiolent
10 insert an extra cipher: that after tho
receipts had been returned from the
post once the cipher had been added
thereby raising the amount from Is % $50.
His testimony on this point was corrolo-
rated by Dennis J. McInerny. stamp
clerk in the post Office in Long Island
City. who stated he had sold the borough
Presidenta once stamps In ss lots on The
days Indicated by the receipts. Geronimo
sWOre 20 his vouchers.
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VALUATION or RAILROADS.
senator sMHmOns OGeFs an Amendmens
% smdry CtsH Bnl.

WARRINGTON. June s.-Although the
senats went on record twice against tho
physical valuation % rgilways engarsd
In Interstate cOmmerOs While the railway
bill was under consideration. Senator
simmons offered to-day 40 an amendsrent
10 the suBdry civil BAL q provision apDrO-
priating eiO0Ooo 10 enable the Intsfltats
COmmerce Commission 20 aao1Ftain the
physical valuation Of railFoads IN deter
mining rates.
Ths sundry civil bin came over froU,
ne Houss durinr the day and was referred
% tho Senats COMMITTEES on AppFopria-
tiOna
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NsmlnaIIoas BY the Pre.,asu,

wAsHNOToN. June s.-President Taft
sent TO the senate to-day the following
nominations
with the rank of BFiRadisr-O OenaraI-
William " Bixby, C0rps Of EnRinsern
To be Chief Of the Bureau of insular
Affairs OF me War DeparGment-llrig. Gen
Clarence Y. Edwards.
\. Tlatf ANDREW Of Massachusetts,
To b. Collectors Of Cuat0ms--charl T
stanton. district Of Stoninkton. Conn
Charlea \. Barbour, district II BRISTOL
~ Castlne We.
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Vas, side Ismar, s,r,L. settled.

,. Weinstsin. organizer of the Fast Side
unions. reported last night that the strike
n the Eas, Side laundries. which has been
In progress for over a week for higher
wages and a union agreement. has been
settled. The strikers Gill get advances
IN wages ranging from 10 TO y per cent.
and q ten hour WOFkday.
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Nearly everybody however is willing 10
accept the tone Of the Presidents state
mem as indicating certainly enough
that the Administration will not SEX
10 lay down the application of the sher-
man antitrust Law TO the general method
of rate making that has been practised
by the railroads for eight or ten wears
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THE BANKRUPTCT Law.
senator DOIIiseT says As q Neral PPOposl,
tIOR n Is y GFoss MSnstrsslty.

lion n u y GFoss MSnstrssItJ.
WAsHNoToS. June s-The House bill
amending the bankruptcy act was called
up in the Senate to-day by Senator Bacon,
who said that IL was unanimously approved
by the Judiciary COMMITTEES and advo-
Gated by important business interests.
Objection vas made 20 the Consideration
of the measure by senator Dolliver. who
announced that he Wss IN favor of the
repeal 81 the existing bankruptcy act.
The present lew. said senator Dolllver.
-is very largely 20 the diaAdvantAgs Of
interior commercial points and IL for the
benefit of the merchants and commercial
integests Of the large centres. Al a moral
proposition q Il a mOnstrOaitY - Rruaa
az 10 demand our attention. The hank
rlptcy law 10 against public mOrala n
is an invitation 20 young men 10 snter the
field % speculation. IN substance Il h a
declaration 10 tho young men of ths
country engaging In business, You can't
BE- any worse on than you are now
The Law should he repealed instead Of
amended
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Mayer Approves Coasy Islana CIry nam

Mayer Approves CoNey Island CISy Bath
Mayor Gaynor approved yesterday Of
the appropriation Of H7s.OOO made by the
Board Of Aldermen for the building Of
a public hathhouse AZ Coney Island. The
board OF Estimate AZ ia nesting on Fri
day will probably sanction the expandi-
t,lre, but there 10 little likelihood that
the building will be finished in time 10 he
of use this season.
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MARRTED.

BROWN-WEEKS.-On Saturday. Juns Z lua
b. the Rev. Georgs v. Van Ne Wstsf. . =
assisted BY ihe Rev. Charles Il. Wiiiani n
Worcester. Mass. Katherine p Wsstn
daughter 0f Mrs. ThecdOFe &. Wesks u Ns..
rose. hass-. 10 Ronald \. Brown Of NsH
York.
l.ANAAN-AiLLER.-O On Monday. June e a. ~
home of me BRIDES mother. bY me Rsy Frsns
N. rowniey. Huth Handwirke. darThtsf n
Mn. Anthony Miller 10 Huntington tasnsa.
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D Do W lIaRi.srais rsrneIl.

Two car rOwdiss we're hned SO each
N the night court on Sunday after ths
Magistrate announced that ihaV ouGhe
20 60 10 the workhouus Tho MaFistrsts
who eNpreased the opinion wa RFOfFl
not Cornell a. yesterdays printed report
had u.
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HELENa sENT 70 NANKIN.
Naval Reinforcement 90 . Preeauilsa
Against CHINESE prIstng.

WAsHNOrON. June q The Guhbnat
Helena has been ordered from HankOw
tO Nankin n join the crlIisor New Oriaana
The reoent adyioss N the State Depart
ment indicating that there 10 a possibility
n anii-foreign ri1ts a. Nankin made the
reinforcement aeem advisahis % the
Administration here.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
MAY SEE COMET IN DAYLIGHT
Transit Across Sun s Disk Not visible
in limited States

Cambridge, Mass, May 1s.-The morning
observations of Halleys comet by the
Harvard observers closed to-day with an
other disappointing effort, and for the next
few days views of the visitor can be hao
in only broad daylight. Whether the
comet will become sufficiently bright to De
seen at noon tomorrow or on WEDNESDAY
either before or after 1t passes the sun, Is
a matter of conjecture.
If the moon were not so bright on
wednesday evening there might be
chance to see the end OF the comets tai
as It scurries down behind the western
horizon after the sun. 1t will certainly be
an object of interest on Thursday evening
while on Friday night the comet should
be one of the finest celestial spectacles IN
the last quarter of century, rivalling the
great comet of 1882.
The transit across the suns disk Will De
visible to observers equipped with dark
glass in Japan, Australia and India, or
practically throughout the region from
longitude 120 west to longitude 80 east.
On Wednesday the earth will pass
through the comets tail, but as that ap-
pendage is believed to be composed Of
something far thinner than the nearest ap-
proach to a vacuum on this earth, the
Harvard astronomers do not look for any
i'll effects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
IS NEGROES DIE IN FIRE
Convict Ignited Stockade in At
tempted Break for Liberty.

Centerville. Ala. May 16.-Thirty-si
negro convicts lost their lives early to-
day when the stockade of the Red
Feather Coal Company, at Lucille mines.
Bsbb County, about fifteen miles north
# Centerville, was destroyed by fire
set by one of the prisoners in an effort
- gain his freedom.
Thirty-five Of the convicts were burned
80 death and another was fatally shot
by guards while trying 10 escape.
Among those burned is the negro who
started the blaze.
The fire spread rapidly throughout the
structure. which, on account of the ex-
IRENE dryness Of the material, was
quickly consumed. II was with much
difficulty that the unframed convicts in
the stockade We're prevented from es-
aping.
All Of the convicts al Lucille mines are
state prisoners. leased TO the Red
Feather Coal Company for work in the
mines. II ". Perry is president OF the
company and J. H. Taylor is superin-
fendent. The financial !oss viii reach
several Thousand dollars. Il is reported
that al the convicts at the Lucille camp
were negroes. So far as known none o.
the worknen escaped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
Hughes Vetoed Prenties Bill.

And the direct primary people are no,
forgetting that the Governor vetoed the
Prentice official primary ballot bill IN 1907
because it had just that kind of Joker
in it.
Senator Human and few OF his friends
were counting noses tonight. They decided
that they had just enough votes for the
bill, Republican and Democratic. SO that II
Senator Cobb voted against IL his indi-
vidual vote would be the one which killed
Il. No comment on that state OF affairs
was forthcoming. Senator Cobb is on rec
ord as saying that he will vote against tha
Governors bill. Both the Assemhlymen
from Jefferson County, elected last fall
when the issue In their county was pretty
hot. voted for II.
III the general graft probe resolution a.
taken UP for debate tomorrow. there -
likely to be hot time Certain Senators
are on record as being determined IN my,
the It'd Off, and find out Just who Il irwin :
to have passed resolution worthless for
graft hunting purposes, They say they
have not much notion that whoever is trv-
ing to put the soft pedal on will stand any
kind OF exposure. so they think there will
be an attempt to reconlrlit the re,oIr,to,,
fer amendment. and that when IL comes
again from the Finance COMMITTEES n win
be in more satisfactory shape
The debate on the income tax resolution,
Is scheduled for tomorrow, and the SIM
porters of the federal tax say il is schad-
uled for passage. They figure thew have
AT least twenty-seven votes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
WOMAN TRADER LOSES AT LAW
Money Gone in Stock Transaction, Ap-
peals TO Court in Vain.

Justice Greeabaum dismissed yesterday
the suit of Mrs. Jennie Conell, a teacher
of elocution and physical culture, against
the brokerage firm of James r. Williston
& Co, growing out of a stock transaction.
Mrs. Conell testified that between August
10, and September 16, 1905. she had paid TO
williston & Co. $3.50. with orders to buy for
her account fifty shares OF Shelters stock.
The stock was purchased at 1o2. and later
on Mrs. Conell was sold out at $40, wiping
out her margin account. She contended
that the whole transaction was a gambling
one. contrary to the statutes against gamh-
ling, and that the brokerage firm knew 1t
was sueh.
THE banks OF the city have Clearing
House said Justice Greenbaum, and it
is lawful and necessary. The Stock ES-
change clearing house is also lawful and
necessary. The records show that the
transaetion passed through the Stock FIX
change clearing. house. The complaint IL
III missed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
SHOT BY ANOTHER MUSICIAN
Assailant Says Victim Had Evil
Influence Over Him.

There waga wild scramble for safety in
Suffer avenue. near Van Sicklen avenue
Brooklyn. last evening, when Walter
william. of No. S73 Van Sicklen avenue, a
musician and singer, shot William Reeves.
also a nluecian, of No. sol Suffer avenue.
Reeves was hit in the abdomen. At Brad
ford Street Hospital last night II was said
he might not recover.
As william fired Reeves sprang at his
sSsenaiit and struck him in the face,
knocking him down. He fe.I across william,
vho pushed him away and regained his
feets Before he could recover his revolver,
however q young nephew of Reeves
jumped forward and snatched 1t away.
william ran into 2 saloon. where he was
srrested.
In q statement 10 the police william de-
csred that Reeves exerted an evil influence
crer him and had caused him 10 lose the
girl whom he was 70 marry and further
Worried him BY suggestion until his health,
had left him.
The wounded man said at the hospital
that there was no cause for attacking him.
adding. william must have been insane
when 5s shot me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
Nothing to that Tail.
ONE MILLION MILES WIDE
Dimensions of Comets Tail
Where Earth Will Pass.
[By Telegraph TO The tribune. !

Chicago May 16-HalIey's comet will
fling its tail from the Western horizon TO
the zenith on Wednesday evening. accord
ing to Professor Edwin B. Frost of the
Yerkes Observatory. The tail. now twenty
million miles long and extending over 80
degrees OF arc. viii appear on Wednesday
night as though doubled in length, and I'M
der good conditions may be seen from its
brightest point, near the head, then fnvis-
ible 10 us, TO the faint mist at the end
where the tail fades into space. 1t may be
seen to extend TO the zenith. spreading at
the end twelve times as broad as the full
moon. Professor Frost said to-day:
We are prepa ring for all occurrences.
We don't know what will happen especially
a. we have not seen the comet recently.
Professor Barnard got q glimpse of the tail
on Sunday and found that it was about 20
degrees in length. or about twenty million
miles He could not see the head. There
was no chance TO get spectrogram of il,
and SO we do not know what is in the tail
at present. Probably there is not much ex-
cept hydrocarbon gases. AS the comet
comes nearer to us ii will increase in size
and brightness. The tail will increase in
size. hut it viii be DINNER. II will probably
be 90 degrees longer. though it may be too
faint at the end to be seen.
"At the place where we pass through it
the tail is about degrees, or more than
one million miles, wide Elf the tail is
straight we may get through in compare
lively short time. If it is curved we may
stay in it two days. We shall not be able
to see anything of the tail with the tele-
scopes on Wednesday night The camera
attachment on the Snow and Bruce instru-
ments will he used for detecting meteors
and getting their spectra. We may also get
some information about the gas in the d.
rect rays of the comet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
LEAPS FROM 18TH STORY
Continued from first page.

son, No. 753 Lincoln Park Boulevard. 1t
: the expressed belief of the police that
he names and the quotation were in
tended by AR. Ryerson TO be farewell
message TO AR. Ryerson's relatives.
That financial reverses served as the
main cause Of Mr.. Ryerson's suicide was
evidenced by a rough statement OF an
account Of the affairs OF the Ideal Elec-
tric Company, Of which ne was the
president, which was found in pocket
g his clothing. and by the statement OF
his brother. DR.. Ryerson. 1t is said
shat. this statement Of account showed
HAT since last November Mr.. Ryerson
had invested $4,000 in the company.
which was engaged in the manufacture
# electric automobiles, and that the
prcsent assets of the concern are small
MI Ryerson's wife. who formerly was
Miss Violet Stone, daughter Of the Rev.
lanes 6. stone, rector of St. James's
Episcopal Church. and we'll known in
chicago society. is Frustrated, and fears
Tor her life are expressed by members
T the family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17

The Republican Club, al ats lhonthly
meeting last night. passed a resolution dis
approving the idea OF placing the proposed
rev courthouse in the City Hall Park.
Representatives OF taxpayers associations
spoke against the resolution on the ground
that any other site would be too costly for
me city, but the resolution was carried by
a substantial majority
Lofts Stern former president Of the club.
who is a member OF the citizens commit
lee 10 welcome Colonel Roosevelt, told OF
me plans sor the reception as they have
been decided upon. The club has char
tered the steamer Albany 30 take the mem
bers down the bay o-meet the returning
ex-Presadent-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
YALE DUETS COMET FEARS
Astronomers Say 1t Will Have
Mere Searchlight Effect.
Ipura1exranh 10 Ia,e Tribune.

NV Telegraph to The Tribthe-
New Haven, May 1S.-Yale professor ..
astronomy decline to discuss the comet 80
II can be stated that the views held at 'iie
astronomical observatory are that inert
will be no terrestrial disturbance oc
casioned by the passage through the ear'n :
orbit of the comets long tail. one OF tue
vale professors said to-day that the pass
ing of the comets tail over the eat'i w.
have an effect something like the passlis
of a searchlight over a house. IL Is pe-
ueved at Yale that no danger whatever can
come to the earth from the passage VI luz
comet: not even a brilliant pyrotecnnic as
play is expected. 80
The cyanogen of the comet VIII not DC
perceptable on the earth, it is thought at
vale The astronomers belief is that t,le
cvanogen is in the head and not IN the taii'
therefore. will not be appreciate 10 ear'h
jewellers. The astronomers in charge a,
the Yale observatory are Dr. Wliiiain L.
Irlk,n and Dr. Frederick L. Chase. lhey
will take a series of photographs after the
comet has passed the sun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
tuberculosis Patients Can No Longer
Get Liquor Without Prescriptions.

Albany May is,-Governor Hughes has
signed the bill OF Assemblyman Green. pro-
hibiting the sale or giving away OF liquor,
except on the written prescription OF a
physician. to any tuberculosis patient in a
camp. colony or hospital under the man.
asement OF state. county or municipal au-
thoritles. The bin was advocated by the
Health Department OF New York City.
The Governor also signed AssembIyman
Lansing measure, authorizing the state
superintendent of Public Works 10 remoy q
ice sorsss In the Hudson River whenever
inShis opinion il shall be necessary for the
prevention of Hood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
HAS TAIL OF 45s DEGREES
Professor Brooks Reports Excellent
View of Halley's Comet.

Geneva, y. Y. sday 16.-Excellent observa-
tions of Halley's comet were taken this
morning by Professor William r. Brooks,
director of Smith Observatory. who re-
ported the comets tail stretching out in a
broad band across the heavens to length
of more than - degrees. The nucleus. Pro-
fessor Brooks said, was very bright, being
easily visible TO the naked eye long after
all the stars except Venus had disap
reared
DIR. Brooks said that the comet, viewed
through the telescope, showed the same re-
nlarkable changes in form that We're noted
three days ago. Its shape this morning
was that OF a pointed crescent, with the
nucleus on the evtreme front and much
larger than noted at any previous obser-
walton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17

earth and might hurt some folks IS Tue
earth passed through its tail. old Dr. feiis
wood got busy with his herbs and solo pms
for franc apiece, giving guarantees '.a
thirty pills taken at hourly Intervals Moa'o
keep havoc at reasonable distance hio'''
the taker
Processing TO have comet PROOF 90 -
omy, the venerable doctor agreed "
a decent burial to all those prooeoi -.
Tins who advanced the small sum -
louis, Dr. Perrywood Is a negro neio o,
cfalist who left South Carohha
Years ago IN b,,ild ND a practice In Port-au-
PRINCE Tho comet is helping his practice'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
WON'T BUILD TUNNEL STATION.

The MeAdoo tunnel company rejected the
compromise offer of the Jersey City Street
snd Water Board. offered al conference
yesterday. The company desired TO esta0-
lisi on island station irem Henderson 10
Grove street. il tac business section % the
cit, aui repeated arplirations ended ~
RsBsht, as CSC est. ofitlais 6e'gTnded IS
tie guild pre- gao . fra4cliise tss- tho sfn.,-
lfCe IF AZ cgprcss trs.sre st ilie tao scr
SCI IN st2t on a-een,. ftfvs- Fenfzi +
= hich wcre reesrdf - 81 ses3 . AID she
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