Judge — September 16, 1922 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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“BETWEEN OURSELVES” Te SUGGESTION CONTEST brought ino a remarkable lot of letters. Other than to collate and sort them, little could be done until August 15th, the closing date, in fair- ness to all. The Editors will endeavor to complete their task and announce the awards in next week's surely not Jater than the following issue; week. The Contest, if such it may be called, proved several things. First, that JupGe is read, thoughtfully, all over the world. Lette ave come in from far distant, almost unheard of points. One correspondent in the Par st writes, “Dam a regular ler, thor Tam not a subscriber. My brother in) Chicago mails you to me every week.” feature is the fact. that and subscribers of real shown their keen interest writing thoughtfully and Another interesting so many readérs prominence have and friendship by at length. Take just one handful of letters—here’s one “Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicag two from Representatives in Congress; West Point; one from a middie at Annapolis; one from the President of a Bank in Washington, D. C.; several from owners of well-known business houses and executives of prominent corpora- tions; two from editors of newspapers; one from th two from cadets at from a well-known actor. Practically every business, every profession, every walk of life is represented—and, of course, among them some queer ones. Many of the writers are women; and many of the ‘more pictlites, more. verse more the kiddies!” Bless their hearts. ask for stories for Hundreds of the writers speak of JupGe ¢ “our magazine’ —and that’s exactly the way JupGce wants them to fe Every reader of June is cordially invited, yes urged, to make herself or himself JupGe’s Stalf Correspondent. Think what the constant interchange of thought of @ million minds will mean to every one of us! and purpose in invit- ing the members: of his biz family to. write him frankly and fully on the social, economic and political problems which are of vital im- portance to all of them. That is Jupce’s ob Humor is the medium; we can think and talk of important things and do it pleasantly. rue racr that hundreds of those who wrote JupGe in connection with this Contest, said “What are you driving at?—JupGe is perfect.” JupGe realizes that he is not yet and never will be perfect. He is only human. But JupGe aims for the same degree of perfection that Ivory claims of purity. And it always pays to see ourselves as others see us. a N” that all the letters contained sweet- aN scented bouquets; some don’t think that Jupce is the cat's whiskers. Poor mortals. And, it’s a strange thing, most of the letters that roast JupGe are anonymous. Why do you suppose itis? Why do you suppose those who roast and knock usually fail to sign any name whatsoever? The come at the rate of about three a week. on jon HELD, Jr., of JudGE’s Staff, left Sep- tember 7th for a trip West with a brilliant Their group of highbrows, like himself. destination was a famous Rodeo. Leave it to Johnny, his pencil and his sketch book, to do some wonderful pictures showing how the wild and woolly Westerner looks to a Connecticut farmer. Sure Johnny's a farmer, a reg'‘lar N. D. farmer in Conn.—I8 acres, and he'd rather hoe cucumbers than swing a niblick! Can you beat it? I'll bet you all thought John was one of those Greenwich Villager Not on your. life he’s a Conn. Westporter. And so are Angus MacDonall and Clive Weed and George Mitchell. Eliot Keen lives in’ Brooklyn, which is almost’ as bad. = Such a clamor for longer, humorous, even continued, fiction! It’s coming, my dears, it’s coming. Be patient. oo And more photographs! Well, they’re com- ing, too! ae No wonder they rave over Gilbert Wilkinson's drawings. Aren‘t they wonders? 5 And Clive Weed’s Sports Sketches are beau- ties, too. He and Heywood Broun “did” the Hagen-Mitchell Match at) Westchester-Bilt- more. That's coming, soon. JUDGE comicbooks.com