Life — September 30, 1926 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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“GEE, THESE CO-EDS ARE COPY CATS. THEY'VE QUIT WEARING GARTERS NOW. Another Testimonial “MMHE State rests..." said the District Attorney. For four days the prosecution had been relentless; every witness had been cross-examined; the cireumstan- tial evidence was more than complete; the defense had established no alibi. And yet the painted lips of the Queen of Chinatown held their silence. The Queen had made no statement in denial or in affirmation. “The illicit peddling of opium is a very serious charge,” said the Judge. “Have you no statement to n hat might temper the verd The Queen of Chinatown shook her head. “If you have any remark to make,” continued the Judge, “you must make it now before I pass judgment.” he Queen of Chinatown rose to her feet. The spec- tators leaned forward; the pen- cils of the press hung eagerly over the shorthand notes. The silence of four days was about to be broken. At last the wait- ing world would know.... “This is all I have to say,” d the Queen of Chinatown. “T love to see a man smoke a pipe.” A.T.W. Flight “ H, sce all the tourists flocking to Spain!” They’re not tourists, you fool—they’re American radio fans trying to get away from ‘Valencia’. HEN there’s more free- cA dom for mankind the Recruit: 1 Be women will have it. THE ICE BU Coach: so YoU NEVER EVEN WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL, EW? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU PLAY FOOTBALL? O" notion of the best get-rich-quick scheme in existence is to be able to lay bets on which will be the winning team in such films as “Brown of Harvard” and “One Minute to Play.” iL merica has 11,000 million. pnaire,” es and one lonesome bil- announces the New York World. So we called him and asked him over,” writes Lorelei Lee in her diary. “Because I mean I don’t think it is right that a gentleman should be lonesome.” JL The American Automobile Association has started a drive to rid the roadsides of unsightly hot-dog stands ‘This will give motorists something new to shoot at. aL Now that you can hire a car and drive it yourself, it should soon be possible to hire a few trained pedestrians to make the drive interesting. aL The Chinese revolution, which broke out in the period just following the Armistice, is still going strong. It seems to be a difficult task over there to decide just who is to become the father of his country. aL We think we know why Spain has been barred from the Council of the League of Na- tions: not one Spaniard—tmale or female—has been able to swim the English Channel. aL Those who missed the Demp- sey-Tunney bout can take comfort from the thought there'll be another heavy we championship contest in eight or ten years, LL “PRIVATE lady wants room and board; first class; in t End. Write G 18, Press office urnished room with private bath in convenient down town location by permanent. ycn- tleman. Write T 181, Press office.” 130we Pittsburgh Press. They were just made for cach other! Then She Woke Up MILY: I had the most ter- rible dream last night! Ou slen beoaara> Marcia: Tell me about it Eni actually suffered in my sleep with the embarrass- ment of it. I dreamt that I suddenly walked right onto a crowded dance floor and I had a lot of clothes on! HT YEARS IN comicbooks.com