Life — January 9, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Who's What" - Life Magazine Satire Page This page presents satirical biographical sketches of three men with coats of arms. The humor relies on mocking their professional roles and character flaws: **Morgan, J.P.** - Portrayed as an art gallery scavenger and panic-cure originator, the sketch jokes that he'll have a stained glass window erected in his memory at the New York Stock Exchange. **Vreeland, H.H.** - Secretary of "Unrest and Discomfort for the City of New York," mocked for his railroad reforms aimed at reducing operating costs by forcing citizens to walk at five cents per mile. **Hughes, Charles Evans** - Called a "graft chaser" who ironically never stole anything or took bribes, making him oddly unsuccessful in New York politics. The bottom section contains political proverbs mocking Taft and a humorous exchange about Jesuits, typical of Life's sharp social commentary.