Judge, 1915-01-02 · page 12 of 24
Judge — January 2, 1915 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page combines book reviews with political satire targeting the Wilson administration's handling of wartime economics. The central column contains a lengthy complaint about war tax stamps and the "high-cost-of-living" resulting from Democratic policies, framed as a humorous investigation into government waste. The satirical point: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, known for advocating temperance and frugality, allegedly served an extravagant "grape-juice dinner" (grape juice being his signature beverage) featuring luxury items like beluga caviar—a stark contradiction to his reputation for thriftiness. The author sarcastically suggests this demonstrates how even the administration's "least wasteful" official cannot actually economize during wartime. The sketch of Jack London at left illustrates the accompanying book reviews. The satire mocks both government hypocrisy and the era's popular literature.
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ee THE MUTINY OF THE ELSI- NORE,” by Jack London. Here's Jack Barleycorn London's book, with a strong seasoning of the sea, for the super- man or the underdog or the girl who just loves Jack London’s works because he’s so virile, so primitive, you know. «6° THE WALL OF PARTITION," by Florence Barclay. A novel of in- terrupted love for the woman who thinks she is experiencing one of the great emo- tions of life when she sheds a tear for the fly in the honey. Of course a taste of the honey causes her to forget the fly. «« AMONG THE CANADIAN ALPS,” by Laurence J. Burpee. The text of this book supplemented by striking photographs will prove helpful to Ameri- WELL. what did you do the first time you had to buy a one- cent war tax stamp? Licked it, of tion refers rather to the next step in the extraordinary course of inhuman events that compels you and me to suffer from the warfare in Europe and Washington, where Democrats have been fighting over the spoils of the pork barrel. What I did may shock you and President Wilson; but when the Ship of State, placed in a dangerous posi- tion by the ex-professor of a univer- sitee and left unprotected by the land- logged commander of the people’s na- vee, springs a leak right in the high- cost-of-living plank from the Demo- cratic platform, hasn’t a passenger the right to conduct an investigation and make a minority report? Yes—to talk back to myself—he has; and so I turned to ‘‘The Economy Administra- tion Cook Book,’’ which seems to be the only real effort made since March 4th, 1913, to get into the kitchen and study the subject. Even then the members of this, after a manner of cook-book speaking, Economy Admin- istration hid behind the skirts of their wives. Since Secretary Bryan has the reputation of being the least wasteful person in the Cabinet, although cer- tain spots north of his waistline are said to be lost opportunities, I turned to his kitchen for aid. Here is the menu of his ‘‘grape-juice dinner’’: Beluga caviare, essence of chicken, A cans who will see America second, now that Europe no longer welcomes them with extended palms. ee" T HRACIAN SEA,”’ by John Helston. England’s best known mechanic- poet adds militantly and creditably to the heap of evidence in fiction that the course of true love never runs smooth, especially when the course is over two ‘‘eternal’’ but never lasting triangles. «¢ ARCADIAN ADVENTURES WITH THE IDLE RICH,” by Stephen Leacock. It's rich for the busy poor like you and me, yet how embarrassing it must be for the poor, poor rich to see their soiled linen and spotted silks cleaned in public by a college professor, while course; but my ques AREA MORTEOWeTY RAGE JACK LONDON SBetpeen Covers By ROBERT MOUNTSIER Sentences they stand exposed to the gaze of the laughing multitude. is) ee} YABIT,” by William James. This short treatise with a moral should prove profitable reading for possessors of habits, good and bad—in other words, for everybody. But it is doubtful if persons addicted to the novel-reading habit will find the habit of reading about habit- forming as easy to form. } ««MY PATH THROUGH LIFE," by Lilli Lehmann. This volume of memoirs, which includes a multitude of things, from dachshunds to Kaisers, song- birds to Wagners, will appeal to the many, musical and otherwise, who enjoy a peek through the keyhole at the little and big things in other people's lives. chantilly, celery, ripe and green olives, assorted nuts, medal- lion of striped bass, marguery, cucumbers, sweetbreads mushrooms, Florida peas, potatoes lorette, boneless Virginia squab, salad diplomat, strawberry baskets, fancy cakes, assorted , fresh fruit, coffee, grape juice. All that, except the juice, may do for a diplo- mat, but it is no meal for a work- ingman. Now Mrs. Bryan, ‘‘pre- miére in the Wilson Cabinet,” makes a very nice cucumber relish that Will likes very much. Perhaps you will, too. Twenty-four medium- sized cucumbers, twelve onions, one cup of salt, two quarts of vinegar, one cup of sugar, one tablespoon of celery seed, one tablespoon of white mus- tard, one teaspoon of black pepper, one teaspoon of celery salt and one teaspoon of white pepper. Altogether about two thousand recipes and menus are given in ‘‘The Economy Administration Cook Book"’ by several hundred wives of the Ad- ministration. If they are as good cooks as most of their recipes indi- cate, the husbands of the Administra- tion should be so well fed that they could devote themselves to pulling down the cost of living instead of fighting around the pork barrel. Just now the navy is reported inneed of more salted pork for more salts, and [the common people of less expensive food for the preparation of Economy Administration dishes. ee