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Evening star., 1926-01-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

education, and so put the lads to
school. Before John Keats could get
so far as the study of Greek, however,
he was removed, and apprenticed to
surgeon.
Imagine a poet trying to learn medi-
cine.
There you have a joke of the gods.
There could have been but one worse
assignment for poor Keats, and that
would have been as a teacher of al
zebra,
Anyway, Keats resented having to
mess around with blood and bones. All
the remainder of his too-short life he
tried 10 be IA surgeon. and got as TAR
as being a dresser in a hospital, but
his heart was never in il, he never
cared a rap for his job, he wanted to
write poems.
Luckily for the readIng world, he did
write poems. And such poems. Prof.
William =. Trent Of Columbia CniVer-
sity has said:
'To lovers of poetry he Q<eats) has
long been almost an idol; the public
has scarcely yet realized the full sig
niticanCe of his noble, and III some re-
Spects unique. genius"
What DIR. Trent was driving at was
merely that Keats was "a great man IN
literature and at the same time real
human being. Here was no high priest
of beauty so much as man llNinS
with men, yet who held vision and
tried to eXemplify it in words.
What Keats would have done If he
had lived no man can say. That It
would have been greater than any
thing he produced is almost fore
gone conclusion, for the man, out OF a
rather hectic youth, was growing IN
self f-control all the time.
In addition, his regard for form in
literature was growing as rapidly.
There are those, especially in this day
and age, who believe that literary
form" is a myth 1t is not. Just az
architecture cannot be allowed to run
riot, in defiance of certain proper ana
real laws, so literature must adhere 10
its own true rules and regulations.
X * 4 x
Keats was born in London in 1895
and died at Rome In 1921. Various lit
erary Friendships he made did not help
him with the critics, so his first two
volumes rather failed.
The third. however. containing The
Eve OF 81. Agnes ITO Nightln-
gale" ITO Psyche" and La Belle
Dame sans Merci." brought the poet
some need Of the fame he deserved.
lie had. as most writers nave, 4
firm belief in the worth of his own
writings. yet he ordered the following
epitaph to be placed upon his tomb in
the little Protestant cemetery at
Rome:
Here lies one whose name was writ
in water"
If you journey there, You may read
the pessimistic inscription 10 this day.
Yet Keats was woefully mistaken.
His name IS writ in ink, not in water.
1t Is written in the pages of English
literature forever, and in the hearts of
poetry lovers for all time.
One may prefer Shcl!ey-the present
writer does-but the worth of Keats
cannot be gainsaid. Shelley himself
mourned the death of his brother
poet in those glorious lines. "Adonais.' -
at once the quinteSSenCe of poetiCal
mysticism and beauty of form. There
lies magic in words, if anywhere.
II has been said that in color and
form modern English poetry owes
more to Keats than to any other
writer among the so-called modern
group.
Next week we shall take up some
Of these poems and try to show just
why this is true.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
A Stainless Record Broken.

A stainless record OF 80 years has
been broken by an Elizabeth. n. j..
policeman. Due to the fact that he
was compelled to take a beat" not
his own because the regular officer
was i'll In the hospital, Sergt. Emil
Schmitt ran foul of one who had par
taken too literally Of strong spirits.
and he was forced by his conscience to
arrest him, his first arrest OF any
kind in his 50 years on the force.
Veteran police reporters, attaches OF
headquarters and the desk sergeant
are said TO have bowed their heads in
amaZement and shame when, In a
quavering tone, was heard the uneX-
pected voice OF Sergt. Schmitt:
"Schmitt is the name-Police Sergt.
Emil Schmitt: it has two is. I am
the arresting officer. Him? He says
he Is Allen Randolph and lives here
in Elizabeth. but he can't speak very
good vet. Drunk he was, so l picked
him up, of course"
The worst part Of the whole dis
graceful affair. in the opinion or Sergt-
Schmitt, Is that next month he Is due
TO be retired. After going along for
these many years it seems incredible
that such an experience could befall
him.
However, there is one bright spot.
Sergt. Schmitt will not have to appear
in court and thereby add further
stains to his record. The defendant
is TO be arraigned on his day on duty.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Give the Capital a Stadium

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the superintendents of the mill
tary and naval academies to play the
Iext Fall at Chicago, that city having
been choser because of the dedication
at the same time of the State me
mortal to the soldiers of the World
War. 1t is distinctly announced that
This choice does not constitute prece-
dent for future games.
Washington is interested in this de-
Cision, though for the present as
merely a prospective host for this
sporting classic at some future time
Ir cannot now accommodate an event
of this character, for it has no place
suitable for the contest. The base ball
park is not big enough to hold the
great crowds that always attend the
annual contests between the academies
\ great stadium is required, and the
Capital lacks such an equipment.
1t has been proposed that the ma
tional memorial to Theodore Roose-
Nellr 70 De lptdltu III TINS CITY, SnOulQ
take the form of a great stadium, To-.
GATED in Potomac Park. 1t would be
most fitting if such a provision We're
made here for the holding of athletic
contests of a national character
Should it be created, no more suitable
inaugural could be given it than the
Army Navy game of that year For
Theodore Roosevelt was identified with
both branches Of the American defense
service. AS Assistant Secretary of
the Navy he took the keenest interest
in the great naval school at Annapolis.
lie was himself soldier, and though
never q cadet at the Military Academy.
he regarded it as a most valuable in.
stitution.
Washington has urged its selection
for the ArmyNavy game for years,
but il has recognized that it must be
first fitted with facilities for such a
contest. Now an opportunity is of.
fered to supply this deficiency by the
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Green Light Turn Commended.

Now that the motorists Of Washing
ION are becoming accustomed to the
automatic traffic signals on Sixteenth
street and Massachusetts avenue,
there is much favorable comment on
the system Of turning necessitated by
the peculiar conditions created by the
establishment of this lighting arrange
ment.
At first there was some criticism of
both the right and left hand turning
plans. but this was due to the unfamil-
iarity of the public with the radical
changes in a Washington lifelong
habit.
All turns. both left and right, are
now made on the green signal, and
those who were the first TO criticize
are now the most enthusiastic in their
commendation. 1t has been urged by
the special traffic committee Of the
Board of Trade that the right turn
should be made on the red signal, but
experience has shown that this Is a
fallacious theory, because n turn Of
this kind disrupts the smooth and
speedy green-light traffic flow.
Green light traffic must have no in
terruption from any source. 1t should
be able to pass intersections with the
same speed and freedom that it neso-
tiates the space between cross streets.
This is one Of the fundamentals OF
the automatic system and should be
held inviolate.
If cars are allowed to swing out into
the green-light street at intersections,
causing the hurried application OF
brakes on every car having the right
of way, the lighting system might as
we'll be abandoned.
Except for possible changes in tim
ing, as conditions warrant. the traffic
turning rules laid down for motorists
on these streets should be left as they
are at present. The left-hand turns
are now being made with neatness and
dispatch by local motorists, who are
gradually becoming aware that at last
Washington is taking its place with
other modernly controlled cities.
In this connection it might be we'll
to register a protest against the light
ing system now in vogue on the
grounds of the Capitol. Despite con-
fusion and the menace to human lives
that is involved by the reverse opera
ton of these signals to any others In
the city, no attempt as yet has been
made to change them. There is no
apparent reason why the signals at
this point should be different from
those used not only in Washington but
in other cities. 1t is high time that
traffic on Capitol hill be made to con-
form in regulation with that in force
in the rest of the city.
Evening star., 1926-01-23

only refused to provide hireling SOL
diers, but he prohibited the mer-
cenaries of other German princes
passing through his territory on their
way to set sail for America.
Q. Please give the result of the
Thanksgiving game between Lebanon
Valley and Susquehanna Universities.
i. r. II.
A. This foot ball game was can
ceied owing TO Il severe SnOWstorrn
which left the field under incf<s
Of snow and made conditions i'm
possible for a game.
@. Why isn't cochineal used for a
coloring nowadays?-R. T..
4. 1t is used 10 some extent. For
merly it was much used for cOloring
wool or silk a scarlet or crimson; but
owing to the cost Of its production
and to the fact that the coIors. al
though brilliant, are not very endur-
ing, this dye has been greatly replaced
by cheaper coal-tar products. and for
this reason the cochineal industry has
been rapidly declining.
Q. What kind OF paper IS our money
printed upon?-L. AIcM
a. The paper used in making paper
money IS OF the toughest linen and is
made by secret process protected by
statute penalizing its manufacture for
other purposes. Supplies OF blank
paper are guarded carefully.
@. Are blue" songs older than jazz?
B. W. II.
a. Blue" songs had a vogue in the
Southern Central States many years
before Jazz was known. The nature
of the song is all that the name inn
plies and is III the same category AZ
the spiritual" and the Jubilee" heard
SO frequently through the South.
Q. Is a sun spot something tna.
comes between us and the sun -.
Q. II.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
a sun spot is something in the nature
Of a whiriWind on the sun itself
Frederic j. Ha8kin is the name nj
the man tchO dnsLccrs more questions
than any other person in the 1rorld.
he IS employed bU this paper to handle
the inquiries Of our readers, and 2jOu
are iRUtted 70 call upon him as freCiu
dHH as often as you please. Ask dnB-
thing that is a matter Of fact and the
authority 1riR be QuOtCd you. This
information bureau 1EHich he heads
is maintained in Washington because
of the 9rent 1renItb Of Information
GCceSSib be there. The acreage iHdiujd-
unI has no conception Of the crtcut
Of this tremendous accumulation Of
data nor Of the channels through
'rhich it is reached. There is no
charge for this Scrricc. Ash: irHqt Uou
tcdHt, sign your fuH name and dG-
dress GHd iHCIOSe , cents IN stQBIDS
TOR return postage. Address The Err
niHg star Information Bureau. Fret
eric J. Hdsktn. director, H-Gshingtoa.
u. c.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
No Coal Peace Yet.

A plan to end the coal strike was
yesterday accepted by the miners
leader and rejected by the operators,
after it had been announced that the
latter had accepted. There was am
hour OF rejoicing over the prospect of
coal peace followed by depression as
the definite refusal of the operators
became known. Public eageruess for
coal peace was manifested in the Sen
etc. where a Senator state~ pn the
floor that agreement had bef fI"cted
and delight over the new raS cX-
pressed. only to turn to Chasiin when
the rejection became known.
It is of little moment whether there
was bad faith or simply misunder-
standing in the matter of the sudden
change of position on the part OF the
operators. The fact stands that the
plan Of agreement which seemed for a
brief space to serve as the basis Of
peace did not meet the views of the
mine owners. They declare that this
plan provides for no arhicr ton. which
equitable adjustment of The differ
ences. and that it contains nothing
that has not been thoroughly threshed
out in previous conferences. The
chief objection appears to he that the
proposal provides for iive-year con
tract on a fixed scale. to he carried out
unless representatives of lie miners
and operators agree to :s.ange the
scale at the end of two ears. The
operators, il would seem, 10 not care
to tie up to "a tive-year wage scale
that may not be revised in case the
conditions III that period warrant Il
reduction. of wages.
One significant fact abo' this mat
ter is that the plan was p'pmptly ac-
cepted by the mine union president.
which may serve to indicate that de
spite the enthusiasm recently shown
during his tour of the Anthracite re
gion, he is not confident II holding
the miners in line. The SITUATION Of
the coal workers now or strike l.
pitiable They are suffering and with
them thousands of others, whose pros
perity depends upon the continued
operation of the mines, a.e in dis
tress. They have now been tdie nearly
five months, and, Notwithstanding ap-
peals for union funds in their behalf.
they are subsisting virtually on char
ity. They are unquestionabl eager
to return to work. and the Semonstra-
tions in favor of the unioi president
which marked his recent progress
through the anthracite region covered
a heart-breaking desperation.
1t is assured that coal mining VIII
be resumed eventually. Just when IS
a question that is now of keen con
Germ to millions of consumers and seN-
eral hundred thousand people to whom
active mining is the handspring oi
existence That the public suffering
is not more severe is due to the use
of substitutes. But the worst of the
Winter is yet to come, and unless
these stubborn opponents reach
point Of agreement speedily the strike
will be the cause of distress such as
never before has been known in this
country.
Evening star., 1926-01-23
The Flight From Palos.

Four Spanish airmen have made the
first hop in a remarkable fight
which, if successful, will establish a
new record in aviation. They left
Palos, Spain. at O'Clock in the morn
ing and in eight hours had reached
their first landing point, Los Palmas,
in the Canary Islands. Their plan is
then to fly to the Cape Verde Islands,
which lie at about an equal distance.
They will next make their most dan
gerous flight, to Pernambuco, a dis
tance Of 2,770 kilometers. That will
effect the first crossing Of the South
Atlantic by heavier-than-air machine.
From Pernaubuco the contemplated
route includes Rio de Janeiro. Buenos
Aires, the Pacific coast Of South
America, Panama, Cuba and New
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Law and Politics Mingle
In Views on Nye Decision

cultural States and in November
will be candidates for reelection"
x !: <
The Lincoln State Journal Gnde-
pendent Republican, sees in the seat
square non-party alignment between
East and West and declares that
the blood of section is getting thicker
than the water of party
CharacteriZing Mr.. Nye as "op-
posed to the Republican party of
North Dakota and to President Cool
idge," the Fargo Forum (Republican)
holds tl.ri ''it IS up to the Republican
party L. ne that he is retired on
June go In the meantime, the Sioux
Falls Daily Argus Leader Repub-
lican) thinks the new. Senator has q
chance TO prove to the Nation that
Gov. Sor.ie picked the right man to
succeed the late Senator Ladd."
Contrasting the votes of Repub-
lican regulars once cast to seat New
berry with their recent votes to un-
seat Nye, the Portland Oregon Jour
nal independently declares Senator
Nyes offense is that he is a progress
sive" and is likely to vote "as did the
late Senator Ladd. to whose vacant
seat he was appointed" But, up
holding the States right to have rep
reSentation, the Chicago Daily News
independently thinks that the Sen
ate cannot afford to establish perilous
precedents or to subordinate right to
supposed cXpediency." The Waterloo
Tribune independent Progressive)
believes North Dakota would have
sent that kind of a Senator had an
election been held: so there is moth :
ing lost" in which opinion the Raleigh
News and Observer (DemocratiC)
concurs, stating that in seating Nye
the Senate clearly carries out the
manifest intention of the North Da-
kota Legislature: so far as the law
goes. there was nothing else for the
Senate to do"
Evening star., 1926-01-23
Let Critics Moan.
From the Pueblo Star-Journal.

From tn6 fueDlO SId1-JOuTndl.
Visiting Europeans continue their
criticisms of America as a country de-
void of the finer graceS. That sort of
criticism has been highly popular for
the last 10 years, and 1t is met by
a lot of yes, unfortunately it is
true" apologies from this country.
Every ship brings over these Eu.
ropeans who have caustic things to
say about our greed, our love of
money, our great hustle and hustle,
our eternal struggle for material
things, like dollars, stocks, bonds and
dividends and so on. They bewai
our dearth of poets and musicians
and sneer at our democracy as a
thing that has fallen into the hands
of financierS.
Chicago has not as fine art galleries
as Paris; Indianapolis does not sup
port grand opera as Munich does;
Minneapolis has fewer writer's than
Vienna; st. Louis has not the pic
turesque beauty of Madrid. But con-
slider this: Paris was five centuries old
when Chicago was a frontier fort.
Munich had generations of history
and romance to look back on before
Indiana polls was founded. There
was a bowling wilderness on the site
of Minneapolis long after Vienna had
grown gray with age. st. Louis was
tiny trading post when Madrid had
passed it's zenith.
We are an amazingly young coun-
try. and it was more important in
the history of the world that Amer
lea should devote its youth to such
things as factories. railroads, wheat
fields and banks than that it should
produce paintings. music and poems.
Those things will come. Never doubt
it. When America finds it's voice
there will go up from this land a
song to amaze the world, a song that
will send a message of hope, Joy and
beauty clear to the highest peaks of
the unattainablc mount9ins.
Evening star., 1926-01-23

w5sn old saa this % o,Sss se
Than ours. a friend to man. to whom thou
Beauty is truth. truth beauty-that is all
Ye know on earth. and all We need to know"
SO reaGs the conclusion to the
rivaled poem of John Keats, who was
born in a stable and who aspired to
the stars.
There was grand pow-wow raised
a few months back over whether a
child of II years could have written
the poems printed under her name.
Luckily the matter has met the
oblivion 1t deserved but If II had not,
a glance back over the history of
English literature would have proved
the young poets case lat least theo-
retically.
Alexander Pope wrote very fine
short poem when he was only 10
years of age Thomas Chatterton,
whose poems are scarcely read any
more, did all his work at tender age.
Our own Bryant wrote his master
piece "ThanatopsiS,' when he was
l6 years old.
Keats, whose influence on English
poetry has been second to none
other whomsoever, died when he was
26 years old, scarcely at the beginning
Of his career.
Yet he managed to produce. in his
few working years. some unmatched
poems, that have stood for hundred
years as masterpieces. and which will
be so called as long as interest in
English verse lasts.
That such interest Is perennial IS
one of the little remarked, but none
the less hopeful, signs of this our cen
tury.
John Keats is a poet peculiarly dear
to the American reader, for the simple
reason that he exemplifies that get
ting ahead" of which we are so iona.
We like to hear about the career
that fits into the headlines 50 neatly
From bootblack to President, or
From section hand to railroad mana
ger"
This fondness Of ours for the spec
tacular rise" from lowly birth 10
position of power we label distinctively
"American," but perhaps it Is simply
Anglo-Saxon.
Certainly the average Englishman
takes as keen delight in hearing about
the poor soap manufacturer who gets
knighted as we do in reading the tales
of our poor boy" Presidents.
Perhaps 1t Is a human desire. anu
not COn1ln6u 10 any oiic t1NS' ~
stories bring In the under dog, ana
turn him into the top dog Somehow
they please our sense of the eternal
fitness of things.
That Byron. born to the purple.
should be a poet, we think no unusual
thing The wonder Is that all the sons
Of lords are not poets.
But that a child born in a stable
and the son of honest working par
ents," should blossom forth into full-
fledged sweet singer Is something
that strikes us as decidedly unusual.
to say the least.
AS matter of fact, it was I'M
usual-it Is unusual.
AS far as can be recalled ofhand,
John Keats, son Of Thomas and Fran
ces Keats, was the only man in the
history of literature who rose to such
heights from exactly such humble be-
ginnings.
The legendary winged horse of my
thology was the only one that in
terested the boy John. Perhaps If
his parents had lived, they would
have forced him to stay In the stable.
Who knows?
Fortunately for him-and for Htera-
ture-the guardian OF the brothers
Of whom John was one-belieVed IN
Evening star., 1926-01-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Q. What are some of the foods hav-
ing high phosphorus CONTENT
G. ID. X.
A. Those containing a high per-
centage of phosphorus ae butter
milk. Goldfish, celery. spinach, lettuce,
cauliflower, cottage cheese and as
paragus.
@. When will the next Red Cross
convention be held?-D. G..
A. The sixth annual convention Of
the American Red Cross will be held
in Washington, y. c., October Al, In.
elusive, 1926. Each chapter of the
gates, and the attendance will prob
ably be from 700 to 1000.
Q. Where do we get the word bag
gage?-W. s.
A. Probably from the old French
word 'bague," meaning bundle.
Q. Has the miners strike in the
anthracite field reduced the years
output of coal materially?-C. l.. T.
A. 1t has cut production heavily
BY the end Of December the deficit
in anthracite output had reached ap-
proximately 23,500, 900 gross tons. In
1924 the total output was 1896, ,127
gross tons, of which 6S,970,98I tons
We're shipped. 2,717.S03 tons sold
locally and 6,817,343 tons used for
power at the mines For 1925 Gov
ernment agencies give the total pro-
duction as approximately 55,0O0,000
gross tons.
Q. What is tho meaning Of the words
Mary, Nazareth and Israeli. NJ.
a. Mary is the same as Miriam.
It's first and best meaning is 'teXalt-
ed" Nazareth means separated or
sanctifed"; Israel. "he that sees
God"
Q. why is Babbitt metal called
that?-A. p. T.
A. Babbitt metal takes IT'S name
from :hat of its discoverer, Isaac
Babbitt, an American inventor, Il
native Of Massachusetts. The metal
was invented and patented in 1899.
Q. Could you give me the correct
pronunciation Of the Eskimo name
Etukashu? The explorer Macmillan
has used 1t in some or MS lectures.
M. S.
A. The National Geographic Society
says that the correct spelling j
E-took-a-shu, and the pronunciation
is phonetic, with the accent on took.
Q. When was Al Smith first elect
ed Governor Of New York &C. =.
A. A. Z. Smith was first elected
governor on November ., 1918.
@. What was the attitude Of the
Netherlands. Russia and Prussia to-
ward the appeals of the British gov
ernment for mercenary soldiers 70
fight in the Revolutionary War
G.. T. X.
A. The rulers of the Netherlands
and Russia refused TO consider the
proposttfon. Frederick the Great not
Evening star., 1926-01-23

erection of memorial stadium which
will meet two requirements. to COM
memorate the services of Theodore
Roosevelt suitably and to give Wash
ington place for large public gath
erings and important competitions, a
truly national athletic field. Those
who are promoting the Roosevelt me-
mortal might we'll consider this plan
as more appropriate to RooseVelt 5
character and more expressive of his
services to the Nation than merely
ornamental architectural creation of
no utility and, as now contemplated,
destructive Of one of the beauty spots
of the Capital.
Evening star., 1926-01-23

Shutting down business on the
Paris Bourse represented an emphatic
protest against taxation. However,
those spectators who might have
been unlucky at that particular time
will be in a better position to pay
ia 9XeS