Life, 1917-03-22 · page 15 of 38
Life — March 22, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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**Top Illustration**: A street scene showing a well-dressed man in a top hat (appearing to be a wealthy or official figure) surrounded by various people in shabby clothing—children, elderly persons, and those carrying bundles. This depicts class disparity and social inequality. **Main Article "Innocent Investors vs. Guilty"**: Critiques financial fraud schemes where wealthy "innocent investors" claim naivety after losing money in stock-jobbing scams. The satire suggests these investors are complicit—they benefited from fraudulent schemes but escape justice while ordinary people suffer. **"Her View" Sidebar**: Shows Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Gillis discussing a woman's death, with the latter questioning whether employment agencies could have helped. This addresses poverty and lack of social services. **Bottom Cartoon**: Depicts winter hardship, with text suggesting a man fears exposure before spring thaw. Overall: Social critique of economic inequality and fraud.
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WHAT WE MOST DESIRE Innocent Investors vs. Guilty OW can you tell the difference between an innocent investor and a guilty one? This question ought to be settled. All too long have these so-called innocent investors, whoever they are, been interfering with justice and upsetting economic calculations. It is impossible to get very far on the trail of a bit of financial or stock-jobbing skullduggery without discovering that we have arrived on the scene too late because the guilty investors have already slid out and the innocent in- vestors slid in, making it impossible to secure justice with- out securing injustice. Our tender hearts will allow us to proceed no further. It would be much better if the investors would settle this among themselves, but this is too much ‘to hope for. Many an investor has pleaded innocent, but none has ever pleaded guilty. Of course the matter will be taken up on the Judgment Day, when the sheep investors are gently but firmly par- titioned off from the goat investors, but most of us object to waiting so long for such a devoutly-to-be-wished-for consummation, E, 0. J. Her View RS. WILLIS: This paper says the woman died before help could reach her. Mrs. Guus: I don't wonder, if she depended on the employment agencies in this town. “WHAT'S THE “Wily, HE HAD A MIS LEGS UNTAD comicbooks.com