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ROSS PERRY,S SUICIDE,
AS WERE BROTHERS
Prominent Washington Law
yer Shoots Himself Because
Of Ill Health.
A RIGGS BANK DIRECTOR

wAsHINGroN, July II. Ross
Ps.ry, aged 60, c7e Of the most prom
inent lawyers In Washington. shot him
self in the head this morning and died
at / rs In the afternoon In the Emerg-
ency Hospital. Ill health and business
worries are believed to have caused MT.
Perry's act.
Mr.. Perry is the third Of three
brothers to die by suicide. Seaton
Perry. the eldest brother, shot himself
seventeen years ago. Charles Perry. the
youngest brother, committed suicide IN
1883. The Perry brothers were all men
Of high. strong temperament.
The bulle, from the revolver used BY
Mr.. Perry entered the right side of his
read near the ear and shattered MS
skull on the left side. The act was
committed In Mr.. Pcrry's law office. A
few minutes before. Mr.. Perry's son. II.
Ross Perry. Jr.. had left the Office to
get the family automobile which was
to carry the father and son uptown.
The younger Mr.. Perry eaid that mis-
father appeared no more nervous to-day
than he a for some time.
r. Ross Perry had been a prominent
lawyer for more than forty years. He
served as counsel for local railway COM
panies and as a director In a numoe
Vi " lti oliAtA~ - WOO
National Bank.
For some weeks Mr.. Perry had been
In "A highly nervous condition. his friends
say, by overwork. A few miputes after
the shooting he was taken to the hos
pital but an examination soon disclosed
that he was mortally wounded.
Convers!ng with friends last night
Mr., Perry appeared to be In good spirits
and discussed his plans for a vacation.
He recently told other friends. II was
said, that ne believed that when a man
was incurably i'll he should be killed or
he permitted TO kill himself. He ex-
pressed a fear hat he himself would
get old and useless. Friends Of Mr..
Perry are inclined 20 the opinion that
he had long contemplated self-destruc-
tior.
Mr.. Perry was a native OF Washing
ton. He was graduated at Georgetown
College In 1854 and later studied in Eu-
rope. Besides being a director OF the
Riggs National Bank he served in a
similar capacity Will the corcoran Art
Gallery. the Carnegie Public Library
and the Columbia Institute for the Deaf.
Mr.. Perry was a member OF the Amer'-
can Bar Association and the American
Society Of lnternational Law. He was
the author OF Perry on onmon Law
Pleadirgs' and other legal works.
In 1870 Mr.. Perry married Miss {,
Callie Thaw Of this city. He was al.
mitted to the bar in 1855 and had prac-
tised continuously In Washington since
that year.
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wh.r. q, 4. pr.dic,ed nv both sides. the
ncxi in,or,ant enyagepept will take
nI.co
Accora,rs ~ IN. information villa
ia ,s,r,ng IN ,he railroad as he re-
,,r.s T., -. ,houyb, th.refore TIA, IN,
.dva,oa 90 ,ha vii, be
corsiIor,h,, DELAYED viiIistas assert
10, ~. ra;r.a, 81 ,hs,r ieader Is nurolv
..a, a.s ~, a.. 80, da,sior,
osan,s aii shoa ,hat I.lis has Inv no
rmaans To-, oor,r,, - tho r,i,,,ary situn.
,,on =, ,ha, s.s,or
p.nor,s -, Sor,r ,o.aay u,.rs N
,,a ona., 80, Co. W~av,orsno has been
~ NC. 49,. "a.r a.
Caiys ~ a.h,,ma ,,h,ch took MACS
~. a., rrI.,a onnos,,. Dn,cios All,
=. ,,ai.,,on os,h. a.r.sm.n, r,ds
$500. ~" &c., -, >Se,o,-rsn iJugh
e., W., III 80 s,aw -, ~. amy but
n'Vt'' ny, &c. -. ~, No.
nnm.n, y,,i, r.sui,. Tn. United
&c.. ,,aa 80, 800, 70 IN. aurce,nent
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Ell PAso, July l7.-Zacatecas, the
capital OF the Mexican state OF tina,
name. was occupied to-day by the Car
rama army under command Of Gen.
Obregon upon invitation Of a civilian
committee which met the advancing
Carranza forces some miles south of
the city. The occupation was orderly.
according to the press dispatches which
we're permitted 10 come through villa
territory to the American border.
A proclamation OF amnesty was is
sued and residents who had kept closely
within their homes again opened their
shops and went about their business.
view Of the fact that citizens had pro-
tested against the evacuation Of the city
by the northward fleeing villa army,
but zone was reported. Saloons were
closed TO avoid street brawls.
The State government, which had
been removed TO Sombrerete, far from
the path of the %contending armies, was
invited TO return. though officials were
not promised restoration TO office. All
day troops and supply trains from
Aguascalientes came In from the south
Preparations were under way for an
immediate advance agains, the villa
army at Torreon. officials said.
Gen. villa, at Torreon, sent strong
detachment CT Gen. Raoul Madero's
brigade TO Jimulco, t%hirty-five miles
south. TO fortifv the way against the
Carranza advance. Strategic points are
A4- -,.. - ,.4sA
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5000 GUARDSMEN
AT CAMP WHITMAN
T.. s. Army Soldiers to Tako
Part Also in Monocuyrcs
Along the Hudson.
BATTLE PRACTICE STARTS

BEACON. y. Y. July i7.-Ncw vo,,,
citizen soldiers, 5000 of them. arrived ,,
Camp Whitman to-day to spend , vs.,
I'm war manpuvres. The pick and rra.
of the National Guard are here So
the regulars detailed by the War 10.
partment to lend their aid In field ma,
tice. The heat and humidity were ,,..,
sive, but In spite Of weather condition.
the transfer of troops proceeded we'll
The Third Brigade came by tram fror
New Hamburg. Squadron \, with Ia.
400 spirited horses. some of which ve,s
obtained for this encanpmeut from -.
Buffalo troop. was the first deta, hm..,
to aliRht from the train over tie New
York Central at Q o'clock.
First Lieut.. Haskell Of the Sr,ep,t
United States Cavalry was on hand H.
welcome the soldiers. other Officers
present were Brig ten. Dyer and h,
staff. Major-Gen. John r. O'Ryau. com.
manding the National Guard ~ Nev
York: Brig -Gen. Doushes,y. Ma,o..
Gen. A. l.. Miles and Col. Appleton.
The First Brigade men were cheere4
az they arrived at Hopewcll Junction or
special trains. The brigade includes IN.
Seventh Infantry. the Twelfth Infantry
D.
the T~wenty-second Engineers Zone com.
pany), the S~ixty-ninth Infantry. the
Seventy-frst Infantry and n signal bat.
talon.
A mile and a half march In the heat,
brought these organization to the camp
Five ships were needed to hr z tie
brigade up from New lork \ iosdur
was made at the New Hamburg tp.
early this afternoon
The week will hc l',ldrj l.'l 'N.
general parts. Tomorrow. MONDAY ar
Tuesday will be devoted entirely 90 .s
eral drill. The more warlike scenes WI.
be enacted Wednesday, Thursday nj
Friday, when a series of s1an u.'..s,
will be fought. Then the n'g!rs w... .
sound with the crack OF muslrtrg '.
pop OF rapid fire machine guys AND Ne
occasional o "A Us larger piece o.
ordnance. A military deyoa,eue w..
play an important part
Co Whitman WI. come by sI.,rt.
bile from Albany on ThurSda'. up.
another guest OF note will h" Major.
,;en. Wood, commanding the De p.
ment of the East.
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FIVE TO DIE AT SING SING.
Murderers win He Executed I'm
Week Beginning Aug. 30,

ossiNING, July l7.-Warden Thomas
Mott Osborne was notified to-day that
he is TO arrange for the execution of
five murderers in the death chamber at
Sing Sing during the week beginning
August 80.
t. VI, Barber, clerk of the Court OF
Appeals, wrote thai this IL the time set
for the execution Of the five men who
recently lost appeals for new trials. The
prisoners are l.. uis Roche of Montgom-
cry county, William Ferry of New York.
Patsy Nendetti and Thomas Tarpey of
Kings and Antonio Salemme OF Monroe.
Mr.. Osborne will shun the prison on
the day of the executions, leaving Dep
uty Warden Charles Johns u In charge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
0RDWAY MAY GO
ON SUPREME BENCH
Whitman Likely to Appoint
Head Of State Civil Ser
vice Board.

1t was learned yesterday that Gov.
Whitman may appoint Samuel II. ord
way to the Supreme Court to take the
place left vacant by the death of JUS
tice John j. Delany. Mr.. Ordway Is now
president Of the State Civll Service Com.
mission.
Friends of Isidor Wasservogel, Assist
ant District Attorney, maintained yes
terday, however, that the Governor is
going to name Mr.. Wasservogel az
brought to bear on the Governor to do
rais. and Mr.. Wasservogel's friends
say that whitman is favorable to the
appointment,
Those who mentioned Mr.. Ordway as
the probable ~appointee pointed out that
he has been very strict in his applica-
ton of the law, that he has been an
enthusiast for civil service reform, and
that his striCtness has nettled many
Republicans and ~antagonized Gov.
Whitman, with the result that the Gov
ernor now has a chance to get rid of
the present head of the State civil
Service Commission and appoint am
other by putting Mr.. ordWaN on the
supreme Court bench.
In 1906 Mr.. Ordway ran for the SUI
preme Court, He was nominated at
first by an Independent party known AS
the Judiciary Nominators, and "a later
named by the regular Republicans also.
He was defeated. lie began his po-
litical career as an ind pendent Demo-
crat, but is now "A Republican.
If he should be appointed now, his
denomination Is said to be assured in
the fall, when there Is goirg to be IA
scramble for Supreme Court nominal
tions. The appointee to succeed the
late Judge Delany will serve only until
January |,
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Fourth avenue subway trains r1.,. 10
Coney Island, when the rus' 10 :lie
ocean was on last night. Representa-
tives OF the B. r. T. said III. blocN
lasted just t~hree-quarte-s of IN norr,
from 1:+5 to $50 o'clock PASSENGERS
on some of he blocked trains said the,
were held up for an hour AMI a half.
The trouble halted not only the Fourth
avenue trains, but the West End
elevated trains and the Thirty-ninth
street ferry trolley line as well.
The drawbridge over Coney Island
Creek was responsible. This bridxa,
used only a few times a year, was pulled
up last night when the beach bound
trafic was heaviest for a tug pulling \
barge. which had been waiting at one
side of the bridge for some hours, {,
pass through. The bridge was raised
all right. but after the tug and barge
had gone on their way it wouldn't go
back in place again.
After waiting a while many OF the
passengers on the stalled trains got out
and walked TO Coney Island. 1t was MT
a jolly crowd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
MAY NAME COLE BORO HEAD.
alderman Believed To Re slated
for President of Richmond.

i was learned last night that Alder
man Charles i. Cole heads the list as
the Democratic organization candidate
to succeed the late President Charles j..
Mccormack OF Richmond Borough who
died last sunday, 1t was said that
when Mayor Mitchell calls the meeting
IN CITY Hall Tuesday Cole will be
named,
Alderman Cole ie a resident OF West
field and has been elected Alderman
five consecutive times. The Citizens
Committee of Richmond Borough met
last night in the Curtis Lyceum at
-. George ana named Howard Il.
Raynes. ex-State Senator: William ].
Wilcox, "A member OF the Board of Edu-
cation, and Frederick j. Smith for tho
office.
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"PLL DIVORCE EVELYN"
THAW CRIES At B
Outburst Comes After Day Passed on the Boardwalk, in
Surf and Before Camera-Going to
Pittsburg Tomorrow.

at Atlantic City that Thaw has expe-
rienced many a time since the contest
began over his sanity or insanity. which
has dragged along for nine years. and
la not yet be over. There were two
things. however. which could not but
strike those who have boon closely as
ISOLATED with him.. aside from the Inn
portant fact that Thaw now Is practi-
cally a free man-certainly so considers
himself. while at other times. though
there have been the crowds, the good
wishes, the photographers, the a~dulation.
still the shadow has been there. He
Is firmly strapped to the water wagon (:
at least. no one saw him drink anything
except water.
Not only Thaw's general demeanor
during the day but several little Incl
dents showed his reluctance TO be sin
gled out as a celebrity. to become the
centre Of congratulating. yet curious per-
sons who wished to shake his hand.
Thaw was followed by a crowd of a
hundred or more. when he went to a
bath house In the morning to rent a
bathing suit.
Really. we must get out of this" he
shouted. Then, to the woman attendant,
he said give me a black suit, Just
like what the others wear. so / won't
be singular"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
FIGHT AT TORREON o
Both Factions Predict Important
Enhancement In Few Dnys

WAsHfNGroN, July 17.-That these
are the brightest days the carranza
months Is the opinion here as reports
continue to come from various sources
showing the Constituencies TO be
making progress at many points.
The chief interest centres on the milf
tary situation IN central Mexico, where
Villa and ohregon have been contend.
ing for months. The latest reports re-
ceiNei at the State Department Indicate
that villa is continuing his retreat. hav-
ing given w not only Aguascalicntes
hut also Zaca'ecas. The ~CIrranz!stas
said to-day tina Generals Obregon and
Hi were now advancing on Torreon.
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ACTIVITY IN CAPITAL.
Resumption of Public Work. Gives
Employment TO 10000.

VERA CRUZ. July 1.-THE irst pas
senger train from Mexico city arrived
here to-day.
The passengers reported conditions
IN the capital as satisfactory. Public
works have been started, giving en-
ployrrent to 10000 persons, and
I. 600. 900 pesos are being distributed
among the poor and medium classes IN
exchange for Nillista convention money.
Commercial houses and the wealthy
class will nave to stand a loss, what
ever unconstitutional money they pos
Sess
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Mourning Outfits

With the advent of the warmer days .'
necessity arises for cool, Iixht-we.gz. 81
~terials, the most desirable of which o
represented i'm the present assortment
Mourning Dresses, Suits, Rlouses, Hats. a
Among them are Dresses of crepe de
and silk poplin, as we'll as of striped ia
i'm 5lack-and-white and various innate .l
I'm effective conn5inaticns.
Also Mourning ColGar-ard-cmff Sets,
kercHniefs and Silk Gloves, Wrist Bags,
JeweNry and Stationery.
Upon request, a Representative will ca. '"
samples of amy merchandise desired.
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Drowned at col. HHrvcy's summer
Home.

AsBrRy PARK, n j.. July l7.-L.'o
Mcfay, II, son of Eugene Moray Of I
Seventh avenue, Long Branch, was
drowned to-day while bathing In IA pond
on the estate Of Col, George Harvey at
West Deal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
Am Unusually Advantageous Sale of
Box-plaited and Sports Skirts
(Semi-M1ade)

(Serni-made)
is NOW i'm progress i'm the Dress Goods Depart
ment, ON the First Floor. These Skirts,
which are as smart as they are comfortable,
may be obtained i'm either fine French serge
or Storm serge, i'm white, navy blue or Hack;
also i'm plaids and hornesEuns. All are
specially priced at
SS.75
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OCEANGOING TRAINS HALTED.
BHIks Drp bridge Ties IN sea
Beach and other Lines.

There wa another bad tIcup on the
Sea Bench Inc, owe. which tn. new
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Refuses Invitation to Fly.

For all II was his first holiday in sew
eral months. Thaw sought the simpler
amusements. lie declined offers of free
boxes and seats from theatre managers
in Atlantic City he passed the lobster
places on the other side and even re-
fused a proffered flight IN IA flying boat.
His day started at S o'clock with a
stroll along the Boardwalk and ended
with the purchase Of a necktie and two
pairs OF purple pajamas.
Between while. although he WAS ac-
tive. sometimes too suddenly active for
the equanimity " the detectives. Thaw
passed a quiet day. After his walk
came a chair ride along the Board
walk. a swim, tn which he distanced his
escorts some gymnastics on the beach
two hearty meals at a temperance hotel
and a trip on an avenue bus.
Some time after he has recovered
from those very tedious court proceed
ings.' AS he said. Thaw is going to
write "A book which he asserts will re-
veal some of the "backstairs happen
ings" Of his nfre wear fight for liberty.
III I write that book" he said to-
night, I'm going to tell a lot about
newspaper proprietors that will be in
teresting, as we'll as about the alienists
the bug doctors"
The state is through" was Thaw's
reply to Inquiries as TO whether he feared
to return to New York. but I want the
people of New York to understand that
the Attorney-General has violated the
right of habeas corpus. That seems 10
be of no interest, but what Mr.. Wood
bury has done to the Constitution has
cost the Thaw family $500 for my
s35,ooo bail bond. VIII anybody get ex-
cited about that?
Thaw's struggle to be treated lust
like anybody else" began early. when a
bellboy AT the Hotel Dennis awoke him
at s o'clock to ask IL he might wait on
him during the day.
Cant l even be allowed to sleep :" he
cried. and slammed the door.
Can't school n ..Bup.'
But that was only a foretaste Of wha,
was to come. II took Thaw two hours &c
shave, what with telephone calls, mes.
sages and the morning papers, which n,
read through and through. An editorial
In a New York paper crediting John b
Stanchfeld with schooling" Thaw sue,
cessfully for the ordeal of the tria
caused him to laugh.
Don't they know yet that you can
school a bug" he said. You may tall
TO him a year. but you can't school him
Thaw was probably the only man a
N''"lllS Ivy VINO welcomed the heavy
rain late this afternoon. II freed hin
from the photographers for almost tn.
r. ~ time since he became "A target fol
the camera on any and all occasions
He tried his best to-day to evade tn.
camera men, and succeeded so well tina,
he was s~napshotted only once. when al
elderly lady in a wheel chair insisted OF
shaking hands with him and congratu
lating him on gaining his freedom. Will,
he was shaking hands with her and ther
win a group OF men, many of whom
were carrying Pittsburg n~ewspapers II
their hands. a solitary p~hotographel
managed to get the range.
Thaw turned to the crowd which hac
gathered and said Spread out "A little
don't bunch up and get the people look
ing"
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Mercury Drops ~ Degrees.

In the course OF half an hour or %
the temperature dropped from IS de-
grees to 81 degrees-a slide Of ~ de-
erees dow the thermometer. but the rain
was no more than over Def re the heat
pulled itself together and started climb
ing again, At ) o'clock last night 1t
was at 30 degrees, but the Weather
Bureau men said they did not look for
ny more rain just then and predicted
that it would be fair and not so warm
to-day.
The highest temperature of the day
was reached at 80 o'clock. when 50
degrees was registered. The lowest. 81
degrees. was registered at $40 o'clock.
The climb began a little after & a. NJ,
when the mercury slid W from Il to "a.
then 76. and at . O'Clock il stood at 81
degrees. From that time on it rose a
degree or so an hour until the maximum
was reached. Fifteen minutes after the
storm stopped the thermometer had re-
gained seven degrees OF the ground 1t
had lost through the storm.
The southern fringe OF Harlem seemed
to be the northern limit OF the storm,
which covered the lower part of tbs
city and the beaches pretty thoroughly
and passed out to sea past Sandy Hook
Just an hour after II left the Battery.
The heat and the half holiday had
packed the beaches and az usual the
crowds paid no attention to the black
clouds, but made for shelter all to-
gether at the minute the rain started
falling. No injuries We're reported from
the scurrying, a fact partly attributed
TO the massing OF policemen AT the West
End and Culver depots, the two big ter
minals az Coney Island and the GEN.
tres OF the greatest crush when rair
comes along suddenly.
The bathing beaches were tamrred and
most of the bathers stayed in the water
and enjoyed the storm.
Freaks of the storm.
The storm played some freak tricks
enc or two Of which were pretty serious
Charles Rabey. a conductor on "A Flush.
ing avenue surface car, was standing or
the running board collecting fares In
Sands street when a particularly sharI
fash OF lightning stunned for an instant
the passengers on the car, When tbs
momentary fright was over they saw
that Rabey had fallen from the running
board. He was carried to the Brooklyn
Hospital unconscious and the physicians
said that his right side had been para.
lyzed by the lightning.
lightning tore Oft a heavy limb from
n tree near the Union street gate ~
Prospect Park, Brooklyn. as an auto
mobile was passing beneath. The liml
smashed in the top of the AUTOMOBILE
and slightly injured it's owner, james
Loughran of 1856 East Seventy-thlrc
street. Manhattan.
A case of mental arrangement due T.
the heat was reported just after dusl
from 18TH street and the Harlem
River, where Tony Bruno, 40, a laborer
was found on a barge which he had un
tied from a wharf and in which he wa
vainly trying to get back to Italy Il
Join mis- family. \ policeman crawle'
out over other barges and got the maj
ashore and sent him TO the Lincoln
Hospital.
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Sales for Tomorrow (Monday)

Am Interesting Reduction Sale OF
Womem's Bungalow and
Morning Dresses
for Tomorrow MONDAY will comprise ne
remainder of the sssortrnents NOW In scccH.
All are made of cotton materials, and 2cs
just the simple Dresses needed to rounG c..
the Summer season. They will be offereI =
the decidedly low prices of
Sl.9O, s2.A5 s. $500
Department ON the Second Eloo-.
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A Special Selection of
Womem's Silk Gloves

M~ousqwetaire, Sixtee1-buttor Length, in
white or black, will be placed ON sale to-
morrow (Monday) at the e21arAa5ly low
price of
SSc. per pair
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Dresses i'm the New RedimgOte
and Princess Models

advance Auturnn styles are am interesting
feature i'm the Wornen's Ready-to-wear
Department Second Floor.)
The prices are very moderate.
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THE READY=TO=WEAR DEPARTMENTS

devoted to the outhtMng of Women, Misses, Boys and Girls, as we'll rs to the
supplying of Mems Furnishings and Summer wear are AMPLY equipped with
garments and accessories that cam be unqualhedy recommended for the replensn-
n1ent of the Summer wardrobe
The Mail Order Service is at the disposal of patrons residing either Temporarily orpe permanently
out of town. All purchases, whether charged Or pMd for in cash, will be forwarded 5sou4ey
free Of charge to amy point in the rMeds States"