Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-08-01 | Page 3 | Farm Relief Act under Court Test

FARM RELIEF ACT UNDER UNDERWRITES COURT TEST CHICAGO Aug 1 UP UP-A UP A court test of ot the governments government's complex farm relief reller program was started to to- day The test was attempted by the Independent Independent Inde Inde- pendent Milk Distributors Distributors' association of ot northern Illinois which filed a petition petition pe- pe seeking an injunction to prohibit pro pro- hibit bit enforcement of the recently approved ap ap- proved roved Chicago milk code The code depends upon licensing by y the government of all milk distributors dis- dis in in the Chicago area and provides pro pro- vides des for a fine if ft minimum prices set et in the code are ignored This licensing li licensing li li- censing plan is the heart of ot the governments governments government's gov gov- farm relief program but attorneys for the independent group interpret it as unconstitutional Pending hearings on an injunction the he independent distributors ask for Immediate restraining orders to prevent prevent pre- pre vent ent operation of the code until such Injunction hearings can be held and anda a ruling made I The petition was filed in federal court before Judge James H. H Wilkerson Joseph E. E Green attorney attorney altor- altor ney for the plaintiffs said his case will ill be carried to the United States supreme supreme court if ne necessary essary It was g conceded this course would bc followed c-followed and ana th thus s th the question of legality of President Roosevelt's emergency program to boost the prices of farm products will be left for or the supreme court to decide