Life, 1913-04-10 · page 15 of 48
Life — April 10, 1913 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct sections: **Top: A Literary Contest** featuring a black-and-white photograph of three men in what appears to be a dungeon or prison. Life magazine offers $100 for the best literary quotation (under 50 words) from published works that fits this image. The contest details and submission rules occupy most of the text. **Bottom: Political Satire** criticizing excessive military spending. The article "Our Admirable Collection of Admirals" sarcastically attacks the practice of retiring rear-admirals on full pay—approximately 150 officers costing a million dollars annually. The satire points out the absurdity: these officers receive government pensions while simultaneously earning large salaries from private companies. Life mocks congressmen who question this "luxury," using heavy irony to suggest military interests prioritize spending over fiscal responsibility. The small cartoon below illustrates Wall Street types, likely reinforcing the connection between military expenditure and financial interests.
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One Hundred Dollars For the quotation that best fits this picture, in English verse or prose, from the published works of any well-known writer, Lire will give $100. The quotation must not exceed fifty words, and all answers must comply with the following conditions: Conditions of the Contest The paper upon which the quotation is sent should contain nothing but the quo- tation and its author's name, with the name and address of the contestant in the upper left-hand corner. If this rule is violated the judges reserve the right to debar the contribution Among quotations of equal merit pref- erence will be given to the shortest, Quotations may also be selected from published English translations of foreign authors. Manuscripts should be addressed to The Contest Editor of Lu 17 West 31st St, New York. Envelopes addressed in any other way will not be considered Preference will be given to an answer not submitted by several contestants, but in case more than one person submits the winning quotation the prize will be divided. All answers must be at Lire office not later than Saturday, April 19. The con- test will close at noon of that date. Within one week from April 19 a check for $100 will be sent to the winner. Announcement of winner will be made in Live's issue of May 1. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Lire in order to compete. The con- test is open to every one. Only one answer from cach contestant will be considered. No manuscript will be returned The editors of Lire will be the judges, They will award the prize to the quota- tion which, in their judgment, is the most deserving. 727 Our Admirable Collection of Adnmirals W have only two ex-Presidents, but we are gradually accumu- lating a fine collection of rear-ad- mirals retired. We now have about one hundred and fifty of these fauna, with further accretions automatically provided for, and at the present writ- ing they are costing us about a mil- lion dollars a year. We acquire these through an inexplicable law which re- tires these rear-admirals on full pay just at the time when they have reached years of fullest discretion and are most valuable. This assertion seems to be amply borne out by the fact that very many of them are now receiving large salaries from private concerns in addition to the regular remittances which the government con- tnues to send. Some of the more unregenerate Con- gressmen seem to think all this is un- necessarily luxurious, but, of course, that is a matter which should be left to the militarists. They know best what expenditures are required to keep us from being eaten up by some greedy foreign power. Cubist Futurist Post-Impression- ist hasa meaning all his own FOR WALL STREET NEVER PUT OFF TILL TO-MORROW THOSE YOU CAN DO TO-DAY comicbooks.com