New Britain herald., 1925-12-07
MUCH INTEREST IN
 LEGION ELECTION
Possibility Of Dark Horse
 Creates Uncertain Element
ARRESTS FOLLOW CRASH
Two Men Found Lying In Road Aiter Car Hits Pole - Richter Family Completely Dissolved - End of Football Season.

The possibility of a dark horse sneaklng into the race and out dlstancing the .othcr candidates has caused much interest to be fo- cussed on the election 10 be hold tonight by Brock Barnes post. American Legion. Nice-C Commander Edward Barrows is considered inc 1aVorite for the position of post commander but there is such Keen competition that 1t is said me result will be in doubt until the last ballot is counted. All members or the post are urged 10 turn out TOT this important me eting tonight.
 3rock-Barnes post upheld its re- putation Saturday night at the state Legion dinner held at the Bond hotel, Hartford, having the second largest number of any post in the state, Hartford was the omit city to be better represented than PIainville, which had 1o represent tiVes at its table. There were 141 guests at the dinner, and Plain- Vile logionnaircs are proud that
 oey made np more than one. twelfth of this number.
 Arrested After Accident
 Tony Rozzinski and John Kra- zenske. both Of Thomaston. were arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff F. w. Furrey following an accident at the trolley switch on forestviIle avenue. The coupe in which they were driving rammcd q telephone pole and refused to con. tlnuo further A Forcstvllo officer found them lying in ditch beside the car but was unable 10 tell whether they had been knocked unconscious by the impact or had merely. in an intoxicated stupor. decided to quit progress at the same spot as thcir vehicle.
 Acting on th" former supposi- tion. he had them taken to tho Bristol hospital, whore they were found to he practically uniniurcd Officer Furr"y was informed of tho crash am placed them under ar. rest. They will appear in court h"re this week.
 Deputy Sheriff Turroy found an abandoned touring car on the SouthinEton road early yesterday morning. The machine was some what battered and had evidently tisured in an accident He traced the ownership 10 Francis Nian3 and is Investigating tho supposed mishap.
 Family Broken Up
 One of tho most pitiful cases 10 come 10 light hero in some time was revealed last week in the pro- : hate court when tho Richter family was completely broken ur. Conlj. tons at their homo on UnionyiIo avenue were said 70 boa extremely bad, and an investigation was made some time ago by humano ,, agents. Mrs Veronica Richter tro mother was sent to tho Norwich hospital for the insane at that timr, leaving the eight children on thcir fathers hands Gunthor Richter. the father failed 10 provide for them and fell afoul of the law last week. being sentenced 10 go days in jail for neglect and intoxiration. This left tho children without any care. The oldest girl only Ia years : Of age, has been committed to Long Lane farm. four others haya been sent to Warehouse Point, and inc remaining three are heinz cared for in town.
 Football Ends in Row
 The end of the rlainvinc football season yesterday afternoon rrovrl 10 be it's "clowning Cory" rather 'han its "crowninc glory" I'll" game scheduled hrtwoen tho Plain vile Juniors and tho South Ends Tor tho junior championship Of PIainvillo turned into little moro han q farce. The feature of fhc contest came when Rex NacobcIlis of the Juniors broke through tho opposing line and raced Q9 wards For a touchdown after taking inc lall practically on his own toaI inc. The game grcw rouchcr and 'ouEher practically all inc payers 'ecciving injuries and Salmon ha1- ng his upper front teeth krocked