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Show UNCLE JOE IS ! 'KGiffA SORRY' ! HE'S QUITTING I First Went to Congress 50 Years Ago; Defeated Only Twice DANVILLE. Ills., Oct. 9 (By The Associated Press.) Weary after a life-time of public Service, but Just a (bit sorry after all of his decision to iretiro from public life. "E'ncle Joe'' Cannon, who came home from Washington Wash-ington by automobile over the same route he travelled westward In his mother's arms S'J ers ai.. sat down today to contemplate a future in private pri-vate life. His public service is not quite ended, for he plans to g back to Washington in December to servo out his 23rd term in the house of representatives. His 4G years of service ser-vice there will expire March 4 "I've had enough," he told an W.-sQciated W.-sQciated Press correspondent, 'it's 50 yean since I first went to Washington, Washing-ton, and with ih- exception of those two unsought vacations (referring to his two defeats) I have been then ever since. I decided to retire voluntarily, volun-tarily, but." he added wistfully. Tin Just a little sorry now." |