Judge — April 10, 1920 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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oWiaas a Drover by Weawes Pacween lous A. Sterner, Pr Revwew P. St Pererro a Maxweer, E Pension tHe Pustic LL America, like all Gaul, be divided into three parts—Capital, Labor, Public—isn’t it about time that some attention was paid to the party of the third By the gove ment, that is. Much is h bout what is be done with Capital and with Labor. Both the divisions are in a far better way to care for themselves than the Public is. Capital and Labor have long been spoiling fora scrap. Both are fit, both are trained to the minute, both are ready to fight it out to the last ditch. The Public is not fit. [t isn’t trained nor is it ready get into a scrimmage. What the public needs is a rest This cannot be had without the government's help. Why not, then, pension the Public? The Public in p of service is older than Capital or Labor. It came first, if history records correctly. Capital is very old and sois I bor, but the Public is still older and therefore has the pr claimon any pension which Congress in its infinite wisd sees fit to grant. A pension for the Public is hereby proposed * . * HE Protestant Episcopal Church has decided to rec- ommend the elimination of the word “obey” from the marriage ceremony. But why not face the thing squarely and make the bridegroom say it * . . T! {IE movement to next year the tercente f the sailing of the May is reported to be attracting far Dre atte nin England than it is in America. That is scarcels surprising. Load up a modern Mayflower with enough of our Pu- ritans to start a country and see the kind of a celebration \ would stage. celebrate a) Drawe by Rose Wesnnen Charity begins at hor the wine cellar, Judge His Joy Rive ments \.E. Routwer, Tr JN asurer Groat EB, Hasieros, rt Director Watpros, Avociate Editor bacco crusaders would make a regular I the Anti-T ten-strike of a they will communicate with the National Geographic Society and scatter their propaganda in Alaska, in “the Valley of Ten Thou- sand Smokes.” * * ° ) relieve a Pre tof his duties in time of longed disability,” is the purpose of a measure introduced in the House. Once this is accomplished, why not a measure to relieve Congress of its duties in periods of prolonged inability? “ pro- “Canned” political speeches in the form of phono- graph records are to be a feature of the coming cam paign. First among the advantages offered by a “canned” political speech is the fact that you can turn it off when it begins to make vou tired. HE price of lumber is going down. This will make little difference to political platform makers as their planks are stored from year to year, like circus seats. When occasionally a plank splits from dry rot, a deft convention car- penter can usually patch it up so that it looks strong at least. . . * “The League of Nations is a rattlesnake and we should treat it as we do a rattlesnake— kill it."—Senator Poindexter. Does Senator Poindexter re- call that one of the earliest American flags showed a rattle- snake coiled, with the warnir “Don't tread on me!” . * * \ “pure shoe” bill has been introduced in the New York legislature. The next demand, doubtless, will be for food that “wears well.” . ‘ . In one essential all women are alike: each thinks she is different. comicbooks.com