Word: taber
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...members have decided they want to spend for the same purposes. If this is true . . . why does the President object to Congress earmarking the money and insist on reserving to himself the right to earmark it?" Another shot was added by Mr. Snell's New York colleague John Taber: "This bill was full of pork when it came out of the White House. It was full of pork when it came out of the committee, and it is full of pork...
This news put Congressmen in an economizing mood. Senator Byrnes made another proposal, to knock a flat 10% off the Budget estimates for all expenses except payments on the public debt. In the House Republican John Taber of Aubun N. Y., moved to send the Department of Agriculture $925,000,000 appropriation bill back to the Committee to have 10% lopped off. The House did not want to economize on the farmers and New Dealers did not want to adopt a Republican's motion. Only 32 members voted...
First to bring Drought to his doorstep was Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins who sought permission to increase the number of farmers on drought relief from 90,000 to 150,000. Next to bring Drought to his doorstep were Louis J. Taber and Fred Freestone of the National Grange, who arrived to suggest a system of crop insurance which they had already presented to Alf Landon, who promised it favorable consideration. Franklin Roosevelt promised no less. As for more immediate Drought problems, the President laid out in detail his trip to confer with officials of 16 Drought States, beginning this week...
...shopworn, which was hopefully offered as platform material by leaders of blocs and factions, economists, radicals, cranks. Heard by the committee were A. F. of L.'s William Green, American Farm Bureau Federation's Edward A. O'Neal, the National Grange's Louis J. Taber, Newspaper Guild's Heywood Broun, Hobo Fellowship's Ralph E. Dalton, many another. When the perfunctory examination of unordered lumber was over, the drafting committee settled down in room No. 717 at the Bellevue-Stratford to an all-night job. Their job was to make their work last...
...bitterest clash of the day Warren Williams upset A. Winslow (U.B.C.) when he came from behind by brilliant rallying to win 8-15, 11-15, 18-16, 18-16, 15-12. Francis R. Appleton made sure of the Yardling's victory when he defeated W. Taber by the scores...