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league will suggest, he said. he was
unable to tell. 1t may result in ask
ng Congress to Impose tax on all
liquor stored here or the information
may be used to show Congress the
necessity Of enacting ameasure pre-
venting the storing Of great quanti-
ties Of liauor. He said he felt sure
Congress would take notice OF what
has been going on the past few days
betw cen Baltimore and this city.
Scores in Baltimore Yesterday.
Anticipating the early signing of
the ''bone-dry" law today by the
President, and believing thereafter
hey would be prevented from bring
ing intoxicants into the city, scores
4 Washingtonians went to Baltimore
vest erday and remained all night.
Morning trains into the Union sta
ton, and also the trains of the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric railway, were well hlled
with those who had made purchases
mis- morning.
The Baltimore and Washington
boulevard WAS jammed with motor
vehicles yesterday. There were many
persons, 1t was stated. who had mace
purchases in Baltimore Saturday ana
lid not start home until yesterday
,thers had friends do their buying
and brought IL back yesterday.
No serious accidents were reported
ON the boulevard, but numerous
machines were seen TO nave oeen
badly damaged on the way as the re-
suit of collisions with fences, en-
bankmsnts or probably other vehicles.
Tor the most part, 1t was stated, the
operators of the iiquor-ladened vehi,
Giles were In a steady procession and
were not inclined to speed.
Anticipates Test Case.
Mai Pullman, superintendent OF po-
lice, anticipating a test case being
brought under the Reed amendment
this morning issued statement tell
ing Of tests already made ana OF the
cases are brought under new laws
and efforts made to stay the hand OF
the law pending a decision. but there
will be no stay in the matter of test
Of the Reed amendment II Mai. Pull
man can help 1t.
A bulletin issued by MAJ. Pullman
this morning reads:
'The Reed amendment or the bone
dry law is not a new statute 1t has
been in force for several years, but
the District of Columbia was the only
dry territory in the United States
which did not share In its benefits.
The Shepherd amendment to the new
revenue bill makes the Reed amend
ment apply to the District of Column
bia for the first time.
THAT no one may begin to talk
ment. IL should be made known that
the law has been upheld in the high
est court of the United States. On
February 13, 1919, the United States
supreme Court held the law valid, and
gave decision that the law did not
permit the Interstate importation into
dry territory Of any quantity of in
toxicating liquor whatsoever. either
for ipersonal use or for bootlegging.
The test case was made on the i'm
portation of only one quart of liquor
into West Virginia. All police should
know this decision. -
Supreme Court Decision.
1.-The Supreme Court opinion uphold
ing the law said:
!" In view of the authority of Congress
over the subject matter and the enact
ment Of previous legislation embodied in
the Wilson and Webb Kenyon laws, we
have no question that Congress enacted
this statute because of its belief that in
states prohibiting the sale and manu-
facture Of intoxicating liquors for bey-
erzse purposes the facilities of inter
state commerce should be denied to the
interstate commerce, except for the lin
tied purposes permitted in the statute.
which have nothing to do with liquor
when used as a beverage.
That the state saw fit to permit the
Introduction Of liquor for personal uses
in limited quantities in nowise interferes
with the authority Of Congress, acting
under it's plenary power over interstate
commerce, to make the prohibition
against Interstate shipment contained
IN this act. It may exert its authority
az in the Wilson and Webb-Kenyon
acts, having in view the laws Of the
state, but it has power Of its own
which In this instance it has exerted in
accordance with it's view of public
policy.
When Congress exerts It's authority
in q matter within its control, state
laws must give way In view of the
regulation Of the subject matter by the
superior power conferred by the Consti-
tuition" -