Word: solomon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Washington, D. C., May 21.--Comparing Dr. Charles W. Eliot'68, president of Harvard University, emeritus, to King Solomon, Representative Emmanuel Celler, one of the "wet" leaders in the House of Representatives, criticised the aged educator for his views on prohibition in a letter made public here today. Mr. Celler's communication was a reply to a long letter written by President Eliot on May '15, explaining why, at the age of 88, he became an exponent of national prohibition...
...years of age you endorse prohibition and have became a total abstainer. Is not the comparison between your good self and King Solomon irresistable? Aside from the Wisdom of both of you, many a time in his vigorous youth Solomon slaked his thirst with the flowing bowl, but in his old age claimed 'wine is a mocker...
...solemnly swear that my right, proper and legal name is Solomon Horowits and further swear that my pawnshop is at 12½ S. Orange...
...further swear, in explanation, that Horowits (spelled with an s) was the name of my father, my grandfather, my great grandfather, and all other of my ancestors in the male line known to me, and that therefore my name is similarly spelled. I swear that Solomon is my given name although sometimes I have been familiarly and improperly called...
...Signed) SOLOMON HOROWITS...