Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-14
power. which was never done before


reason his known client, Celia and HE !
sexual clients. Cella's associates. (
wanted the act declared unconstitn- I
tional was that IL made pos siDle inc .
destruction OF their syndicate book
We do not say thar Mr.. Bruce
knows IL, because after MS statement
we fear TO state that ne knows even
the most widely known TACT. but &C
corGing 10 the grand jury OF Jeffer-
son County il IS fact ~tl-ir vast
number or handbooks sre being cpeI-
ated in the city OF Louisville"
W- have not heard of any IuOvenicn;
by Sir. Bruce 10 stop these hand hooks
IL Mr.. Bruce had succeeded In tae
suit 10 declare unconstitutional tie
scr creatine the State Racing Con
mission there would be books on ih4
race tracks rs well as landlords IA
the city. The law now prohibits hand
hooks IN the city. But they exist 10
t.e city Of Louisville, Yet Mr- Bruce
starts campaign against 'leeaiizai
betting ard so far IS we know takes
no action against the Illegal heti-Ec
,Eat is. In our opinion. niiaitelF TIA
greater evil. which IS rampant 10 MS
own home town.
In The communication Published Ills
morning. Mr.. Bruce says:
Il have nevcs pretended Z" MAKE
any acc,ira,c statement or what "r,
the total profits or the Jnrlcy tirh,
because do not know th"rr.
l., q stafcmcu, by him sss. through
The Associatcd Pres; from Lou ~ 'il-
September u. no says.
- localized giant Uornu".E cHj"y-
rrc ihr gambling PRIVILEGES ro.ii.,'~ 2
rroft nf two or thtcc million Of t-l-
lars i year ogt goffthis oSm"F.''-@'''F
vice" s9
I -N.,dff Nc s. EnisgiFr FOR ha'1n- stu
cd il "a prfvhpF fdhor.ai ital ~
Rrucc knows fhis statement is .'.a''ir
ra.e Fat we avow that 90 is rao''i-
rate ard utterly mis!ead.r- a'.
known To h. inaccurate ny every uii
ard woman who has even "r~-'ry ii-
formation in regard 10 thc prr-'s '"a
stakes given hy nc .I"c6ey ''"'. be-
,xpcnscs ircidcui 10 tic '"ndrr' ~
~acin= and the taxes paid h. the
lock- club.
Mr.. Fruce closes his connu0 cation
with this statement:
..Par4-nlruel betting or th' race
tracks may be safer form Of h'Jt-1a
Than hoolzrakin"- safer for i.;r gan
hler-nu, | ana no. Interested 10 Fro
foctin= the gambler.
Who is il Mr.. Errce is iuterrs e
in protecting: As lawyer ire va;
interested in forwarding the Interests
az Celia. rifles and Adler, vino. thous-
If course he never knew II, c"hoh''e'
bucket-shops and syndicate no"--s
The present movement fath'Fed -
him will inure Ia the benefit "f ia
bookmaker and handbook men. sio1si
equally If course he does not Eh''
his. As proven by the result IN NeV
York the success of the movement o.
p advocates sill lead 10 form o
, gambling that Is most peruicious an
a. rule crooked.
I AZ revealed b. the report % II
Grand Jury in Louisville the hanc
: books flourish even IN the rarihed al
r mcsphere that surrounds --r- Bruce.
8 Not interested ia projecting IN
.luhler? Ot course not. Eot .Hte'
j esrea In the personnel Of his Client
: Who employed his services to ees-o
: n. cta-e Racing Commission - tne
> they ni-hf ran race rrccks 80 Ae'
. tucly IS they ran them in = 'olr'-
q .,!-ly Tor the bench "f the 5t- -l-,l.
3. hook? BOT Interested IN p-c. crt 2
c the breeding Interest: Nal- IS u
Brlce's real inter"a:
= Ills letter reveals. arc'rd'n@ E" D
3; avn statements, that Mr. Errrr p.
= ,.ver beer Interested cror.,h tn a
certain even he innst widely Er"f-
Il f..iS in regard to racing a-d ih
F.. lie knows no more about 1T now 'h;
s. le knew when hr was t1c at'ari.,
i for Douglas l'ari, and he huci'N.--Ao
D. hool,nial,in. Aggregation that owred
=. -
- WHY i Mr.. Bruce giving MS I'm
n and his high ability ard great rep
a- ~ tior: and his money to this ii@ht
e. have rcncaicd the provision n n
y sentucl5v statutes that was pass
AnriI Sth, 1888. wears before %" q
r.e,red as the attorney for the Dough
r. Park JOCKEY club: He old not ih'
d attempt 10 have that section 81 u
statues repeated The act Great
lc tho state Racing Commission W
D passcd in 1906. The provision md
c which pari nlutuels' are permitted W
il nsSscd in 1928. thirteen years hefo
" that. During those years tie hod
makers operated as unmolested on l
r. race tracks as they now operate
= Louisville and viii again operate
n he race tracks if Mr.. Bruce succee
il in his present efforts.
H. Every man familiar with raeL
knows that raring has been clean
~ and OIL a higher plane that the stak
a and purses are four ~ i've huEdr
n per cent greater since the bookmake
* ,~,ara ,lriyeu from the tracks But