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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire. The left column contains "The No-Got Association," a brief opinion piece by Chet Shafer criticizing government inefficiency and proposing minor reforms (report cards for Representatives, tax collection improvements, etc.). The tone is mildly satirical but straightforward political commentary. The dominant content is a full-page advertisement for **Missouri Pacific Lines**, a major railroad company. The ad features stylized Art Deco imagery of Memphis's skyline and a freight train, promoting the railroad as a "progressive city" transportation hub connecting multiple American regions (South, Southwest, West, Northwest). The page reflects early-20th-century American business culture: substantial magazine revenue came from corporate advertising, and trains were symbols of modernity and economic progress.

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T 0 organization is wider than its broadest scope. But scopes a rule, have a tendency toward flexi- bility. This being true, an organiza- tion may encompass one day what it never could have encompassed a week, or a year, previous. For this reason The International No-Got Association, hitherto restricting its activities to commercial fields, takes this occasion to get flip politically That t government is sound, ssociation does not k to ion. But, the Association feels there is room for improvement. It is suggested, therefore, that a few minor changes be made in Wash ington, with view to greater econ- omies of operation. Arranged in the order of their importance, or unim- portance case may be, these suggestions follow: That a report card system be adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives. Holders of the rds would be marked in Deport- ent, and any grade received lower in the Passing Mark of 50 would y a penalty—to remain after the ession and dust out the erasers. That the government tax collec- tions be turned over to a competent agency on a commi e No-Got Assoc n€ as on basis and a metering privilege. This effort would engender a spirit. of tax- eagerness among those whose in- comes exceed $100,000 a year Among those whose incomes have been eliminated, a feeling of de sadness would r snatorial cor su ult. mittee be empowered to hold Weekly Baked imassuagea That a Goods Sales in all federal building throughout the nation. The proceeds would be applied on a steady reduc tion of the deficit. All sales would * maintained through donations. That all recesses in both the house and the senate be eliminated. Mem- bers wishing to leave the chambers would do so only on receipt of a nod from the speaker—after holding up either one or two fingers. The officers of the International Association maintain no illusions regarding affairs at Wash ington, having always regarded Washington as a more or less out- of-the-way place and not a ver pl. to visit on foot. N have glossed ov situations that they would otherw have dug nto with a trowel or a tapering-pod auger. Nevertheless, with the Scope- Elasticity they have accumulated, they feel that their suggestions will not come amiss. And, if incorporated in the schedules of the nation’s exec- utives, a fa aching improvement would be noticeable. —CHET SHAFER CAPITAL OF THE MID-SOUTH And one of that section’s greatest rail centers... A natural gateway for a large portion of the south and southwest...Pre eminent as an inland cotton market, asa hard- wood lumber market and as a producer of cotton seed products and mixed feeds . . . this is A progressive city served by a fleet of Missouri Pacific freight and passenger trains that follow the routes of the Sunshine Special, The Texan | id the Southern Scenic | souTiu 1] w Orleans andthe Louisiana 1 SOUTHWEST the north and east. NORTHWEST Thea the White River Valley to sas City, Omahaandthe Norih- nd thea Kansas, Colorado h tothe Pacitie Coast. PACIFIC 7° a DEPENDABLE LINES 2 i) FREIGHT AND { Ie PASSENGER a = SERVICE A SERVICE INSTITUTION MISSOURI PACIFIC STAGES AUXILIARY TO MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES comicbooks.com