Judge, 1929-03-02 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 2, 1929 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes **Calvin Coolidge's** presidency through the headline "Coolidge Not Coolidge At All!" The main cartoon depicts a judge buried under paperwork, while a caricatured figure (likely representing a political operative or aide) jugggles papers and tools—suggesting administrative chaos. The accompanying article by S.I. Percleman reveals that "Coolidge" is allegedly an alias for someone named **Finch Bucholz** (or Higginbotham), supposedly born in Tunisia. The piece claims a Tunisian laundrywoman named **Anna May Wong** actually ran the executive office, not Coolidge himself. This appears to be political mockery of Coolidge's quiet, hands-off governing style—suggesting he wasn't truly in control of his own administration. The absurdist premise (fake identity, foreign origins) amplifies the satire about presidential ineffectiveness.
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JUDGE COOLIDGE NOT COOLIDGE AT ALL! Nation-Wide “Hoax Aired in “Judge” Exposé WasBucholz or Higginbotham, Is Claim! By S. J. Perelman ‘Washington Staff Correspondent hington, March IS NO SUCH PE S CALVIN COOLIDGE! The sensational pay-off of the century broke he te this after- noon with the admission by White 1.— House attachés that the name “Coolidge” is an Further grilling revealed t Americ ned Buch- Higginbotham and was born in Tunis. The revelation is directly due to a Tunisian laundryman em- ployed in the executive mansion, Anna May Wo (That is, the laundryman is named Anna May Wong, not the executive man- sion.) Please excuse my bad handwriting, but I am writing this with a post-office pen which belonged to the late executive and late helmsman was n olz or Fisherman's Luck By the if you will reverse the word you will get the * which 1 all. (Interestin that sort of thing.) Won his Nibs are very bad. word es no sense at f you care for It seems that often encountered “Cool- in the corridors of’ the gub- ernatorial grotto and was sur- prised to hear that dignit ply “Olay hasholem’” morning” in re- Tunisian) in re- salutation. One sponse to his ” puaiers Yb PSK Tracuen’s Per—Look, Pa! There's a man writing notes to mama!! a Gp morning “Coolidge” told Wong casually that he had composed a popular song. “Tunis to Kiss My Blues Aw and had sold it to Donaldson, Doug Gumble, Ager, Yellen, Bornstein, Malevin- sky, Driscoll & O'Brien, a firm of New York publishers. Wong's suspicions were confirmed and he called up the publishers on distance. ‘The following conversation ensued, After this conversation, Wong had a warrant) sworn t and “Coolidge” was arrested — for grunting and parsimony. He was tried, found guilty, and hastina- doed till he admitted that his name was Finch Bucholz. At this point an elderly man whose spleen had music just been removed came forward und identified Bucholz as E in- botham, an erstwhile classmate of his at Amherst. ‘To prove this he and “Coolidge” tation of a f se and a gave an imi- between a mon »bra which all Am- present recognized as having taken place there years herstians slidge” was then given ago. fifteen for good measure and asked what he intended to do now that his term of office had expired. (Continued on page 27) comicbooks.com