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POLITICAL ISSUES GREATLY CONFUSED Predictions Seem Vain a3 47 State; 6o to Polls Oct. 51 (P—Anoth- er nationwide political eampaign is nearing its climax amid a confusion of men and measures which is at once reminiscent and prophetic. Over the protest of those party leaders who would prefer (o forgive and forget, a strong savor of in- gredients smuggled from fhe trou- bled ferment of 1 linger bout the politicai mixing-hoard 1930 And the loaves that come from the oven election day will be sam- pled with many o swistful conjec- ture about political appetites in the presidential vear 10352 To say it with stati ors this year will chcose a complete house of represcntatives, con- isting of 435 mcmbers: 35 genators who will sitin fthe new congress after March 4, and five viaers who will till out interrupted terms end- ing March 4: the governers of 33 states; and minor officials in eight otl Lc Questions, The clectorate ref 1dum lecal ques lets of 31 states Livery st Washington the vot- new state Too also will decide, by L combined total of 162 tions propound=d on bal- e but Maine, whick clhy to the custom of clecting in Scptember, Wil vote on a singl: | elcetion day-—November 4 State differently, and from a na tienal viewpoint, the voters will sav whether President Hoover is to con- tinue to have in office with him a congress overwhelmingly can. They will settle certain local \ipleasantnesses over who bolted their party ticket two vears ago: will, conceivably, over in a preliminary way certain others who & presidential vire candidates two years hence. No ‘Dominating’ Perhaps, foo, they will give the voliticians 2 httle more light and rui on popular sentiment on h quesiions as prohibition. Only in the most general way is it possible o state the issues on g the el will turn. In the begin- it W ukase of 1epublican and democratic okesmen alike that (he v the haif complet- i Hoover ristration should be the domina note s t much falis abont President’s toward by depression ployment, the taviff. the drought and what-not. hut the effort to maintain a national party {ront has nroduced results which might be called surprising even for a time of nolitical turmoil Tf it were possible to lay out a map of the political trenches short- Iv hefore clection, the line of battie vould be fourd somewhat more crooked than a buzz-saw's edge, In the neve for. for instanc and wet demecrats in suc New York and New Jorsey almost side by the dry repuf crats of such Note mee tion attitude nunem- wet ew stand side, facinz directly ans and dry demo- states as Kansas. while 2n over-populated no- man's-land’ between burn camp- fires of a great host of republicans ind democrat: in every state ani degree of moistness. Many Party Splits On the fariff issue, a sizable sec- fion of the west sees duly chosen ublican campaigning inst the revision bill signed by the President, while a conspicuous group of democrats defend votes they cast for this same bill In Nebraska Senator Norris secks reelection as a republican who bolt- ed Hoover, and is proud of it. In| Alabama Senator Heflin fights for another term an independent democrat who bolted Smith, and would do it azain. Ohio democrats lave named 2 wet for senator and « dry for governor. A dry democrat hattlcs a wet scpublican for the sen- ate in Montana. Tew Points of Solidarity The best that can be said is that only a few points there is semblance re nominees LAMB LEGS Your Choice in Weight ....... republi- | sort | to graduate into | has en- | tict prohihition sec- | republicans | states as | NEW_BRITAIN, CONN L(,TI(,U a9 o FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 193 ] r Babe Ruth Adopts Two Little Girls it daughter of the present Mrs. known as Marie Harrington.” Tl\me are four in the Ruth family now, in name as idol with Mrs. Ruth and the two children they have adopted. other child is Dorothy Helen, 9, about whose parentage a cloud of mystery has In the will in which ;hc was left most of the $50,000 es Ruth, she was mentioned as “my beloved child and ward, Ruth household, and their parents by adoption long have been “dad” and *“mother” vell as in fact, and heie you see the haseball At the left hulc Hodgson, tuth, who was a widow when he married her in April, 1929. The; hung since 1922. ate of her mother, first wife ot Babe Dorothy Helen Ruth, at one time however, have lived together as sisters in the to them. | The children, of solidarity. Dcemocrats generally have attacked Mr. Hoover on the core of huziness conditions, and th cpublicans gencrally have defended | him, Democrats generally, the party headquarters, have sailed the republican t: and th rcpublican headquarters and repub- lican stal have defended it. 1a more than a dozen states the demo- crats have adopted unqualified dec- ations for repeal of the prohibi- tion amendment, while on the re- | publican side such declarations are IAEI‘(‘. including as It remains for the future | what degree these ;(oyuufl. the to say in Although the clection 5 representatives and 35 to be chesen (o the the huted territory no mear ‘\L\f 50 extensive an avea, In mos | of the south, and many other safely | democratic or vepublican section the decision already has been mad i the primaries Districts Se Actually, in the rty strategists, it comes down 30 to aboul 15 senatosships pliaces in the honse 1e 75 house districts ered widely, for the most part one or two to a state. Iiven the republi- can leaders concede their party strength almost eutdid iteelf in th Hoover landslide {wo when many normally democrat distr republican. They ar prepared to losc most of these — ‘mrly aps as many as 40 \ To have a house majority the { democrats must streteh this figurs into a democratic gain of 54. | I the senate, where only one- | third of the membership is replaced |at a time, the margin of possibili- ties is reduced within limits. Something like half of the sena- torships involved lie in undisputed territory. | Among the 15 or so debatable senatorships remaining, the demo- crats not only must hold what they have —and at least two democratic senators, Walsh of Montana :\nl IScae oo a fnoe memois onroii| | tion—but they must register a not gain of 10 to have a senate majority. Took to ‘Borde tates For their supreme effort in | se natorial campaign, then | democrats look to such states as Massachusetts and Rhode carried by Smith in 1923 | ma. normally democratic 5 senators next congress. by ered caleulations of in and i T 1 i 7 are scaf- yeurs ago, s went narrower the nd, Nebraska | hope | porting Ruth ton occa circumstances | national platforms of | books list | the | Oklano- | B and the Misses I'la an bein Mrs. Robert Donahue ice and Katherine Meriden. republican Norris rs of former § illinois, wher Lewis opposes the republican cohorts sup- | Hanna McCormicl | where the ranks over quarrel Senator to suppor ator Hitcheock former Senator turbulent in {2 of WATER CONFERENCE Hartford, Oct. (Pr—Attorneys Joseph Callahan ngtield, and Ami Cutter of Boston, who were ciated with Attor Bentley en in representing Massachu- in the er diversion contro- | sy with the ¢ of Connecticut, :\\»x‘ in Hartford yesterday for = conference with Deputy Attorney General Ernest L. Averill. erence was in an effort to the transcript of evidence to 1 Ma with the supreme court of but lived most of his lifc in Meriden | United States on November 135, where he had his scheoling hefore > T Philadelphia Collc ot | DALK STOCKINGS g quite the | HLELD lota and Wyomin sion have whic gone democratic. NAGAN DEAD (P —Dr. Owen practiced s 19 years, died to- abdominal ope DR. OWEN Greenwich, Flanagan, dentistry her day following an tion. He was born in Lynn Off-black stockings | newe black outfit and black suede They lean to various are inazan leaves a widow n, one brother named Mrs. . on and four sisters, the Hermun Bow shoes. man, herry tones, FOR BEST QUALITY AT THE 1 TRADE AT LOWEST PRICES t thing fo wear with the smart | The New Britain Fruit & Vegetable Market 318 MAIN STREET AT R. B. CRO Large A No. " Medium ] FATOES POTATOLS $1.1 5m.-|.y1 696 Bushel or 29: Peck 19¢ Peck I‘)'n'lh 'h( Good S or We Best 5c | 4 Ths. IOC ; I'resh Country Roll BUTTER 3%¢c.. 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AT VERY LOW PRICES. — WEEK-END SPECIALS — EGG S o Whlte Pep Brand floze_[‘ 43¢ %TTER Camey ot 41¢ POTATOES sueeea i 33¢ ARD B Tub31e KYRQ COFFEE % 29¢ PALMOLIVE OCTAGON SOAP SOAP 425 ~25¢ catsup Triple AAA 16 oz bot 2 l Make your baking a success with Royal 6 ox tin 2 I Reyal Baking Powde 4-.29 Royal Fruit Gelatin 35 Lb pkg 2 3 Siiced Peaches 12 ox tin I 9 25 Ideal for cake toppings~used in many desserts Marshmallows ... ilo 2 tin 2 l A dainty cockie~fresh baked for this sale 2 v Trio Sugar Wafers - 29 Mal-O-Whip —FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES 15¢ 39¢ 1 Ib. tin Pure and Sanitary A wonderful Laundry Soap Reccmmended by Beauty Experts - No i tins All ready to eat—most deli Apple Sauce No fussing-ready to eat-serve with all kinds of meat Cranberry Sauce No 2 tins TABLE CELERY,2 Fancy SWEET POTATOES 9 1bs. 3 Ibs. 25(" large behs. Finest G RAPhb Fancy Table ORANGES Finest Fla. Juicy, doz. PRHZE BREAD A superior loaf baked daily in Connecticut's most modern bakery. 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