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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
24
Federal agents anticipate Supreme Court approval of the dry amendment and enforcement will surge in New York. Officials predict 75 percent of liquor dealers will stop, half of 4000 saloons may close, and 600 cases await courts. Shevlin brandishes a pistol shouting readiness to show violators.
Governor Alfred E. Smith, from French Lick Indiana, says the Supreme Court has spoken and laws must be obeyed. Prohibition efforts target revocation of 300 liquor permits and bonds, with severe penalties for offenders and anticipated stricter enforcement in New York if the constitutionality is no longer in question.
Albany dispatch reports the New York State Excise Department will pause printing licenses for 2.75 per cent beer after the U S Supreme Court ruling on the Volstead Act. Deputy Commissioner Jay W Farrier says no certificates will be issued pending thorough study, with possible future testing in court if breweries seek to challenge the decision. The department will still enforce taxes on liquor sales and drug store prescriptions while other 2.75 per cent beer provisions are held.
Levy Mayer says the dry victory solidifies reform, while Virgil Hinshaw declares it a landmark. Prohibition spokesmen like Hinshaw vow to keep pressure on major parties, with William Jennings Bryan set to address the mass meeting near the Republican convention.
The court sustains the Eighteenth Amendment and lays out that federal and state authorities share concurrent enforcement power. It rejects state referendum arguments and notes Congress and states must act in concert to enforce prohibition across all jurisdictions. The decision discusses the scope of concurrent power and cites cases and opinions from Justices, including McKenna.
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