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ANTI-BETTING BILL IS INTRODUCED Baton Rouge. Lit.. May 23. — The promised fight on race track liettiug was started in the Senate of Louisiana here today when Senator Pipes of East Feliciana Parish introduceu a drastic anti-raciug measure. The Pipes bill, if passed, will take the place of the Locke law of 1908 in everyway, exi-ept it proceeds against the man who bets on horses, rather than the man who accepts bets. The Pipes bill provides "that any | crsoii who shall bet a wager upon a horse race or races, run or trotted or paced within or without this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Slot* no;- mot-.-than S300 and imprisoned for a period of not less than six months nor more than twelve months." The bill carries a repealing clause. Senator Pipes said today that no attempt had yet been made that lie knew" of to sound legislative sentiment on the anti-betting bill, but he exacts to pass his measure. "The bill." said Mr. Piiies. "came from New-Orleans, but not to him from Miss Jean Gordon."
