Show HIGH COURT HOLDS DRY nRY LAW VALID LID UPHOLDS MEASURE PROHIBITING SHIPMENTS OF LIQUOR FROM WET TO DRY TERRITORY West Virginias Virginia's Prohibition Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment Forbidding Citizens From Re Re- Liquor for Personal Use Also Held Valid In Washington In the most sweeping I of all decisions upholding prohibition laws the sUI sur supreme r me court on Monday I upheld as constitutional and valid the Vel Webb Webb-Kenyon law prohibiting shipments shipments ship ship- ments of liquor from wet to dry states It also aiso sustained West Vest Vir- Vir I ginia's recent amendment to her law prohibiting importation in interstate commerce of liquor for personal use After having been vetoed by President dent Taft who ho held it unconstitutional and having ba ving been by congress over his veto the law was sustained by the supreme court by a vote of 7 I to 2 The IThe all reaching power of government government govern govern- ment over oyer liquor is settled said the ilie chief justice in announcing the de ie There was no intention of ol congress to forbid individual use of liquor The purpose of this act was waso to o cut out by the roots the practice of ot permitting violation of state liquor laws aws We C can h have ve no doubt that congress congress con con- gress gross has complete authority to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent paralyzing of state authority congress exerted exerted a power to coordInate coordinate co nate the national with the state au au- au- au Attorneys for national liquor organ organ- lations who were in court said the decision upholds and applies the Webb Kenyon law in Its Its' broadest sense |