Life, 1923-03-15 · page 8 of 36
Life — March 15, 1923 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page features three separate articles about wealthy Americans returning from European voyages, accompanied by a cartoon titled "The Specialist." The main article discusses journalist interviews with homecoming passengers, including banker John W. Addlepleight from the Aquapuria and merchant William Jennings Laubenheimer from the Bicardie. Both men discuss taking rare vacations. **The cartoon** depicts a prize fighter claiming he was insulted and demanding payment before fighting. The caption reads: "But man, he's insulted you! He can't insult me. When I fight I gets paid for it—good." The satire mocks a pugilistic mercenary attitude—a boxer so focused on compensation that honor itself becomes negotiable. It's social commentary on working-class pragmatism versus genteel notions of pride.
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(From the Columns of the “Evening Effort.”) OHN W. ADDLEPEIGHT, the banker, arrived yesterday from Eu- rope aboard the Aquapuria when the giant Shipping Board vessel warped into her pier in the North River. The other passengers aboard the Aquapuria were two mission- aries, one professional dynamiter who does not dare drink, three old maids and a force of Federal agents. Mr. Addlepeight, interviewed by a representative of the Effort, said: “The public has a mistaken idea of the amount of work bankers do. It is a popular superstition that they enjoy short hours. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I am taking my first vacation in three years. I’ve been continuously at my desk during all that time.” LIFE When Their Ships Come In Reporters Brave Heavy Seas to Get Exclusive Interviews from Home-coming Americans (From the Noon Edition of the “Morning Glory.”) William Jennings Laubenheimer, the noted merchant, was among those who arrived this morning from Southampton on the Bicardic, of the Three Star Line. He was sealed be- fore he got to Quarantine. When besieged by reporters, Mr. Lauben- heimer modestly refused to be inter- viewed, and tried to back down a ventilator. After being urged to give America his message, Mr. Lauben- heimer said, in part: “Sha mistake to thing merchan’s of my cap-ah-capashity have easy time thish worl’. Nothingzth farther from truth. I'm taking my firsh vacation ’n three years.” A full complement of 2124 passen- gers fell off the Bicardic when she docked at ten o'clock. The Specialist “But, man, he’s insulted you!” (From the “Evening Saxophone and Commercial Advertiser.” ) J. Bromeid Mohrron, President of the Starten-Gerk Motor Company, returned to New York to-day on the United States Shipping Board craft Carbonic, after a year spent in visit- ing all the motor shows in London - and Paris. Mr. Mohrron said the automobile business was picking up in Europe, but that American cars were better. “T want to emphasize the fact, which I corroborated in my busi- ness trip abroad,” said Mr. Mohr- ron, “that under the hood is the motor.” The well-known automobile manu- facturer said that hard work and long hours were a vital part of the automobile game, and that he had not enjoyed a vacation in three years. Prize Fighter: He can’t insult me. When I fight I gets paid for it—good. comicbooks.com