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■ 1 LATONIA CASE TO BE HEARD TODAY. Mayor Earle Says He Intends to Fiqht tha Matter to a Finish. Covington. Ky., January -I. -Mayor Ihrhfl anil the city of I.atonia filed answers in the Circuit Court yesterday to the injunction petition of the La ton la Agricultural Association, which sought to prevent the city of Latonia from tearing down a portion of the fence around the race course. The City Council of I.atonia recently passed an ordinance ordering the racing associations to remove the fence from certain streets which, it was alleged, had Iks-h dedicated. A few days ago the association made application in the Circuit Court for an injunction against Mayor Dalle and the city of I.atonia, and a restraining order was issued anil the motion for an injunction set for I hearing tomorrow. In his answer Mayor Earle admitled that it was his intention to tear down the fence unless restrained by the Courts, and accompanying the answer of the city of I.atonia were thirty-five deeds to lots eaahtneed in the rue course tract conveying the propertj to the agricultural assixiation. which were filed as exhibits. Each of these deeds acta out that the property transferred abuts on certain streets, giving their names. A ropy of the Jones subdivision, oue third of which is within the mcetwek toeloaare, also was ■led as an exhibit. The portion of the Jones subdivision outside the inclosure is built up with houses, and most of the streets have been improved. This eapy shows that streets were laid out and extended into the race course. Mayor Earle says that he intends to fight this legal battle to the end, and that he will not cease in his efforts to fon-e the racetrack off dedicated •streets until he wins or the highest court in the state enjoins him from doing so.
