CANNON 13 SHORN OF HIS POWER Eliminated From Committee on Rules by a Vote of 191 to 155 HOUSE REFUSE TO OUST HIM Resolution Declaring the Bpeaker'a Chair Vacant Defeated by 36 Ma jority—Democrats and Insurgents Win Their Long Fight. Official Record of the Downfall of Cannon. Washington, Mar. 22.—Following la the chronological record of the vari ous roll calls taken by tlio House of Representatives In the historic strug gle over Speaker Cannon: Yeas. Nays. On Dalzell's motion to lay on table Norris's appeal from Speaker's ruling 164 181 On Norris's motion ordering the previous question on his appeal 182 160 On "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" 160 182 On ordering previous ques tion on adoption of Norris substitute 178 159 To substitute the new Norris resolution for the old, offered Thursday 193 15S To adopt the Norris resolu tion 191 155 On Burleson's resolution to declare the Speaker's chair vacant 155 191^ Having beaten Speaker Cannon on 6 consecutive roll calls by majorities ranging from 17 to 40, and after ; throwing him off the Committee on | Rules, whk'h had been the citadel of, his power in the House, the Republi can Insurgents turned squarely araund and helped to give him a tremendous ■ vote of confidence, which was tanta mount to re-electing him to the Speakership by a majority of 36, tea more votes than the majority had giv en him upon his election to the place a year ago. Only eight insurgents voted against Mr. Cannon on the last roll call. By the other insurgents the result is re garded as a long step toward harmony In the Republican Party and the elecv j tlon of a Republican House next No vember. By the regulars it is openly hailed as a great victory for the, speaker, and their rejoicing not only | filled the House with cheers but Is yet resounding everywhere they meet. The Norris resolution, providing. for the election of an enlarged Com- j mittee on Rules on which the Speak- j er should not be a member, after hav- ■ lng been amended so as to avoid the ! division of the House into groups, as at first proposed, and making the j membership of the new committee ten Instead of fifteen with election by the, House within ten days, was adopted i by a vote of 191 to 155 after a long and exciting day of roll calls and de bate. Then came a speech from Mr. Can-1 Hon, In which he declared that only j two courses lay open to him —-one ■was to resign, the other, to entertain a motion to declare the Speakership vacated. He refused to resign, first, because it would cause a chaotic con dition in the House through the neces sity of effecting reorganization in mid-session, thereby endangering the Important Administration lebislation, and, second, because resignation would be confession of either erroi or misdoing, neither of which he would admit. So he urged the new majority to put its strength to the test, to show the courage of its convictions, and submit the motion vacating the Speakership. Mr. Norris, the insurgent leader, whose alertness had brought about the possibility of administering the de feat to the Speaker, sought to have the House adjourn, but, as has often happened when the Republicans find I themselves In a hole, a Democrat "as j fortnd In the person of Mr. Burleson . of Texas, who was ready to help puH them out again. By a vote of 191 to 155, the Republi can Insurgents voting solidly with the Democrats, the House had adopted the resolution of Representative Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, requiring a reorganization of the Rules Commit tee, Increasing its membership from five to ten, and declaring the Speaker Ineligible to membership thereon. By the curiously identical vote of 191 to 155 —but with a decidedly dif ferent personnel of alignment—the House defeated a resolution of Repre sentative Burleson of Texas declar ing the Speakership vacant and order ing an Immediate election of a succes sor to Mr. Cannon. Opinion was <yvided in Washing ton as to the effect of the overthrow of Bpeaker Cannon's power. Presi dent Taft Bald he had read Chairman Payne's statement that the action of the House would accelerate leglsla tlon and said he hoped It was so. Champ Clark said the Democrats had won a great victory. Woman Dies at Age of 107. Belleville, N. J., Mar. 18.—Miss Martina Whits, the oldest woman In this town, If not in the state, died last night at the Home for Incurables, at Rldgewood, age of 107 years. WORLD NEWS OF THE WEEK. Coveting Minor Happenings From All Over the Globe DOMESTIC. Charles E. Littlefield, special mas ter, has reported that West Virginia should pay to Virginia a proportion of the latter state's indebtedness prior to the former's statehood; the amount may run into many millions. A New York legislative committee recommended that all telegraph and telephone companies in the State be put under the up-State Public Service Commission and criticised the book keeping of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies. President Taft, at Albany, signed the new tariff agreement with France, but failed to come to terms with the Canadian otllrials. New Jersey Supreme Court, follow ing an order demanding the production of the books of Western packers, took action to hurry the case to final do cision. The annual report of tho United Stetes Steel Corporation shows a gross business of $046,382,251 in 1909. The Governor of Georgia refused to introduce Commander Peary at a lec ture to be held in Atlanta on the ground that he had not proved the truth of ills polar assertions. Peace negotiations were declared off by the committee of ten of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's striking carmen. Justice Hirscbberg, in the Supreme Court, appellate division, referred to the New York Stock Exchange as "an association of gamblers of Wall street. The Hamburg-American line an nounces a new service direct to New Orleans to carry immigrants into the Southern States. A united Protestantism was de manded by 100 New York pastors rep resenting all denominations. At their gathering they organized the Clerical Conference, which will meet regular ly. W. C. Maxwell and Frederick G. Frieser of the Wabash Railroad and D. O. Ives, formerly of that road, pleaded "not guilty" in New York City to indictments charging them with granting rebates. WASHINGTON. President Taft, in a message to the Canadian people, expresses hope that tie may find a mutually satisfactory solution of the tariff problem. Reports received from Nicaragua by the State Department are to the effect that General Estrada plans re newal of the insurrection. Argument closed in the Standard Oil case before the Supreme Court of the United States, and the corporation's fate now rests with the Justices. Japan made tentative proposals to the United States looking to joint control of Far Eastern affairs. The Administration railway bill was taken up for consideration in the Senate, but in a half-hearted way. President Taft sent a special mes sage to Congress, urging that the gov ernment take control of the seal isl ands in Bering Sea. The legislative appropriation bill was passed by the House. President Taft makes clear that Ihe tariff situation with Canada has reached a critical stage. Orders are issued by the Navy De partment for the withdrawal of the seven hundred marines on board Jie Buffalo at Corinto, Nicaragua, to Pan ama. Major Henry S. Howe. United States Army, retired, died In his home In Washington, 88 years old. FOREIGN. Col. Theodore Roosevelt will sail for New York on June 10 on the Kaiserln Auguste Victoria, according to Ills present plans; he announced that his reception here must be nonpartisan. The Duke of Orleans issued a mani festo to his adherents saying that tho liquidation scandals had proved the worthlessness of republican institu tions and that he was ready togo to Paris when there was a chance of overturning the present rule. Ex-President Roosevelt paid another visit to Omdurman under the guidance of Slat in Pasha. Speeches in the House of Lords showed opposition to changing the hereditary principle; John Redmond predicted a general election within a month. The French Chamber expresses confidence in the government's prom ise of full investigation of the Church liquidation scandal. Mme. Breshkovskaya was sen tenced to exile in Siberia; she has re fused offers of friends to pay for spe cial privileges. Mr. Roosevelt and members of his family made a tr'p to the battlefield at Kerreri, returning to Khartoum, where they were guests at a dinner at the palace. Lord Roseberry moved in the up per house that the peers resolve them selves in a committee of the whole to consider reforms and presented a reso lution that a peerage should not afford a right to a seat. The Japanese press sees a presage of war In Mr. Jacob H. Schiff's speech, says a special cable despatch from Tokio. Secretary Laughlin of the American Embassy in Germany denied the re port that his brother Thomas McIC. Laughlin, who committed suicide in Pittsburg, behaved erratically while in Berlin. '' IS LEPROSY CONTAGIOUS? Specialists Still Doubtful Whether One Person Can Give It to Another. There is possibly no disease the presence of which inspires greater fear in the public mind than does leprosy. This is perhaps in a meas ure due to the loathesomeness of the disease in its later stages, but it is in most cases simply fiinr of a name. The disease or diseases spoken of as leprosy in the l!ib!e are popularly supposed to be the same as the leprosy of to-day, and the evident feur the leper inspired in the people of old Is held to justify the dread with which he is still regarded. The Bibli cal descriptions do not, however, fit modern leprosy, so that whether the fear of the "leper" of olden times was or was not justified it should not be allowed to color the view with which the leper of to-day is regarded. Leprosy is indeed an infectious dis ease, that is to say, it is due to the presence in the tissues of a bacillus, after the Norwegian physician who discovered it; but whether it is con tagions under the ordinary conditions of modern life in temperate climates, at least, is held by specialists in dis eases of the skin to be very doubtful. Of tlie few lepers known to the phy sicians in all the larger cities some are cared for in hospitals, others live at home and visit the clinics or the doctor's office from time to time; yet an instance in which another person has ncquired the disease from any of these lepers is unknown. There are many diseases more to bo dreaded than lepr< y because more rapidly fatal, more painful or more contagious; yet none of them except perhaps smallpox is more feared. The illogical terror of leprosy may be the cause of great cruelty to those afflicted. There are thousands of peo ple who show culpable indifference to the enforcement of the laws against spitting in public places, although they know full well that the success of the crusade against tuberculosis hinges largely upon care in this re gard. Vet these same persons would fly in horror from any place that had harbored a leper. WHAT TO DO. Suggestion of First Aid to Everybody on All Occasions. When a man rushes into your office hurriedly and says: "By jingo, Dawson, 1 hate to speak of it, but I need SSOO like the very old dickens to-dayL" Answ.er —What a singular coinci dence, Blinks; I do, too!" When the lovely young maiden at the seaside to whom you have been paying court all summer shakes her head violently and says: "No, Mr. Blithers; I cannot imagine any circumstances under which I could be induced to marry you. Answer- Thanks, Miss Jones. This Is a great relief. I was afraid you had misconstrued my attentions, and, of course, desired to live up to my im plied obligations. When you run face to face with jour tailor upon the street, and he tni as a cold, beady eye upon you and Kxcuse me, Mr. Bump, but what have you to say about my little bill?" Answer —I don't think I have met yojir little Bill, Mr. Snipperton. in deed, I didn't know you had any chil dren at all." While ho is recovering from this, jump into a taxicab and proceed to !>:< :k the speed laws. —Cariyle Smith, in Harper's Weekly. NEW YORK MARKETS. Wholesale Prices of Farm Products Quoted for the Week. MII.K Per quart. 3"-ic. BUTTER Western extra, 32@33c.{ State dairy, 24® 27c. CH lESE- State. Full cream, special, 17 % (§>lßc. EG.iR State. Fair to choice, 21® 2">c.; do, western firsts, 21@20c. APPLES Baldwin, per bbl., $2.7"i9 4.50. DRESSED POULTRY—Chickens, per lb., 15@2*1c.; Cocks, per lb., 14c.; Squabs, per dozen, $2.00@4.50. HAY Prime, per 100 lbs., STRAW Lon.n ltye, per 100 lbs., 70® 77 y 3 c. POTATOES S ate, per bbl., $1.37® 1.50. ONIONS -White, per crate, 40@ 1 75 c. FLOUR Winter patents, $5.60@6.10j; Spring patents, $5.60@G.85. WH'OAT No. 2, red. $1.271/ 2 ; No. 1, Northern Duluth, $1.27 14. CORN No. 2, fi« Mc. OATS Natural white, 50 @52 c.{ Clipped white, 51 54c. BEEVES- -City Dressed, B@llc. SHEEP—Per 100 lbs., $5.00@6.00. CALVES City Dressed, 10%@12c. LAMBS Per 100 lbs., $8.50@9.50. HOGS Live, per 100 lbs., sll.oo® 11.25; Country Dressed, per lb., 13® 14c. DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS. Central New York Village Elections Show Change In Vote. Utiea, N. Y.. Mar. 21. —Returns of the village elections throughout Cen tral New York indicate that the Demo crats won in a majority of cases. In Gouverneur it is said that many Re publicans voted the Democratic ticket The same condition Is said to hav# prevailed in Canastota. Herkimer and Dolgeville have gon« Democratic, the latter for the first time in live years. Philadelphia, Mar. 18. Indictments charging the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and the Reading Railway Company with violating the Elkins act by granting concessions in the trans portation of property wero returned bj a Federal Grand Jury here. E>i an—ihi——mi—-mi Mll—ug | The Rescue j |gn mi—nil——nil—mi—mi——i E The children could never toll just how it happened, except that there was a splash and one of the little boys was missing from the lloat. In terror they watched the widening circles on the water, but he did not come to the surface. Then a distinct bumping un der the float at their feet sent them screaming from the spot. All save one. A small, fair-haired girl, with a white, determined face remained. Throwing herself flat upon her stom ach, she wound one arm firmly about an upright of the slight railing, and thrust the other into the green water as far under the float as she was able. Again she heard the terrifying bump against the timbers, and she grabbed frantically underneath the lloat in the direction of the sound, but with 110 re sults. In an agony of suspense she waited for him to rise the third time, then her small hand grasped the hair of the drowning child, drew him out into the open and held his head above water till help came in response to her shrieks. "You saved my life once, and I have sometimes questioned whether its value to me or to anybody else war ranted the effort." The tone was as bitter as the words, and the clear-cut, handsome face was overcast. "You have the ability to make it valuable or worthless, as you elect. Your destiny is in your own hands." "It is not!" he contradicted hotly. "It's in your hands. Yon can make me or mar me by just one word! You saved my life and the responsibility is yours, not mine!" She knew him too well to try to reason with him iu this mopd, and a silence fell between them. She stood erect in the shadow of the great pine, her sweet, pure face, pale and deier miiied, turned toward the cold sea. His yearning eyes filled with boyish, an gry tears as the helplessness of con tending against her will swept over him. In shame he dashed away the drops that hung 011 his lashes. Then impetuously he took both her hands. She resisted gently, but he held them in a strong grasp. "When will you marry me?" he de manded, searching her face with hi 9 dark eyes. Unable to withstanding his look, the honest gray eyes fell and the rich color flooded her face. "You love me!" he urged, quick to seize upon her weakness. "When will you marry me?" She raised her clear eyes to his and ho released her impatiently. "When you have proved yourself a man," she replied firmly. "When you have used your splendid energies for something besides play." Without heeding the derision of his glances she continued. "I could not marry an idler who Is content to live on his father's bounty." "Marry ine, and I'll do everything you ask me to!" "You haven't yet done anything I have asked you to. I low can I hope for anything better after we are married. You would not at my ask ing goto college, nor enter business, nor give up friends who encourage laziness. For five years you have done nothing but cruise about in your father's yacht and otherwise amuse yourself." She saw the storm gathering, but bravely she finished: "Prove your self is all I ask!" lie was smarting under the rebuke of her words, and his anger flared: "I'll prove that you had better have left me under the old float a dozen years ago!" And with that he left her. A falr-liaired girl sat alone on the trunk of a fallen tree with her face in her hands. It was springtime. The pine tree showed rich nnd dark against the young green of the birches and ma ples. The tense figure of a woman stood 011 the bluff gazing with unsee ing eyes at the tints of the afterglow. Five years had passed since he had left her in anger, and till now she had hoped for his return. He had never written, but she had known that his efforts were for her, and she had been happy in waiting. For days past she had felt that he would soon come back to her, a man, and her heart had cried out for him. But now —now after all his toil, his self-denial, his achieve ment—after all her courage and pati ence and faith, they would never see each other again in this world! He had at last gone down to those waters from which she had drawn him when a child; and he would never come back. The cracking of a dry twig caused her to turn with a confusion. The man standing there saw a white face full of dumb agony; then lie saw it suddenly transformed into such a radiance of joy that he dared not be lieve it was for him! But she held out her arms toward him, and mur muring endearing words he clasped her to his heart. "I thought you were drowned!" 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