The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-15
hing Of Armistice Did Not
| Abrogate War Power
Of Congress.
|RD BLOW TO LIQUOR
preme Court United States
ppholds Federal Court De-
\ cision From New York.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The
rtime prohibition act was held
nstitutional today by the su-
enne court.
! The decision Of the supreme
urt today deciding appeals
Dm Kentucky and New York
volving the constitutionality of
y wartime prohibition act was
nd by Justice Brandeis.
Federal court DEGREES in New
prk dismissing proceedings
bought by Dryfoos, Blum & Co.
compel internal revenue Off
lie to permit the withdrawal
pm bond of whisky for bever-
y purposes were affirmed by
y court.
In deciding the question the
tpreme court also dissolved in
nctions restraining revenue Of
balls frsm interfering with the
moval from bond OF about TO-
9, 900 gallons Of whisky, val
= at approximately $75, ,OO0,-
q, held by the Kentucky dis
leries and warehouse company
Louisville, Ky.
The signing Of the armistice
Il not abrogate the war powers
congress. Justice Brandeis
id ID reading the decision of
h court. g.
Yustice Brandeis said the govern
fnt did not appropriate the liquor
stopping it's domestic sale as the
nv was left open for exporting it.
|The constitutional prohibition
nendment' Is binding on the federal
pvernn1ent as well as the states, and
ppersedes state laws. .~the court de-
bred. rspi. fGi
;1nstice Brandeis, also called atten-
ort TO the continued control of the
alroads and reassumption OF pow
n by the government relative to
ana sugar under war acts to
3pW tHat the government continues
E(NexcisA vatious war powers. de-
bite thessigning of the armistice.
The Judgment of the court in the
entucky and New York cases was
~ .,.l
Hopes Of Vets Vanish.
The courts decision was unani-
Ious. Thus vanished the hopes of
Iany sfor a "wet" holiday time.
No decision was rendered on the
lses involving the constitutionality
the Volstead law, the prohibition
nforcement act framed to carry out
he intent of the prohibition amend
lent to the constitution.
In passing, however. Associate JUS
ce Brandeis did hold that the pro-
ibition amendment was binding on
ne states as well as on the federal
overpment.
The Court entirely reversed. the
of the vets" that war
me prohibition was outside Of the
'artime powers of congress and
ointed out that wartime control of
BOD and railroads still were in effect.
he decision added one Of the final
lilestones to the long fight to make
he country dry.
After giving decisions today, the
ourt recessed for the holidays and
oes not meet again until early in
anuary. The. prohibition constitu-
ional amendment will become effec-
i've Jan. 16.
Upon the courts decision on the
enforcement law, which is
xpected early in January. will de-
end whether the federal government
as at hand any legal means for
making the amendment effective.
NE constitutionality of wartime pro-
however, the drys are conf
ent, will keep the country dry until
he amendment is carried into effect
" law of its own.
Justice Brandeis, in reading the de-
ision of the court, dwelt at consid-
rable length as to the proclamation
4 peace. The court held in it's de-
ision that despite the fact that the
resident has stated in speeches that
he war is at an end and despite his
'eto Of the Volstead act, and despite
III other indications that the war is