Judge, 1931-04-04 · page 6 of 36
Judge — April 4, 1931 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon ("Judge"):** A man holding a newspaper reading "COTT BANK" stands before a judge's desk. The judge asks about his "big bank account," suggesting he's being questioned about substantial finances—likely during legal proceedings. The satire appears to mock either wealth inequality or the assumption that financial status automatically grants judicial favor. **Bottom Cartoon ("Sanitary Sarcasm"):** Two men in a tenement or poor neighborhood discuss a gang, hoping "they aren't still standing outside of our bank." The humor is bitterly ironic: impoverished residents jokingly reference protecting *their* bank—suggesting they have no real bank account or assets worth protecting. **"No Hope" Section:** Commentary on American jazz's global spread and radio's inability to control public listening habits.
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JUDGE “What's this I hear about your having a big bank account?” Novel Defense Yue fellow was charged with mur- der, so they asked him why he did it. He didn’t plead insanity or say that he was drunk and didn’t know what he was doing at the time. He didn't plead self-defense. Most am, he didn’t claim the gun went of dentally. He didn’t even make the assertion that he was aimin, some- body else and the victim just pened to get in the way. He didn’t even say the fellow had wronged him or some member of his family and he was justified in killing him. The authorities we: he offered none of the “Why did you kill him then? demande His explanation was most novel. “I was mad at him,” he said. No Hope American jazz, according to a wan- dering journalist, can be heard all over the world, And there still doesn’t “I wonder what the gang at home are doing now!” scem to be any way to get people to “Well, I hope they aren't still standing outside of our bank!” turn their radio sets lower. 4 comicbooks.com