Judge, 1930-08-30 · page 3 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (August 29, 1930) This page contains editorial commentary on three contemporary crises during the Great Depression: 1. **Baseball clubs** complaining about pennant-winning plans—likely referencing owners' concerns as the economic crisis worsened. 2. **Unemployment and Scottish tree-sitting contests**—satirizing public officials' indifference to job losses by comparing their priorities to absurd entertainment (a Scotsman in a tree-sitting endurance contest overlooking a ballpark). 3. **Passport fees and traffic court credibility**—mocking government cost-cutting while noting that a motorist's word carries less weight than a police officer's in traffic court. The bottom illustration, "Gutzon Borglam's scratch pad," appears to reference the sculptor's monumental Mount Rushmore project, showing carved presidential profiles—suggesting commentary on grand public works amid economic hardship.
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Jack Suvrriewortn, Editor Grorce Jess Naviay — Ricttaro J. Watsit Siovey S. Lesz, Contributing Editors “is is the sad time of the year when uncmployment situation isn’t Te passport fee has been reduced, the baseball clubs in’ the second i iny better, Think of all the meaning to us stay-at-homes that division begin to talk hopefully of : officials who have lost their jobs we don’t save as much by not going their pennant-winning plans for next abroad as we formerly did. year, Ap? whoever said that one man’s V run, if the farmers didn't want ticipate in a tree-sitting endur- * word is as good as another's never things dry, why didn’t they elect a contest h ly select a appeared in traffic court with a motor Al Smith? tree that overlooked a be cop's word against his. Gutzon Borglum’s scratch pad. Volume 09, No. 2548, August 30. 1930. Entered as Second-Clam Matter, October 21, 1881, at the Post Office at New York City, N.Y., under act of Mare! N.Y, $5.00 8 year, 1508 copy. Published weebly by Judge Publishing Co., Ine. IS Fast 4sth Sireet, New York, N.Y. ighted 1930, by 1t 10 at Britaio: Fr Rogan, Provident: sidney 8. Lena, Vice President: Vernal W. Bates, Treasurer: Joseph T. Cooney, Secretary, 18 Last 48th Street, New York, Particular attention Is called to the fact that every article abd picture appearing 12 JUDGE Is protected Under thé provisions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U.S, 1 comicbooks.com