Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1924, Page 32

BUCHAREST CALLED . BALKAN BROOKLYN Rumanian Capital, With 125 Churches, Is “Dotted by Tur- rets and Cupolas.” A CITY OF SOCIAL GAYETY Geographic Society Describes Scene of Military Reign. Bucharest, where public meetings were banned and Rumania placed un- der martial law, has been called the “Paris of the East.” but it might also be termed the “Brooklyn of the Bal- kans." A bulletin from the Washington headquarters of the National Geo- Eraphic Society, explains that the Ru- manian capital is a city of churches— some 125 of them. One cannot walk far without encounfering one; there is scarcely a view which does not in- clude one or two of them. Turrets and Cupol ‘“These churches are especially no- ticeable because of their numerous turrets and cupolas. The latter usu- ally are plated or gilded. Despite the abundance of towers, the church bells are hung outside, on wooden porches a few yards from the main building. “All this is not to say that Bucha- rést is noticeably religious. The trav- eler finds rather that it is gay, viva- clous, colorful. He stands on any fre- quented street and sees well dressed, pretty women, many of them girls, who Seem to have escaped the seclu- slon of the east and the chaperon: of the west. i “Here, indeed, is the clue to Bucha- rest. It is a Parisian city on the fringe of the orient; a Latin oasis surrounded by Slavs. It expresses the curious Rumanian paradox of a country which begets a major part of its language, its religion, and its law from Slavic sources. and imparts its institutions, its education and its fashions from Paris A Oity of Social Gayety. “The restrictions of martial law | will bear down heavily on Bucharest. Its many beautiful homes were cen- ters of continual entertafning: its numerous cafes had developed the dinine-out habit as etxensively as in Vieana and Stockholm. The Ru- manian Is naturally loquacious. vi- vacious, companionable. It is hard for him' to remain aloof and alone. “The presence of many soldiers will not be conspicuous, though their participation in the serious task of | martial law enforcement will be a novelty. The city always loved the uniform and its soldiers with high heels, soft laced boots, and waxed mustaches added a colorful comple- ment to its chic women. These soldiers showed their mettle by their brave defense of their city during the world war before an overpowering attack compelled the removal of the capital temporarily to Jassy. An “Olympian” Post Office. “Adding to the color of the city 18 the practice among the prince and merchant owners of its many beauti- ful homes of inclosing their grounds with a tall, black, iron fence. The railings and the ornate gateways are decorated in goid. Its public build- ings are especially imposing. The post office has been called ‘Olympian in_its grandeur.’ “Within a decade the city's popu- lation more than doubled. Its visitors maltiplied and it often required per- sistent effort to get a room in one of its large hotels or to obtain a table in one of their beautiful dining rooms. Many of these were open to the sky. “Much of the gay life has been gone from Bucharest for.a year or so, while it made earnest effort to come to reparations agreements with other Buaropean powers. Meanwhile foreign creditors were pressing its merchants for private debts. The delay in ad- justing these financial problems fs largely responsible for the present political crisis.” 0ld at Twenty. From the Roston Post. A reader writes to the Youth's Companion of a conversation that she | heard on a street car one day. “Two girls,” she writes, “took the seat be- hind me and I could not help hearing all they had to say. They discussed their classes and their friends in a eritical, though kindly, way. Pres- ently the talk turned to an ac- quaintance who had become ultra- fashionable, and they spoke frankly and disapprovingly of her. too—her use of powder and paint. The young woman under discussion had begun to wear earrings, too, and the girls re- garded the fact as a sort of final out- Tage One of them explained in a rible voice: hn"r'rhey make her look so old! Why, she looks twenty! " May Take Over a Week. From the Toledo Blade. 1t is surprising to read that the t:reat Northern railroad has equipped a train with bath. We always as- sumed that everybody took a bath hefore starting on a journey. UNDER UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION Specialized Service to Army, Navy and Civilian Depositors Industrial Loans Checking Accounts 49, Savings Accounts - Basking Hours: 8:30 to 5 P.M. THE DEPARTMENTAL BANK 1714 Pennsylvania Ave. N.w. ST S “Fownd Reliadle for Over 30 Yeors” Main 4888 Before You Order Coal Look Into QIRHRIC ' Why be a laborer in an age of borcsaving devices? 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Manila Bay Has More Than: Usual After Shockst MANILA, June 18.—Fishiermen have reported an unusual ou; er of sharks in Manila Bay in rocent weeks and some scientists believe that the many earthquakes experie.nced in the Philippines and adjacent islands have driven the sharks into less: disturbed waters. It is said that in the dmys when Dewey’s ships were lying ia the bay near Cavite, “swimming call’ for the crew was sounded each day, but now crews of the American fleet. are for- bidden to swim in the deep water unless they remain within the wire ening at Canacao Bay, Where the ‘avite naval station is located. France’s Well Being Championed. Some champions of France have re- cently come forth in the public prints to defend that nation agalnst its low birth rate. It is pointed out that in 1770 France was. with the exceptions of China and India, the most populous country in the world, and as late as 1851 held first place among Kuropean nations. The alarm over the low birth rate is said to be bas:d on too short a time for scientific study. 'THE EVENING STAR GERMAN SHIPPING LAGS. Merchant Fleet Reported Far Below 1914 Standard. PLYMOUTH, England, June 21.— It will be a good many years before the German mercantile fleet attains its pre-war standard, in the opinion of Carl Stimming, director-general of the North German Lloyd. “For some years,” Mr. Stimming said, on his way home from a shipping conference in London, “we must be content with the progress we have made up to the present time." Leider Keep, managing director of the Hamburg-American line, return- ing from the same conference, de- clared there was not the slightest chance of his line resuming its fast pre-war standard of sallings to and from Now York for many years. There are no steamers available, he said, and construction costs have risen so high that the building of ships with speed must walt awhile. = e Savonarola’s Place in History. Girolamo Savonarola became re- nowned as a political and religious reformer of Italy before he was burned at the stake May 23, 1498. He was a big factor in the overthrow of the Medici and the routing of political corruption in the state as well as in the church. He was a prior of the Roman Catholic Church and he was put to death at the order of Alexander VI, then Pope, whose enmity he had incurred. Sweden Lures Tourists. Prior to the world war Sweden was not popularly known as a tourist at- traction, though many _student travelers did _visit the northern country annually. It was not, how- ever, a beaten track playground. Since the war Sweden has thade a concerted effort to get some of the tourist trade of Europe and is suc- ceeding. Steamers now ply direct to Gotherburg and the route is 150 miles shorter than direct to Hamburg. 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Or I'd have got that lad in to the 0 at onte. hounds. revolver as the racers passed. us on the bus top. drivers seat. Oon the front seat on the upper deck of a Three o- Yet none clash- Racing He would, t00. One reason why New Yorkers say papa is because the New York copper means business. He's a hard man to fuss with. Com- t | missioner Enright told me once that in all the history of the force but one man showed yellow. “We broke him,” said the commish. But the men would have got him, anyhow. No place for a coward on 1he Torce.” _ Now and then a list of honor men is published. A paragraph to each, -almost monotonous in form, almost unvarying in story. The motto of the Canadign mounted police is “Get your man."” ‘That is no less the motto of jthe New York copper. He gets him, Ftoo. Bat Masterson used to say that the secret of successful gun-fighting was to get the drop. Shucks! The New York gunman usually gets the drop. But the copper gets the gunman. 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