Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-15
DECISIONS ON NEW
YORK AND KENTUCKY
I'VE CASES HANDED DOWN
Sale Sal Of Liquor in -
States is Now Unlaw s.
Says Court.

Washington, Dec. 15.-War time
prohibition was held constitutional to-
DAY by the supreme court in unani-
nous decision. Thus vanished the
hopes Of many for wet" holiday
time -. |;
\; No decision was rendered on the
cases involving the constttutionality
Of the Volstead law. the prohibition
enforcement act framed to carry out
the intent of the prohibition amend
mont to the constitution.
In passing, however, Associate Just
Ice Brandeis did hold that the prohi-
b!tion amendment was Binding on the
states as well as the federal govern
ment.
The court entirely reversed the con-
tention Of the "wets'' that war time
prohibition was outside the wartime
npwers Of congress and pointed out
that wartime control OF food and rail-
roads still were in effect =
IS The decision added one of the final
Smflestones to the long fight to make
the country dry. ~EAr.gx,
Arnistica Did Not Interfere.
;;he signing of the arn1istice did not
sbrogsts the var powers ct congress
f1[NSSSsss",s A11S "u..e'co DidHue!s sdiu, IN
reading the decision Of the court
! .Tustice Brandeis said the govern
ment did not appropriate the liquor
by stopping its domestic use. as the
way was left open for exporting it. He
also called attention to the continued
contrcl OF the railroads and the re-
sumption of powers by the govern
ment re ative to coal and sugar under
war acts to show that the government
n viz
powers desntte the signing of the
arn1istice. The constitutional nrohihi-
tton amendment is binding on the fed
era! soNernmeht as well as the states
ana superseoes state laws, the court
declared.
Justlce brandels SAID there was no
nsS,s lot tne content'cn thae PRESIDENT
WILSON'S statement IN his message We
to1ng the tpronihiticn enforcement act
Inat tne war had come TO an end, was
e proclamation announcing the ter
nAnation %of the war.
Decision Unanimous. '''
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ashlnston' Dec. 15.-Constltu-
uo'ai!N Oh me war tlme prohloitlon
ano tne pronlDltlon enforcement laws
vas attacked IN the supreme court IN
tnree dlnerent appeals. One came
from kentucky Wnere tne FORMER
sla,ute was nelu in'aad. Two came
LIoin ne" 1ork "here ootn acts were
suS, a1nso.
vsseo m brewery ana oistllllns
plants the decision affects approx
mate'y 6O.oOO,OOO gallons OF wnlskey
valued atone At between s!Oo.oOo.-
VVo ana *2Oo'oVV.woe accordlng 70 m
termaI revenue omc1aas estimates:
Inc cases OF tne hensucky Dis1ls
,erles and warehouse ~ company OF
company OF New Yorkrwer virtually
identical ana resulted iron, EFFORTS TO
coMpel the government. 70 ? Ieieaso
<w.niskey from eond: Inc 'tnlrd case
an appear OF JACOB Huppert; "a. prev
.er OF New YORK inVolved authority
under the acts TO, manutacture" beer
In arguing the cases before the sn So
1918 E'ihu Root 70 and others .appear..