The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-11
FORECAST FOR
COMING WEEK
News IS Focused In Our Horo.
scope for Next Seven Days

Washington, April l0.-The pro-
ceedings OF congress and the situa-
ton in Mexico promises TO continue
as the leading subjects for news dis
patches and editorial comment. To.
these will be added numerous other
events and happenings Of more or
less public interest and Importance.
The ensuing seven days win mark
the anniversaries of many memora-
BILE events connected with the civil
war. Sunday will be the 46th anni-
versary OF that memorable Sunday
in 1865, when the great conflict was
brought to close by Lees surrender
at Appomattox. The anniversaries
OF President Lincoln's first call for
volunteers in 1861 and of the presi-
dents assassination four years later
will also fall during the week. Most
widely observed of all. however, win
be the 50th anniversary, next We'd
nesday, of the firing on Fort Sumter,
which marked the beginning of the
war.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Is
scheduled TO leave Spokane Friday
on his way east After making sew
eral brief stops on the way he will
arrive in Chicago Saturday and in
New York the next day.
The attention of the politicians
win be conferred largely in the Jeffer-i
son birthday banquet to be given in
Indis napolis THURSDAY night under
the auspices of the National Demo-
cratic League of clubs The affair
is looked upon as the real beginning
Of the democratic presidential CAM
paigh OF 1912, The scheduled speak
ers include William j. Bryan. Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer-l
sey: Governor hudson Harmon, of
Ohio, and Governor Thomas R. Mar
shall OF Indiana.
On the same night similar eele-
bration is to take place al the New
Willard hotel in Washington under
the auspices OF the College Mems
Democratic league. Speaker Champ
Clark win deliver the principal adj
dress of the evening. The other
speakers win include Thomas Nelson
Page and Warren Jefferson Davis.
president OF the league.
On. Monday and Tuesday the
Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology win celebrate the semi-cen-
tennsl OF the granting OF its charter
by holding sessions OF congress Of
technology. The celebration will be
followed on Wednesday by the an
nuai meeting OF the National Assoc
citation OF Cotton Manufacturers.
DIR d. X. Pearson, the Chicago
philanthropist. has announced his In
tenfion to celebrate his 91st birthday
snniversary Friday By the distribu-
ton Of $500, 600 to schools and re-
ligiors organlzatNns. This win make
his total distributions Of recent years
nearly $1,000 zoe. most OF which has
been given to small colleges.
TIE so-called "tap-line" cases are
set for oral argument before the In
terstate commerce commission in
Washington Wednesday. The cases
are regarded as Of much Importance
in railroad and shipping circles as
the issues involved include the ques-
;ion Of rebates and also the question
Of what constitutes a common carrier
For baseball enthusiasts wednes.
day win be the red-letter day Of the
whole year, for on that day the II
clubs Of the National and American
leagues viii line up for the initIa
contests in the 1911 pennant races
The week VIII also see the opening
OF the championship season in mani
Of the minor baseball organizations