Judge — May 22, 1920 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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Drown by Henwas Patwen \ Judgements ' foun A. Steicner, President Reusen P. Stetcure, Neeretary ALE. Rottaver, Treasurer Ginast EL Hasicros, det Director Perriton Maxweut, Editor J. A. Watpron, Associate Editor HE “wear-your-old-clothes” movement is strong in virtue but weak in glory, the unfortunate T has never been once my good fortune to employ thing about patches being that they do not usually one single workman who did not cheat me at all show. ‘Tailors have a stubborn—one might almost say, times to the utmost of his power’’—but did you a deep-seated—habit of matching the patch and the think this harsh sentence was about these United — original cloth and making a neat job of it. This must States? Oh, dear, no! Some of the employers who _ stop if credit is to go where credit is due. A square of have closed their mills because of inability to accede to scarlet flannel on ound of last year’s blue serge Hicnra.ootinc Wacrs } the excessive demands of their workmen might ponder would indeed wave defiance at the profiteers. That, in the mood of Jonathan Swift when he wrote the quota- or standardized service stripes, one for cach year a tion two hundred years ago. Poor human nature!—butit — suit has been worn. is sad when the goose is too dead to lay eg * + 6 We want more hair and more propert “The bombardment of the moon, of Mars or other to Congress or the Company to do something about it planets would be ely a matter of good aim.’—A Writer | Thus may be explained the cult of high wages, which on Warfare 4 xpands the vision of wealth, exhilarates the acquisitive Only idealists believe seriously in a League of faculties and suffuses the cerebellum with a glow like Planets Maddin s lamp. ‘The fugacious years harvest old styles * # 6 when we grew rich by starting a drug store or evicting CCORDING to federal figures, 23,000 new million- our tenants ina thunderstorm. Fifty years ago the boys aires were created in this country during the pe- | aspired to. the presidency—or piracy. They are still riod of the war. Is the spirit of General Sherman in nteel to force the house? If so, it may hear a faint suggestion of faithful to the old ideals, but it is more ype than to — satirical laughter. the surrender of a plutocratic pay enve' scuttle a galleon High wages are inspiringly laudable until the laborer A bachelor is the triumph of a pipe over a kimono. . * . is unworthy of his hire. Then the shop shuts down and . . * society blows up. The true riches of this nation are its UST as Chicago packers are contracting un molested workingmen. We have wrought wonders. Are we going to sell $45,000,000 worth of provisions in Berlin, to attempt to fash on a phenomenon whereby rich somebody in Congress screams with anger on dis- workingmen shall im- covering that Mount poverish a nation? High —— — ~ - Vernon souvenir post- cards are stamped, “made in Germany. hopes, are fine things, eS ‘ but they are doomed to WD ae in NGS Inference: There is no be as obsolete as highballs harm in selling to the un'ess the styles n wage v enemy’s country, but it scales keep justatriflebe | a7 SOmND ms is disloyal to buy from hind the high prices it, | Many a woman's idea ee ; of economy ts to discover i that her husband doesn't | } ist mses need any new clothes. * * * There is luck in odd numbers. I. takes two to make a quarrel. wages, high hats, high ——— eee eee . * . Thinking twice before you speak seill often enable you to turn out a better line of epithets. * * * dA woman cannot gather her thoughts by knitting her braces “ ——————e comicbooks.com