Evening star., 1934-02-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Next Monday the Supreme Court Is
expected to hand down a decision that
may be Of farther-reaching effect upon
the Roosevelt recovery program than
the Minnesota mortgage moratorium
case. 1t concerns one Leo Nebbia, a
Rochester. N. Y, grocer, who was
fined IS in Police Court for violating
regulation of the New York State
Milk Control Board, fixing a price of
nine cents quart for milk. The
grocer sold two quarts for 18 cents,
but threw in q loaf Of Italian bread.
Persons interested in testing the con-
stitutionality of the milk control
statute decided to take the case to
the Supreme Court, believing that it
strikes at the vitals of the N. r. A.,
A. A. A. and other emergency" legis-
lation, State and Federal, under which
the Nation now has its regimented ex-
istence. II the law in question Is
declared unconstitutional, one au-
thority predicts that Leo Nebbias
name may 60 laundering down the
ages like that Of Dred Scott.
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VooAAAASSOh WALL dSdul Lie SCCnc
Of a stirring military display on Army
day. April 6, anniversary of our entry
into the World War. Arrangements
for a gala parade are in the hands of
of the Military Order of the World
War, whose commander in chief is
Col. George E. Ijams, assistant ad-
ministrator Of the Veterans Admin
istration. 1t is hoped that President
Roosevelt, as he did in 1888, will re-
view the parade, which will be COM
posed of units from all branches of
the armed services as we'll as veterans
and other patriotic organizations. The
Military Order of the World War has
just conferred upon Gen. Pershing
and Admiral Sims honorary COM
mander in chiefships for life. This
petpetuates a tradition inaugurated
by the Order Of the Cincinnati, which
bestowed a similar distinction upon
George Washington.
Representative William L. Fiesinger,
Democrat, Of Ohio, leader of the
House silver forces, denies the soft
impeachment that he's a free 16-to-1
bi-metallist. I've never been for To-
to-1, or any other fixed ratio" de-
clares the Ohioan. II simply would
equivalent" he explains, with the
object and purpose Of restoring the
gold standard. The gold standard
has gone haywire, and I am merely
trying to Straighten it out. / would
not have two standards of money.
Gold should be the standard, but we
must take out of it its inflated value.
The gold disease, If not cured, will
wreck civilization. The sore has fes-
tered in South America and is now
fostering in Europe. I am afraid it
may tester here, unless we will realize
the Importance of the subject. Silver
is the cure for the gold disease" Rep
resentative Fiesinger asserts that the
Wheeler amendment, which nearly
passed the Senate, was not 16-to-1
proposal, but would merely have rec
ognized silver as a gold value equiva-
lent.
President Roosevelt turned up at q
recent White House press conference
clad as the scribes had never before
encountered him. He wore a brown
tweed suit with a Norfolk jacket, FASH
ionably pleated and belted, and looked
the last word in comfort. Double
breasted gray and blue suits Of tradi-
tional cut are the commonest presi-
Dental attire. A reporter asked F. D.
R. If he was trying to make Norfolk
jacket propaganda"
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Certain Democratic members OF
Congress. mainly members of the
House, seem more alarmed over nom.
mating primariea than anything else