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to be taken from her if it be better for the
child itself"
There has been some willingness also to
accept the other explanation that the Song
of Songs, which. read only for its liter
ary merit might be subjected to the same
criticisms as are expended upon some of
Byron's and Shelleys effusions, was insert
ed in the Scriptures only as an allegory
giving divine sanction to the most exag-
gerated love of the youth for a maiden-an
excuse for even the most fanciful devo-
tions, an excuse even for those young men
who we're foolish in their adulations at the
feet OF their beloved.
Such divine sanction and such excuse
might well have been considered needful
by the early prophets who, conscious that
they were compiling book which would
become the moral and practical guide for
all generations to come, might have wished
to insure a permanent encouragement to
the human emotions, the respect and ap-
probation for the gentleness of woman
upon which the happiness and expansion
Of future societies would depend.
There are those who have credited the
early philosophers with even more subtlety
than this. Some authorities have suggest
ed that perhaps the wise men of the
first century of the Christian era saw in the
Song OF Songs an eloquent argument for
monogamy-and that such arguments were
needed in those days there is little doubt.
The suitor who could enter upon such rap
lures at the contemplation of the charms
of one young woman, even though she be a
Shulamite, surely could have little fond
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DEATH that DR.. Jastrow treats in such a
startling way of the beautiful Song of
Songs. In substance, he declares that these
poetical effusions are, in fact, but twenty
three countryside ballads, or folk songs,
written down from the lips of a generation
living long after Solomon's time and in
herited by them, as folk songs pass from
one generation to another.
They are songs based upon the theme of
romantic love, DR.. Jastrow declares, of
the most earthly character and scarcely
worthy of inclusion in the Scriptures. The
Shulamite, he says, was only creation Of
in the springs of those days turned to
Shulam, the home of beautiful maidens,
just as the thoughts of young men of to-
day turn in the spring to the addresses and
telephone numbers of their especially ad-
mired maiden acquaintances.
Until a few years ago there was never
any question of the truth Of the simple
heading which was put over this book of
the Old Testament in the King James
version-"Which is Solomon's" No doubt
there always was some speculation upon
the reason for the inclusion of such a
purely romantic chapter in such solemn
work. but no scholar questioned the au-
thorship of Solomon himself This King
was one Of the wisest of his time, and one
of the most versatile-of that there is little
doubt. 1t was not thought impossible that
he also added poesy to his talents, and by
virtue of his seven hundred-odd love af-
fairs was inspired to set down the beauti-
full thoughts and metaphors which make up
the Song of Solomon"
Within the last few years, however, there
has grown some inclination to seek other
authorship, or, failing that quest, to give
the Song some other meaning than that
Of mere paean to romantic love.
Theologians were generally distressed at
any effort to find aught new or contradic-
tory in the Bible but the discussion con-
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and understandable way could the affection
Of great and kind Father for His people
be explained than in the terms of youths
devotion to his sweetheart-man's affec-
tion for her whom he would make his
mate?
Bearing out this explanation of the love
lyrics is the undoubted fondness of all
early peoples with Oriental inheritance for
the allegorical. The formative mind, or
the mind that is not trained to close con-
centrations, is essentially dramatic. In
Russia to-day there is being made an
effort to educate large masses of people
by the use OF the cinema. 1t has been
found that the Russian peasant, not long
freed from serfdom and wholly unframed
to the collection and assortment of facts by
mental processes, can best be taught by the
dramatization before him of the lessons
which otherwise would be taught verbally
and with the printed page. This is a con-
cession to the circumstance that the un-
trained mind understands only by making
mental pictures of what is given it to con-
sider
There were no cinema films in the days
OF Moses, and Solomon and the later rabbs
who, it is generally believed, assorted the
Bible. They obtained the same result,
however, by the use Of the allegorical. 1t
is even said by some scholars to-day that
the famous episode Of the contention of
two women before Solomon for the posses
sion of the disputed baby and Solomon's
edict-that the baby's body should be
halved and each woman be given por-
tion. was in reality but an allegory-an
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| ARIS has many queer trades, but few
as queer as the street kitchen that

~ ARIS has many queer trades. but few
as queer as the street kitchen that
provides a meal for the poor. To
them the cuisine dams la rue comes in
most opportunely.
It is usually found in side street or
byway, not far from wineshop. to which
you can bring food, If you like, and put 1t
on one of the tables. Alongside the street
kitchen there hangs a slate on the wall,
and on II is written in white chalk the
names Of half dozen or so dishes making
up the menu, the price opposite each OF
them.
Just beside the slate there is what ap-
pears to be like the doorway OF cellar.
In reality II is a very busy and efficient
kitchen that supplies meals to many hun
dreds during the short time 1t is open.
In front OF the doorway Is large charcoal
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1DHE Washington Monument, solid as IL
is cannot resist the heat of the sun
poured on its southern side on
midsummer's day without slight bending
Of the gigantic shaft. This Is perceptibe by
means Of copper wire, ia feet lorg,
hanging in the center Of the structure,
and carrying a plummet suspended in a
vessel OF water.
At noon in summer the apex Of the mon
ument, $50 feet above the ground, is shifted
by expansion of the stone few hum
dredths Of an inch toward the north. High
winds cause perceptible motions Of the
plummet, and in still weather delicate
vibrations OF the crust Of the earth, other
wise unperceived, are registered by it.
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harem. So was it not,
these students ask, subtle
emphasis upon the power
of single woman to charm SO deeply that
all others were needless, the rabbis in
tended when they-if it was the rabbis
who chose the books of the Bible-gave
their approval to the love song?
Certainly, since the origin and value of
Soomon's Song became matter Of argu-
ment, many other theories have been ad-
vanced There is one school which believes
that some portion of Soomon's Song
known to the early patriarchs, was lost in
transmission to later generations that
the Song as known to-day Is incomplete;
that it was full legend Of Solomon and
included the dramatic sequence of some
great epoch, of some great moral upheaval
in which the Shulamite played prominent
part and which If known to-day would
have far different effect upon the imagina-
ton than do the eight books as translated
under King James.
All such theories are wrong, however
according to DR.. Jastrow Solomon, he
says, had never heard the Song of Songs
which is credited to him. Among his
seven hundred wives there might well
have been a hundred Shulamites, but none
about whom he composed a poem.
The very language Of the Song was that
OF generations after this good but exces-
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King" Generic Name
Used for "Bndegroon1S'

The mention of the king" in the Song
of Songs was merely appropriated by the
Hebrew scholars Of the first century, Or.
Jastrow says, as an identification Of the
greatest Of their royal kings, Solomon
himself when. instead. the original texts
referred only to all bridegrooms in the
generic appellation king"
What is there to be done about it? Any
thing at all? This is the interesting ques-
tion that involuntarily arises. Or. Jastrow
was an eminent authority. His conclu-
sions have greater weight than that ac-
corded the theories Of many other students
of the making Of the Bible. He does not
comment at length or come to any opinion
as to the propriety Of the Song OF Songs.
He tells us only that it was not Solomon's
and that IL was not bit OF romantic his.
tory-just a collection Of love lyrics
brought into Palestine from many lands
and sung BY swains az festival time for
the amusement Of many maidenA
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pop round the corner, and disemburse a
few sous for a cupful Of coffee.
You have had meal, ample as It Is en-
ioyable, at the price OF an "old song"
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Popular Opinion on
The Side of Solomon

Nearly every one has been content to
believe, therefore, that Solomon either
wrote the love songs or had them COM
piled, and that his beautiful slave girl, the
Shulamite, was very real person with a
very real admirer for whom she longed,
despite the warmth of the royal love.
Plays have been staged and many books
have been written with this entrancing
maiden as their heroine. Her love has been
made the basis for drama, tragedy and
romance since the beginnings of modern
literature. Sermons have been preached
upon her constancy and her gentleness.
Now we are told she did not exist and that
Solomon was not an author or a bard.
1t is none less than the distinguished
Professor Morris Jastrow, Jr., until his re-
cent death head Of the department of SEM
itics at the University of Pennsylvania and
a scholar of international influence, who
tells us that the Song of Songs was not a
lyric narrative at all, but just a collection
of popular" verses of the day which the
learned rabbis allowed to get into the Bible
while they most strangely had their minds
upon something else than what they were
doing.
Besides discrediting tradition which
has been especially pleasing. in our con-
temptation of that dramatic past when
Jerusalem was mighty and Solomon the
greatest of kings, DR.. Jastrow has aroused
widespread argument as to the possibility
of there some day being a new and re-
vised translation, or compilation, of other
books of the Bible.
1t is in his last book, published since his
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AreSolomons Songs only
L0veENiCsAfterA11?

tinued until there took shape two distinct
and separate trends of thought in relation
to the Song.
BY some scholars is was declared that
these lyrics were allegorical That they
represented Gods love for His people. That
interpreted allegorically, the beautiful Shu-
lamite was, in truth, the symbol of Israel,
and the maidens of Jerusalem the people
of Israel" In this Interpretation Solomon,
the King, became but a symbol of God Him.
self-hence the Song of Songs did not pro-
fess to tell these scholars con-
cluded, Of the earthly love
of even a king for
~. slave girl, but of the
T. ~ ~ (lll 81 ssss1'szs love of the
ss$Ss- Father for ali
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sively married King. In them is found
traces of various tongues-the Arabic, the
Egyptian, the Moabitic and. even, trace
OF the Hittite. 1t was only translator.
DR.. Jastrow contends who rendered them
into the Palestinan Hebrew. This trans
lator, says DR.. Jastrow, gathered the folk
songs of half score Of lands folk, songs
which even to-day have their versions in
the peasants songs Of Hungary, Russia
and Normandy.
1t always has been believed the Song of
Solomon was a single effusion, connected
narrative, with the maidens Of Jerusalem
as its audience. The reference to Solomon
is plain in the King James translation OF
the Bible-so plain in fact that DR.. JAS
trow's decision that Solomon had nothing
to do with it; that IT Is not even associated
with him, but with the peoples and rulers
of scattered lands is doubly startling
DR.. Jastrow points out that in nearly all
Oriental countries formerly and in many
now, all bridegrooms are kings" and all
brides are queens" Marriage is not only
a solemn but gay occasion in the Orient.
Days are set apart during which continu-
Gus festivities reign. During this period
the friends and neighbors Of the happy
couple shower them with attentions that
are otherwise reserved for royalty.
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For is not the Shulamite the heroine of
the Song of Songs, (Which is Solomon's,"
and is it not sung in this interesting book
of the Bible that it was to the maidens of
the city that the Shulamite addressed her.
self in lyrical comment upon the progress
of the Kings court of her?
But, after all, are these explanations cor
rect? Was there, truly, Shulamite at all
one, beautiful and captivating maiden, who
enchanted Solomon himself and caused him
to list her charms and his own raptures
over them in the Biblical book that bears
his name?
1t seems startling to raise this doubt.
Yet the question has been raised and so
authoritatively that there suddenly has
been aroused serious discussion not only
of the hidden meaning Of the Song of
Songs, but of its authorship and the pro-
priety of its inclusion in the Bible and
also of the manner in which it became
part of the Old Testament.
Although there have been many theories
as to the history of the exotic love song
which seems so out of place in a holy book,
it generally has been accepted that the
learned and long bearded rabbis who gath
cred at Jamnia thirty miles west of
Jerusalem in the year 80 A. d., and sol
emn1y voted upon the various chapters to
be included in the Bible, then in the course
of being compiled, were well advised in
choosing the love songs and correct in
identifying them as being the literary en-
deavor of the great and wise King of
Jerusalem
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"king Solo
mon and the
Shulamitc,
by Gilbert
James. Below
is Mr.. James's
painting,
"The Daugh-
ters of
jerusalem"
and in the
center, "The
Beautiful
Captive" by
the same
artist.
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The Song of Songs has
been the inspiration of
many famous artists.
The two represented
on this page, Gilbert
James and Claggett
Wilson, have widely
differing conceptions of
the Shulamite. The
works of both recently
won much attention.
r UST who was the beautiful Shu-
lamite? And who were the
- "maidens of jerusalem"
Involuntarily the answer comes
to the lips-the beautiful Shulamite
can be none other than the beloved
captive of Solomon, stolen for the
King from her rustic sweetheart;
the maidens of Jerusalem were, of
course, the spectators at the wooing
IF tho Kipp md bic fair priconor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

about beach capes and pretty polo
coats.
Going Farther South.
The smart set fved tn fashion
Of going south for the winter
Every season the society birds Of
paradise have been flying farthe.
south until now the winter society
center is in southern Florida. Mil
lions of dollars have been spe
Aere for the comfort and enter
tainment of hundreds Of thousands
e visitors Miami pays a famous
annd s:'5 coo a son to plG af-
ter1oon and evenings d. public
park
MllIionalres no long have ex-
elusive riehts 70 vi7ter resorts
The mar of average means has
earned that a month in southern
Florida for the wife and young
sters, with possibly = weel or two
Tor himself is a good investucn
Il means big break in the mon
otony Of winter-a steL from Jan
uary to June with outdoor life
amid tropical surroundings when
The northland is snowbourd
To the man up north who has
been shoveling coal into a voraci-
Gus furnace that threatens to eat
up the meagre supply, a sudd4
view next day Of pretty bathir r
girls il one piece suits d.sporting
themselves on a sunny beach holds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

a thrill that is likely to De remem-
bered. It is hard to believe that
in exactly d. hours from New Yor'.
City one can pass from icy winter
into balnly summer, palm trees and
the thinnest Of summer apparel.
Yet that can actually be done from
New York to Miami
Breakfast in Havana.
Il is almost as difficult for nor
therners to realize that one ca.
spend q day at Miami. dine at one
Of its big hotels with America q
smartest society and then Ike i
night boat and have breakfast next
morning in Havana. CHA. Y t
hundreds Of Americans are doing
that every dav. Havana and
Miami now exchans calls regu-
larly. businessmen with interests
in be h cities have almo1t become
commuters, while a Miami news
paper puts out a daily edition on
the streets of Havana. Now that
the new teller hone cable IS working
one can "get" Havana from Miami
in as little or less time than Il
takes for the average call in ones
home city. reserve a room and be
there next morning, or the same
evening, II &c wishes to 60 via
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

With cold weather and the coal
shortage, the greatest pilgrimage
to the southland known IN years
has begun. Southern Atlantic sea.
ports report a steady stream OF
yachts moving southwark, indict-
tive of an unusually heavy season.
Southern resort manasers say.
However. the pilgrimage will not
be confined to what is commonly
known as Americas smart set but
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

maintain q regular schedule. I'm
forty-fve minutes. The Keys or
little islands of the BAHIA. las are
rackoned rs among the most beau
tiful spots in the word.
Still another fact not generally
ccgni2ed is that Southern Flor
"a Is ~ 'her south sunny
Tt7'v ard Miami is az far south
ar .he outhern part of Egypt, with
= we topical foliage flow crs
and trees The lire Of the tropics.
which the winter tourist seems
wish to cross, lies less than one
hundred miles north Of r. mi
These are reasons sEy Amer
ica's yacht owners congregate in
Miami waters by the hun ID
Among the Yachts that are expect
ed to visit Miami his yea are
the "Lyndonia" Of Cyrus H K.
Curtis; the "Nemaha." Char es
Dillingham;; 1.-THE Ken-ah. f. w.
Scripps; 1.-The Ava" Allison B Ar
nour: "The Shiela," {. NJ Statler:
THE Aleron Nathaniel iierres-
hof: The Captiva," Harry Paw 10
Whitney. and The Sea Horse"
James 4 Allison
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

southermost point Of the United
States, there is not only one golf
course but six, with real greene
not sand greens" where the golfer
can get as easy or rs sporty
course as he likes, we'll bunkere
and trapped, and It the same tin1s
play under the palms and with
driving distance of the SEE. Mid
winter tournaments entio leadin
golfers from all parts Of the Unit
ed States.
Life in the Open.
Athletes and physi i culturist
say there is nothing ore brsrin
than free outdoor exerci n the
ocean air. The hundreds of tennis
courts that have been built in the
southern Florida winter resort
would seem TO rove that n.
theory is mt least a popular one
1t is rumored that "B !" Tild' n
Ill, worlds tennis champion, will
play in Misn1i thia winter
OF all sports, however, the lead
ing and most spectacular one in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27
o; ;Sss . 2 - q . H Egg
In Our New I homeland,

HE TINE pPtune The experienced monat today seeking OF medium
is a
atty in Ony
tina
0 n II
worthy this automobile
o in where Case models al
nowon display.
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All. The Bahamas.

Until the bootlegging days came.
the Bahama Islands seer e6 IA. and
strange. but now that some Of our
best "stuff" comes from there. the
u. S. has become better acquainted
with them. They lie only forty
FIVE miles of Miami and can be
reached By uotor boat in a couple
of hours and by the airpIa-es, which
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

WEBB JAYS FAST
Key West by train and GOAT.
Another thing difficult fol the
northerner to realize i that the
great game of golf is not limited
to northern ATTITUDES For a long
time Pinehurst. \ c has been
known for its links hut now word
comes that at Mia almost the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-27

swimming. The Order Of Whales
at Miami draws a Instinct line be-
tween battling and swimming.
Many battle; fewer swim. Yet, It
is safe to say that frc the stand
point of the innocent spectator"
bathing commands much more in
terest than the swimmi- : There
is much more to be seen, for in
swimming the water seems to re-
duce visibility.
Some Fish,
The regular old salts and hard
boiled fishermen go in for "fshir.
and the denizens Of the old Gull
stream give them all they want
and sometimes mo-. Q. Hun red
mound amheriacks and fierce fight
ing barracuda are common About
two Of these. after e thirty minute
f-ht each ard he average tende-
faat fisherman is ready to cut
JAMS A Allison - stahl'eH
= = r. ar9arlun. soc M {
no otha. IA she world u point If
lumber e st~aave crccin e~s ea"
a m az anArt-
s:~r-erf .ct e~ p - t.
sana in h, waters u the Galf
tjeaa. Jaha OIi.er arce
writer and naturalist writes Of =
terrific f9ht with a devil fish
that weighed three thousarl
mounds. It's mounted carcass
round which house has been
huilt, is to be seen near the Aquar
iun.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-20
EXPERT ON
FAR EAST
SITUATION

An interesting statement on the
dtuation in Europe and the critical
status in the Far East has been pre-
pared by Judge w. A. Fuzzy Of East
Chicago as follows:
Frances policy and determination
to prevent for ell times a recurring
of the 1914 attack by GerwgS@s and
- u&4aI ~sxaited position over
the destinies of Europe granted her
by the treaty Of Versailles. has com
pletely turned her head. The attempt
Of France TO secure for herself the
rich mineral deposits and mines Of
not only the Saar Basin, but her en-
couragement and later her treaties
with Poland and Checho -~Slovakia
demanding the acquisition to said
countries Of the other rich mines in
Silesia, without which said mines
Germany would be forever impotent
IN her present geographical position.
in the field of manufacture OF iron
steel. etc. are the direct causes of
the present Far Eastern crises.
France has from the very begfnnine
of the peace treaty known that her
demands for the payments Of her n
demnity could not be met. yet to OBJ
tain the above fields, the coveted
mines she has steadfastly stuck 70
the payments OF the Preparations,
trusting that under the enforcement: