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Show HAS HIS KNIFE OUT FOR UNCLE JOE CANNON CHICAGO, Sept. 29."Everywhcrc fron: ocean to ocean It Is being declared thnl Speaker Joseph G. Cannon Is the greatest great-est obstacle to moral advancement In this country." wan the declaration of Rev. P. Packer of Columbus, O., general superintendent su-perintendent of the Arnorlcan Anti-Saloon league, at tho opening of tho sixty-ninth session of tho Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church In tho Woodlrnvn Methodist church today, "For eight yearn tho course of reform legislation was locked on the temperance question. Wo prayed and uppcnlcd for some legislation that would amend the Interstate commerce law in regard to liquor. This ono man, your speaker from llllnolu. bus krpt the Judiciary committee commit-tee bowed down Hko KpnnlelH. Last winter win-ter wo got off of our knet-H and concluded to help answer our own prayers. W' havo already defeated two of tlio four members of that commit tco for re-clcc-tlon and are after tho other two," Dr. Packet was cheered when he announced an-nounced that ho would start for Speaker Cannon's district tomorrow to aid In tho effort to prevent his re-election. |