The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE week
HEAD OF THE NATION WILL BE
AWAY FROM CAPITOL SEW
ERAL DAYS. 4s4
IMPORTANT CONvENTIO?
Scheduled For This Country and Also
in Europe-Weddina in High
Life--inportant Grim.
inal Casrs.

Washington. April 25.-Pres dent
Taft will be absent from Washingt n
several days next week. Tuesday h
will so 10 Philadelphia to speak at
the Grant Lay banquet Of he Uaiol
loaene in that city, AMI FRIDAY after
noon he will so to Alexandra. Va, to
attend the celebration Of the l2Oth
anniversary of the first Inauguration
Iof George Washington
The ceremonies incident to the ra-
moval of the body of Major Charles
L'Enfant, the engineer who under
the authority Of General Washington
laid ont the plans for the national
capitol, from their present X sting
place at Green Hiu, Nd to the na-
tional Gene ry in Arlington. will be
conducted in the capitol roturda
Wednesday. The body viii Ha In
state in the rotunda during the m rn-
ing. when addresses will be made by
Vice President Sherman ami Am.
bassador Jusseraud Of France
A case Of unusual Importance will
be heard in Chicago Monday by rep
resentatlyes of the Interstate Com
merce commission. it being hat of
the American Bankers assoc alton
against various express companies.
The companies are alleged to prae-
tice discrimination against bankers
in the transportation Of money.
The hearing of testimony IN the
governments suit to dissolve e. II.
lIarriman's merger of the Southern
and Union Pacific railroads will be
resumed Tuesday IN Salt Lake City.
Friday has been designated as Cali
tornia raisin day. aud on that day a
great publicity campaign win BE- in
nuguraiei 10 acnualut the people Of
the entire country with the merit of
this fruit To do this thousands or
tons of Californa's best ralslas will
be distributed free.
Important conventions OF the week
will include the meetings Of the In.
kindergarten Union IN
Buffalo. the National Conference Of
Church Clubs of the United States in
New York the National Association
If Cotton manufacturers IN Boston,
md the National Society OF Sons OF
he American Revolution in Rati.
more.
Other events that will figure more
r less ccnspicuously In he news Of
he week viii be the wedding in New
FORK Of Miss Nora I.augharn AMI
Paul Phipps, the annual me ting of
he directors of the United States
'teel Corporation, the Founders Day
celebration of the carnegie Institute
n Pit'sburg. the automobile carnival
y New York city. and the celebration
# the centenary OF the birth OF
oliver Wendell Holmes.
Events abroad will include the elec-
ions for the new Finnish Diet. the
of the International Won.
ms Suffrage Alliance in Ionlon. tie
ion in Rome of Dr. Farolly,
occntly chosen TO succeed the late
Bishop Horstmann at Cleveland. and
he May dag demonstrations bv the
yorkmcn in Paris, London and ether
European centers.
The 12uh aHciycrsary OF the inau..
ration OF Washington as president
yill Dee celebrated at Alexandria Va.
friday The exercises viii uclua,
n address by President Taft. The
resident viii also address the Union
-eaguc Club Of Philadelphia az a
Inner Tuesday the birthday afni.
ersary Cf President Grant.
The convention of the Episccpal
hurch clubs opens in New Yorl,
'ork Tuesday
The congress Of the National Fed
ration OF Religious Liberals will be-
in AT Philadelphia Tuesday. The
entral purpose announced is the eek.
ensiou OF sentiment Of the tolerance
nd good viii among an churches and
aces and the creation of fellowship
eyond the lines Of sect aad crcdI.''
he Methodist Episcopal bishops Of
he world viii begi. their seui-annuai
ession az Wheeling. W. Va. on Wed.
esday.
The International Kindergarten
'niou begins its session at Buffalo
I0nday. the Society of the Sons 4
be- Revolution opens Friday az Bal
Imore.. The Christian Party of
'eace conferences are scheduled ro-
aturdaE az Rock Island. ILL.,
Another trdistrict convention of
he mine workers fwill b. held at
eranton Tuesday. the same day thae
BE- ge-era! committee of the anthra-
ite operators meet at New Ycrk. \
efinits agreement. it is hoped. VII
e reached