Pierce Butler

“ The act of 1918 provides that 'possession by a person of intoxicating liquors in the Indian country where the introduction is or was prohibited by treaty or federal statute shall be an offense and punished in accordance with' the above-mentioned acts of 1892 and 1897. Mere possession is made criminal. The purpose of the possession or the intended use is not material. The particular place and its character, Indian country, are essential. The evils aimed at are those which result from liquor traffic in localities where Indians live or which they are liable to frequent. ”

“ As no incompatibility exists, there is no repeal by implication. Washington v. Miller, 235 U.S. 422, 428, 35 Sup. Ct. 119, 59 L. Ed. 295; United States v. Greathouse, 166 U.S. 601, 605, 17 Sup. Ct. 701, 41 L. Ed. ”