Show HIGH COURT HOLDS DRY LAW LA VALID UPHOLDS ME MEASURE SURE PROHIBITING SHIPMENTS OF LIQUOR FROM WET TO DRY TERRITORY West Virginias Virginia's Prohibition Amendment Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment Forbidding Citizens From Receiving Receiving Re Re- I Liquor for P Personal Use Also Held Valid In Washington In the most sweeping of all decisions upholding prohibition laws the supreme court on Monday Mo upheld as constitutional and valid the Webb Webb-Kenyon law prohibiting shipments shipments shipments ship ship- ments of or liquor or from wet Vet to dI dry states It also sustained West Virginias Virginias Virginia's Vir- Vir ginia's r recent recent- amendment to her law prohibiting importation in Interstate commerce of liquor for personal use aise se s.e. After having been vetoed by bJ President Prest resi resident dent Taft who held it unconstitutional and having been by congress over over his veto the law was sustained by the supreme court by a vote vole of 7 to 2 The all reaching power of or government government govern govern- ment over liquor Is settled said the chief justice In announcing the de de- There was no intention ol of congress to forbid Individual use of liquor The purpose of t this 1 s act was to cut out by the roots the tile practice of permitting violation of state liquor laws aws We can have no doubt that congress congress congress con con- gress has complete authority to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent paralyzing of state authority congress exerted n a power to coordinate coordinate coordinate co nate the national with the state au- au thorit hority Attorneys for national liquor organ- organ lations who were in court said the decision upholds and applies the Kenyon Webb law In Its broadest sense ense |