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STILL HUNTING TROUBLE AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, La.. May 3. — "We do not propose uny anti-race track legislation at the forthcoming session of the Louisiana legislature, if the pro-racing people do not attempt to amend the existing law, or introduce another permitting raee track gambling to flourish." said Thomas E. Fur-low, attorney, who is handling the ease of Miss Jean Gordon and her associates against the racing interests in the courts. "Our position." Raid Mr. Furlow. "is that the existing law. if properly construed and fairly enforced, is sufficent; but if the race people attempt to widen the scope of this law. we will go before the geieral assembly with a bill designed to put them completely out of business. In this respect, I might mention that I have in my desk letters from several influential country senators and representatives offcVing to introduce and handle such a bill for us. "Our case is now before the Supreme Court, where it was sent on exceptions from Judge Skinners court, and we bettre the Supreme Court will sustain us. If it does not, we will draft an ironclad bill. "Should we present a bill it will read that it is prohibited, by any device, plan, scheme or arrangement to facilitate, encourage, promote, aid or assist any person or persons to bet or wager. "This would simply say in more words, and more plainly, what we contend the present act already says, but it would be possible to interpret this only as aboslutely prohibiting bookmakiug or so-called individual betting."
