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Tin: jroTixrxo okegoxtan. Saturday, December 11, 1915. I wawawawawawawawsawaawawsv aawewawawaasaw. w. n. - Hit WASHINGTON DRY LAW HELD SOUND WASHINGTON SLTREME COURT MEMBER WIIO WROTE PROHIBI- TION DECISION Supreme Court Is Unanimous in Decision. Longest Ever Filed at Olympia. LAV VI EPiTIRETY STANDS Tttrrt of Coarf Pet-lalo) I to riNH.h for AH Tlme Va lidity t rlrrrt Utl'1 Hot Amralofal. fc-wfr-n-'t rM - fart cf tfca con.itiJutton so to far rier, any aathorVy for th adoption ef ir.it:a:e fr.raturt No. 3 by vote; cf th pnpt. "wood That If the miII amend ment t Ibe constitution be a valid par, thereof. Initiative treasure No. was not i::r sutmitted to aad atopted by trie people so as la boeom aa existing law. a.U from the eoa atttutlonamr ef provtstotia. That Initiative maeeur S 1 ! un-oo.l.tatlcnaj eni void, especially la tal It violate the equal privilege an i imngitli aad eo,aal protection cf the (urili cf th etat aad Fed eral constitutions, aad also la that l( li:r;tn with laterstal commerce." too looltoo AM CHeax. no ef ta ftrst contention raised br the liquor men we that the laltla li b4 referendum amendment waa void because cf the Joinder of the two sueject. preventing thee favoring: tbe referendum tot eppoaed to Initiative, or vice wra. from ltti8sul.hieg be tarea ta-ia. Answering lata tba court tare; Th loete of reiiwl't contentions woul t seero, to e4 to such a mloott eutdivtioo ef matter liable to so ccm tn subject of constitutional milnl a pretieajty to ! oat f ti.ttc the power of t people to em-B.l tbe constitution. Tba mrnd meet I bat " section of tba constitu tion. It Oal with subject. aa4 looks lo tna arramp:i.bmat of aaa purpoae." T-.a principal attack up" a tba amend ment. t"r. wa b l upon aUa4 f pubilratioa. It bis al:poloa4 lul la om coantKl pat:irir of p.pr print l tba tait of tba pro po4 a ma a lrxi' at aa aa copy waa rami. tftarabr (oirp.tiinc tha tbra wtoatn' publication Mm w-ka baforo tha ai-cooo asJ tlilrc to to. low tha rnnmtt!ona! provuioa that auca pab-).-ti.i rnt ba la tba tbraa asoatba "ot pri.--tiB" tba Uctlon. txrrwmn naa riaala4. Tt ( rnfoft oi ta cptalaa tt: Tl riv tta m, la aur aiJ. pMMita tru a tit-k pruO-m i trt qMr n-rurr. Ia ia9artca mt laa frri: .( f b;ea C4all ! a-r a-t.a.t(i aa a f-n4aiatai ar;eu B'ifllla ama aaa MrtfUAl l!a tftt la p-4-r I a t.at.-4 la Ifiai "I at a iM-a t T aman4mat -u.a ba f--kaa4 ft i t-aa Urn a aan auea I t-a a-art-a. Ik av Mnft a4a; lortl a-ata 4iu.i4 4a-ara wat.4 aa4 af af'Nt aa attMafftatt aiaaa4ataal ta lia w la a" aRta4 haa l.itift tfaifffrH ar tfta aitjit..tieia tt- f aMMniatca ta taa hrLmt.njt twii at tea nMnK. T a. II la aaa4 a,- l'ia. lua aana-a aaaa la i' . aar. ta tn-- aama la a laa a( i'iiwl tiit;i. (ar- ii ta a ! a&a'aa aatitra aa4 llkal la a-ta li'i:k;-r ih laai l-ir aaa a sack tmstvrtaat aa ta-a tlv.aaa a4 ar'a a la h' aa4 4t a( u koh a aa la . aaa u la a t-aa aa-t .-a !t l.ta rouf'j axtal aa-ar 4: af aa4 a n f:.t a "..,. .ial aa4aMI a:: at? ta f.it an.va ara a la n af l.ia -atal aa a.la la.i I.IVKW.M ! .l.ot:..a fa a ".! ta ita taarl aa-tm laaiao aa Bacia alkat. ai- itiw Cata ava aa at lo la -atTanr T1 ttoa to f ta bayoa4 tba raalnt of -!al kBOaria.lca. WBtra. t'MMI I paaatne. ia I mita.J t facta a4aca.J h-r rab. . ra-of.)a aal facta af (aaaral tnioniii." o a'atarmisinc tba lawful tift- af a costttutiufi4 am and tnani. wo!4 l-aa tna lawful altoca af tn a ait ary atr a ma B.J m at to aur mnatitutioa aa op a a, taatiaa. lo bo !' ant aa a auaation of f ct aa tut; I m-a aa tftaro nKIt bo dirf-faot raaaa tf w.j it t:t-0'-a Into qtjaatio a r"r'-l" latar." ta court . a.liln: -jura.r tlla oaiataaca af ut anttaa tw 4aa -t ral apoa au'-b a praariau aopporl. atlpailoitaaM of o roaaw. -tt ma to f.::ar aa a m-ttr af t'4'., tb.t tipuUtiona ar .lrmaioB of muiMl aa to bt tba fi.ta ara. rao ba of ao roatrelusc frco w&atavar. titoua poa;b:y tba court m loch to auca a:puiatiuBo ar almiaioaa to ra- fraaa tea iwrncfy a C4i:iac Ita attan tioai tn facta wilbia tba raaira ef J id! aiai baowlaJca. aa It wou 4 look to aa lrn.Bif to b" r-mtnl-l of tba dr of I la month ar lo aa b.or(cal work to ba rm:aJ I cf tha tt-4to af oma promiaaBI bitar-at aaaat. or lo otfictaj racorda of public acta. Na tsar 13a eoBt:tut!a f ptatqtaa rnaha obv proalaioa far aa oCOctal racer4 of prorrtba4 pubtlcatloa. tba court it4!. ad iioz tbat tba e-frUUT raxrorda.1 facta la coBaactloo) tba aaaaota amanHmaat ara tbat tba l-acta- t-aturo of IJll aobmitta4 met aa Bran lrant aa Tl.le. br ntr: la ! louraa:a. tbat at tba alactioa of lit: tbaro wara c.4t 1111 aataa la tt favor aa4 !. i aaralnat. aa al aaa-ad br tba raaian of tbo iWcratary af rraea aal tbat tbo Ooraraor laau4 tba ra-iulra4 procUaaaotloa tlaclartac tbo 4piilDDI a4optai. Tbaro tU4X bo otbaf orriclaTy ra- Of la.J facta wa woa 1,1 Bottro If Bc mft." tba optnioii roat'nnai. aat ao ,rr r raiort tft. tbat la. ao fart riutr4 br ranatitutia or atatuta to to ra.ordcl. aal ao f4-t of ivick a toriatr aa to br.BtT It witbla tba raaira af ijlitial Btco " tba qaaatioa af w!afnar tba pubi:-at?oa of tba pro paa4 amaBfmant prior to tba alactioa at wbif b it waa ot4 noon, waa or waa aal aia4a aa tba cec;tut.o pra aribaa.- rawa aaaHrt Caaav CsaclotaaT Ha 4aa!.) of tb! Aaao af tha raaa. wbica taaaa up atora thaa ena-bair ta cpiaioa. tba court a'lmrnjartraa W m ara of tha optn!'o that aioca a I t!a f ct withia our Ju II. cut baowl-i- poiat uaarrmaT'.r lo tba rff'iar aubauiaf ant adoption of tbo BBan'b iirD imaBt to tba roBatl tut oa, wa iri'iat bow coacl-jia'r pra aumo tbat a.l rojuira at.pa Iaci4aatal t tba aabm.aairia aB4 adoption of tbat aman4maat. wblcb aro baoa4 oar Ju4. lot kaewladca. baa baaa ttoao aa pro. o-riia-t by tba roBatitutloa aa4 tbat It ta aaar a .;4 part ef cur orraale law " ri'- taa aamo t no of raaaoa!aT la fa!!wa4 ! Iipoaini cf tbo aacoa4 n-:i rontnt:ea. tbtt tba Initiatlrc act , I'aalf f 1 a. rmml of fault? POb- Inir. It baiatr afipu.a'. tbat trotara f a ial t- ra-aiTo tbo pomraiat ef loitta. tiao aS'l afaro4uaa aiaaaoraa 4t bofora tba aiactlna. aa raqulra.t br Iba conat: ta'iaal inwMaMt Tbo aa- ataaro of tbo pampblot la Itla actiaaiiv 4) ii.4 Hl Mllaalaaal I it I I" v . ' . ' 1 vr A. J ' - I ?' v K HL jrariCTS rTT rAbKZl. a aaa of tba propeee4 toaaourat wara la tba Soprano Court at tba time. Nettber tba cenatitutloa aor atatutaa make aar arolloa for a raarora or tbo ufficiaarr of publication, tbo court fm4a. tbo official racor.l merely ehow Inc tha Initiation of tba prohibition maaatir. Ita adoption by a ttota of It to ITl.SOt. tba caavaaa of e'.actlon reiuraa and tba laauaoce of tha ooar aor a proclamation. Artaoaa t aaa RacelUo. la Artaoaa it waa dactdad tbat the laauaoca of tba Goveraor'o proclamatioa aloaa srectudad the court from eaamin atioa into altered IrraajularlUea, tba court aar ft. but Indlcatea tbat It doe not adopt tbia dortrlae. but will look to all facta eatabllabed by official record. and to tbeee aioa. connudinc Ita dia- cnaaloa of tbla pbaaa by atatlnc: -Wa ara of tba opinion that due pub licatloa ef iDUiatiTc maaure So. 1. erlor to the alactioa of 114. at which It waa voted upon mutt bow ba con ctotltrety preaomed to bare beea mad aa iho confutation and atatuta require aad that It baa not failed of lawful adoption becauae of waat of tuck pub licity." Another contention la connection ita eabmlaaloa waa that tba pro blbitloa bill failed lo receive one-third of the total yotee raat at tba e. act ion. the prohibition opponeata arcu'.nf tbat lo obtain the total numbar of yotee raat at the election, the number of yotee raat apoa all Initiative aad referendum meaauree ahould bo added tocelber. The ,ouri rlaaaee tbia contention aa aa an Miry, takinc Judicial notice that Jl.l etertora voted In ItM and tbat Jl.tt voted on tba prohibition quee- tlorv. Third fat of Obfaerteaal Vtanat. Neat tba court oaa Into the third eai of eblertlone ralaad asalnet the act. tboeo trolnar into Ita own aliased latHaete defecte. The Initiative and referaadara ameadmeat Itaalf provldea tbat a meaaure enacted under It bo-rom-e effective. If adopted. 1 daya after the election. Initiative tn'aaure Not. I carried tha provlaloa that It ahou'.d net so lata operation until Jan uary 1. ll. but tbo conflict en ae ro in t of tbo "Vnvlna clauao" doec not. la aar event, affect the validity of the reat of the art. the court aar. and the reetroery la aot aa to the time wbea Ita provlelona wi:l become en forceable. Tba court Indlcatea, bow ever, that It would draw diatiactloa ba(ween the meaau re "bwomltf a law la dara after the election, which II rea-erde aa Incontrovertible, and Iba data of Ita term "betemlof eaforco nbie - Tba rofiatltatlenal objection tbat trie prohlbitloa art ta dlecrtmtaatory. In tbat It permit reentered drucclata aad pbarmaciata to call lotomlatln tiuor for mechanical and medicinal pirpoeae ander certain condition, wblla rack prlvllece la withheld from other.- I Belt CO-aiderd. 'Tbia queattoa la not new lo tha court.- tba opinion atatea. and pro-ra-ta to quota from othr Jurladlc tioa. fma:iy tulln that thla la not a dia-riminatioa between peraoaa. which, would make tba art void, hot a mere claaairication.of fcuin. baainc Ita rulmc to tbi ffrt larcaly upoa tha recent declaloa upholclnc the new fth code. In which It waa held Immaterial that llaanaa feaa for SHI aattara aa a clae bad been Increased out of pro. portion to other la the flablnc Indus try. rtaal Qoeatlea Take ta. The final queation conaldared ta that of aliased Intrrfcrcnce with Interatato commerce. The court atatea: It may well be doubted tbat appellant are la poaitioa lo make thla chailrnce to the law becauae ef autticlent aWecatlone la Ihelr compla.ata. They are. lo any event, la ao paaitlaa lo make ouch coataanoe la thla form of action ineofar aa abipmant Into tba ataie far thair peraoeal oae I ton remed. Tha quart Inn we leave woolly un eeeldad aa aat bainc properly before u. We may aaauaie for arcument'a aaka that Ineofar aa anmmant of liquor lata th atale for aale aad dlepoaition aa a part of heir buataaaa la caBcaraed the altaaatlnn af tha complaint are eufflelent to entitle eppeilaata te ralee thla queetlon. It eaera la u. however, that the queetlon ef the validity of thla law Ineofar a it la calmed la interfere with lateretaie commerce la con cern ad la aBararered fully adveree ta the con teatiana of couaeel tor appellant by the aapreae lareil ef loo ao-cailed Whb kanroa act af Congnm of March 1. 1913. The title of thla measure la: "An art dlveatlnaT Intoalcatlna; llquora of their Interatato character ta certain caeee." "Nothlnr." the court ear a. after quot InaT at lenictb from thla act. "could Beam plainer thaa that, by th term of thla art of Conrreaa. the dea'lnar In and ahlpment of tntoalcatlne: llquora are no loncer exempt in any aeitre from state rcsrulation by tha fart that aucb liquor may be aa article of Inter state commerce. We conclude that In itiative meaaure No. 2 doe not unlaw fully Interfere with Interstate com merce." Other taaeotteaa PtaeeatedL la conclusion, th majority opinion alatea: aatae emer emtlrafleaal queetlon a -a preaeated by coaneal for appellante: but wa tatak they ara aot raca aa appeuaaia mar reiae la th -a form ef action, Thaae quea liane do aoi tavelve property rlhta af eurb aal ura aa le entitle appellaata to raiaf by inlanctl-a aa-alst the aaforrement or ire pro.iona at iBiiiauT mfwvrv e. Whatever ear vtawe mtarht ba ea theae quea- toae eaa't aot readar tba provlaloaa er tna aar a a nave diacuaeed ancaaa-.ltuUaBaJ. la atew af the proairi-na er aectioa . iom aam ciaaael above quoted. We are ar ina opinion inai laitiativa aaeure No. a la aa exletlne law of tha I Mala, a-d thai nafar aa ta prorlaloe are araaa la queation. lhair enforcement mill aot violate any of the nahts guaranteed le appellaata br either the atate ar Federal eoaat it at leea. Tna Jodarmenl of toe oupe rtar Court, refuel ftf le enjoia tbe tate aad coaaty of near rata enforcing the la", la frvaed. Judce Chadwlck'a cbararterlstlo aep- arale opinion, about i:nv word in tee St h. takea exception to the reason- Ir.c of the majority tr-ai atipuiatea facta cannot be conaldared If they do not form a part of the official record, statlnr ta part: -Tbe decision of the court aaeme to be well-founded In all respects eaceptlnr oniy the holdlnat tbat th court cannot consider tba ad mission that imitative measure o. 2 waa not published for the time re. quired by law and cannot take judicial nolle of the fact. - Jodae Caadwtck talvee Rraooa. Tbe Kecretary of Ptat. It la allpu tated. Judce CKadwick add, did not Hive sufficient notice, addlne;: "I bad hitherto understood that courts would consider aa a part of the record, atlpu Utad facta. It la held tttAt wa wCl aot di so In thla rase. -1 had also thousht the law to be that we could Judicially notice any fact SALIENT FEATURES IS CONNECTION WITI. WASHINGTON SUPREME COURTS DECISION ON DRY-LAW AMENDMENT. Validity of Initiative prohibition measure adopted by th voters at lb alactioa of November. 11 . prohibltlns aal of liquor la Wash-Ins-tor after Jeauary U 114. upheld unanimously. .pinion affirm decision of Jadse D. . Wrlcht, of the Thurston County Hupenor Court, In which he held that tha law was valid In every reapect. Tbo deciaioa covers It typewritten pases, probably th loosest ver banded down. Every saloon and every brewery In the slate will have tn so out of buatn on January 1. altboush Individuate may Import for their own use not to eareed two quart of liquor other than beer or not more tbaa 13 quarts of beer every days for private consumption In private homes. Tbe court first disposes ef the contention that the Initiative and referendum amendmaat to tbe roaatiiatlon adopted la lllJ was Invalid by opholdlne It on every point of attack. Tbe court holds th law was duly submitted and enacted accord Ins; to law. Tbe contention of the brewers that a sufficient numbar of votes bad not bean carl la diapoeed of In short order. Ja record I', tbe 'diecrimlnatorye pointe raised br the opponents f the law. ablca allow rbyslclana and othera to dispose of liquor, tbe court says the queation la not a new one. but adds that the pres ent law does not In any way violate th guarantee of constitutional risbte. Contention) that Initiative and referendum ahould have been sub mitted as separate propositions found rroundleea. Other altered de fect not to be conaldared In preeent action on Injunction proceed less, but savins clauao la upheld, provldlraar that If any portion of tha act subsequently Is found Invalid, this will not affect other sections. Th contention tbat the law violate th rules of Interstate com merce la handled by tbe court In sarins that wblla there la a quea tion of the rtsht to rata tbo point. It Is governed by th Webb-Ken-job federal act. The term "Intovlratlnc liquor" la strictly construed In the act. so as to rover medlcinee containing liquor. It la made unlawful to manu facture, sell, barter, evrbanse. give away, furnish or otherwise to die. poa of Intoxicating liquor, or even lo keep It, except In small amount, but a privale person may rive liquor to guests In hla own house. Pruadsie may fill prescriptions for liquor, but each prescription must be canceled and recorded when filled, and not refilled. farm Ha may b obtained from County Auditors for Importation of liquor. Tbe atmoet publicity Is required to obtain the permit, and In shipping liquor tbe outside dealer must affix th permit conspicu ously oa th packase. which also must b labeled, la large letters: "Tbia parkas contains Intoslcatilnr liquor." Any cltlaea of th state may swear 10 a complaint before a Justlc of tbe feere asatnst a violator of the act. Tbia last provision, law, vera say. will make tha law enforceable. The suit waa beeua la 114 by M. and K. Cottsteln. liquor deal- -ers. of Heat tie. to enloir Governor Uster from laaulnr bla proctama matioa and Atlarney-tianeral Tanner and the Pro-ecutlnr Attorney of Tburatoa County front enforcing tbe act. Judge Wright held for lb tat and lb liquor mea appealed. A Letter From the Boss! Says : Go Them AH One Better TItf At Cost IV. - -4.VTYAS ar La -4lV .iCW . i -w a.- .a-EV-- -atCl"'1'- J-' OtJ CO tAsS w arTT - -I 10 rntV note j . 9 tx . rUe w ,a.a& - Vft " -ya -r Q-Ll e.V -cr. o-- - r - . rWctib-r off v.vvie fr o fr-i- - -hAis zz 1 . Aft . .iia. x r .jv in .- vf i v a- a V- C " e. 1 - - m . era sal9 i a n-fta -VvC .CCIj-- -1 nf it rvr oi i- - . j r ' n if aii . CO1 rt. i. - S a!-1- rno a -t -cr . i -a.Tl a S X rsggx a s i nil' . r. - u aa-- VJ 1 I T ' "Tl at)- IV ... A 11 W O v w - a5i a-Vie- & . -re TO-1 nw TAj 11"- Till w -i or, iat nre ' 6bBr0B 1111! I i Sale Starts Today, Dec. 11th CONTINUOUS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Our cost mark our. stock book and invoices open for your inspection. You can buy Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Silverware for the same price we paid for them. We make no exceptions every article in our stock is at your disposal. SEE OUR WINDOW S. e: f jferl Jewelry Co 268 Washington Just Below Fourth Street that went to a queation of observance or non-observance of m. provision of the Constitution, mandatory in cnaracter, br an officer high In station and whoa act affected th whole public snd when the fact wsa known to all men Judae Chadwlck atatea the publicity provision In the seventh amendment waa Inserted by Ita proposera because thev knew the strength of tne inula tlve and referendum -depended, not merely upon the participation of the people, but upon intelligent participa tion." and caused insertion of the mandatory requirement as to publicity. Oaslaaloa Coeaaaoa Kaawledse." The omlealon of requisite publicity. In th lata mailing of tha election pamphlets. Judge Chadwlck continues. Is a matter of common knowledge, ad ding. "I think there Is no Instance In th booka where, under like circum stanrea. a court baa refused Judicially lo know what they know aa men. If a court cannot accept stipulated facts or Judicially rreosnlxe a breach of a duty mad mandatory by th constitu tion I can Imagine no case where it would be Justified In resorting to Judi cial knowledge. . "W have laid down a rule that will be as readily aelxed upon to sustain an evil law as to uphold a good one. The rule must work both. ways. If we could inow aa Judges what we know aa men we would undoubtedly follow an un broken line of decialons snd hold that meaaur No. a waa not legally adopted. "I hare urged theae things. They ar fundamental principles and might be sustained by th writing or men the present day. but they have not com mended themselves to my associates. ""Seven of my associates find no vio lation of the constitution In the adop tion of the questioned law. or rather they hold that the court is powerless to notice and correct the admitted omis sion to observe ita terms, and I feel that I can do no better thaa to say that I yielded my Judgment to that of the ma jority aa I would follow a questioned decision under the doctrine of stare de cisls and concur in the result not be cause it Is the law. as I had understood It. but because it has been so declared by a competent tribunal. Governor Lister Present. Governor Lister was In the Supreme Court rooms when the decision was given out at 11 o'clock this morning. Afterwards he said: "By a substantial majority the voters of the atate enacted Initiative measure No. 3 into law at the laat general election. By its decision, handed down today, tbe Supreme Court has declared it Is constitutional. The law- becomes operative on January 1. "Public opinion will have mucn to ao with its enforcement. If the will of th majority, as expressed at tlje polls and the decision of the court be ac cepted by the people of tbe state, there wilt be little difficulty in connection with Its enforcement. If. on the other hand, there be pesyons inclined to its violation, every public official ought promptly to do hla part in aeeing that law violators ar brought to Justice and In this ought to have the support1 Let This Wonderful Leavener Help You Science Has Not Yet Discovered a Better Leavener Than CRESCENT Baking Powder Its Ingredients Are so Exact That It Never Fails to Raise the Dough. ASK YOUR GROCER. One Pound 25c CRESCENT MFG. CO., SEATTLE, JUS. aJLASJU-Sa .jls. g. J JL.Ut .-tX icr-c4 la tba Uw from ArUtotla to iCoaCuded ea Pas. l. Column 3-1