Evening star., 1936-04-26
RULING REQUESTED.
IN TAFT GOLD SUIT
Supreme Court Answers to
Questions on Litigation
Due in Fall.
By the Associated Press

By tho Associated Press.
A ruling on Robert A. Taft's cele-
brated suit to collect SLOT in gold
from the United States was asked yes
terday Of the Supreme Court.
Five legalistic questions concerning
the litigation, brought by the son Of
the former President and Chief
Justice, were presented to the tribunal
by the Court Of Claims.
The answers will be forthcoming
next Fall after arguments are heard.
1t Is too late for any action before
the Summer adjournment.
TAFT, head of the Dixie Terminal
Co. 6f Cincinnati. holds a $50 Liberty
bond payable in gold with an october
IS, 1898. maturity date. 1t was called
for redemption on October IS. 1884.
Asked Gold Payment.
The bond was presented at the
Treasury on March IL. 1885. by Taft,
who demanded payment In gold. or its
equivalent in devalue6 currency. The
Treasury refused to pay except in the
face value OF present-day currency.
He then presented q SLOT interest
coupon. The Treasury ruled all bonds
ceased to draw interest after they
had been called. Taft contended the
bonds could not be called in advance
Of the maturity date without payment
in gold.
Although the case involves only
small amount directly, Taft said dur
ing arguments before the Court of
Claims that more than $500, ZOO, 900
in gold clause bonds had been called
by this administration.
BY its action the Court Of Claims
shifted the job of deciding the case
to the Supreme Court.
In preparing for the final week OF
arguments before the Summer ad-
journment, the court, meanwhile, re-
ceived briefs upholding constitution
ality of the New York minimum wage
law for women and children and OF
the Pennsylvania beverage license act.
Arguments Tomorrow.
Arguments on these will start to-
morrow, after the justices announce .
number Of decisions which may in
clude final ruling on validity of the
Gufiey act to regulate prices, wages
and hours in the soft coal industry.
Cases not argued this week will be
postponed until the Fall term, begin
ming in October. Decisions on those
argued will be handed down before
adjournment in June.
Other activity during the day, which
ended two-week recess, included re-
ceipt of brief from Arthur w. Cut
ten, Chicago trader, asserting the
Federal Grain Futures Commission
had no right to bar him from the Ma
tion's grain markets for two years.
The order was set aside by the Sew
enth Circuit Court Of Appeals. The
case will be argued tomorrow or Tues
day.
Wage Law Defended.
The minimum wage law was de-
Tended by Paul Windels, corporation
counsel Of New York City, who con.
tended industries ought to be self
supporting or quit" He asserted that
If industry did not pay living wage,
public welfare agencies had to come
to the rescue.
The statute was held invalid by
the State Court of Appeals in q case
brought by Joseph Tipaldo. q Brook
lyn laundry manager. Arguments will
be heard Tuesday.
Pennsylvania's law was challenged
by the Premier-Pabst Sales Co. Of
Delaware, wholesale beer distrib.
utor. It contended it had to pay
higher fees than concerns which sold
beer made within the State A three
judge Federal District Court upheld
the act.