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North Carolina Experiment

From the Roanoke World-News.
North Carolina embarked on July
on an experiment in highway develop
ment that will be watched with in
| terest throughout the United States, for
no other State has as yet undertaken
so radical a step. All county roads, as
well as all roads in the State highway
system, are to be maintained by the
State. There is to be no local road
levy-no local purchase of road ma
chinery-no local handling Of highway
funds, by county supervisors. How the
system will work remains to be seen.
1t is certainly as ambitious an under
taking as was the issue of enormous
amounts in iroad bonds for the primary
State system.
A decade ago North Carolina en-
barked on Ia great era OF expansion.
Fifty million dollars was voted for q
State highway system and $4,000. 600
for enlargement of education fnstitu-
tions, hospitals and reformatories.
Counties and cities followed the State
in expansion Of their school, street,
water, sewerage and other facilities.
Expenditure of immense sums on pub
lie works Is said TO have had much to
do with the general prosperity of North
Carolina, but last year the period Of
expansion came to close. The vast
government OUTLAWS ceased at the very
threw many out of employment. In.
stead of synchronizing public works to
take up the, slack of hard times, North
Carolina fClnd its vast public works
coming to completion Just rs the de-
preston became general. The demand
for relief from the tax burden was
overwhelming. ~
The 1881 Legislature, through 4
stormy period. devoted itself to recr-
ganiZing the forces of government Il,
meet new conditions. Perhaps the
most drastic action was the complete
reorganization of the State Highway
Department and the taking over OF all
public roads in North Carolina, and Of
all county conyicts, by the State. The
entire cost Of maintenance and con-
struction of all public roads has been
placed entirely upon the State HIGH
way Commission. No such far-reacl1p
ing legislation. It 3 stated, has hefnns
heen attempted lw eng So
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Utopia.
Utopia, Utopia! You are the land of
dreams,
Where flowers always blossom and
where sunshine always CLEANS;
Where every man to other men is gen.
erous and just.
And honest human sympathy effaces all
distrust.
We've toiled with chart and compass
every map we've scanned with
care,
But We find no indication Of its pres
ence anywhere,
And the worldly wise assure US, as for
counsel we apply,
1t is but a f1eeting fancy, like the
cloudland in the sky.
Yet every human traveller, as he jour
neys on his way,
Down in his heart expects to reach
Utopia some day;
Or, If his span Of years, so brief, be
spent ere he arrives,
His children or his children's children
there shall pass their lives.
Whene'er he takes railway train OF
fares by sea or stream
He seeks some little betterment to help
this earthly scheme.
Utopia, Utopia! They say there's nc
such place,
Yet it seems the universal destination
Of the race!
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Fifteenth Street.

Complications arise whenever street
changes are proposed TO relieve trafiic
congestion. This is especially Srue when
st Is proposed to alter levels, TO provide
separate routes for ordinary vehicular
trafac and the tracked traffic OF car
lines" Such change has been sug-
gested in the case Of Fourteenth street
south Of Constitution avenue. A study
of the project is now being made, for
the submission Of conclusions TO the
Commissioners and tho National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
Another problszn arises in this same
connection in respect 70 Fiftesnth street,
which b HDw interrupted at Constitu-
ton avenue and continued for short
stretch south Of the Mall alongsiee OF
the Engraving Bureau. II is suggested
that it be carried straight through the
Monument grounds, thus linking the two
sections and. by means Of bridge across
the neck Of the lake just west Of the
tidal outlet. connecting with She road
way which leads 10 Highway Bridge,
such . continuous trafac course would
I relfa6n fourteenth street Of M % Of thu
mi sthnt nov nOws cFar n = Would
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however. encroach upon the Monument
grounds and make of that portion Of
the park a busy thoroughfare.
In the so-caIIed pan of 1901" SUBJ
mittsa by the Mcmillan Commission,
which laid out a comprehensive scheme
for the treatment of the Mail, Fiji
teenth street was to be carried through
south of then 3 street, nov Ccnstitu-
ton avenue. as at present proposed.
The Monument section of the Mall was
to be very nearly square, the extern
sior Of B street cutting out frcm its
limits the space in which stands the old
Bureau of Engraving Building, once
used as the general accounting ONCE
and now occupied by the Treasurer of
the United States. II is not assured
that that structure will be retained when
the general building program now under
way Is completed. 1t does not fit into
the picture of the Capital as at present
planned 1t CONTRAST unpleasantly with
the Bureau Building Immediately to
the south. ITS rem1val would be quite
in line with the developments now in
coE,se of execution.
WITH this building removed as it
should be eventually the cutting
Though of Fifteenth street, however
desirable it might be as a matter OF
traffic accommodation, would be less
warranted than at present The agree
ment now reached between the authori-
ties indicates that definite proposal
will be made to Congress at the next
session for the extension of the street.
1t should in any event be effected with
out lessening the park aspect of the
Monument area.
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Spain and the Galatians.

Although the overtflrowers of the
Bourbon dynasty made haste. after AL
fonso's dethronement in April. to as
sure themselves of the fealty of Catalonia
to the newly born republic, it is now
evident that it was 10y atty with strings
tied to it. The provisional government
at Madrid has suddenly been brought
to realize that separatist sentiment at
Barcelona is real and resolute.
Francisco Maria, redpubtable advo-
cate of Catalonian autonomy within the
framework of the Spanish republic, has
just obtained from his people an i'm
pressive 70-to-1 Endorsement of his pro-
posed independent charter. On the face
of things, the Zamora regime and the
constituent Cortes, now wrestling with
a national constitution, are confronted
by a situation calling for the most
adroit craftsmanship and delicate
treading.
The Galatians have longed through
the ages for a national sovereignty all
their own Even at the height of Bour-
bon power in Madrid, the embers of in
dependence never ceased to glow in their
breasts, and not alone in theirs, for
now and then it threatened to flame out
in Valencia, the Basque provinces and
other regions. The other day, when
Francisco Maria received the Galatians
mandate to demand sovereign rights in
the new Spanish state. he cried, "Citi-
zens, you have signed your papers for
liberty. Now we can help our neigh
bors obtain their autonomy"
That is an omen bound to cause
anguish and tribulation at Madrid. A
United States of Spain" on the model
of the federated American republic, is
obviously impracticable on the Iberian
peninsula. Yet it is equally unthink-
able that Madrid would ever attempt,
by force, to club provinces with sepa-
ratist completes into a republican
union. Separation is not a malsdy
from which alone Spain is suffering
1t is epidemic in Europe. The bacilli
which breed it we're implanted at many
spots on the Continent by the treaties
of Versailles and st. German. An
anxious outside world will watch with
interest the success or otherwise with
which the masters of Madrid grapple
with the problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

Men Of action seldom make comments
on accomplished facts.
This is curious but little noted bit
of psychology which any one interested
can prove for himself.
Ali one has to do is talk TO doer.
There are in the. main two distinct
types of human beings.
One is the doer. the man of action.
The second is the dreamer.
One man may be both or severely one.
intellectual habits ARE so complicated
that II Is impossible to draw the line
fine and declare that one stops here,
the other begins there.
Men Of action evidently are nSt
swayed by the ordinary rules of polite
ness which hold for many human beings
If you say TO them Il am painting my
car" they will have no reply to make.
You yourself might find it necessary
to retort if some friend made similar
remark to you:
III bet it looks nice or How does
it look?" or maybe How much did II
cost?"
But this man, our typical doer, says
nothing at all.
The thing is done. He fines it I'M
necessary to comment on the matter in
any way.
At first, If you tend toward the other
type. you may feel inclined to resent
this attitude Of mind.
The fellow might say something Oh
other.
Is he boor, that he cannot indulge
in ordinary conversational nothings?
No, he is not savage.
X
He is Just a man of business who
when a thing is accomplished feels that
it is finished.
What is the. use of commenting?
Why should he say anything about
your old car?
The inner urge of many people to re-
ply when spoken to!
Whence comes it, and why is it?
The man Of action knows nothing Of
it, no matter whence it comes or why
X v y
1t will be helpful, however. for the
, remainder of us timid souls, who some
how feel that we must be polite. TO look
into this matter.
When we are talking to some one we
are like thousands of telephone users
who when an unknown voice asks them
a question are unable to refrain from
giving an answer.
There is no real reason in the world
why any human being when an 1mperl-
Gus unknown htirls at him over abe
wire who is this?" should feel the
least bit OF necessity for replying
Many do, however. no doubt out oil
sheer politeness, some timidly, and q
certain lack Of readiness with another
reply.
Perhaps there is as little reason why
people in conversation must snap back
with something, anything, just to KEEP
the conversation going.
Silence-people hate 1t and are afraid
of it. How bored every one feels when
silence suddenly descends. and how glad
every one is when some one thinks ur
remark which will start the ball to
rolling again!
The necessity for being policemen
the man Of action feels it at times.
Some however. feel it at all times
and with them it tends to become q
vice, like any other pleasantly carried
too far until 1t turns into a weakness
From this tribe of pleasant people come
the thousands Of yes men" who clutter
up industry and give their superiors
such mass Of transformation it is q
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licity and the services of competent
makers and distributors of copy" came
Co be more and more In demand, with
the result that congressional activities
and theories and advocates and opposi-
tons gained large lineage in the press
of the country. Eventually the Lentz
method of making the country sit up
and take notice was overworked, and
although there remain s1me instances
of professional promotion, the game is
not as generally in vogue as it was a
few years ago, Perhaps the radio has
had its effect through giving the public
man" a direct mouth to-ear contact
with the unseen audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

What do you need to know? Is there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puzzles you? Is there
something you want to know without
delay? Submit your question to Pred
eric J. Haskin. director OF our wash
!ngton Information Bureau. He Is en-
ployed to help you. Address your In
auiry to The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, director,
Washington. d. c.. and tnclose cents
in coin or stamps for return postage.
@. When playing auction or contract
bridge with two packs of cards where
should the pack be placed after II Is
made up?--M. F.
A. The still pack is shuffled by the
partner of the player who is dealing
He places it at his own right, which Is
at the left Of the next dealer. When
he prepares TO deal he lifts the pack
and offers it to the player at his right,
who cuts the cards.
O. What is the approximate average
salary OF q major league base ball
player?-M +
A. The salary of major league base
ball players ranges from few thousand
dollars gear to the $25,n00 paid Coch-
'rane. Gehrig. Grove and Earnshaw ana
the $50 600 paid Babe Ruth. The aver
age good player receives about $4,000
or $4,000 year.
@. Il the Milky Way always in the
heavens?-N. L.
A. 1t is. This luminous band COM
pletely encircles the earth.
@. Why do leaves turn so as to show
the under sides before a storm?-R
H.R.
A. Prof. Humphreys OF the Weather
Bureau says that many plants undergo
some changes on the approach of rain
The hanging OF the leaves so as To
show their under sides when viewed
laterally or at a distance is owing to
changes in the leaf stalk on the alb
sorption Of moisture, Similarly all no.
ticeable plant changes on which weather
predictions are based result from varia-
tons in humidity. temperature and sun
shine. Plant signs, however, are not
regarded as reliable guides to coming
weather.
O. I notice that you say that 3,7oC
francs. a years cost of French soldier
is more than S700 in American money
Isn't this mistake?-M. W,
A. The franc Is stabilized at IS
cents. The French soldier therefore il
an expense of only about $145 to the
French government.
@. Do the bells in carillons keep theiI
tone?-T. d.
A. The Etude says that some of the
most perfect chime bells in the world
are several hundred years old, and were
made in the seventeenth century by Van
den Gheyns, Dumery or Hemony.
@. In what State is the longest resi-
dence required before person could be
elected Governor?-R. 8. p.
A. Louisiana and Maryland require
the longest residence-10 years.
@. Who started the prison reform
movement in the United States2--J. H.
A. The Prisoners Relief Society says
that it was started in 1888 by DR.
George H. Sandison, editor of the Chris
tan Herald.
@. How far does a fly travel from 1t:
breeding placer. A. B.
A. The Bureau of Entomology says
that house f1y will travel a mile or Sc
from its breeding place. If carried BY
a strong breeze, it may travel several
miles.
O. Who administers the oath Of Office
to the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in Congress?-F. M.
A. 1t is usually administered by the
oldest member in point of service, calico
the Father OF the House.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Where was the original home OF
the Moors?-E. C. A.
A The name was applied to the peo-
/ pie OF Morocco. The Arabs conquered
the Roman province Of Mauretania ana
converted the inhabitants to Moham-
mechanism. The race soon became mixed
and these people upon invading spain
and Portugal were called Moors. Span
iSh writer's soon applied the term 70 all
the Mohammedans OF Northern Africa.
@ Is Mount Vernon built Of wood or
stpne?-G. B.
A. 1t is OF frame construction. An
elaborate ire-hghting system protects
the building from damage.
@. Please give a brief history Of the
| Hoboken Ferry.--E. M
/ A. TIE Hoboken Ferry, established by
1 Cornelius Haring in ITS, carried the
/ soldiers of both sides In the Revolt
| tionary War and ferried United States
| soldiers on their way TO enlist with
Commodore Perry in the War of 1912.
/ 1t was established TO connect the cor
/ poration dock at Bear Market. Vesey
| street in New York City. with what Is
now Hoboken. but which was then a
small town with one hotel. This was
/ the Kings Arms Inn, which was owned
! by HaringJ who also operated stage
| the Plank road
| @. Did lEussolini serve in the World
/ War?-L. ID. E.
| A. He fought until discharged on ac-
/ count of many and serious wounds. He
had the rank of corporal.
Q To whom do the following sobrs
| quets apply: Father of History
water zPoet," sage Of Chelsea" and
odd Pretender"?--C. K.
A. Father of History" Herodotus:
| Water Poet" John Taylor: Sage of
| Chelsea" Carlyle, and old Pretender,"
James, Ion of James II.
O. VIVA els the maximum salary paid
| in Russia ?--J. A. H.
| A. The maximum salary of workers
in Russia has been 400 rubles month.
This is a little more than 5000 in our
| money. This maximum, however, has
not applied to American or other for
eign engineers or scientists employed By
| the 1ussian government. On July OF
this year an announcement was made
by Stain which virtually sanctions an-
equal wages and piecework.
@. How much coal does a railroad
engine carry?-G. F. c.
| A. Modern locomotives have ca
/ pdCAtS VI lAOtu 40 " oS OO&ho va S0da.
c. Did the late Henry Cabot Lodge
ever hold any other Office besides that
/ of United States Senator?--C. ". b.
/ A. Senator Lodge served in the Mas
sachuSetts Legislature and In the Lower
| House of Congress before he entered the
] Senate.
@. What is the oldest church in Ion
don?-F T.
A. That of st. Bartholomew the
! Great.
@. What is photographic ink made Of?
w. 8. A.
A. Lithographic ink is made Of the
dry color and linsaed oil. It is generally
sold stiff, so that the printer can soften
! 1t with varnish to the consistency he
requires.
@. When was 1t FIRST demonstrated
that gases could be liquefied?-D. E.
A. The exact date is not known, but
1t was toward the close OF the eighteenth
century. Sulphur dioxide Is said 70
have been the first gas liquef1ed.
@. What was the total cost of the
Louisiana Purchase?--E. w. S.
A. The total cost, including interest
payments incidental to the final settle
ment. was $27,267, 622.
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The Ready Romancer.

Clumsy of you TO fall overheard
said the critical friend.
Il didn't fall overheard, replied the
man who never confeSses to q mistake.
The biggest fish I ever saw swan
alongside and couldn't resist the
temptation 10 dive for him"
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After a large amount Of denunciation
as a tyrant and a reckless theorist,
Stain is gradually commanding GER
tain degree of difference throughout the
rsCrld as rising young business man.
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The 2ridge w ar.

From the Columbia, 6. C., State
No, Dolly Ann, the bridge war you've
been hearing about is not what hap
pened when the Governor Of Texas
trumped Hle ace Of the Governor Of
Oklahoma but it's been almost as hot
as If ct were
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Qualified AnprecLation.

Shakespeare was a master OF the
English language" remarked Mr.. Hi
brow
M yes" replied the sporting expert,
doubtfully, although l have found
nothing in his works to indicate that
he could write an account of a base
ball game that would be classed as cor
rect style"
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The Agreeable Idler.

The bee is never known TO Shirk,
It's always on the wing. =
The butterfly, it does no work
But then, it doesn't sing.
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Scientific Assistance.

"Is your boy Josh much of help to
you?''
Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel
Hes maxim collection Of insects. OF
course, he don't catch as many as he
could If he wouldn't stop to label EN-,
but every little helps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

When Iindbergh is reported lost
an adniring public viii recall the re-
marx Of the Indian who when found
straying far from his dwelling stolidly
insisted, "wigwam lost; me here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

Eminent Germans who refused friendly
suggestions before the war are now
willing to give attentive consideration
90 timely advice on business matters.
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An nther st.tes and canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for Republication of all news dis-
patches credited TO 1t or not Otherwise cree
tied IN THIS paper and also The local - vs. ";
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
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Anv Old Job Is Good.

From the Duluth Herald.
Looking at 1t one way, any job is a
good job to the man out of job, pro-
vided he has lost his appetite and sar-
tor!al pride.
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Sure Guess.

From the Ann Arhor Daily News.
Some Of these endurance planes can't
be identified easily from the ground,
bat its getting so you can be pretty
certain any ship you &c h hopping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

Warm weather discomforts call at
tention to the Importance of parks in
large cities. The taxpayers who some
times hesitate at liberality in maintain
ing them find the park not only a
benefit to children, but welcome means
Of securing a little sleep on hot night.
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Intellectual Test

From the Akron Beacon Journal.
As a test Of intelligence, bridge af-
fords evidence that convinces every.
body who is good at it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

The next popular holiday on the list
is Labor day, the day which ends va
cations with especial demands in the
way of the hard work incident to long
horneward JOURNEYS
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Your parts Of speech do not always
agree" vertured the stenographer.
That's all right" replied Senator
Sorghum. Il don't care whether they
sgres or not. This is an insurgent
speech"
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Moral Eject

Il see you have bought another set
Of books''
'sYes," replied Mr.. Cumrox. IT'S a
good idea to keep q lot Of books
around. It sort Of restraints your family
from being too ready TO assume that
you don't know what Np are talking
akOuAr
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ii.h st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: lilo East 42nd 81.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European once. IL Resent 81. London,
England.
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"Millions have been killed. remarks
the Atlaf,ta Journal, and thoush other
millions have arisen to take their places,
the defenders of the crops seemnt1 hold
at present the upper hand. I'm tu-
nately, from one standpoint such M
noyiuR phepomens do not occur OH.
II ne grasShoppers fCTeGathere6 Ct
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wAsHINa ToN, D. C.
FRIDAY :. -. August z, 1881
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@. Did fEussolini serve in the World
War?-L. d. E.
A. He fought until discharged on ac-
count of many and serious wounds. He
had the rank of corporal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

Q. What is the oldest church in Ton
don?-F T.
a. That of st. bartholomew the
Great.
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@. What is photographic ink made Of?
w. s. A.
A. Lithographic ink is made Of the
dry color and linsaed OIL 1t is generally
requires
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

@. Il the Milky Way always in the
heavens?--N. L.
A. 1t is. This luminous band COM
pletely encircles the earth.