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concerned was almost an anti- climnax. This ',4tuation was the resuit of the excitement which had prevailedl for weeks, in fact, ever since the rlesuits 'of the.November election had miade certain Republican control Of the house.. The f ight, for surely, it mnust be so described, ended on Tues- day, night.when, after.a dinner given, for the Republican members of the h ouse by the Republican state cen- tral commrittee. the caucuswas heid an-d the speaker, clerk, doorkeeper, ;ind poistmistress were seiected by the votes of the 79 Republicans of the house. At-the sameé time the Republic an niembers of the senate were having * dinner under similar auspices and a caucu s to select their floor leader, the Rèpublican side *n thé,ûupper chamber-being ii the minority. The Democraic members of the two houses were also meeting to select a rninority leader in the house, and «i lçader.and a présid4ent pro-tem ila. the senate. Caucus Main Interest The main interest to ail members Of 'the generai, assembiy was the Republicani house caucus. By the time we al assembied in Spring- f ield the large field of candidates. for the speakership had reduced It- self to two, Representative Elmerj J. Schnackenberg of Chicago and Representative Hugh Cross o! Jer- L 11 11 1aLlD speensV. were uegun speeches which probabily would it 1 change a vote. l umpied onBandwagon *The voting soon disclosed the fact that, Mr. Cross was winning and toward the-end-sgome, certain Sup- p o r t e r. s of Mr., Schnackenberg jumped aboard the' band -wagon in order to be on the* winnsd. At the end Mr. Schnackenberýg made the motion which mnade.the selection! of a candidate ýfor speaker unani- mous. In passing, on, from this picture. of the selection of a speaker of, the house by the politicai party to which Ibeiong I shouid like to express my gratitude to my constjtuents in the seventh. district for. the1 confi- dence which they- place in me by perm-itting me to use my own judg ment in supporting and voting for Mr. Schnackenberg for speaker. NQt one' person, organization or political faction attempted to influencme Unofficialiy speaking for Mr. Spra- gtre, my new colleague, Iarn sure that he too feels that same gratitude. Onya few bis were introduced alter the organization of the generai assemnbly was completed, most of the members preferr.ing to wait un- tii lhe committees are organized as ail bis introduced now must be laid on the ýspeaker's table until com- FLOURVALU ES HAZEL :BRAND 241,lb.bg -c ý6c l7C L , COME AGAIN 241-lb. bog c 5bg I 5C4 9 r .u.urt5riulr 5-1b. bag ,. k: 24j-lb. bcog 77c. SPECIAL RADIO FEATURE ON "JUNIOR AND SIS" PROGRAM4 ir American Homne J30 -oz. Hawaiian Sliced Noil' Afl flP flfUvAmerican Home 20-oz. GRAP FRUI____ ty No. 2i c EVAP. MILK uZsetnd 4 t22 BEEF ARMOUIS con 1 7c SPECIAI. RADIO FEATURE ON "JUNIOR AND SIS" PROGRAM ,I. s..emby as sometning for the mem-jpose of attempting to fulfili a cam- bers of the house to decide, a true paign piedge, as the bill is definitely picture of the situation in Spring- unconstitutionai un der the uniformi- field 'would show the greatest activ- ty provision of the revenue article ity during the final hours by repre- of the constitution., .sentatives of labor, poiitical factions At the close of the opening session and the still iiveiy organizations of. ail members received their salary defeated candidates for high offices. 'checks for the entire two year term. Rumors added the Democratiec or- There wiil be another session on ganization to the list of groups in- Monday when permanent seats wil terested in candidates. Organiza- be drawn and the newiy eiected tions of business men were trying state treasurer and state superinte~n- - limer. iLs iour VjiopLUL1n .Attainment of the record, which l is in sharp contrast to covers twelve and one-haîf yéars Of1 fourteen-stop service inai regular -operation since United's, july 1, 1927, to mark es predecessor companies flew the first 'o! the nation' s first comr coast-to-coast farepaying passengers, senger-ma il -service betw .vas. be.e ,t iý ceeones lantie and the Pac.if lc. ý% W'MnMMMbrLorge 4q i HAZZL BRAND SMOKI0- XCESS FAT REMOVEO lb. 25j But if If29c ib. 5 WIOLE OR HALF, TENORLOIN IN i Podi, Loin 19% BLUE RISSON QUALITY; lEST CHUCK CUTS ,een E OL IL - ý a 1 ME c