Judge, 1918-04-20 · page 13 of 36
Judge — April 20, 1918 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief political and social commentary typical of Judge's satirical format during the WWI era. **Top cartoon** (by P.D. Jonsson): A couple in an airplane evades a pursuer by hiding in a cloud—likely satirizing aviation's novelty and unreliability, or wartime aviation developments. **Text commentary** includes: - A jab at **Goethals** (likely General George Goethals, canal/war materials official) and pronunciation debates - **Hoover/Lutheran reference**: unclear without fuller context, possibly mocking Herbert Hoover's background - **Baruch/prohibition satire**: Bernard Baruch (wartime industries director) attempting to curb automobile use while traffic laws fail - **Kissing wife assault fine**: mocking wartime "necessity" excuses for legal absurdities - **Republican/Democrat partisanship**: New York Republicans vs. Philadelphia Democrats portrayed as equally shameless - **Singer income taxes**: Caruso and McCormack's high wartime taxes ($59,000–$75,000) prove entertainers profit from war while others suffer The overall tone: cynical about wartime profiteering, government overreach, and partisan politics.
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Drazen by PD. Jouxsox “Oh, George, here comes father after us in his new 200 H. P. aerial racer!” “Never fear, dear, I'll run into this big cloud. éy Albert E. Hoyt We hope Mr. Hoover isn’t a Lutheran. seem to remember Martin Luther in connection with a Sixes ONG after his contemporaries are forgotten, pos- terity will be wondering how in blazes we pro- nounced Goethals. Patriotic prohibitionists are right glad to see that the pacific sentiment is getting dissipated. « “Bernard Baruch, di- rector of industries, curbs autos.” —Newospaper head- line. He'll have better luck than the traffic cops if he keeps some of them from run- ning over the curb. 2 A Montclair (N. J.) man has been fined for assault be- cause he kissed his own wife. You can’t get across with every unheard-of proposition on the ground of war necessity. and Sevens: Diet of Worms. 2 We can’t make pieces of the Kaiser’s machine. Drawn by Cuarces A. Hucues A Meetine or tHe Dayucut-Savinc Comautter. He can never find us in there.” We sort of s eace with the Kaiser till we make If a Republican seeks to get elected in Greater New York—that’s non- Percisanenie, If a Democrat seeks to get elected in Phila- del phia—that’s nerve. # Say all you've a mind to about sky high prices, Caruso’s income tax of $59,000 and John McCormack’s of $75,000 give you a line on what you can get for a song.