Life — November 15, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

*LIPE- li | i “WHAT IS THE TROUBLE, DOCTOR? DON’T WITHHOLD A THING.” “LT CANNOT FIND A SINGLE SYMPTOM OF DISEASE, I'M SURE THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG.” No Brain Tax for Congress ONGRESSMAN KITCHIN, in explaining the doubled tax on professional and business incomes of over six thousand dollars, declares that the only objectors are | priced lawyers and professional men in New York, and that these are just the men the tax ought to hit. Kitchin holds to the belief that a man with brains should be taxed twice as much as a man without brains. Congress thinks as does Mr. Kitchin, and exempts the congressman's salary of seven thousand five hundred dollars. The Proper Beneficiary INCE you worked your examples so nicely,” said the pretty teacher, “I shall give you a kiss.” “Teacher, I didn't know there was to be a reward,” responded the honest urchin. “It's only fair to tell you that my big brother did them sums.” Nothing But Leaves AFTER THE PURCHASE DAM may have been a slacker, but he wasn't able to “1 DON'T KNOW WHAT BILLY WILL THINK, BUT I SIMPLY : COULD NOT SEE THEM COOPED UP IN THOSE CAGES” hide behind Eve's skirts. comicbooks.com