Judge — March 24, 1917 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a man sitting by a gravestone marked "40 DAYS" in what appears to be a cemetery. The caption poses a rhetorical question about a "resourceful prisoner" escaping before serving his full sentence. The satire likely concerns a prisoner or detainee whose sentence or confinement is set to end in 40 days. The joke suggests that an enterprising or clever prisoner might find a way to "escape" — though the gravestone imagery implies the only escape available is death, making dark humor of the situation. Without additional context about specific historical events or figures from Judge magazine's publication date, the precise political or social reference remains unclear, though it appears to comment on prison conditions or a particular notable case.