Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — ANOTHER PROHIBITION VICTORY [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER PROHIBITION VICTORY

Handwriting on the Wall Grows Plainer Every Day*. -- - One of the biggest prohibition victories ever gained was the decision of the supreme court ixi the Webb-Kenyon act giving legislatures power to shut out the shipment of liquors to dry territory Monday. In one of the most sweeping decisions the United States supreme (fount up-

held the law, as constitutional.. and valid. Under thjs decision the legislature of a dry state can now pdss a law prohibiting the shipments of liquor into their states. 1-t also sustained West Virginia’s recent amendment to her law prohibiting importation in interstate commerce of liquor for personal use. After having bejjn vetoed by President Taft, it-unconstitutional, and having been repassed by congress over his veto, the * law was sustained by the supreme court by a vbteyb.f 7 to 2. Leaders of the prohibition movement declare it is to their fight second only in importance to jthe proposed constitutional amendment- *