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...attempt of Representative Crail to have Edgar Lee Masters' "Lincoln the Man" barred from the mails may be interpreted in two ways. Either it is a sincere but misguided attempt to safeguard public morality and defend the memory of a great man, or it is a "grandstand play" for public opinion. The fact that Representative Crail has not read the book in question makes the latter view seem rather more probable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HOLY CRAIL | 2/14/1931 | See Source »

...split up into a variety of committees. Each member now represents an average of about 250,000 U. S. inhabitants. But the injustice lies in the fact that whereas some Congressmen represent less than that number of males and females, some represent a great many more. Notably, Congressman Crail of the Los Angeles-Hollywood district is the sole voice of 1,250,000 people, so that a vote in Los Angeles is only one-fifth as potent as in the average district. This inequality arises from the inevitable shifts in population?one State increasing rapidly; another either decreasing or increasing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Stolen Seats | 1/21/1929 | See Source »

...thirty-one for the mile walk, twenty-five for the 220-yard hurdle race, and an exceedingly large number for the bicycle races. Twelve tug-of-ar teams have entered, including one from Yale. The four men have not yet been selected, but the most prominent candidates are Hanson, Crail, Veeder, Lane, and Lloyd. The secretary of the Union recently visited New Haven, and endeavored to secure the consent of the Yale eleven to play an exhibition game with Princeton, but the Yale management absolutely declined to consider the proposition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union. | 1/12/1889 | See Source »

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