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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
WOMAN WHO SLEW HUSBAND
C0LLAPSES AT INQUEST
Story of Prolonged Abuse Told at
Hearing Before Coroner.

The utter collapse of Mrs. Nellie Lista,
the italian woman who stabbed and
killed her husband. Luigi, on July l3
after the elimination. according to her
children, OF indescribable abuse which
extended over long period OF her mar
ried life. evoked the sympathy OF the
courtroom this morning when the woman
was brought in for the Coroner's inquest
The wornout little woman was the pic
ture of emaeiation as she took her place
in the dock, but she smiled travely until
her six children. ranging in ages from
to Fl. trooped in, garbed In solemn black,
and cast anxious glances in her direction.
A physical wreck from overwork and bad
treatment, the doctors say, Mrs Lista
fell forward unconscious in the dock and
had to be revived before the inquest could
proceed.
According TO Joseph Llsta. the woman's
oldest son. the father has been beating
her, threatening her life for the last Ave
years. No pretext, he said, was too slight
for the husband to abuse his wife.
Three years ago." he said feelinEly,
when my mother was taken TO the hos
pital TO undergo an operation for over
work, the doctor who examined her ex-
claimed. MY God, woman, what have
you been doing. pushing trains down on
Washington avsnus?'"
IN the strawberry season the Lista
family pick berries FOR living. but al
other times Mrs. Lista was wont 10 90
odd lohS-anything from washing and
serubbing 10 gathering weeds and herbs
IN order 10 get money The father, ae-
eording TO the sons statement, never con-
tributed cent toward the maintenance
% his family on Tuesday he came home
At se2 South 9th street earlier than usual
ana the wife, who had been working late,
did not have the evening meal ready.
Lisfa started beating her ana she picked
up a knife and stabbed him.
She was held 70 await the action OF the
Grand Jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
BRITISH TO ALLOW NEUTRAIS
COTTON ONLY FOR OWN USE

LONDON, July t6.-The British Gov.
ernment hopes shortly to limit the x.
port of cotton to neutral countries to
the precise amount of actual need.
The Marquis of Crewe, Lord Preslden.
of the Council and Liberal leader in ths
House of Lords, made an Announcement
to this effect in the upper house today
His statement was made in reply 10
series of questions by Baron Charnwood
regarding the supply OF cotton and othtt
material through neutral countries ioi
Germany, and whether the Government
had found that the measures taken sine,
March last were effective.
So far as could be ascertained, the Lord
President said the naval measures taken
to prevent fresh supplies of cotton from
reaching Germany had been successful
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
MASS-MEETING WILL
LAUNCH PORTER BOOM
Citizens League to Be Inaugu-
rated When Director Is Asked
to Run for Mayor.

Plans for assembling 5000 men on the
north plaza Of city Hall tomorrow after
noon to urge Director OF Safety George
D. Porter to become a candidate for
Mayor we're perfected at meeting OF
members Of business associations at the
Art Club today
George B. Cox was chairman Of this
"get-toRether" committee p. y. L.
Roach chairman Of the Committee OF
Seventy; Fred Reizner, Of the Market
street Business Mems Association. and
representatives from other associations
throughout the city were present.
With bands playing and banners pro
claiming their preference for Director
Porter for Mayor, the various associa-
tions Will gather at Broad and Arch
streets at o'clock and march to the
plaza The bands will keep the enthusi-
asts in good humor while committee
waits upon Director Porter, requesting
him to come 60 the plaza.
After the Directors arrival he will be
requested formally to announce himself
as candidate for Mayor on behalf OF
the Citizens League. It is not expected
that Director Porter will make any
definite answer, but the meeting will
serve formally to launch both a boom
for him as Mayor and the formation Of
he Citizens League.
This league has been formed to repre-
sent citizens, regardless Of party af-
illations, who are interested in seeing the
given by Mayor Blanken-
ourg continued for four more years, it's
organizers say.
II will consist OF a general committee |
II 100. with an executive committee Of |
I've or seven, in which power will be |
'ested. p. D. l.. Roach will be chair
nan.
More definite announcement Of the
'ltizen's League, its purpose and per-
onnel Will be made next week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
Won BERNSTORFF TELLS
LANSING OF GERMANYS
ATTITUDE ON DEMANDS
Secretary of State Saws
Conference Was HiebIv
Confidential-R e fuses
Comment.
Tension in Controversy Between
Washington and Berlin Re-.
laxed - Austrian Note On
Arms Shipments Not Dis,
cussed - Nebraskan Nota
Mentioned.

WASHINGTON, July is.-Tbe r.,...
German note to the United States IN a,
subject OF submarine warfare, as ~
Quoted by Germany against the commas.
of the Allies, was discussed by AMI.
sador Count Won Bernstorff with se,rs
tary OF State Lansing at the State NJ
partment today for half an hour.
This was the FIRST discussion bet...-
the Secretary of State and the Car .
envoy since the arrival of the Ce,@.s
note In answer to President Wlhsss
latest note on the Dusltania case.
Declaring that the interview v..
highly CONFIDENTIAL" Secretary Iansfs1
said that he would not answer ouealt,l.
as to whether It was satisfactory ps
added that in his opinion, no explans,i.o
of the last German note was necessary
as had been suggested from varnv'
sources.
The Secretary refused to confirm ths =.
port that the German Ambassador bss
sounded the State Department a. n
whether II in turn would broach 10 dr.ss
Britain the subject of some modlaest,os
of the British blockade of Germany in "
turn for loosening of the subnarins ,ir.
which has DESTROYED hundreds of British
ships during the last eight months N'q4
The appeal made by Austria m ~
United States to put an end to the sbl,s
ments of munitions OF war from ~.
country to Great Britain and France was
not touched upon In the conference ars
the Secretary said that no word NAL
eating that either Germany or Tur,ss
would send notes similar to the one M.
sented by Austria had been received !,
the State Department.
The Secretary mentioned to the Anb.s..
sador' however, the terms of the German
N,,Nea AzsyNs r,H4.. - A
German submarine on the Anerlc.r 3
steamship Nebraskan.
On leaving the oflce Of the secretsrv
of State Ambassador Won Bernstory
called upon Third Assistant Secrethrv N
State Phillips.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
GERMANS SWEEP TO
CRUSH RUSSIANS
ConlInued from PaEe One

Continued from Page One
new offensive viii probably be general
and extend from the Baltic around the
East Prussian border TO the viBtula. west
Of Warsaw. for all the Russian troops in
this section must be kept busy to prevent
concentration at the point where the Ger-
mans hoDe TO break through,
This is the second time Field Marshal
Won HindsnburR has tried this His
last effort. while It freed East PRUSSIA
Of the Russians, lost the Germans an
immense number OF men and very near
" involved them In disaster. owing to
the muddy condition OF the ground. Now,
however there are only bad roads or
lack OF roads to contend with. II Is pos
sible that the Germans have built rail-
ways 70 their northern front as they have
dono IN Central Poland
CAMPAIGN TO CONQUER RUSSIA.
The Petrograd correspondent OF the
Morning Post says:
THE Germans have opened new cam
paign for the conquest OF Poland. The
plan is 70 catch the Russian armies like
9 nut between 8 pair Of crackers. The
German line Qf advance from the north
vest Hes between the Allava- Warsaw
Railway line and the River PISA. with its
marshes beyond the Gailcian line, lsO
niles A. the crow files
1-- NAtAF-# hAAH NHFHAAaM NEnEInE Is 10
hAve these two fronts move to meet eaeh
other and everything between them must
ne ground 70 powder But the nut 10 be
cracked 10 rather formlGabls area. wen
foftined. The kernel IS sound ana healthy.
Tor Il Is formed OF Russian armies. In
Fpired not merely with the rishteousness
q their cause. but also the fullest corr
naenee IN themselves ana absolute de-
Fetion 20 the proved genius Of their com
lnandsf-in-ehief
me area referred 10 Is not less than
e miles from north 10 south By 100 miles
esat % east There is a mere nucleus
snd the minimum area contained within
ths Nowo-GeorsieWs fortress Ia the
n9ftn. lhe ITan8orod fortress Ia the south
ana the Ruasian lines on the Bzura m
ne vest and srest Lltovsk on the eaat.
ALI. SHEER FRONTAL FIGHTING.
Ihe Germans have an inealculable
eHQpnt of ashflns 10 face before thsy
reach thaf sreas tho nut % be cracked
SEQ tHfa fhe eracsins ls Htln to be
eepe II Is al Sheer frontal nehtinr.
Ae Germans h4se been twelve
th4 u}3ng Frontal attacks agalnst
faaW on comparatively narroa
I anq 81 vain. what chance have
H q aueeess bf dividing thair forces
aina1 tte united strength ~ 2ussla IA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
GETS BARGAIN IN potatoes
Cop Buys Carload for 81 and win Give
Them to the Poor.

Policeman Matthew BITTERLY said ba
wouldn't take commercial advaataRe al
his great bargain in potatoes. "A carload
OF them was knocked down 10 him for
81 at the auction sale at American ana
Master street the potato depot" Hs
has sent two wagonloads 10 ST. Vincent
de Paufs Home Tor Destitute Children.
70 give away to poor folk whenever they
seem to need them.
There We're five carloads OF potatoes un-
disposed OF yesterday when me sdver.
tised sale took place. There were fev,
bidders Harry Nledenthal. OF Fourth ang
Master streets, got two carloads Tor 81
and Patrick Green, Of Phillips ana Mas
ter streets, two Tor s. There was = a.
load left, and the policeman. who va
Standing watching the sale. bid a dollar
and nobody said anything. 60 he eot ~
carload The hve earloads came ron
Maine six weeks ago The conafs,,se
could not get his price, so left them there.
dlsgusted, for the railroad 10 get rid al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
FLOODS ENUNDATE
220O HOMES


Continued from Page One
part of the city was swept from its
foundation and hoated, down the river.
The Main street bridge, the largest III
the city, was in danger OF being carried
away any minute.
The entire southern part of the city,
where the Lima Locomotive Works and
the Erie Railroad shops, the largest in
dustrles In the city. are located, is cut
off from the main section of the town.
There are 10000 persons in this food
bound shop district. The men are able
to get to the shops to work, but no one
can cross to the main part Of the CITY
except by boat.
The two bridges connecting the two sec
tions of the city are out of commission
street car lines which operated over them
are tied up. The temporary Pine street
bridge, built after the 1913 flood, has been
swept away. Water is even with the floor
Of the Main street bridge and orders that
trolleys and horses shall not cross It have
been issued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
KANSAS CITY THREATENED
AS MISSOURI RIVER RISES

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 18-Kansas
City is menaced by floods for the fourth
time In three months. Daily rains on the
water sheds OF the Missouri and Kansas
Rivers will send the rivers 10 high STAGES
here.
Just before noon the Missouri River
here registered N feet. equaling the pre-
Vious flood mark this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
100 FAMILIES RESCUED FROM
RISING WATERS AT KENTON. O.

KENToN. Ohio. July 16.-The seloto
River now runs within Is inches OF the
1913 flood crest and is rising a foot an
hour the worst Hood In the history of
Kenton Is feared. hundred families had
been rescued up to o'clock this norn-
ing II is feared many lives may be lost.
Toledo and Ohio Central freight train
hit washout along the scioto River at
the south end of this city and Engineer
Dushane Drawing the torrent. rescued his
nreman Jack Williams, who was pinned
under the fire box In danger of drownIna,
or scalding to death, Williams may die
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
GERMANY NOT In POSITION
TO BACK UP AUSTRIA'S NOTE

AMSTERDAM July 16.-Germany VIII
not insist too much upon the observanca
OF the conditions of the Austrian note pro.
testing against the shipment of war mu-
nitions from the United States to England
and France, says the Gazette De Hol.
lande, in commenting upon the document
During the Spanish-American War
Germany furnished Spain with war SUP.
plies; consequently she considers II safer
to let Austria take any decisive steps
alone"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
POLITENESS THE INFLEXIRLE
RULE FOR CHICAGO BATHERs
La" Laid Down for Women and M.n
on Diversey Park Beach

CHICAGO. July 1s.-Innoear.
o. Chicago. out for a s pIpns. manhood o'
b,ssfssy ~ tSs Psrk beech win BE- proisossS oa sas
wiles @ Of ss1notitiss sttIsnt, from the ssduetiSs
obstruction Of the sex fenc., ~ Hltn the
soala 80. mas Promulgated this sst @ =, rers r,,,
az post ,o.sis 40 anything to the men tbs, ~.
Don't pose
@ Zon smile at strange man s,a IL
expect ,Il. him him to be oonventionai 4'' then
Don't can 4 hfeeuard evsry ~.
others. are better than
he q lady.
Rules for the men rsas.
Don't splash water h ,
s,s 1,l's4' sop are aequainted; thsp y "a, ssee
oon't duek strange ror,..
hoe't be q Sand bsths- ~
here 10 SWIM in s-s water "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

HAhhisBuRG, July ls--McKess Roeks
Railroad Trainmen. has nled ~ 49,. 2,
complaint Hith the Public Service -
inossien against the Pittsbnrsb snS 5,st-1
Ere heilrqad Company aiieslnr .l.,,
tons e the fun creR Law in ~ a.-
1af4h district particularly nIfb
saFe % l9eenotfes "a yafd service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
RUSSIAN WARSHIPs SINK
FAMOUS U-51, ATHENS HEARS
Submarine That Destroyed British
Battleships Meets Fate in Black Sea.

ATHENS. July l6
Russian warshlps have sunk the GER
man submarine U-d m The Black sea,
according 10 adyices received from relia-
bic sources today
The U-6i performed one OF the most
notable exploits Of the war by proceed
lng from Wilhelmshaven 70 Constantino-
pie through the Mediterranean, the long
est trip ever undertaken BY a submarine.
Arriving on the Dardaneiles May . shs
torpedoed and sank the British battles
ships Triumph and Majestic. and then
made safe passage 10 the Ottoman
capital. Her Commander Captain Otto
Herstng. vas awarded tho order Pour n
Aerite by Kaiser Wilhelm for the Con-
stantlnopls trip
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
Mrs. J. B. Cooper Sues for Dlvores

Mrs Joseph 3. Cooper brought sun for
divorce IN Camden today 40 the SEQUEL II
her {a5,tO0 alienation suit against lI-vesr1
old Mary Miller aled yesterday. She
names the sirl as correspondent She de-
together "a Providence IL Il. nom a.
ust. 1914. 70 May. 1915
Cooper worked as 4 bartender fer Az
drew Miller fathgr of Mary ana sf,ils4
4ho has a large hotsl AZ Fsrfy and Fef.
1oad avenues aad e Vell to do. W. 49,
nanAd is lhe alienation suit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
Wonld.be sulcide Recnrerinr

man supposed 70 be leo Abeles. Who
q wanted by Pennsylvanla and New Jer-
sey police authorities On charges of en-
pezzlement ana larceny, Who took poi-
aoh on Delaware river ferryb0at last
night & recovering in Cooper HoseItal
Camden
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

LANCASTER, Pa July l8-Serseant
Martin Aiiksn. of the United States AIa-
rins cefrs. vallejo. cal was married
hefe iss nishi g hiza Clara 6 nlslIn'
lffa poeeF q Amsllczn fzss. ~
were ~ uti1rn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

Germans May Seize Belgian Crops
LONDON july BA dlspatch from
% eennseate the Ealeian erapa "a a.
tn-iz 1eil1n9 rzice ~ coIlulssicr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

DOCTOR wEDs NURSE
DR.. George Enion, chief resident
physician at st. Luke's Hospital,
has taken as his bride Miss Caro-
lyn Banwarth, who was gradu-
ated as a nurse from the same
institution last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-10
Franchise for the District of
 (sOlumhia.

Vigorous efforts to have the Cham Der of Commerce include woman cit sens in it's proposed amendment t., he federal constitution for represen- Nation in congress and the electoral college for the District of Columbia is being made by the able leaders of he women's campaign. Mrs. Medil Mccormick and Mrs. Antoipette Funk, representatives of the congre,ssona committee of the National American Woman Suffrage association haye written a letter to MT Guide, the president of the GhTmher of Con- merce. requesting that they recon sider the scope Of their proposed amendment, so as to include the fem mine citizens of the district.
 Three weeks ago Mrs. Funk. whose 'egal acumen aud brilHance as a pub lie speaker makes her one of the most forceful proponents of the women's cause. had the unique privilege of appearing in person before the august gentlemen constitutiong the Chamber of Commerce and making an oral argument.
 While hundreds of tax-paying men and women in the capital of the na- Sion have long deinurred at heinz ohliged to submit to s'taxatien without te which our fore fathers So strenuously objected, it was along an entirely different line
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-10

of reasoning that Mrs. Funk voiced her proposition
 The question raised was one strong in law and unioue in politics. It point ed out that congress by it's absolute authority in the government and af fairs of the district has here and now for the first tiLse an opportunity to enfranchise women without taking back into the constitution right originally granted to the state. It is also an opportunity that will not be overlooked by women, millions of whom have already voice in federal lawmaking,' as Mrs. Funk pertinently emphasized.
 The position of the suffragists of the country was plainly stated by the officers of the National Congressional committee. Their letter declares: When the United States Constitution was adopted over century ago no provision was made to secure to all citizens the right of government, a right fundamental to democracy. Instead the matter of the electorate was left to the several states, where, with the exception of two states, one- half the citizens were denied the fran chise on the ground of sex alone.
 "Tle situation now created by the suggested resolution for an amend ment converting the District of Columbia into a political division analogous to xtate gives to congress a rare opportunity of wiping out the the old omission and injustice, in part at least, by writing into the pro- posed amendment words prohibiting dlscriminafioE grounded merely on sex bias.''
 ALICE LEE MOQUE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-10
Women Most Trustworthy,

w. H. Moffitt, the business mana ger of an Ellicotsvflle, N. Y. news paper, decided to find out how honest the people of his town really were Going to one of the large stores he made arrangements with a clerk that one of the p dimes he provided should be given each of the next 25 customers.
 The result was just as MT. Moffitt suspected. Five pocketed the change without looking. Of the twenty others, fifteen immediately made tracks for the outside of the store, 13 being men and two women. Of the five who were really honest and came back to give up the extra dime three were women and two men. The eX- perience proves, as MT. Moffitt laugh lngly admits, how easy it is for curi- ous people to spend $2.50, and also that honesty in none too prevalent. But the results of the tests also proved once more the often forgotten CT denied fact. that even in small things, the female sex is more trust worthy and honest
 It is not mentioned how many of the five careless ones who didn't trou- ole to look at their change were wom- en, but we know that of the dishonest fifteen but two, or one-seventh of the recaloitrant customers were of the so-cal,ed weaker sex, while of the number who proved their honesty hrce out of five were women
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-10
Spfnster's ThisnbEe Has Nc TerrOrs
 For Young Suffragist.

The old adage Three times a bridesmaid never a bride," is a say. ing which didn't worry Miss Gene vieve Clark, who dared the hoary old superstition, being bridesmaid three times this spring and summer. Now 2 story is going the rounds that tshe was so "unlucky' as to find the dreaded gold thimble in her piece of
 he brides cake at each one of the auptial banquets. All her girl friends friends were loud in their lamenta- tons and bewailed her lot, but Miss Genevieve only smiled. Now that her engagement to MT. Thomson is an ncunced everyone understands why. For an extra gold thimble or so comes in mighty handy when ones rousseau is in course of preparation. So she smiles best who smiles both first and last.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-10
Miss .::ona McAdoo,s Guests.

With the departure of her father and step-mother for the west, Miss Mona McAdoo is once more the head of the house, exactly as she vas be- fore her fathers second marriage The mourning of young Mrs McAdoo naturally has cast it's shadow upon the McAdoo household and prevented Miss Mona from entertaing this win fer, Ii marked contrast ct th: @4any pleasant Functions held last season. Owing to the war Miss McAdoo was unable to go abroad and join h ,, aunt for the winter as planned. The young lady has, however, utilized. he. freedom from household cares, since her girl friend becak,es her stepmother by making lengthy visits to the South and elsewhere. m New Orleans Miss McAdoo spent several delightfu weeks. She was a great belle and made hosts of friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-10
Wasf1ington's Poe-Bouill e
IT. be ""ingPot have all the Gossip
 Lawmakers Views

All Washington is hugely enjoying the unusual pleasure of real ice carnival For almost week now the river, ponds. and ever popular tidal basin near Washington's monument have been the rendezvous of the skating experts, who have made all haste to utilize the good ice which with us is an infreQuent blessing and one that never lasts long. Already plans are afoot to have a beautiful firefly carnival before snow, rain, or the dreaded "thawp puts an end to the merriment There will be 8 biz band of music and each skater will carry lighted Japanese lantern. The game of baseball played upon the ice of the tidal basin New Years day afforded great Dleasu!c to the thousands of on1ookers. Representa- tive R. F. Hobson of Alabama acted as umpire to the entire satisfaction o4 both sides. His charming wife, who like hims If is an expert skater of the most difficult and intricate ice tyo- lutions, was present with a party of friends. Mrs. Wm. H. Iaughlin, sister-in-law of former president Taft was also present. Mrs. Courtney w. HamIin, wife of the members from Missouri, and numerous other repre- so'tatives of the congressional set who are adopts at ice skating, with the representatives of embassies and foreign legations were all seen taking advantage of the rare sport afforded ice enthusiasts this week, for the first time in several years.