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PROHIBITION IN AMERICA

CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUNDED.' SUPREME COURT OVERRULES FEDERAL. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON. December 15. (Received December 17, at 12.35 p.m.) The United States Supreme Court’s decision that ■war-time Proliibition still exists mentis that millions of gallons of intoxicants stored th rough yut the country, and) valued l at £2CO,COO,(X)O, -will be nearly a total/ loss unless peace is proclaimed before constitutional Prohibition becomes effective on January 20,1920. The Government will lose £100,000,000 revenue li’om whisky alone unless the ban is lifted. The decision means the clamping down of the lid again wherever it was lifted • .^ u ; Federal Court injunctions, and subjecting to [trosecution all who in the meantime sold intoxicants. llu; decision does not fettle whether near beer ’ —he.. containing no to 2.75 per cent, alcohol, can be sold under waptime Prohibition.

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Evening Star, Issue 17227, 17 December 1919, Page 6

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PROHIBITION IN AMERICA Evening Star, Issue 17227, 17 December 1919, Page 6

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA Evening Star, Issue 17227, 17 December 1919, Page 6

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