Life — August 15, 1930 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains a "Great Minds at Work" column of humorous quotations attributed to famous figures, plus one cartoon illustration. The cartoon depicts what appears to be a police officer confronting a group of men entering or exiting a building (possibly a speakeasy, based on the furtive nature and the era). The officer warns, "I warn you, officer, I shall go over your head!" — suggesting someone threatening to use political influence to avoid arrest. This likely satirizes **Prohibition-era corruption**, where wealthy or politically connected individuals could evade enforcement of alcohol laws through bribery or influence. The joke is that the suspect preemptively warns the officer he has connections powerful enough to overturn any arrest. The page itself is primarily textual quotations rather than a substantive article.