Judge, 1931-05-02 · page 7 of 36
Judge — May 2, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains two distinct cartoons satirizing different aspects of 1920s-30s American life. **Top cartoon:** Depicts gangster activity, referencing real criminal incidents (Italian Barbers Association raid, Lasitanni mob, Gabiniani mob of Brooklyn). The humor mocks how organized crime figures conduct themselves like respectable citizens—here, someone fishing while armed gangsters operate around them. The caption "There's that darn Wilkins again—scarin' the fish!" treats violence as an everyday nuisance. **Bottom cartoon:** Shows a robbery victim pleading "I want a policeman—I've just been robbed!" The satire criticizes police ineffectiveness during the crime wave, suggesting citizens cannot rely on law enforcement for protection. Both cartoons reflect Prohibition-era anxieties about lawlessness and governmental failure to maintain order.
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Gangster Activities speciaL squad from the Italian Bar- 2% bers Asso., raided the shop of Tony Fustna yesterday, and massaged six of his customers. Magistrate Sapparino of Jersey City has sentenced Ignatz Buskis to 99 irs in Sing Sing for distributing ialist literature in front of Franchetzi’s casy. The Lastiffini mob, of Philadelphia, visited New York last week and left a case of ammunition behind them. It was left in Pete Smaziccella and sev- eral innocent bystanders. Night was observed by the Frascionaella mob last Sunday evening, when several feminine witnesses in the ice probe were taken for a ride along Mosholu Parkway. Officer Maglianian, of the Vice-squad, s proudly exhibiting a life-sized cray- on-enlargement of his mother-in-law, which he framed himself. The Gabianini of Brooklyn, re- cently installed. their new president, Paulo Sasfritti, in the Gowanus Canal, The Bang Crash and the Bump Um Ot have decided to bury the 1 the laundry war. Croon Low, en independent, will probably. be place where the hatchet will be Fustiotti, member of the Dacet- ang, is convalescing after an ick of lead poisoning, which he re- ceived during the shooting at the Club Maiby. —Dana L.. Cote “There's that darn Wilkins again—scarin’ the fish!” Simile Went through as smoothly as vice-president’s resignation, When a South American hears a commotion in the night he does: know whether to get up and see if it's burglars or turn over and go back to sleep on the chance that it’s just an- other revolution. And it isn’t the business depression that has most of us | x onto the ropes and hoping for a break, it's these movie ushers. A police officer doesn’t have to wor- ry about depressions. Even when business is absolutely he always has his salary from the city to fall back on, Television, it is said, will be a great hoon to the deaf. Well, at least they se won't be able to hear the sound effects. “1 want a policeman—I've just been robbed 5 comicbooks.com