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SEEKING REFERENDUM SEATTLE, Wash., May 2.— The opponents of racing in this state have formed an organization for the purpose of invoking the referendum against the recently enacted pari-mutuel law, and it is expected that the work of securing the 30,000 necessary names to a petition will get under way at once. This was made possible by an order of the supreme court Saturday giving then* this right, despite the racing commi is appeal from the courts order, which invalidated the emergency cl use and .vrn.:h had been expected to forestall the starting of the petition for thirty days.
