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Show 'WET' IPPEALS mm FOUGHT Federal Government Acts Against Ship Owners in High Court. WASHINGTON'. Dec. 30. Challenging Chal-lenging the Jurisdiction of the supreme su-preme court to consider the appeais brought by foreign steamship companies compa-nies from the prohibition ruling of Judge Hand at New Yt . and insl?t-Ing insl?t-Ing that the auiority of congress extends to control over intoxicating liquors on American ships on the high eas, the federal government today filed with the court two brl fs which will be used as the basis for Its oral arguments next week, when the appeals ap-peals aro reached. With regard to the proceedings m-stituted m-stituted by the foreign lines, the government gov-ernment declared it had not consen:-ed consen:-ed to be sued and that suit against it could not be sustained without 1U consent. It also questioned the right of the foreign companies to bring appeals. ap-peals. Insisting that they had other remedies at law open to them, and j had not presented a cause for action. |