Judge, 1909-09-04 · page 2 of 16
Judge — September 4, 1909 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces of social commentary: **"Pen-Points"** section discusses President Taft's reputation regarding court delays, suggesting fools and money cause community trouble before "parting finally takes place." It references evolving technology (horses, autos, aeroplanes) as metaphors for societal change. **"The College Student Again"** critiques a Yale student's essay submissions on biblical topics, mocking college ignorance. The anecdote about ministers misquoting "the heavens" instead of "the heaven" satirizes educated men's incompetence. **"A Needed Reform"** (bottom cartoon) depicts "The Law" as an overweight, sluggish figure while Uncle Sam demands faster court proceedings. The caption states courts are "too slow in granting justice"—a clear indictment of America's judicial system's inefficiency during this era.
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3 Fitth Aves New York. Cable Address,“ Judgark.” Tel. 6632 Madison square. JOHN A. SLEICHER, President, PF. W. Sclnester, Secretary. Arthur Terry, 1 w Apvart 1190-7 ME: se Building. Chic ing Editor. Grant F. Hamilton, Art Editor. HKD WKEKLY AT 10 CENTS A COPY. New Vork, of by The contents of FUDGE are erotected bv coovrrabt in both the Unites States ared Great Britain. @ building, Chancery Lane, CONTPIBUTORS must inciose 4 stamped and self adivessed enbeiope with ait Mana sOrDtBe Aang, Mas otherwise rerarn of the latter when fours unavailadie arnt 6¢ yuaranieede ewe-atand, the pebllebers will be aader obligations if that fact be promptly reported on postal-card or by letter. PEN.POINTS. )KESIDENT TAFT is to be congratulated on the stand he has taken regarding the delays in American courts, With all due re t to asso- tes on the bench, JupGe has long maintained at there was too much red tape and too m: court delays, Recent events have demonstrated that a fool and his money exn lot of trouble for a community before the parting finally place First it was a horse that a lady could driv yw it isan aute- e that a bety 7 nit will be an aeroplane that will be safe in feminin THE COLLEGE STUDENT AGAIN. RECENT article in the New York Judependent is entitled, A “Some College Spelling.’ It seems that a Ph, D, at Yal took some essays submitted to him in connection with the college work and found, 0 to speak, that the first “ KE LY CORKING GOOD TIME man to sit down in a spelling m: i Some time ago this same paper show beyond the fact that men had sailed around the earth—many could of the college man about the Bible, not even think of this, An examination of an eighth grade in any ination of cert: ‘ammar school would have showed better results. At a gathering were ‘asked to expla F : of ministers a prize was offered to every one who could quote from Tennyson. ‘These * stunts" played by college professors upon correctly the first verse in the Bible, The prizes went unawarded. their unsuspecting students very interesting, but are not tobe Invariably the ministers wrote ‘‘ the heavens "’ instead of ‘* the taken too seriously. A reporter on a metropolitan paper once en."’ Such experiments as have been mentioned above are attended a tion of astronomers. By way of amus * very interesting and amusing, but they must not be taken too interviewed th on the reasons why the iously. Because of their popularity Jupck may make a few supposed to be roun present could give a reason experiments for the entertainment of his readers. A NEEDED REFORM. tent Taft to Unele Sam) You must make it move faster: “The courts are too slow in granting justice. "*