Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-25
Dry Ship Ruling to
 GotoSupreIneCOurt
Appeal Filed by Counsel for Cunard, Anchor, French and Other Foreign Ship Lines.

New York. Oct 24.-An appeal from the decision of Federal Judge Hand de- nying the motion of twelve foreign and American steamship companies for per manent injunction of the enforcement of the Daugherty bone-dry ship ruling was filed today by counsel for the Cunard, Anchor, French, International Mercantile Marine and International Navigation lines.
 The appeal followed the issuance today of a decree confirming Judge Hands temporary stay, granted yesterday, of seizure by federal enforcement agents of liquor to be used for ships crews on the east-bound voyage to Europe on foreign ships. The decree made the stay conoi- tional upon each lines posting bond of $25, ,000 and making an appeal within five days.
 Counsel for all of the twelve lines af- fected by Judge Hands. decision probably will appeal to U. $. supreme court jus tice for a supersedeas stay, holding up enforcement until the supreme court acts on the appeal from Judge Hands de- cision, it was announced by Everett Masten of counsel for the White Star and five other foreign lines.
 i If granted, the supersedeas order would prevent interference with nor ! nal operations of the fleets of the ap- Eellants until the legal point at issue i had been decided by the supreme court | Unless counsel for the shipping com
 panies can prevail upon Justice Bran.
 deis to issue the order federal officers
 normally would be required to proceed
 to enforce the statute as soon as Judge
 Hand formally signed the final order Under precedents justices of the su preme court are not inclined to gran ! njunctions while the court is not in ses
 sion Freferring that such requests shal
 be submitted to and acted upon by tn
 court itself. At present the court is il
 recess and will not again meet unti
 November 13. While the justices vii
 frequently meet in the interim in con
 ference for the purpose of discussin
 and deciding c>ses which have been ar gued. and are ready for decision. it
 not customary for the court to cons;de , at such gatherings any matters whic
 have not been submitted to it in ope
 court
 , Administration officials indicated to day that. even in the absence of q spe z cifie restraining order, the governmer was not inclined to enforce strictly tn liquor ruling promulgated by the d'
 partment of justice so long as its It gality was before the courts. Tempoi ary regulations, which would be in et feet pending a final decision, were lai before Secretary Mellon today. but wei e withheld from publication until the had been reviewed by Attorney Gener; Daugherty.
 It vas understood that enforcemel T agents would be instructed in these re; . uiations that a certain latitude was pc
 missible both as regards medicinal a n coilolic supplies and stocks designed f d ''grog' for crews, in cases where suc h issuance was legal requirement
 their government, or long stablishe n custom. Judge Hand in dismissing u : injunction petitions, announced that
 would make a exception covering liqu'
 on board ships for either of these pu
 poses.
 [. The treasury regulations wNte expec
 ed to set forth the safeguards whi, - would be required of snip masters al ,l their agents to prevent such stocks b i, ing put to other uses. It is known tn i, prohibition officials have favored su > stantia! bond against illicit use of the ,- excepted stores-'