Tin: jroTixrxo okegoxtan. Saturday, December 11, 1915.
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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
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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.
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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
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