Judge, 1938-08 · page 9 of 36
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# Judge Magazine, August 1938 — Page Analysis This page contains humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The illustration shows six uniformed police officers (identifiable by their distinctive hats and uniforms with chevrons) with a small figure below them. The stories mock institutional absurdity: dormice sleeping constantly, a Montreal court interpreter charging $1.50 to translate a simple "Nein" (German for "no"), and Boston police officers spending an hour counting $9,569 in small bills from a man refusing to pay a 75-cent restaurant check. The final anecdote describes confusion over names and addresses—people changing their identity to "Sebastian Melmoth" after receiving an unsolicited dress delivery for "$5.65." These are lighthearted satires of bureaucratic inefficiency, legal expense, and everyday confusion—not overtly political commentary. The police illustration likely accompanies one of these stories.
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from the power company, and some in- furiated officers of the law. ORMICE and sloths are the only animals in the world astute enough to spend their entire lives sleeping. ECENTLY a witness in a Montreal court was asked one question, to which he answered, “Nein.” Court in- terpreter Harry Schaeffer translated the reply, and collected his regular $1.50 fee. Even the lawyers called it easy money. ECENTLY in Boston a Hunting- ton Ave. restaurant called in the bulls. They roared up in their squad car and collared a man who was refus- ing to pay a seventy-five cent check. “I demand justice,” he screamed. They carted him off to the jug and searched him. He had $9,569 in small bills in his pockets. It took the most alert sergeant an hour to count the roll. wee YOUNG married couple we know visited the Camel Café in Flush- ing (New York World's Fair—1939), N.Y., the other evening. Why they did so we cannot imagine, unless they wanted to prove to each other that their love could endure any test. In any case, this is the point: the moment the young people entered the Camel Café they saw this sign: “Enter the Big Apple Contest—Win a Live Baby.” On making inquiry, the pair found that the management of the Camel Café had indeed been getting babies from an Loy BYRNES orphanage, and had already awarded three as prizes. UR name is the same as that of a man in the next building. We keep getting things meant for him, How he stands it, we don’t know; we can’t stand it any longer. First we got a check meant for him, for $10. That was OK, but then we got WATCH for the Greater, Funnier Issue of THE JUDGE Next Month a bill, for $5.65. That saddened us; and then someone phoned: “‘Say,” said a voice, “about that tombstone. I think I can quote you a better figure.” We were still brooding over that when, a week later, a delivery boy stuck his head in our door. We jumped. “Here's that dress suit you ordered, bud,” he said. s We're changing our name. Hence- forth address us as Sebastian Melmoth. Order it from your newsdealer Now, or use the coupon on page 3. August, 1938 comicbooks.com