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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-07

CAMP ROBINSON, Ark -
Private Irank Furlan q &C.
Louis approached his command
Or and relatod inst he had 10
dash hack home prouto.
II enlisted h the army but !
forgot 70 tell my selectivo Ser-
vice board" he explained. Two
weeks ago got Z. letter from
The board telling mo 70 report.
I threw u away. Last week I
GOT mother letter. ! threw that
AWay, too. To-day, I GOT . lsttee
telling me to report or they'd
send . policeman aftR me-
The matter was adjIsted By
mailing the board . picturD
ehOwinG. Lett b right: Private
Fuslan in uniform; . sergeant
taking him 10 task.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-07
Arr,1yCan,p
Briefs

CAMP woLTERs, Tex. -
What's this? An admiral and .
colonel peeling potatoes in this
post3
Information to that effect
incredible but prompt inquiry
established that II was 100 per
cent correct,
Both titles are held by J. Lee
Friedman Of Anchorage, KY,
and Company D, seth Training
Battalion.
But he explained that the
commissions were honorary, that
they were bestowed by Ken
lucky governors and that, In this
mans army, he was ranked
simply - . private.
CAMP IAN LUIS oBISPO,
Calif.-A train pulled into this
camp ct $50 am. A sleepy Ne
gro In uniform stumbled OF
shufned up to the sentries and
presented his pas.
"What goes on here" asked .
guard. This u marked Fort
Ord"
"Ain't this Fort Ordi" the
sepia soldier queried.
Assured that II wasn't, he
headed toward his HON .
grounds, intent upon negotiat-
Ing the 60-odd miles IN the half
hour left Of his leave.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-07

RANDOLPH FIELD. Tex. -
Two noteworthy names grace
the roster o8 this reservation.
They are Major Major 3. White
and Private Admiral G. Allen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Fought His Land|ady Because She Fed Him Too Well

her or promises of marriage He said that
his appetite was quite normal before he
bearded with Mrs. Peratch In proof of this
he produced his photographs of five years ago
that showed his Adams apple sticking out and
a hungry expression on his face.
The defendant claimed further that the
plaintiff had been practically stuffing him
with food like a goose" for some reasons not
quite clear to him and that in consequence he
had lost his attractive appearance and had
been turned into ridiculous roly-poly.
Finally he declared that all the money he
world have saved from non-payment of room
and board was spent in constant additions to
his wardrobe to replace perfectly serpieeable
clothing outgrown by his corresponding
body.
Il pray the court to consider my plight"
he pleaded. at times was almost forced
to go-out into the street dressed only in shoes,
socks and a hat which were the only clothing
/ could wear with reasonable comfort
The court decided in favor of Mrs. Peratch
but Mr.. Travar's counsel went right ahead
preparing an appeal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

Many of them entered their vocation when
little boys and are still comparatively young
Their number has been increased by an influx
from the Mohammedan areas of Russia,
where they did not like Bolshevism.
1t has been said that there were some
married eunuchs before the social reform.
few of the SultaGs harem guardians even
were permitted to marry, but IN such cases
they were required to transfer their activities
to some ether sphere than the Imperial
Seragho.
The world has come to think of Turkey
the original home Of eunuchs. But this Is
not so. Harem guardians were unnecessary
among the primitive and hardy Turks until
they had established their capital in Europe
and had begun to adopt the customs of the
Byzantine Empire which they conquered
The real purpose of the Turks adopting
the practice was to add to the glory and
dignity of the Sultan The thing was for
hidden by the Koran. It pleased the Turks
to employ Christians to form slave state.
AS time went on, the Byzantine custom of the
seclusion of majesty began TO impress itself
upon the conquerors. and the methods pre-
viousty employed 10 protect The women of the
monarch were also adopted. The harem and
employment of the eunuch came into existence
together
1t was. in fact, the swift development of
the Turkish Empire that forced the innova-
ton. The continual victories in different
parts of Bulgaria, Croatia. and Greece, as
well as in Asia Minor Syria, Egypt and Persia,
produced rich booty in slaves. Presents of
slaves both male and female from conquered
princes wanting to gain the Sultan favor and
protection would often include eunuchs, and
once the innovation had proved a success the
demand could easily be supplied
The historian Ammianus Marcellinus states
that the great Queen Semiramis of Assyria
employed eunuchs as far back as S11 b. c.
They are frequently mentioned in the Bible.
They prefer cakes and candy to meat.
Their favorite color is red They like music.
especially the rhythmic beat Of the drum or
tambourine and all Central African instru-
ments They are neat in their habits, but are
misery and fond Of accommodating wealth
They love children and animals, but most
of all cats. which they keep as pets and treat
with the utmost care and attention
But also they are very tenacious and
vindictive.
That's why Turkey is worried.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

"Sarma," made of chopped beef and
smoked bacon with dash of rice and rolled
INTO about three inches of sour cabbage and
then cooked in earthen pot over very
slow fire for about six hours.
"Burek Pita." kind of succulent meat
strudel but rolled IN dough as thin as cga-
rette paper and then properly baked until it
was brown and crunchy
"Sirnica" a strudel with sailed young
cheese. prepared similar to "burek pita.'
"Cevapcici" a kind of elongated ham,
burger properly spiced and mixed with onions
and grilled on charcoal fire.
Sucking pig with beautiful Drowned skin,
tender and crunchy and served whole with
red polished apple in its mouth.
In addition to all this Mrs. Perateh was
a soupmaker of the first order She stood over
tho pot and tasted and blended the ingredients
for hours with loving care. Finally. there
were salads complicated vegetable side dishes
and good dry Yugoslsv wines in profusion.
Mr. Travar. in defense. although admitting
he had greatly enjoyed Mrs. Peratoh's cooking
strenuously denied any intimate relations with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
1sTANBUL. Turkey, Jan IS.

A VERY delicate and acute situation has
"A arisen in Turkey through the rejection
y of the appeal of the Eunuchs' Union
of Turkey for exemption from the new and
heavy tax on bachelors. They appealed on
the ground that their bachelorhood is in
voluntary
The Minister of Finance rejected their
appeal stating that the tax is levied upon
men not supporting wives, regardless of the
reason for the condition.
The courts have sustained this point of
view and TOW the former haTem guardians
are appealing to the Supreme Council of the
Mohammedan religious community, which has
taken over the duties of the Sheik-ul-lslam.
Although Mohammedanism has been deposed
as the state religion of Turkey it still has inn
mense influence
When social reforms swept over Turkey
after the World War. polygamy and, of course
the harem were abolished.
While these reforms broke the shackles
from thousands of women. liberating them
into a life as free as that of their American
sisters the change resulted IN an extraordinary
condition Of affairs which forged brand new
shackles for their former guardians
For centuries the harems and the care of
thousands of wives and concubines had been
the exclusive work Of other thousands of men
peculiarly adapted to this occupation but who
now found like Othollo their occupations
gone"
Il was for example as though COM
munity Of people who had been bred for
centuries to do nothing but make shoes, and
could do nothing else had suddenly been
turned out into world where everybody went
barefooted
Their occupation ancient and, in
way an honorable one. It was dealt with both
In the Bible and the Koran. the Mohammedan
sacred book. In Isaiah, Sc AS. it is written
Tor thus saith the Lord unto the eunuehs
that keep my sabbaths. and choose the things
that please me and take hold Of my covenant
Even unto them viii give IN mine house
and within my walls place and name
better than Of sons and daughters
In the Sultan Abdul Hamids harcm alone
there were 500 Of these men employed. and
the numerous imperial princes and pashas all
over the country kept harem guardians in
proportion Ia their rank So did the rich men.
Here then was a social tragedy mono the less
real because IT would cease with the present
generation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

The new and dangerous condition that has
arisen in connection with the agitation is that
the Eunuchs' Union forms potential and eff
cient army of Fifth Columnists. Turkey as
everybody knows. Is involved in difficult
international situation. 1t is quite certain
that If the former guardians are not appeased,
they likely to do all in their power to
bring about complete change of government.
Indeed many of them have already engaged
in such activities.
These unfortunate creatures have as
rule a sullen, brooding temper and are prone
to seek underhanded revenge. No class of
people are better fitted to conduct treacherous
Fifth Column activities Their experience in
the harems taught them every phase of in
trigue and they are not troubled by scruples
They are particularly liable to engage in
unpatriotic agitation because most of them
are not Turkish by birth. There can be no
doubt that the unionized eunuchs present a
dangerous problem and the Government
knows it.
The tax on bachelors enacted to pro-
vide revenue and To penalize men who were
not supporting wives and families, Oh behalf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

etTOng case anu IHty VIII
fight for it tenaciously.
And while it is true that the average
eunuch is a pretty miserable creature, there
is abundant evidence that many of them have
been men of great ability The chief eunuch
of Candace Queen of the Philippians, vas a
man of noble character who was probably the
first to carry Christianity beyond the borders
of Palestine. He was baptized by st. Philip
the Apostle. This occurred before the mission
of St Paul to the Gentiles. For the story of
his baptism read Acts of the Apostles S:27-39.
sfhp-tfUIOn numbers many thousands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

of the Government it pointed out that ex-
guardians could and sometimes did, marry.
Also, that they were at liberty to adopt
families of fatherless children, and thus prove
that they were grateful and patriotic citizens
of their country.
1T was therefore incorrect to assert as
the Union did, that its members were in
voluntary bachelors concluded the Govern
ment
But the Union argued that its members
were doomed by Fate and their fellow men to
-f.ft.fftitre that those married could
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

not be regarded as genuine
husbands
The Union has other de
mands beside the matter of
taxation. They claim that
as they were placed IN the
unhappy condition IN which
they find themselves, they
should receive the preference
in light public employment,
like washing the babies in
public institutions, picking
the bugs off flowers in the
parks and so forth.
They believe they have a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

TRANNIk. YuEoslava.
A UNIQUE defense for on-payment Of
IA room and board has been recently
made by Jovial, corpulent and con-
flrmed bachelor of this town.
Pero Travar, So, was for Several years IN
the habit of regarding lightly both the acoel-
Grated palpitations of Mrs, Amelia Peratchs
heart and the steady accumulation of his debts
to Mrs. Peratch for room and board.
For several years Mrs. Peratch sturdy
and still verdant widow, had with unmstak-
able romantic overtones catered to Mr.. Ira
vars fastidious appetite. And the story she
told in court of what she cooked for Mr.. Ira
var and how she did ii made even the august
judge wet his appreciative lips.
In fact Mrs Peratch turned ont to he
Yugosav edition of Brillat- Savarin's "Physi-
ology of Taste" and master chef
Even the court stenographer. taking It all
down in black and white became dreamy
eyed at times and forgot his notebook,
Mrs Peratchs testimony proved conelu-
sivcly that Mr. Travaf had consumed huge
quantities at Mrs. Peratch's expense Of:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

. 1874 by American weekly Reserved
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

It is f1attering to say that a girl
is as pretty as Christmas pack
age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

bis usual place at the speakers
table, because aside from his splen-
did speaking talents, this 91-year-
old alumnus is the Oldest member
CT the club. During the evening
DR.. Osborn's picture was taken
with the speaker of the evening,
Chinese Ambassador HUI Shi.
On Tuesday evening combined
meeting of the Woman's Society
for Christian Service and the Wes-
leyan Service Guild was held in
the assembly hall with about Is
members of Gaithersburg and
Germantown groups present in adj
dition to some 35 members of the
local societies. Mrs. Olive Farmer,
president of the local W. S. C. S.
was in the chair. Miss Gertrude
Wiber and Mrs. Henry Becraft
each said few words about the
formation and progress of the two
groups and then Mrs. Thomas j.
Law, district secretary of the
Wesleyan Service Guild, spoke for
a few minutes on the Guild and its
part in the community. Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan, president of the
Baltimore Conference of the w. S.
G. S., then gave most inspira-
tional talk and at the conclusion
answered questions put to her by
those present. DIR. R. N. Edwards
then pronounced the benediction
and the meeting was adjourned to
partake of refreshments and to
enjoy a social hour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n.
Pentalpha Chapter,
O.E.S. Installs Officers

In a pleasing setting of Christ
mas greens Mrs. Eloise Waters and
Mr.. Mehrle King, both of German
town, were installed as Worthy
Matron and Worthy Patron, re-
spectively, of Pentalpha Chapter,
No. 38, 0. E. S., in a simple but
beautiful ceremony in the chapter
room, Masonic Hall, Gaithersburg
on last Friday evening with large
number of members and represen-
tatives from other chapters in at
tendance.
Esther Chapter, Washington, D.
c., alone had 81 members present
to witness the work put on by W.
E. Birgfeld, one of their Past Pa
irons, who acted as the installing
grand officer.
Assisting him in the installation
ceremony was Mrs. Lillian Robert
son, grand marshall; Mrs. Helen
Etchison, grand organist; Mrs.
Ora McBain, grand chaplain; Miss
Mabel Becraft, grand warder; and
A. R. Selby, grand sentinel.
Other officers installed included
Mrs. Helen Christie, associate ma
tron; DR.. w. D. Barnett, associate
patron; Mrs. Emma Becker, secre-
tary; Mrs. Helen R. Selby, tresur-
er; Mrs. Helen Williams, conduct
ress; Miss Lucille Barnett, associ-
ate conductress; Mrs. Lucy Selby,
chaplain; Mrs. Ora Mullican, mar
shall; Mrs. jamie Kinsey, Adah;
Miss Margaret Wells, Ruth; Miss
Mollie Waters, Esther; Miss Jane
Bell, Martha; Miss Harriet Perry,
Electa; Mrs. Myrtle Stup, warder,
and Mr.. Alfred Christie, sentinel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schroeder and Mr.
Ray Wachter, the retiring matron
and patron, were presented with
the past matron's jewel from the
chapter and gifts from their Off
GERS, the presentation being made
by Miss Edith Barnett, past ma
iron; T. w. Troxell, past patron;
Mrs. Helen Christie and DR.. w. D.
Barnett. Miss Mollie Waters also
presented the incoming matron,
her mother, with beautiful bou-
quet of American Beauty roses
from her family, which she carried
during the installation ceremony.
Refreshments and social hour
brought to a close this most en-
joyable evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Washington Grove

During the past week Mrs. Olive
Farmer was a very busy hostess.
First of all, her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Paul Farmer and son, Bobby,
of Valhalla, N. Y, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Merl Hershberger and
daughter, Patricia, of Gainesville,
all spent the week with her, with
Mr.. Paul Farmer arriving on
Saturday to take his family home.
Then on Tuesday, Mrs. Farmer en-
tertained Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan
and Mrs. Thomas ]. Law of Wash
ington at dinner.
Mr.. Frank Couch entertained a
number of friends at luncheon on
Tuesday, with Mrs. Elsie Palmer
the guest of honor. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Seaton, Mrs. Stuart Seaton and
daughter, Faye; Mrs. Maurice
Way, Mrs. Henry Becraft and Mrs.
Robert Billhimer and Bobby.
Mrs. Alfred Christie has been
quite i'll for over a week. Mrs.
Cleveland Watkins, too, is on the
sick list.
Saturday evening DIR. Albert Os-
born accompanied by his grand
daughter, Mrs. Jack MARYLAND, at
tended the Cornell Alumni Club
banquet in Washington. He had
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Remember Clark

Please give Clark Shaughnessy an
other winning football team. He de-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Basketball Team
Sponsored By Hiser

An independent, unlimited bas-
ketball team is being sponsored
by Henry Hiser, Bethesda civic
leader. Consisting largely of ex-
college stars, the team known as
the Hisers will play home games
in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
high school gymnasium on Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings and
Sunday afternoons.
Squad rosters will include Fred
Lanier, John Howell, Jim Hunter,
Jack MARYLAND, Hershy Hershber-
ger, Bill Evans, "Moose" Wootton,
Sully Mills, Bob Slater, and Jack
Clark. Tom Slater, Rockville is
arranging games. Call Rockville
sow between and 8 P. M. for
games.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

football out of Chicago university,
leaving Shaughnessy without a
team. Then Clark got a job coach
ing at Stanford university. The
Stanford team he was to coach in
1910 didn't win single one of its
eight starts in 1899. In but one year
Shaughnessy wrote football drama
that would shame the widest fic-
ton writer. His Stanford team won
every game in 194O-with the same
players that experienced such a dis
astrous season the previous year.
He took the Information and made
it work as it never worked before
His was the years greatest come
back. He deserves another good
year.
Then, too, millions of golf fans
would be quite happy to see Slam
min Sammy Snead win the United
States Open Golf championship. He
is one of the finest players in the
game today and should round into
form during the coming year. But
if Sammy doesn't win the Open, we'd
be almost as happy to see some
fine veteran like Craig Wood or Har-
ry Cooper win it.
We'd be very grateful for another
close pennant race in the American
league. If the Yankees come back
to win this year, which wouldn't be
too surprising, please make them
fight for every game.
Right now the country needs a.
good mile runner to run against
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Sport Shorts

DAUL stage, younger son of A.
A. Stage, has resigned his post
as head football coach at Springfield
college in Massachusetts DR.
Forrest C. c'Phog') Allen long has
advocated a change in basketball
rules. He claims that the game has
been speeded up to such an extent
that II is injurious to young players
The New York World Telegram
announced recently that James A.
Farley definitely will head a syndi-
cate to purchase the Yankees.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16
Speaking Of
SPWRT rs
- nAnrn~ a. e,,aA,r
By ROBERT MeSHANE
Released by Western Newspaper Union

TOGETHER with a few million
! other individuals, we're going to
request few favors from that
diminutive, under-dressed cherub
who represents the spirit of 1941.
To begin with, we want worthy
contender for the heavyweight box
ing crown. Stumblebums won't do.
Our man must have worked him
self up the hard way-by eliminat-
ing the best fighters in the heavy
weight division.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

serves IL. henem-
Der his University
of Chicago team in
1899? They lost to
Harvard, CLIO; to
Michigan, $50; and
to Ohio State. 61-0.
Those scores were
typical. The Ma
rooms didn't as
m u CHI a s S cor e
a 81 inst Big Ten
competition. AS a
climax to that hor-
rible season, Presi-
dent Hutchins ruled
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

OHuCk + eIlSke at LLle
Chicago Relays next
March. A man who
can do the mile in
4:07 or 4:06.5 would
fill the bill. We sug-
gest that an eye be
kept on Wally Mehl
of Wisconsin who
has come down
from two miles to
one for his races.
He may be the best
Of all before he's
fhro,1Oh Moh1 ho-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

lieves that in 1941 or 1912 he will
achieve that shining goal of the
middle distances 4-minute mile.
The fastest mile ever recorded was
4:04 by Glenn Cunningham.
This is a long-range request, but
the nation would like TO have q new
Tom Harmon available for next fall.
Who's Champ?
Boxing fans everywhere would be
pleased If the various athletic COM
missions and fight associations
would agree on rankings. For in
stance, the National Boxing associ-
alton recognizes Tony Zale as the
champion of the 160 pound division
while the New York Athletic COM
mission bestows its title blessing ON
Ken Overlin. Lew Jenkins is the
acknowledged lightweight champ
In New York and in his home state
of Texas. However, Sammy Angott
is the recognized claimant in N.B.A.
territory.
All in all, we'd like year quite
similar to the one just ended. 1t
was year full Of upsets and sur
prises. No one could foresee the
Yankees in third place. The Chicago
Bears 70 to 0 win over the WASH
ington Redskins, for the National
League pro football title came as a
stunning upset. Ohio States poor
football season was unexpected.
Willie Hopes clean sweep Of the
three-cushion billiard tournament
came under the heading Of minor
miracles. The surprises in the 1910
realm of sports are far too numer-
GUS to list
That's why we think Master l94l
can't 60 wrong il he manages to
duplicate last years bill of fare on
the sports menu.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

Boris Karo. the horror of the
making
Tanersey and Miss Marjorie Helman volunteer workers the March
of Dimes campaign Funds raised by the
and the Presidents Birthday Ball to be held at the Fifth
paralysis Mayands quota for this $4,000 Other
mercial and industrial employees
Maryland State Commit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

UVU,UUU waiting Ior
the mutuel win
dows. Santa Anita
and Florida togeth-
er will hang up
close to $4,000, 900 in
purses this winter,
which is more coin
than horsemen have
ever looked at in
the racing game, as
far as / can add up
the figures.
But the two main
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-01-16

ARCADIA, CALIF.-Santa Anita's
\ $4,000, 900 plant opened one re-
cent Saturday with it's million dol
lars in prize money and some $40,-