Word: cottons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Farmer Moor sued the railroad to make it transport his cotton on the ground that the Bankhead Act was unconstitutional. Courts upheld the railroad on the ground that Plaintiff Moor either should have paid his tax first and then sued to recover from the Government, if the law was unconstitutional, or sued the railroad for damages...
...learned Justices chuckled. They questioned Mr. Hardie with interest about the facts of the case. Then Lawyer Henry Hackney argued for Farmer Moor that the Bankhead Act was unconstitutional: it was not a tax to raise revenue but to prevent the raising of cotton; it was an illegal attempt by the Federal Government to regulate farmers who are not engaged in interstate commerce. With equal interest the Justices made inquiries about the terms of the law. Next came the railroad's turn. Its lawyer made no attempt to defend the Bankhead Act, simply contending that unless the Court should...
...Moor in some fashion without passing on the Act itself was possible, but Secretary Wallace admitted, "We are prepared for the worst." Meantime, bound for Atlanta were some of AAA's experts, going to attend a series of pep meetings for the purpose of convincing the South that cotton crops could still be restricted by the bounty of AAA even if the penalties of the Bankhead Act were declared illegal...
...Cissy") Patterson. At the ornate, yellow and white Governor's mansion they and a group of Kansas editors and publishers including Senator Arthur Capper, got a warm welcome from black-eyed, young Mrs. Landon II. Hogan, the Landon chauffeur, was summoned from the garage and clapped into white cotton gloves to help serve a sumptuous luncheon of chicken broth, steamed oysters, rice croquettes, a green vegetable, corn bread, pumpkin pie and coffee prepared by Daisy, the Landon cook...
...retired from Congres but turned up frequently in Washington as a lobbyist for the glove industry. Especially in 1922, when he got the duty on cotton gloves upped 15%, Mr. Littauer deemed his tariff lobbying a public service on behalf of his neighbors and business associates...