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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
~ By GEORGE FITCH
Author OF "A Good Old Siwash"
On this date John Quincy Adams,

On this date John Quincy Adams
sixth president of the United States
was born in Massachusetts,. His
name is not household wor,.
and his face does not appear on any
postage stamp Yet no American
ever stirred up more ill-feelng dur
ing his life or was buster doing 1t
or had larger public career or
more patriotism to the square inch
or contributed more ancestors and
descendants to Who's Who In
America. T"
Adams was an infant prodigy.
The Adams had been great people
for several generations. and when
John Quincy was born in 1867, his
father. John, was helping to form
the United States of America, and
was already thinking out few
hasty remarks to make when he be-
came President. John Quincy
Adams was learned man at 10. and
was secretary to embassy to Russia
at fifteen. He was a small, pale lad
with a head like a planet and he
kept stuffing it with Latin and po-
litical economy and history until
when he graduated from Harvard
people used TO verify their encyclo-
pedias by him.
John Quincy was a born insur-
gent and attacked everything VIC
lently and ably, He went into poll
tics early and became an ambassa-
dor. a special commissioner and
senator, insurging himself out of Of
fee each time with grea, cheerful
ness. Later he taught rhetoric in
Harvard and did odd Jobs such as
writing treaties and doing cabinet
work under Monroe He was uni
versaliy admired for his learning
and the way in which his vast pol-
shed dome of reason got pink and
flushed while he fed nine syuabled
1loquence to his opponents.~and in
1924 he was elected president hv
1ne vote. His old father, who had
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

Many residents OF Cairo have Join
ed the Illinois Highway improvement
Association, which has been or
ganized to fight for better roads
Illinois, it is said, has the poorest
system of roads of any state in the
Union, with possibly two or three
exceptions. 1t is one of the wealth
lest states and there is no reason why
it should not lead in the good roads
movement. Missouri is planninr
three cross-state roads, which will
be constructed in the near future
and the State of Washington nov
plans to spend $10,O00,0O0 In com
plotting three trunk roads OF tota
length Of 1000 miles. Illinois shoult
have cross-country road system ant
II the object OF the Illinois Highwa.
improvement Association is attained
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers Housekeeping

Al Meyers, junior manager of the
Gem theater, has rented the dwell
ing, 1926 Ninth street, that was oc-
cupied by J. G. Marston, agent of
the American Express Co. Mr..
Marston and family have removed to
Kansas City. Mr. Meyers and wife
are now in st. Louis. They will re-
turn soon ana go to housekeeping.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
when the attention Of The sui.
eth IL sailed to any nisstatemeni
u fact or to any error sonserainl
my man or thing, corrections vii
Dheerfally be made.)
The Politicians Fight!

II Cairo must depend upon the
chief of engineers for the raising and
strengthening of its leyees, as sug-
gested Saturday by the House CON
ferees on the Rivers and Harbors ap.
preparation bill, it had best get busy
at once and proceed to do the work
without an aid from the government
Cairo asked for S250,000, agreeing
to raise a similar amount for leyee
Improvement work. and the request
was granted by the Senate. SatuT-
day the House conferees on the
measure fatty refused to accept thy
Senate amendment, declaring that ia
several instances the Senate in
creased appropriations allowed by
House to such an extent that thu
money could not be used during the
fiscal year.
The two Democrats on the con
ference are anxious to hold down the
aggregate carried by the bill to the
lowest practicable point, according
to news dispatches. There they have
asked the engineers to appear and
tell the conferees just how much
money can be used to advantage or
the many projects over which the
House and the Senate committees
have differed.
Should the House sanction thu
amendment giving aid to Cairo al
this time, it Is likely that the desired
leyee improvements could be mad,
before the food season of 1913 How
ever, II Cairo must wait until tbs
House committee decides whether OF
not the Senate has put anythinl
over on Them" it would do we'll t.
begin operations Independent of tn
government, so that if there Is
stage of 81 or more feet on the Ohir
river next year, we will be prepare
TO take care of it.
1t is possible that the government
could waste money in making leyei
improvements, but this is not yer,
apt to occure in the vicinity of Cairo
so long as the present chief of engi
neers Is on the job. It is also posi-
BILE that all of the improvements can
not be made within the fiscal year
but Is this any reason why the live
of the people in the valley should b,
again placed In jeopardy
Congress has been niggardly in II
treatment of the rivers and as tn
result of this nigardlyness, NOR
than SO lives were lost in the recen
food and millions of dollars wort
of property rendered worthless. TIL
people Of the valley are entitled t,
protection and If the House and tn
Senate will forget politics and con
slider more humane phase Of tho
question, perhaps so many trivia
technical points will not be dc
veloped.
If the Democratic party desires to
make a record for economy, it hat
chosen poor method, II 1t intend
to begin with the levee protection
work.
Cairo will require aid in properl,
rebuilding its leyees, but 1t canno'
afford to risk being wiped from thu
earth throuh the wrangling of
crowd of idiotie politicians many O.
whom devote their spare time 10 op
posing measures, good and bad, for
the sole and exclusive purpose OF
breaking into print" as guardian
of the public funds.
II Uncle Sam won't help US, lei
us help ourselves.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES
WILLING TO BOLT

Spokane, Wash, June 10.-Elroy
Slater Of Spokane and w. A. Jansen
OF Colyille, contesting Roosevelt
delegates from Washington to the
national convention, announced to-
day. prior TO their departure to
Chicago, that they favored bolt
and separate Roosevelt convention,
II the National Committee con-
tinued to seat contested Taft dele
gates
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

nue. and furnished it with fine fx-
lures, made at his mill, for the
handling of a large stock of hard
ware of every description. Here to-
fore he has carried only a small Sc
lect stock. With the increased space
and facilities he will carry every.
thing in the line.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Marriage Licenses.

Eugene l.. Miller, 81, and Anna
Ingraham, 10, both of Wetaug, ILL.,
Oryille M. Shelby, Jr. %, of Og.
den, KY, and Money Hunt. 10, OF
Oscar, Ky.
lobe Whiting, 30, and Minnie
Jones, 10, both of Cairo.
William Warren, 90, and Miss
Anna Peeler, IS, both of Cairo.
George r. Jackson, %, of Cairo
and Miss Florence Ethel Heater, 20,
of Mil Creek, H.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
City Council Meets Tonight.

The second regular meeting OF the
month of the city council will be
held tonight. Among the important
measures before the council will be
ton as collector for the Alexander
ling and cleaning the brick streets
for the summer months.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Election Contest Case.

In the county court yesterday G..
s. Bourland contested the election
as school trustee Of Frank Barbee
both negroes. It was charged that
the polls were closed As minutes too
soon and for that reason he was de-
priyed of votes that would have
elected him. The case was con-
tinued to the July term of the coun-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Undergoes Second Operation

Mrs. S. S. Peterson of Willard, Is
1t the Bondurant hospital where
she Will undergo second operation
tor appendicitis. The first was per.
formed at st. Mary's Infirmary in
April, Mr. Peterson the husband
and John Peterson, father-in-law
are here with her.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
At St. Mary's Infrmary.

Among the out-of-town patients
at Sit. Mary's Infrmary are Mrs.
B. R. Marrett of Fancy Farm, Ky,
who was under treatment, and Mrs.
s. Snider OF New Madrid, Mo, who
underwent an operation a few days
ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

The Alpha class of the First
Methodist Sunday school will hold
It's monthly business and social
Meeting at the home OF Miss Maude
iibford, at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage, Tuesday evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Repairing Woodward Residence

Contractor John P. Gardner has
begun general repair work on the
J. II. Woodward residence at Elev-
enth and Walnut streets. New
Rorches will be built. the basement
succeed and some changes made in
the interior. after which the house
VIII De painted and the interior
decorated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Kaufman Builds New Front

kaufman dry goods store will
have an entire new front. 1t will
be Of modern design and very at
tractive, Arthur Barter has the
contract and will begin work as
10on as the material arrives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Cade Has New Delivery auto.

H. II. Cade, the florist. 1928
eighth street received his new over
and Auto delivery car yesterday
and Immediately put 1t into action
It is a covered car especially adapt
ID for his line Of business.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Flush Main Sewer.

The main sewer on Commercial
lYenue south of Twelfth streets was
iushed yesterday in order to clear
1t of sediment that had accumulated
Turing the high water period.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

II you fab to receive your
paper by z =. m, on week
days and s a. m, on Sundays
telephone to The Bulletin Of.
Zoe, No. So, either phone and
one will be sent to you BY
special messenger.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
D0UBLY PROVEN.
Cairo Readers Can No Longer Doubt
the Evidence. -.


This greatful citizen testified long
ago.
Told of quick relief-of undoubted
benefit. n
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete--the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof Of merit
Mrs. N. c. Spauldlng, Main St,
Mound City, H., saws 81 was a'.
flieted Wall kidney cam, amt for Al.
ut year and a hat My back
panied me st severely and there were
other symptoms of kidney complaint
~ evidence ] had dizzy spells an!
headaches, and the kidncy secret
tions were unnatural After trying
several remadys without being bene-
flied, | got supply of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. | was fortunate beyond
my my expectations in being prompt.
ly aud completely cured. | am now
enjoying good health" Statement
given April IL. 1907
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Real Estate Transfers

Sarah j, Cole Clark and husband
o Nathan Cole, quit claim deed NV
If ne and ne of NV. sec. 8, township
10, range Consideration S..
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

going TO Congress on an Abolition
platform. He served seventeen
years and dropped dead in 1S4S in
the middle of his ltS7th speech
against the slave traffic.
John Quincy Adams IS famous
chiefly as a man who was willing at
any time TO be dubbed over the
head because OF his principles. He
Is also growing In fame constantly
as an ancestor. His sons and grand
sons became famous, and the Admas'
are still asked to sit on the stage at
all public gatherings in Massachu-
setts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

Sundays victory at the balleark
improved the taste of many break
fasts Monday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
REIMBURSEMENT.

On February IS, 1910 Mrs. Spaul-
ding said: II gladly verify my
former endorsement Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They have been used in
my family since that time and
have brought relief to one of my
children suffering from a distressing
kidney weakness"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents, Foster Milburn Co., New
York, sole agents for tile United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
and take no other.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Son Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Td5in of 434 Elevnth street
Monday evening.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

ty court. Chas l.. Rice of Mound
City is attorney for Barbee and NJ. j.
O'Shea for Bourland.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11
Letters From the People

The Bulletin is pleased to al
low space in this column to
readers who wish to discuss
matters OF public interest, but
distinctly disclaims responsible.
ity for views expressed in such
discussion.
All communications to this
department must be written
only ON one side Of the paper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

Enlarges Hardware Department.
r. 4. Langan has enlarged his
store room at zoos Commercial ave,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-11

Copyright, 1912, by Gorge Mathew Adams)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
REALTY MEN AID FUND
To Levy Red Gross Seal Tax
Upon Themselves.

Almost one-fourth OF the $4,000 fund
which the New York Committee on the
Prevention of Tuberculosis is trying 10
raise from the sale OF Red Cross Christ
mas seals for it's fight against this dis
ease next year has already been received
in cash. and probably another fourth is
outstanding that has not yet been sent 10
the committee Strenuous campaigning Is
being planned to complete the fund be-
fore Christmas.
Among those who have announced
their decision to support the tuberculosis
fighters is a committee Of bankers, in
Guiding Jacob II. Schiff. August Belmont,
Isaac n. Seligman, James Speyer, George
F. Baker. Otto T. Barnard, Edwin s.
Marston, Gates W. McGarrah, George w.
Perkins, Frank K Sturgis, Frank A.
Vanderlip and Clarence H Kelsey.
Announcement was made yesterday
from Red Cross Seal Headquarters, In
the Metropolitan Building. that the real
estate brokers had also decided 70 levy
upon themselves a voluntary stamp tax
during the next two weeks. committee
has been appointed to approach every
member Of the real estate organizations,
among those on the committee being
Henry Morgenthau, Joseph p. Day, Louis
V. Bright William II. Cheesebrough'
Robert E. Bowling, Alfred i. Marling,
BENJAMIN Mordecai, the Douglas Robin
son-Charles s. Brown Company, Allan
Robinson, George r. Read, 10 CHiford
Potter and Pease & Gilman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
WOMEN VOTERS A PUZZLE
Saloons Again Win in California
Elections.

San Francisco. Dec n-Figures on yes
terday's charter amendment election have
tended further to upset predictions made
more than a year ago as TO what atti-
tude the women OF California would as
sumo on municipal reform measures.
The principal amendment at Issue yes
terday provided for the creation Of local
option units In the residential districts Of
San Francisco. 1t was defeated by a
vote OF four to one
In a recent municipal election in Los
Angeles, where the percentage OF women
voters exceeds that OF the men, a drastic
saloon regulation ordinance was beaten
by more than three 10 one Since then
the harbor district of Los Angeles voted
wet"
In the campaign Of year ago. pre-
ceding the election at which woman SUI
frage was adopted. the liquor interests
supplied the most formidable opposition
TO the proposed innovation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
"WOMAN'S SPHERE IS HOME,
BUT WHERE IS 4OME2
Miss Helen Keller Says the Home Is Where Those
Things Are Made Without Which No Home
Can Be Comfortable

may be. there Is no one else authorized
| or able to manage il for her. She must
secure for her children clean food at
honest prices Through all the changes
of industry and government she remains
the baker OF bread, the minister of the
universal sacrament OF life.
when she demands to be mistress
Of the national granary, the national
| kitchen, the national dairy, the national
| sewing-room, whoever tells her to con-
fine herself TO her house is asking her
TO move forward and backward at the
same time. This is a feat which even her
Inconsistency cannot achieve.
THE inconsistencies reside not IN
woman and her relation to her plain du-
! ties, but i'm her circumstances and IN
ket on her arm and bargain intelligently
with a corner grocer; but she cannot un-
derstand the problem OF Matchmaking the
| railroads which have brought the food
to the grocer's shop. She is clever at Sc
lectng a cut Of meat; but the central
meat-market must not be opened to her
investigation; Congressional committee.
which she did not choose, is doing its
whole duty as father OF the house when
II tries to find out who owns the packing
houses in Chicago how much money the
owners make out Of her dinner, and why
thousands Of tons of meat are shipped
out Of the country while her family Is
hungry.
"She opens can OF food which IL
adulterated with worthless or dangerous
stuff. In a distant city a man is build
ing himself palace with the profits OF
many such cans. II petty thief should
break into her pantry. and she should
fight him tooth and NALL she would be
applauded for her spirit and bravery; but
when q millionaire manufacturer thou
sand miles away robs her by tine peace
full methods Of commerce. she has nothing
to say, because she does not understand
business, and politics is not for her TO
NEEDLE in.
"Woman's old domestic sphere has be-
come not only an empty shell with much
of the contents removed, but a fragile
shell in which she is not safe. Beside
her own hearth she may be poisoned
starved and robbed. When shah We have
done with the tyranny which applies
worn-out formulas to modern conditions?
When shall we learn that domestic econ
omy is political economy? Tho noblest
task Of woman Is 70 get bread for her
children. Whatever touches her chlldrens
bread lie her business.
What is there so cold. sordd. inhuman
in economics" asks Miss Keller. that
We women should shrink from the sub
ject, disclaim all part in it when We
touch It daily in our domestic lives?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
SCOTS AT SUFFRACETTE
"Man Made Bible" Exists Only
in Ignorance, Says Priest.
REVISION NOT NEEDED
Disproportion of Women Forces
Them Into Competition with
Men, He Says.

"Abysmal ignorance is the term used
by the Rev. Joseph Fl. Mcmahon to char
acterize the recent utterances Of Mrs.
Laura G. Hipen, Of Chicago. to the effect
that consistent suffragists could not &C
cept the Bible as divine inspiration be-
cause II was obviously man-inspired.
THE position given women in the Bible
has kept them from their rights as the
EQUALS of men. The Bible needs revision
said Mrs Hipen.
Some one else is more in need OF re-
vision" said Father Mcmahon, in the
course of his second lecture on The
Catholic Church and the Woman CUES
ton" yesterday afternoon, at Demon
ico's. ut is such revelations OF abysmai
ignorance that account for the suspicion
with which suffrage is often held the
Bible really says nothing to interfere with
suffrage or with any good thing woman
desires to do to readjust herself 10 the
changed conditions of life to-day.
THE love of pleasure and luxury the
general disinclination of men 10 SHOULDER
the inconvenience of marriage, forgetiul
as they are OF the ultimate purpose OF
marriage. is one of the causes OF the
voman movement to-day. The man OF the
family, &c not. as a rule, able unassisted
TO support his family. 1t becomes the du'y
of other members 10 assist, ana because
Of the amazing disproportion OF women
to-day the women are forced 10 become
bread winners.
"rbis has meant competition with man.
arousing. his antagonism and awakening
iaalou.v between the sexes. Inasmuch as
mon practically control legislation 1t IS
not wonderful that woman's efforts 10 re-
odi,et conditions have been largely irus-
trated"
Father Mcmahon referred 10 the STATE
ments of Pope Leo XIII that the atti'Uue
Of the Catholic Church was In favor vi
ANYTHING that tends 10 the amehoralon
Of the working classes" lie also sta'ou
that the Catholic Church was IN la'oi
~ the nrjnciple OF equal pay for equal
work" -.
.Tn Manhattan We have men ticket
agents on the elevated railroad ne SAID
an Brooklyn, where they can De sahu-
haeeed easier. we have women, because
~. can get them more cheaply. These
conditions exist all over the world, ana
The women school teachers have done So
and they won their night, though not In
very generous way. However 1t was III
accord with a sound economic prlncipie'
The plea of the men that they had fam
lies 10 support is beside the point. Be
sides. under modern conditions, 1t Is more
likely TO be true that the woman Is not
,,,orl,inp for pleasure only. Usually she is
supporting the family, including the
natural wage Garner. However, modern
business is too complicated TO allow these
extraneous accretions 10 interfere with
The operation Of economic principles
eft must be not only an equal wage
hut a Just wage Such conditions as eHist
in the cotton mills of the South. In the
canneries Of New York State and the
sweatshops Of this city cannot be toler-
ated It is because Of such conditions
that women are demanding the right 10
participate I'm the government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
JAIL FOR FALSE ALARM;
HATCHET THROWERFREE
Sufragette Caught Red Handed Gets Two
Months Jury in Case Of Mary Leigh,
Who Attacked Redmond, Disagrees.

London, Dec. IA militant suf-
fragette named Elsie Howey was sem
fenced to-day to term of two
months Imprisonment for turning in
a number of false alarms of fire last
night
Counsel representing the government
described the defendant as zone Of a
band Of suffragettes who are at pres
ent trying to terrorize London"
Elsie Howey informed the police
magistrate that the only way in which
the government could stop the women
was TO give them votes.
All the fire stations in London were
inundated this morning with postcards
bearing the suffragette colors and in
scribed Votes for Women! Bxtinguish
Us If You Can"
That the suffragette attack on the
fire alarms was a concerted one is in
dicated by the fact that in Manches-
ter. Birmingham and other cities sim
liar outrages were committed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
CINDERELLA" TOMORROW
Teachers College Benefit for Crippled
Children's Home.

To raise funds for the purchase OF the
new Seaside Home for Crippled Children
at Arverne. Long Island. the students OF
the Department Of Physical Education
of the Teachers College Of Columbia
University will give a performance of
cinderella at the Hudson Theatre at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Flower girls in fancy dresses VIII
distribute blossoms among the audience
10 spread the atmosphere Of fairyland
across the footlights. At dress re-
hearsal this afternoon two hundred OF
the children from the home will be en-
tertained.
The patrons and paronesses include
DR.. James e Russell. dean Of the Teach
ers College; Miss Virginia Gildersleeve.
dean of Barnard College; Everit Macy.
Mrs. James Speyer. Mrs. Henry Hartley
Jenkins. Mrs Thomas d. Wood. Mrs. Ar
thur iselin, Mrs. Felix Warburg. Mrs.
William Grant Brown, Miss Evelyn M.
Goldsmith. Mrs. Henry Ling Taylor.
Mrs Ferris Thompson and Mrs. William
SulZer.