Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-16
AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION IS
PUT UNDER FIRE
Washington, Dec. loPermission to institute
original proceedings to have the national prohibi-
tion amendment declared unconstitutional and
tEy the ssociated Press }

Cu uIlCOIlSlllullOIl dIIu
to have New Jersey and
federal authorities en-
Joined from enforcing it
was asked Of the supreme court TO-
day by the retail liquor dealers as
sociation Of New Jersey.
This was the first question as to
the validity of the constitutional
amendment to reach the suprems
court, George w. Tucker, of New
York, presented a motion together
with a printed brief prepared by the
association and the court will an.
nounce later whether permission to
institute the sub will be granted.
In addition to enjoining enforce
ment of the eighteenth amendment
the association would also ask an in
junction against enforcement of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement
act,
The associations brief alleged
among other things that the consti.
tutonaI amendment when passed by
the house did not receive the sup
port Of two-thirds OF the membership.
as the constitution provides. but only
of two-thirds of the members pres
elt.
Ready to Enforce Law.
The federal government has com
pleted it's plans for the enforcement
OF the national prohibition act that
becomes effective on January rs.
int, Nf ut
II. Howard as the prohibition com
missioner of Illinois was the last
step in the move to handle the stu
alton
Maj Alfred V. Dalrymple Of Wash
ington. who has been appointed tho
chief inspector of prohibition for
Illinois, Iowa Indiana. Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota, will exer-
else federal police powers and have
charge OF all arrests to be made in
these districts.
Capt Howard will exercise the au-
thority of d commissioner and will
have final word on the disposition
OF all liquor cases The two officers
are not related in their powers. but
the evidence gathered by the com
missioner will be turned over to the
inspector with warrants or confisca.
tion writs for service
Howard Has Eight Deputies.
Capt Howard will have eight dep
utes in Chicago and 100 other cities
downstate. Each county will have d
deputy and in the larger towns extra
ones will be appointed.
State and municipal authorities will
be subject to the orders of Capt.
Howard and in the event of noncom'
pliance with his instructions he will
have the power to swear in d special
constabulary This constabulary will
have special powers that will super
sede any other authority in matters
dealing with liquor,
Seek Court Leak.
Washington, Dec l6.--Department
of Justice officials continued today IT'S
investigation Of reports OF alleged
leaks" on Supreme Court decisions
which were being used as tips tor
StOrK speculation.
A minor official OF the department
and an attache of the Supreme Court
were implicated in the charges. but
Campbell Burke, chief Of the bureau
of investigation OF the justice depart
ment declared that so far no basis
for the charges had been discovered
Captain Burke said last night that
Mr.. b. +. Moses" with offices III
the Munsey building, Washington,
had been reported by Marlin Pew
manager of the International News
/ Service Gor an alleged attempt to Sc.
p cure financial backing from friend
> OF Pew TO play the stock market on
! advance information of Supreme Court
decisions.
Moses told Pcw's friends" Captain
Burkes and that he had been doing
this for some time but he did not have
sufficient funds to make the profit he
) might make If he had financial back'
ing. The friend Of Pew insisted that
before he could get the finances which
, ne desired. he would have to be con
VinCnd that advance information on
the supreme Court deci sion was ab-
solutely obtaiuable He told him that
on November Is that the man who
furnished him, Moses, was employed
I'm the Department of Justice in wash
ington Furthermore this man was
with Moses in New York on Sunday,
November II and that on Monday
morning they went down town ana
PLAYED Southern Pacific short. closing
out when Southern Pacific dropped
I three points. They made some money
= but they did not say how much.
, Later Southern Pacific was being
[ played the other way, so obviously
they had correct information on the
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