Judge, 1932-06-25 · page 6 of 37
Judge — June 25, 1932 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine Satire This page contains two distinct satirical pieces: **"Joe, I wonder what happened to the referee?"** (top cartoon): Depicts a chaotic boxing match with multiple figures brawling. The joke appears to target either corrupt boxing officiating or general lawlessness in the sport—the referee has disappeared amid mayhem. **"His Vocation" (bottom section)**: Mocks a neighbor who throws "wild parties" and avoids work. The text sarcastically credits "college boys" for starting nude trends. It satirizes federal salary cuts and congressional inability to understand taxpayer hardship—using absurd examples (packages via parcel post, drinking from drug store stools) to highlight government disconnection from ordinary people's struggles. **"Night Watchman" (bottom cartoon)**: Shows a night watchman at Western Union wanting to leave at 6 o'clock, likely referencing wage/hour disputes during economic hardship.
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JUDGE Advice to Professionals (Who Haven't Asked for it) T° The Policeman: Bea bit moreauthoritative when issuing orders. Nobody respects the voice which lacks the note of com- mand. Thus, instead of inquiring, “Hey, who do you think you are, driving past a light?”, bellow forth, “Hey, you so-and-so, who the hell do you think you are, anyway?” Be a bit more choosey about the kind of cigar you accept. Hold it up to the light, examine the band, sniff it critically. Remember this: the only way to raise the tast of community is to set a rigid standard and adhere to it. Exercise a bit more zeal in the parks in regard to unmuzzled Pekingese The Big Shots in the Department right now didn’t get there by sitting around in ‘“Ring-Twice-&-Ask-For- Charley” places. No. They got there by issuing more summons to subway spitters and pug-dog owners than the lot of you put togethe Try to get all odds the shortest cut to the pay-off. And when you do hook a speeder or an overtime parker, hook him for ten, and not for a measly five, to fix it. Look ahead—be a man of wiston, —STANLEY JON oe, 1 wonder what happened to the referee His Vocation UR next-door neighbor isn’t work- ing, and he spends all his time throwing wild —off the front porch when they come to collect Let's give the college boys some credit, anyway. They gave the nudist idea a start by going without yarters and hats. Now that federal salaries have been cut, we tremble to think what will happen to packages sent by par- cel post. And we can understand how that straw broke the camel's back, if he had to sit on a drug store soda foun- tain stool to drink through it. Congress finds it hard to realize that the taxpayers no longer able to support the government in the style to which it has been accus- Night Watchman—Hello Western Union—I'd like to leave a call tomed. for siz o'clock! comicbooks.com