Judge, 1929-10-12 · page 9 of 36
Judge — October 12, 1929 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three satirical pieces: **"Lion-Tamer's Spoils"** (top): A simple visual gag showing a man trying to hide from an aggressive woman (labeled a "lion-tamer"), suggesting women are dangerous or domineering. **"Reduction of Armament"** (left): A political satire by Arthur L. Lippmann. It mocks international disarmament conferences by describing a "solemn tribunal" of fashion arbiters who dramatically "voted" to eliminate the corset as their contribution to reducing armaments. The joke: while diplomats negotiate serious military treaties, fashion leaders treat the obsolete corset's demise as a major historical moment. This reflects 1920s debates about women's liberation and changing fashion. **"Things I'll Never Understand"** (right): A humorous list by Chet Johnson of everyday mysteries (seven-grid tubes, opera, Sanskrit, modern art, etc.), including social observations like why small criminals get long sentences while major criminals get short ones, and commentary on marriage/alimony. The taxi cartoon at bottom shows a driver rushing passenger, making a joke about impatience.
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& Liox-Tamen’s Srovsr—So! Reduction of Armament The annals of history fail to record one of the most important steps in connection with reduction of armaments. International ar- chives bulge with confidentis 1, but one important conclave as overlooked, and until now has remained unreported. The time y s several years ago. The place one of the upper floors of a nous Parisian cha- teau. Around a beautiful mahog- any table sat sever: They had been wrangling for hours when the chairman rose to his feet. “Gentlemen,” he gravely announced, “we have been getting nowhere in this problem. Some of you are completely willing to scrap old ideas. Others want to effect a compromise between the old and the new. We shall have to crystallize our sentiment, for the world awaits our decision. Therefore, we shall vote.” Thirty minutes later, before a hushed “and reverent body, the results of the vote wer nounced. “The — overwhelming majority,” stated the chairman, “is in favor of elimin all steel, all heavy armor, and adopting the ideas advanced by the advo- cates of modern limitation. Sum- mon the press. Our labors are finished.” History was being made that A vital page was being itten in the progress of hu- manity. That tribunal ws solemn mecting of inter fashion arbiters. A tribunal that ruthlessly scrapped, once and for all, the old-fashioned corset ! rtucr L. Lippmann ‘al serious men, an- de JUDGE Trying to hide from me, are you? “Why don't you slide down the banisters when you're in a hurry, pop? It’s smoother!” Things I’ll Never Understand Sercen grid tubes. opera... . Time-tables. 2. . Sanskrit... . How a magi saws a woman in half... . Mod- ern art... . Ancient art... . Why any one rides in a rumble seat... . Chinese laundry marks. ... Hemstitching. ... Musical terms... The short terms they give the big robbers and the long terms they hand the little guys. «++ How Tunney beat Dempsey. ... Aldous Huxle «+ British Thermal Units... . The Anti- Saloon League. Why they call ‘em permanent waves. ... College cheer leaders. +. + What a brakeman means when he waves his arms... . What a feminine driver meuns when she holds out her hand... . How sailors get into those tight pants... How they get out of them... . Greek Russian novels... . Hungarian pulash, . . . When to hold an ace kicker How a centipede keeps its fect from getting tan- gled up... . Nautical phrases. Oh, yeah—and wimmen, of course. Grand iters. ... —Cuer Jounson It’s a modern marriage if he begins paying alimony before the last installment on the engage- ment ring is paid,