Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-28
MIR. PAPADEKAPOULOS
CRYPTIC IN HIS VIEW
OF GREEK SITUATION
Mot" He Replies to Reporters
Inquiry Regarding His Fellow
Countrymen in This City
NOT wHATP A PUZZLE

Things would have been different in the
days Of Aristotle Tsalanas, they said in
the Greek colony on Locust street today.
Aristotle used TO be the Greek Consul In
this city. and is still 80 listed in many
works OF reference. But all the Joy OF
finding the patriotism Of Greeks aroused
TO the cheering point became stale and
Improbable when It was found that
Aristotle had recently passed on to the
other vanished glories that were Greece.
In his place is George villaros, and he
wasn't in when a call was made at his
office to find out how many thousand
Greeks had registered for a trip home
to fight the vulgar Bulgars.
Consuls seem TO have an irresistible
prediction for old-fashioned buildings
without elevators, where artists have
studios and have milk bottles left at
their doors, on dusty, uncarpeted hall
ways. where the feet OF visitors echo
holowly and usually without attracting
attention. The Greek Consul was, of
course, ensconced In the top floor of such
building, on Walnut street near 10th.
On the glazed door were the words
Royal Greek Consulate" The pencil
lines the house painter had made to keep
the letters In these words all the same
size and In a straight line had never been
erased.
A knock on the door received no an
sWer. The consul was not in. 1t could
not have been so I'm the days of Aristotle
Isakanas, but he has departed and no
Jokes can be written around his name
Also. In revenge, II will not be here re-
corded that thousands of loyal Greeks
made rush on the consulate to volun-
teer' and, as matter of fact. they didn't.
Mr.. PAPADEKAPoULos SEEN.
The situation was put up to N Pana-
dekapoulos as he was standing outside
the Hellenikon Kaphphestiatorion. on To-
Gust street, near 10th, picking his teeth
after a session in the kaphphestiatorion
That Is the Greek word for restaurant
proDably. Note the similarity between n
and such words as cafe and "cafe-
terra 1t may not be, but il was too
tempting to use ones ingenuity to ask
Papadekapoulos what It really means. and
maybe find that II didn't mean restaurant
there
'Mr. Papadekapoulos, il was said
the Greek legation at Washington has
announced that all Greek residents in the
United States between the classes OF
1892 and 1911 have been called home. A
dispatch to this effect has been received
at the legation from the Athens For
eign Office and was Immediately for
warded to Minister Bouros, of Greece.
at New York. This calls out all reserv-
lists between the ages of "a and 43.
''The Bulgarian legation at Washing
ton has received word to call all Bul-
Sarians In this country to the colors. II
ooks like war. We are all hoping
that there will be war; haven't
you? 1t is said that the Greek minister
will Immediately issue call for reserv-
SITS through various Greek newspapers
n the United States. There are about |
5000 Greek reservists in the United
States.
Now is 1t not probable that at least
600 Greeks will rush to volunteer in this |
'ity alone; that you for one would not |
'e far from the first rank of these vol |
NOT" BUT NOT WHAT?
Not said Mr. Papadekapoulos.
DO you mean, Yes, II is not probable |
hat they won't, or do you mean, mo. |
is not improbable that they will Mr.. |
'apadekapoulos?"
Not" he said decisively, making for |
he Hellenikon Koyreion. or barber shop,
cross the way.
You don't mind II you are quoted as |
aging this as peculiarly representa-
i've Greek?"
Not" he said cheerfully, shooting the
oothpick into space.
But at any rate, the word "Heilenikon"
VAS eaSV. That