Rival Metropoli-
' Tower in New
. k—To Ring 450
"tin Air
the construction of tho1 modern
pt‘r lllt‘l‘l‘ is stt'tirt‘vlv
:39 the lunmutions :1ntl.1le\ic:s
m posslhlt‘.
1' 1ough thc l'v'ulurc of (‘nth -1lr.1i
“as introduced in .\'11W York
. your: into when the Metropoli-
‘TOVer “'11s t‘rt‘CIO‘tl. the first sky-
chimvs in Chicago urc, now
instnlinl thcri'.
thmlrnl chimes will sound t7u1
wbrltlnc Quarters" in the gnu!
1' of ”111 Status Building 451'
--' 1 11 mound. The four hon)
"1‘l1il :It 1‘1" 11:13" at
l Il11> himllvrt Ahfi‘t'r
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1'11: in th“ wm-ld
*11'" t‘\l'1lviltlll nf H11-I
opolitnn 'l'm'rr l1~~iis 111 N11“
City. of which the Strnus lJt‘llS
lbe nu ("(lit‘l. Pn'llilvrpnl’l.
t even the t.1ll towers of his-
Europvnu cathedrals nr th1
1 of I‘11rli:111111nt in 1.111 don
bt‘lt'rlcs thrit “iii r1'111'li nith‘m
f“ feet of the height :1t which t‘11-
1' .- go bolls now icing Print by
91 Mono-iy l'u‘ll (‘otulfilmy of Troy.
‘0' York. will l1:1\I- 1h: lr wttlu'r.
wi'l’ho largo lu-ll of H111 p..1l vlrl
it}! llil‘t‘i‘ 11ml :1
7.
lulf 1011.11. “.1”.
other! grnduntvrl proprntirun‘n-
‘. The ninthn power tor 1‘l1ini‘t1j'
1'“ "Qunt‘tt't‘a" will lu- 1l1r1clly in".
the ln'lls. “l|i('il. in Addition '1
int: 1'] f1 11‘ bars 111' NW anuu
dei ltlllmly «\11ry izttm-u '1'1'1—
will sound thv- full hours- on
large 11.111.
While H11-
in win 11.1
, rd for
'~ ditlons.
1.1 t they
Unsure by tlmstn
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to unit--
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l'lt‘li
sulll- 11'1:l
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tnilvs-
lll~‘ 11:111':
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standing :1
31» .‘1-i'1
in “hit
v‘:ll'l".
Vi'ailfiowcr
Cineenri
Begonia
‘ Anter _
)oth tests were grown
.dentieai conditions of heat and
moisture on opposite benches, with
the
ccived the additional benefit of the
electric light while the other re-
ceived no additional light other
than that provided by nature. \Vhen
the electric light was turned on. an
oil cloth curtain divided the one
group from the other. The light was
switched on every night at 8 p. m.
and automatically shut off at 1 a.
m.
"The advantage gained with the
advanced generation was maintdined
in every case through to the end (,1
the experiment which terminated at
the end of six weeks. In some cases
there was no pereeptibl'o gain in
growth. particularly in the root
crops including beet carrot and
radial).
“That there is certain analogy he-
twccn the radiant energy of sunlight
and that of an incandescent electric
light was definitely established by
the fact that the chlorophyll in those
plants which received the additional
electric light was more active. The
foliage presented a richer, greener
more turgid and Mgorous appear-
ance than those that were denivj the
advantage of the additional light.
Aim in the case of the vine Crops.
cucumbers and muskmclou. the
stems of the plants were heavier and
stockicr than the plants grown with-1
out the cleetrit light. In this exper-
iment. the fact was established that
1111 presenting a largo leaf surface
are greatly stimulated by the mill-
tionui electric light. as in the case
or the leaf crOps. \'iz.. lettuce and
cndlvc."
(i-.\—(‘u(‘umbcr—l')nvics
Sunlight and Artificnl Light.
u-Il—CIIt-umbcr—-Dnvics
Sunlight Only.
7-.-\—Lettur(~—nutternut.
and Artificial Light.
7-Il—lmtlucc—Buttel’nut Sunlight
Only.
l‘rvli’minary tests on the forcing
plants by theI use of artificial light
1111 re conducted by the \Vcstint'mum
Lump Company at Columbia Univer-
sity. under the auspices of Prof.
Ilueh l-‘indlny of the Department ot
Agriculture of the l'nivcrslty. 'l‘hea
r115ults on such plants as lhszton
Perfect.
Perfect.
Sunlight
llinden"
exception that one group re-u
LONG AND mucus
PROCESS EXHAUSTS
VACUUM TUBES
. 0
Liquid Air Aids in Achieving
Almost Perfect Vacuum.
—_—.A
Radio and liquid air at first glance .
would seem to bear no relation one
to the other. _ _
those who sit so placxdly before their
radio receiving sets in the evenings ‘
symphony con-.
sermons and‘
after dinner speeches realize “hat an .
in '
In its manufacture of vacuum ‘
tubes. the Bell System Laboratories.
of the Western Electric Company use ‘
listening to opera.
certs. jazz. lectures,
important part liquid air plays
radio
150 quarts of liquid air daily which
makes necessary the largest liquciy- '1
ing plant in New York City.
To make a good vacuum tube it is '_
necessary to draw out as much of j.
the gas as possible—the more thaItzis ;
:-
pumped out the better the tube.
moving all but a very small amount
of the gas prevents the electrons rc- '»
leased from the filament from com— '
ing in contact with particles of gas.
thereby upsetting the neat calcula. .
and .
tions of the radio engineers
wrecking the disposition of the user.
The pumping of a \\'e<tcrn Elec-
tric vacuum tube is a \'cry delicate .
process and employs what might
scent to the untutorcd ohecrver a
labyrinth of glass tubing.
inch and every crook has its purpose.
A part of this system is composed
of a type of glass pump using mer-
cury vapor as a pumping agent. It
is also provided with a mercury trap
inserted in the system between the
mercury pump and the tubes being
exhausted. This trap is surrounded
by liquid air which condenses the
mercury vapor, freezing it to the
walls of the trap as moisture is frozen
Very few, if any, of.
lint every 1
Above: Pumping out air to make
In the oval: Filling
vacuum tubes.
bottles with Liquid Air.
liquid air plant the air is first com-
prcsscrl to .3000 pounds pressure per
,” an o s...
\
Mag.
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The Home of Fine Furniture
Christmas Sugg
$5
Doll Carriages
.98 to $20.00
Martha Washington
Sewing Stands
$18.00
: . ""7 §
R;
Console and Mirror
$15 to$155
25‘}; Reduction on
Our Entire Line of
CEDAR CHESTS
Tea Wagons
Spinet Desks
‘-
dioxide. Thc next bottle contains
w-atcr free granular calcium chloridi
and this removes moisture from the
air. Having rcac d the proper stntt
of purificntion it t on passes into thi
liquifier which is contained in a tank .
packed with shccps—wool as an in- 3: .'
sulator to keep the heat of the room 1.
The air then passes through a num-5 Telephone Stands
ber of coils of copper tubing and;
finally is let out into the tank when
it is directed against the coils through 1
which it has just come. This re-'
ducca the temperature of the intent”:
Special 1'i1-1:1l11r:1 viii i11~ llt'mldo !
Hit‘ l>1111 hr of Sight->1 “In \1'1'r1
ll.y tltsln '11 1131111151. :11 't11l1l1gtn1’
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I biilltml :1? Yl111 .\l~t1'1>1111l11:11 'l'-1t‘.'.-1'
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1 In a 1111 1.1'11i.'51 {1
byihn \\1-11:1;:l1111111 l,1:11',1 6'111111-“111',
in €t1<t1|111nl 1111 '1'1111'1 l‘1 ll1111l41r-
.On x-t'nvhl1111\' .111 '.11'. :1? ill"
‘ l‘uilil-
square inch by four-stage air com-
pressors. The pressure of the suc-
cessive stages is 50, I75. 910 and
3000 lbs. per square inch. As the
temperature of the air- is increased
considerably in compression it is then
passed through two cooling tanks in
which the air passes through small
copper coils which are water-cooled.
The 'air must be purified before it
passes through the liquifier as im-
purities would congcal in that process
at much highcr temperatures than the
liquid air thereby stopping up the
fern. (fulln. lllllr‘s. rose gcrunhinis
and others which hm much in de—
11111111l hy florists. were. t‘xit‘i'lilt‘ly 1'1»
vornlnle. In almost every case tl-'-
plant.» grew tnllvr. continued in
those that did not rcct‘ive the benefit
of 111.1“ nrtificial light.
on our window pants in winter time.
Liquid air is one of the coldest
things known. It ttr‘vt‘r gr-ts warmer
than——3l2 degrees Fahrenheit below
zrro. If you put a honkcr full on a
rake of ice, the liquid air would boil
briskly because the ice. lwing at say
32 degrees, is quite hot :11: compared
with the liquid air at degrees.
On the other hand .1 piece of steel
wool. saturatc'l 11-:Etl1 liquial air. will
burn briskly if lightcl uith :1 match.
A piece of (‘nrlwn if hmtcd to .1 red
best and p ‘nccd in :1 115511 contain-
525 to $38.50
.13
1 \1'1111111.
“to l umber Outiu 1.;
(i. umber i
‘lrt'igntinnf .4
at .111:'t 1'1‘11111l1t111l
In Mahogany and
\Valnut.
‘l111111-1'11111t1t. order.- lnth fu" prnznpl'
111111 dcft'trvtl deilvm'y 11111111: shown
an lncrr'ns-r in \olumu stilllt'i1'11l tc
HICI'Itltlr‘ 111 1111111': 1..'"11::11<lf“1‘1 ms 11 an upward tnndvncv to tutor“.
in, 11.1 1.11 1.11.1 111‘ 1 t1'11' lurid 111111 some nutrlzr'ts 1111111111111: 1111111]. [:15 liquid air \11';l lm (1'. c white hot. passages. The air is accordingly in; air until it finally gets down tc.
for 11.111111 111.1. 1111 -.1~111i. 111‘ ll 11"" 1111'r11uFr-s. Continuc-l 0111111 1111-111111r IbO‘ 1t 50le (lrgr 1n l~;1!11«1nl1r1it, while Pas<fll through a series of purifying liqucfying temperature. '- E
”" riety ..r 11i'11 ~‘ ~ '- ...:11111~1.\~ ‘11: 1111r11111-n 11nd P.l.'il"l‘ll (1.1111111. i1.1~ the outside of the \r'sql will he too bottles. The first contains a filter The \Vcstcrn Electric Company
not only manufactures the liquid .3111 1
used in its production of vacuum '
tubes but also that used by many 09'
the educational institutions of Nev.
York City for experimental purpose!
.... ”1.. oil or other
1‘1111111‘:
«4/11
“’1‘“ which removes any
ioreirzn matter which may he sus-
pended in the air. It 'then flows
through two bottles containing caus-
tic soda which eliminate! carbon
cold to hold in the ha 1d I.‘ wool
were to be saturated \11tl1 liquid air
and confined it would prove- 3 more
'1-on'erful cxplo<iw~ than dynamite.
In the \Vrstcrn Electric Company":
I
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l.l 1'1» "
11.111 tl'v-
1\.'.'.' 1l11.21'.:l11
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H11“ .}.:!tli11:1.
kopt :1 good \11l11mr-
11::1l11r 1111111111: trout
yards, nccv'rsitnlini: :\ “llll“lil.'r-
amount of buying to liv‘t'jl
stocks in l1ulnm'". ,
prnvmp it'l'111
floctcd 111 1' 1‘1 :11
'the lt‘Rl 1111‘ .1‘-.'- 11'
of sitnilnv' 11'.1;1': 111'
nly.11111l 1.11'- 111: 11lr:'11l .1;
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p4 uh. p' 11;.»
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'1', 1'1 1.111! l 1.1: 1-.-1:.
mulzul'1'. 1:11'l 11‘ l11:l '
is 111111111. 11.1‘ 111-111.
um-fui111f11111-:1:.1111! r...
”“31. vim: ll11\.1 1: .1111lvt111‘w
('lll'i5l1111-1 .11.:l 1.. t11'.
'Ciflg ill" 7111:1' 111'”! 1 lb" '1
7’31 in '111111' l'it;-1 Y11
_ -t tr:1n5111.111ti11.,.
V"‘.\'o 11511 11f :1111l2 .11i:1.l1t.i11.1-l1l1-
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. n to st11111111t111: the mouth 11111l'
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‘lt"'s. 5:11151111111'112. ll1l1t11~n, N11—
itlS1'1'1t111 11‘ tl11~ ll111111111.111111,;
1 ':1111l .‘.l..n:1t:o-r 11f‘
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house 1 1.11111 1'111111111ny.
A W'onderful Variety
of Pictures
51.35 ‘0 $12.00
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An Odd llrcsscr Will
Make a Sensible
Xmas (lift.
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NORWA LK
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Pedestals in Oak, Ma-
hogany and lValnut.
H. S. Landsman
111-16 WALL ST.
111' 11.11111!
111| ;..1' t1»
1; ‘.1\lli'l
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mnnnnmmoomn '1 HHHHMHHHHHH
:5 New l’m'it Markets
143 W asl 1inq ton St. VI
So. N01 walk 55 N digit-15::
Telephone 3213 Telephone 2828
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Free Delivery from our South Norwalk Market
1%!
‘ OUR XMAS SPECIALS ARE THE LOWEST IN PRICE THAT ISPOSSI-
BLE. QUALITY THE HIGHEST OBTA INABLE. OUR THANKSGIVING POUL-
TRY WERE THE BEST IN TOWN. NOT ON'E DISSA FIED CUSTOMER OR
ONE POOR QUALITY BIRD AMONG THE ENTIRE T. LOOK OVER OUR
STOCK BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASES IN OUR LINE.
"In-n 1:11111'111 11.11.1110 lune known
.l.1l.t:11't11u11.1i 111:111 lnfluvncv's UH
f: O‘Nlli 1.11.1 111111.1'1111: nl' «vi-tutu
ants. 11111 1111 11111 organized r1--
‘1rt'h \11'1111. l 11111-n 111.1111 until rc-
T-v ntly'tu 11111111 11111-1l1111' the :vppltctt-
'111ni1t‘ '1‘11' li1rl1l “.121 1111111t111'1'v
llyf11.1=1:1111~;11':1 1111~:11112 of Suppl“-
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f 'i. tl111131t11111_1.11m11 111' 1:1'1111lh (1111-5
1' .t n1-111-11..11-1.1. 1111111111 tl11- 5111110 in-
31‘ sily «11 111:111 :13- 1l:1yli1:l1l, nor domi‘
.(u [wi‘iil lll111‘:~111y l1! rt‘llrllfllll‘l‘ t'x—
wily1111111-f111'111111l1tlis of daylight.
"e lint-1‘. 7111'1i111'111111'1- tl1:1t plztnts‘
ugh-tint r151 11nd 111:1t tl111 illllllit‘itlitlii:
a lull“ 1.11 I11:I.' 11: ndximirln ourrl
ly cur-willy hours when
If yiifirht 1.4 ’111.11l1-1111.1t1~.
“6 "What. 111111111111111-1111111 nwnns to‘
. ugt'11'1ilt111'1.~t L1 hard 11> predict.
. nt'i'nis, 1111W~11 1', to promise (I.
. ans 11f 1:111:111111': the 521111111] 11! d11-
optncnt 111 111.1111'311-1'1151 :in1l ill'lii'
I‘ [0 6t1.1l?1-tl1~:- lmi'tit'ulturist tn1
ng his! l|n\\111'< into bloom at ll11-
1o _wl11n tl111r llltlitit is: at its
t.~’i‘h'151 has .1'1 in 11 71.:11111 pos-
l0 by “11 111'11t1111 Ht‘ flexible
”d (‘ht‘tip 1'411111-1 11. light, and in
. no 11.01'1111111 1i :1111 'tntugvs that
, .1 1:111 lf‘t'lll‘ wivmw in NW” henc-
to littu111111ty :11111 11% for reach—
. in tin-1r 1.1-.1111- us anything,
ich lots l1:111111111-1l slum Luther
Thank dcvr‘loyu 1i the Shasta daisy (
spin: 11511:. 01311151. "
,. On the first or >11111m11t111l11r tw». he
lotion of 1‘-:1-r-1:1t1l11.q and twle ve
” . flowers 1.1r1 shoun in shallow
‘1 inch) hon-s. or 11:11.11. :13 garden-
torm thvm. 'l‘lw soil um-d was
ordinary light Mtillly soil ouch
Vil generally 11s1-1l for starting
rungs. 'i‘u'o 51115 of flats were
1 one 'wt for mowing under
oipctric light and mm for grow.
Without :utiticrul light
4 o follnulug \ul'it‘ll'fl of
selected for thc
. owbdti Cutiiiflourr
1J1: lilanching ('11lt1ry
dergrv-cn 1:1 11h
j b Lima l:v.1n
, Itch Forcing t‘nrrot
1.. win Perfect Cucumber
iernut Letturo
fl riet Giant Radish
1. ptiun L‘e rt
1 lty Ford Musk M11.
Bent Tomato
on lit-art Endive
1 not Daisy
1 o Culcmlula.
Lace l-‘ loner
I llrvuth
A Dragon
1 (11'? African Dub,
"firm
not“
mmworfikuwoc
11‘111
Very Fancy Maryland Fresh Killed Turkeys 40c-45c lb.
Very Fancy Fresh Killed Roasting Chickens (4 lbs.
aver.) ....._. 30clb. (5-6 lbs. aver.)'. . . . . . 35c lb.
Small Choice Fowl (4 lbs. aver.) 30c lb.
(5-6Ibs.aver.) 35clb
FRESH PORK EST WESTERN BEEF
SPECIALS 1 SPECIALS
. . . Porterhouse Steak 3601b.
1
S 11332113111111 95h Pfi‘i‘ 1b Sirloin Steak ..... 34c lb.
' ' ‘ ‘ ' ' ' ' Round Steak . . . 30c. lb.
Lean Fresh Shoul- Shoulder Steak . . . 18c 1b.“
ders . . . . . . .1. . . . 120 lb. Shoulder Pot Roast 150 1b.
Lean Fresh Hams (all Bread & Butter Pot
sizes) 21clb.
Roost 22clb.
Home Made Sticking Plece as for pot
Sausage .. 24c 1b.
roast18clb.
Sperry & Barnes Link
Sausage . . . . . . . 25c lb.
Sperry & Barnes Bag
Sausage........28clb.
Fresh Spareribs . 14c lb.
Pigs Liver . . . . . . . . 10c lb.
L
Armour’s Small Star
Hams 28c1b.
Sperry & Barnes Bene-
lwsHams 25911;.
Long Island Ducké 35c 1b.
Extra Fancy Geese, '
large, 30c ; small 349 lb.
'9
i
11.1mm
MARK-OFF’S
42 SO. MAIN ST. <SOUT H NORWALK
CITY HOTEL BLOCK
Fresh Chopped
Beef 14clb.
Prime Rib Roast 28c lb.
Boneless Rump Pot"
Roast 2501b.
BOYS’ VERY
HEAVY
SCHOOL
i ARCTICS FOR
“THE ENTIRE
P.
GENUINE SPRING
LAMB SPECIALS
Legs of Spring
Lamb 30clb.
.Loin Lamb Chops 4501b.
Rib Lamb Chops 35c1b.
Stew Lamb . . . . . . 15c‘lb.
Boneless Rump Corned
Beef.........;.22clb. 1mm
Plate Corned Beef 80 1b. 1§1M0RE 3?” Felt
BeefLiver ‘ . 12c1b. _. -_ ‘1‘“ ' ._
MEN’S ,
Pigs Feet, Pigs Tail Tan we: Dresi
Roast 1. . . . . . . . .’ 18c 15. All cuts 0f Fresh Killed
oxroims
Rump Veal Roast 22c lb. ~ Side Pork
$91111 yen for Stew 2501b.- ’ Sauer‘Kraut 3. lbs.
v"" f'fif'tp’f
MEN’S FELT -
SLIPPERS
89c
11 3119
”31111111115 2': 79C
LADIES’
RUBBERS
VERY FANCY NATIVE
V EAL
Veal Cutlets . . . . . . 380 lb.
Loin Veal Chops 35c lb.
Rib Veal Chops? 28c lb.
Shoulder .Veal '
Iccds
creperiment:
GIRIS, LOOK!
Patent Plat Heel
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