Judge, 1928-05-26 · page 28 of 36
Judge — May 26, 1928 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page mixes nightclub listings with political satire about the **Teapot Dome scandal** (early 1920s)—a major corruption case involving oil reserves. The "Sing Song of Oilcans" poem names real figures implicated in or investigating the scandal: **Albert Fall** (Secretary of Interior who secretly leased oil fields), **Warren Harding** (president), **Harry Sinclair** (oilman), **Harry Doheny** (oil executive), and senators **Thomas Walsh**, **Gerald Nye**, and **George Norris** who investigated it. The poem mocks how many officials were caught up in bribery and corruption involving oil leases. The cartoon showing toppling houses satirizes cheap housing developments, suggesting they're as unstable and fraudulent as the scandal itself. The "Lizzie Labels" cartoon appears to be unrelated humor about automobiles. The nightclub guide reflects Prohibition-era speakeasy culture, with coded language about dress codes and prices.
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4 H_ High Hot Club Rendezvous. * Formal Dress. ** Informal $ Prices Low. $$ Medium. $38 C Cover charge. 8 & H Sat. and Holiday CC Captain. New York Otuen's, 187 W. Séth St. Best crowd ia New . Dea. i place. He $C, Montmartre, Broadway at Good crowd, ie. * SEC. i Stith, H° Ss. $ George. No entertainment—grest id The Ambarsadeurs, 146 W. Sith. Good show. + §$.C. $2.00. CC. Arthur. above the Lido. Rough Park Avenue. $3.00. 10 F. 60th St. Very collieby. Not $1.00. CC. Jean, way at GOth. Pretty wet but $3 C. $3.00. E. 9th. Pun if you take your * $C. $1.00. CC. Chart. y at Oth, Times Syuarish *** Ibert. dipper, 201 W. 48th St. Also Times $9.0. $3.00. CC. George. Sauarish, Boston Cocoanat Grom. ** $$ C. $2.00. CC. Angeiog Club Karnak. Hot Stuf. $8 .C. $2.00 Chicago Petrushha Club, 403 3. Wabash. o** $89 C. $2.00. Khmara Chee Prerr and mame. i} val College Inn, 112 W. Randolph. Very good. * $8. $1.00. CC. Julius. Best in Chi Cincinnati Club Chatterbox. *** $$ C. $1.00. CC. Victor. Detroit etna’ ss Went Daffeld, * 88 C. $3.00, CC. aia Havana, Cuba Caring Navional. Hot stu, ° $88. Hetel Senlla. High Hat. * $8. Los Angeles Cocoanut Grove, Ambamador Hotel. * $$$ C. $2.00. Miami Clb, Disie Highway. Very High Embassy Hat. * $$$ C. $3.00. Coral Gables G. & C. Club. *** $$.C. $1.00. New Orleans Little Club. *** C. $1.00. Pittsburgh Fletilla Chub, Foot of Wood St. *** $$ C. $1.00. San Francisco Marguarfs. *** $$$.C. Mc. 8 & H $1.00. CC. Harry. Sue (dreamily)—How smoothly it runs, George, + shut off your engine. Sing Song of Oilcang A tempest in a Teapot— A scandal in a Dome— Who knows just what Dougherty got? And why Sinclair left home? Exactly what did McAdoo? And why did Albert Fall? And now, Will Hays be in it too? And why did Denby stall? Now, Capper’s on the warpath And Walsh is on the trail, And Nye and Norris, up in wrath, Would stick ‘em all in jail. They'd like to cut the Mellon up— Now what did he O'Neill? Did Warren sip the oily cup? Will Blackmer ever s:jucal? hen you —Loxpon Ortxtox They can’t Doheny thing so raw; This Mason Day they'll ruc If Federal law is free from flaw, The ball-and-chain is due! Four and twenty oil cans Tied up in a lease; When the cans were opened, They all were full of gre Now wasn’t that an oily To pull a Golden Fleece —Tue Bovcevarpien LIZLIE (IABELS You heard me. JUDGE PAYS $5 FOR Kaci ONE PINTED. Al strange accident that happened in the new, cheap own-your- own-home development comicbooks.com