Judge — March 28, 1931 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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him with a medal. The G. M.'s thy kind of a. guy—square-shooting they come. What a blow-out! That; the night we ended up at the Taft and were we plastered! We had give the house detective fifty bucks, “But I was going to tell you aboe old man Schultz. Well, sir, he wee around the plant the next day, shab ing hands with all the fellows, shox ing his medal and acting like been made vice-president. Went cles out of his head. Ended up by goix right into the G. M.’s office and as. ing for a raise — said he wanted ty his sister over from Germany! . M. tried to reason with the old duffer, but he was cuckoo, He quit, and they haven't scem him t this day. It's just like you said—j they hadn’t made all the speechs about him and given him that medi he'd have been all right.” “That's the angle I get on this olf man stuff—leave ‘em alone ani they’re happy. But you gotta remeo Club Car Conversation Rolls-Royce overnight. Well, seems ber th s Raskob’s a smart guy.” “ ‘ , ‘ the C. M. found out Schultz had been Well, here we are. What's that was just reading that this fellow ©" 2 es Well, I'll have just one—gives me # Iz kob favors old-age employ. With the company for fifty years— a fi ° J qeeh eet ment insurance looks neat of taney oldest employee we had, so he gave a appetite for dinners. yeu: Kaew l forme.” banquet for the old boy and presented —P.L. “Smart fellow, that Raskob. Made an awful lot of money. I haven’t read that yet. Can’t say that I agree.” “Just how I feel. You take a case at our Newark plant. Old man Smith- ers, he’s been gate watchman ever since that plant was built. Always cheerful, happy, never asking for any favors—fine old man. About two months ago an uncle of his died and left him some money. Well, sir, that old coot went nutty. He bought a sec- ond-hand car and darned if he didn’t load up on beer one day and drive right up the steps to the front office! “Pardon me for disturbing you, officer—but I’m afraid we're lost.” Mind you, the first time he'd ever 7 2) ish Je touched a drop in forty s—there ‘ 4 y he was whooping and ig, SO we } b gatic had to have him locked up! | | ao “Course, next morning we got him > : the out, but we had to let him go. You prov can’t have a watchman tanking up. . Ley Pitiful case. Why, he'd run through caus that money in a week. And it’s just P c ts i mag like J. K. said: if he hadn't been left : . Unit that legacy, he'd been contented at his | close job until he died . was “That's the trouble, all right, wii y 4 A tote helping those old codgers. Gi —— Sf thou an inch and they'll hang themselves. a 1) lines T recall a case at our Bridgeport 2 1 fuse plant. The G. M. gave a big blow- old out for one of our moulders. Old Ger- . TtrRebeh ) Soa man, name of Schultz; best mechanic in the plant. Give him a steel die and “Lady, if you had my feet, you wouldn't be so darn anzious to get a polic some iron and he could build you a job either.” to C comicbooks.com