Show ARIZONA WINS SUlT OVER DAM High Court Ref l Refuses es Injunction to II V. JS S S. S WASHINGTON April 29 9 JP JP- JP Construction tl n work vork on on th the Parker Farker d dm dam m was hnIt halted d today by Dr George Mead commissioner of reclamation at after the supreme supreme court refused to restrain Arizona Arizon from interfering with its construe tion V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April f 29 UP WI- WI The Thu supreme court today refused to prohibit Arizona from interfering with the construction of ot Parker dam on the Colorado river The court denied lh the permanent injunction tion asked by the United States State militia were called out and martial martial law was declared last November November No No- vember to halt the work worle which began began be be- gan on on the Colorado river near Boulder dam damIn in September Arizona which bitterly opposed construction of Boulder dam wants additional rights to Colorado river water The United States which sought the injunction contended the state was obstructing it in the exercise of f constitutional authority over navigable streams and irreparable damage would be bo sustained If if continued con con- i. I Th The state insisted the dam is for forthe forthe forthe the primary benefit of ot the metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan w water ter district of southern Calif California ornia Justice Butler delivering the theco co courts court's rt's opinion said the law prohibIted prohibIted prohibited the construction of dams across navigable streams without the consent consent con consent con con- sent of congress and stated congress congress congress con con- gress had not authorized the Parker dam darn S He added the darri dani had not been authorized by the national recovery act and that it Jt had not ap- ap pro cd by the direct or order er of t the he president The d dam m not having been authorIzed authorized authorized author author- by t the e federal eral government nt ho he said tile the government was not en en- titled to an I injunction prohibiting Arizona from interfering with the project No diss dissent nt was announced A 25 annual registration fee imposed by Georgia on motor vehicles operated within the state state even even though they enter from other states was states was sustained sustained sus sus- tamed by the court |