Judge, 1931-02-07 · page 5 of 36
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# Judging the News - February 7, 1931 The main cartoon depicts a golf instruction scene with a caption: "Just a minor tone, Mr. Jones. Pull that right elbow in a little and keep your weight on your left foot." The satire appears to reference **Prohibition and its enforcement failures**. The text discusses how Prohibition "has accomplished one thing anyway. It is now possible to get a headache just by reading the Wickersham report on the subject." The Wickersham Commission investigated Prohibition enforcement and revealed widespread corruption and ineffectiveness. The golf metaphor likely satirizes authorities' clumsy attempts to "correct" or enforce Prohibition policy—giving instructions that miss the point entirely, much like critics felt the government's approach was fundamentally flawed. The humor suggests official guidance on the matter was as misguided as poor golf coaching.
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N10 ill ll Jack Suutriewortu, Editor Georce Jean NATHAN Ricuarp J. WaALsH Swney S, Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS Promerrion is said to cost every taxpayer in the country a year, And that’s not counting the rugs and furniture his guests ruin. Birr while we're on the subject, Pro- hibition has accomplished — one thing anyway. It is now possible to wet a headache just by reading the Wickersham report on the subject. 0 it occurs to us that the report would ¢ been better named had they left off the Wicker. “Just a minute now, Mr. Jones. which finds one recommends anothe be best appreciated by senators and congressmen who and drink another. Axe a commission thing and will probably those vote one way N™ York authorities now have two problems: How te fully convicted out of jail and how to get those who did the convicting in. ct the most puzzling thing about the recent revelations in that city pout at a time when n was approachir ion has pro- 1 niblick Our sand Tie U.S. Golf Assoc hibited the use of a spe for getting out of sand traps. idea would be to abolish the traps. AY’ we are unalterably opposed to starting a third party, “Ye have exactly two too many parties now. Aaztien Wout says the return of beer means the return of pre- prohibition prosperit We hope it won't bring back the sort of prosper- ity we had in 1893 and 1907. — Wis Bele GA.) Pull that right elbow in a little and keep your weight on your left foot.” JUDGE, Volume 100. No. 257 1879." Additional entry at And copyrighted 1931, ‘Sceretary, 18 Bast 4sth Fob 2 x 1930. Class Matter, October 21, 1881. at the Post Omice biished weeriy "by Judge Publishing C ise Great President: Sidney %. Lenz, Vice President: iW. Rates, Treasurer: Josep! few York. Ne Ye Particular Sttention te realed to the fact that every article and picture ‘Topeartng In JUDGE ts provected under tho Second. dear 15e8 copy. tan; Fred 1. Rog: provisions of ection 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. 3 vew York City, N.Y’. under act of March 3, bn AS ast ‘kth Rireet, New York. N.Y. b T. Cooney: comicbooks.com