Judge, 1917-08-04 · page 8 of 28
Judge — August 4, 1917 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains satirical commentary on **Daylight Saving Time** during World War I. "Colonel Beanfugle" argues against the practice, predicting domestic chaos: families will quarrel over meal times, workers (milkmen, theater-goers) will suffer, and the whole scheme will collapse. The satire mocks both the impracticality of the policy and its supporters' enthusiasm. The page also includes brief humorous items: a dialogue joke about a "knotty problem" in a novel, and a piece by Charles A. Leedy about how automobiles changed crime—burglars now pose as repair-shop owners rather than breaking into banks. A final caption cartoon shows a store floor-walker giving convoluted directions. The underlying satire targets wartime regulations and their unintended consequences, while poking fun at modernization and changing social conditions during the WWI era.
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Colonel Beanfugle on Saving Daylight War Time (Continued from second preceding page) War elicits varied psychological reactions from men of dif- set his watch ahead. If B is willing to go right on wasting day- ferent kinds. It makes some sce red and others yellow. light riotously, the way we are doing just now, let him have that For the bright lexicon of the slacker there’s such a word as privilege. When A tells B the time, let him explain that it is “jail.” on the Daylight Saving plan. Then B The food speculator rises whenever “The Star Spangled can make his calculations accordingly. Banner” is played—but so do his prices. Of course, it is going to be rather awk- ward if families are split on the subject. Disappointing If you come home as a Daylight Saver Polly—That novel you recommended is positively stupid. at five o'clock by my time and insist that I thought you told me it contained a naughty problem. dinner should be ready, I have a good Dolly—Oh, you misunderstood me. I said a knotty problem. alibi in my own watch. If I wish to sleep an hour later in the morning, it is clearly up to you, as a Daylight Saver, to get up and get your own breakfast. Suppose you attend a play that is not staged according to the Daylight Saving plan. You must miss the last act, in order to get home at the usual hour. I can foresee a general strike of milkmen if the Daylight Saving scheme goes into effect. It is hard enough for the poor fellows to get up at three o'clock now, and if they have to shove their clocks ahead in order to satisfy your whim about conserv- ing daylight, they are apt to turn bankers in order to get the benefit of better hours.”” “The maintenance of a controversial attitude in the face of testimony that is absolutely over- whelming is essentially feminine,” said the Colonel “T see that you are unalterably opposed ting the clock ahead, but I know of one thing which you seem te be determined to set back at all What is that?” “My pocketbook.” AFTER BIGGER GAME “TT certainly does beat all,” said the fat plumber, “what changes the automobile business has brought about.” “Yes,” the thin carpenter agreed, “good roads are nearly everywhere, now.” “T wasn’t thinking of the roads.” “What's the main idee, then?” s thinking of the effect on crime.” t effect has the automobile business on crime?” “Ithasgreatly reduced the number of robberies.” “Indeed!” “Yes, or rather, the style of robberies.” “In what way?” “The burglar who used to break into a bank or store now takes his little bag of tools and opens a repair shop.” —Charles A. Leedy. America is the refuse lw . Customer—Which way to the hosiery cortoel please? America is the refuge of all who are oppressed Floor walker—Right turn at the next aisle, Sir, forward about twenty paces, and several who deserve to be. left oblique, past the centre table, forward, left turn, halt and it's right there. comicbooks.com