New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1928, Page 18

‘DEALY ROOM BEST Bt Generation of Sound De- New York, Oct. 31 (P—Investiga- tions in the science of acoustics show that speakers can best be heard in a room as “dead as out- doors,” Prof. F. R. Watson of the University of Illinois reports to the American Institute of Architects. “This,” Professor Watson says, “does not mean absolute deadness, but the time of reverberation should be less than is usually the case in auditoriums. “It appears necessary to design suitable reflecting walls about a speaker or musician to secure the best generation of sound.” In the generation of sound, points out, room surfaces act acoustical mirrors so that an age” behind the wall says same words at the same time the speaker. “Of course,” he explains, “this image is imaginary, and its speech is nothing more th: sound. Each reflection of furnishes such an image, so that the auditor is surrounded by a host of ima speakers at increasing distanceg, all speaking the same words the speaker and at the same tide. | “There may be as many as 200 to 300 jimages, depending on the number. of reflections before a sound ‘dfes out. Reflected sounds | reaching the auditor within five hundredths of a sccond after the direct sound are beneficial, while those arriving later than this time produce a blurring. “Rince sound travels at the rapid rate of 1,120 feet per second at or- dinary room temperature, this means that the reflected sound /| cannot be more than 56 fect be- hind the direct sound and that the | reflecting walls must be near enough to the speaker to satisfy this condition.. “That is, if the distance from the | image to the auditor is approxi- mately 56 feet more than the dis- tance from the speaker to the au- ditor the sound is beneficially re- | enforced. It the difference be- tween these distances is miore than 56 feet the reflected sound blurs the | direct sound. | “Fortunately these later sounds are weaker, since they come from greater distances and save suffered loss of intensity by absorption at, the walls. If reflected from a curved | wall, however, the reflected sound may cause a disturbing echo. “In the case of music the effects are somewhat different. It is pos-| sible to have acceptable music with several tones existing at the same time, whereas in speech it is neces- sary to have words spoken separate- | ly. Experiments, however, show that | reflecting boards. are advantageous | for music as they are for speech. | “Musicians prefer to sing or play | near & wall—and always with a Nature Cure Institute 19 SOUTH HIGH ST. Telephone 765 Genuine Natureopathic treat- menta are given absolutely Pain- loss. 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C. headquarters of the National Geographic Soclety, Yucatan has perhaps the most in- | teresting historical background of |any part of Mexico. “The Mayan Indians had the fore- | most civilization in pre-Columbian America” the bulletin states. “When parts of Europe were barbarous lands the Mavans were building | great cities of stone and stucco structures. They had formulated & working system of astronomy and developed a system of writing, main- ly ideographic, but containing some phonetic elements. They cast copper {and gold and spun and wove cot- ton which was dyed with brilliant colors. Their calendar, which divided the year into eighteen months was with five nameless days left over ! each year, was more nearly accurate than the Julian calendar. Mayan Iufluence Remains “Although this ancient civilization has vanished except for its ruins, it has left its impress on the Ydca- teco of today. Yucatan teems with {place nanies entirely unchanged | from their ancient designation. The Indian dances contain positions like | those pictured on the carvings ot ruined temples. Mayan is spoken as much as Spanish. Many ,of fts words baffle the ordinary student of pronunciation. Examples are ‘hue- huetl* meaning drum; ‘stoles’ which means dancers, and, ‘h'men,’ sor- cerer, 9 “The pure Mayan types are sel- dom found now except in the jun- gles of tha south or little known Quintana Roo. The Yucatecos, with a touch of white blood, in contrast to many Mexican tribes, have a passion for cleanliness. They re. semble the Japanese in their devo- tion to the daily bath. Merida Is Gay Capital “Modern Yucatan is prosperous. The raising of henequen from which bhinder twine {s manufactured has made it so. This twine s used chief- ly in the United States on harvest- ing machines, Merida, the capital, is a_clean, colorful city. “The Meridanos themselves offer colorful contrasts, Parislan gowns are seen side by side with the old- fashioned huipil and pik, the white, square-necked overblouse and long underskirt formerly decreed by law for the Indians and Mestizas. De- scendants of Mayas, once nobles of ancient Mayapan, ride through the streets in trim little Fords, which they call ‘Fotingos.’ Carrying Firearms Provohibited “Innumerable bootblacks swarm the city. ‘Shines’ may be had for the equivalent of fifty cents. Prices for everything are correspondingly high. Money is plentiful in Merida as the numerous hotels, restaurants and clubs. The two-gun guerrilla of story-book fame is not to be found in Yucatan. The carrying of fire- arms is forbidden by law. “Sale of alcoholic beverages fs prohibited. Light wines and beer es- cape this ultimatum. However the light wines are light in everything but price. The beer is so mild that its intoxicating quality 1s about equal to that of a big strong drink of water, according to the Yucate- can conn eurs.” 'BURGLARS TRY TOROB MAIN STREET STORE (Continued from First Page) floor, without car- [fled the owners, who looked about 'the premises and found nothing amiiss. her the key workers who oper- ated in upwards of 35 homes in New Pritain within the past few months have resumed activity or a new band has sprung up, for two homes were entered yesterday after a week or more of inactivity of this nature. Last night, the home of Misses | Anna Y. Taubert and Elsie hert at 39 Henry street, was report- «d to the police as having been en- fered while the sisters were at work in local factorics. On gheir return about ) o'clock they were prised to find the tenement ra | d and the following articles mi 1 doz. knives and forks, 1 lady’s gold watch, valued at $50; % doz. soup spoons, 1-2 doz. tea spoons, 1 butter knife, 1 sugar shell, 1 meat fork, valned at $8: ster z silver, sert 2 gold 1 Black hat. was taken, . home of Joseph Calligarl, frect, the following loot 1 ring, 1 lady’s chain, wrist watch 1 lady's ring. two ts, and $10 in cash. Detee- Scrgeant Ellinger is investigat- wcelets, 2 silk dresses, 1 1 pair opera glasses, 1 In addition, $15 in cash Special Notice 1 pinochle party will be Ladies' Auxilfary, No. Letter Carriers, Saturday vember 3 at Vega Hall, 8 o'clock. Public in- —Advt. —p— ) HOME MADE BREAD BRE 15¢c A LOAF ROLLS 20c DOZ. Baked Beans and Brown Bread Every Friday Orders Delivered CLEPHONE 3136-3 spoons, 2 strings of gold beads, | can Museum of Natural History. Skeletons of prehistoric monsters, the Brontosaurus and Diplodocus, that roamed the western part of the American continent thousands of years ago are being fitted together at the National Museum in Washington to form one of the largest fossil exhibits in the world. They will be similar to the Brontosaurus restoration above and the Diplodocus restoration (inset,) both drawn by Charles R. Knight, under the direction of Henry Fairfield Osborne, of the Ameri- ARMENIAN LEADERS OBJECT 10 SUNDAY RALLY PROGRAM Declare Name of Their Association Has Been Used by Promoter Without Authority, Dr. Moses Kupelian, vice presi- dent of the Armenian-American Cit- izens’ assoclation, announced today that he would consulj an attorncy with a view to bringing legal action to restrain M. Martin Turpanjian of Union City, N. J., from conducting a rally in this city Sunday afternoon using the name of the club as its sponsor. Dr. Kupelian conferred today with President Dick Sarkisian of the agsociation following announcement in the newspapers that a republican rally would be held by his organi- zation Sunday. He found, he said, no official of the assoclation had any knowledge of the rally plan and said use of the club’s name was not authorized and s resented deeply. Dr. Kupelian estimated that 90 per cent of the Armenian vote of New Britain will be found in the demo- cratic column. Attorney Andrew 8. Aharonian, who is secretary of the club, also.ex- pressed displeasure at the unauthor- ized announcement and declared the club will not sanction use of fits name by the republican campaigner. Rev. A. Hadidian called at the office of the Herald this afternoon tn ask that the public be informed he is not going to speak at the rally and has no knowledge of the affair being held. His name was published as one of the speakers. USES WRONG MARKERS Carl L. Warren, aged 24, of 65 Magnolia street, was arrested by Motorcycle Officer David Doty this afternoon on High street on the charge of driving an automobile without having it registered. The markers on the car he was driving were issued for another car, and Warren is sald to have changed them. AGREEMENT SIGNED Belgrade, Juge. Slavia, Oct. 81 UP) -An_agreement was signed today by which the Jugo Slavia match monopoly passed into the hands of the Swedish-American trust in re- turn for a $22,000,000 loan. Sky-Toucher | This architect's | drawing of a $1 000,000 office building shows w early in 1930, will be the world's tallest structure. Eight hundred and ecight feet from street level to dome, |and with three floors below ground, the Chrysler Building will tower many feet above the | New York skyline. SEND YOTES BY AIL and Man Cast Absontee Ballots While in This City, New Yorker Massachusetts Louis Thomas, assistant treasurer of the Commercial Trust Co,, who last week, acting as a notary public, administered the oath to Mrs. Annie Morgan of Laconia, N. H., when she sent back home by mail what is thought to be the first Hoover vote in the country, has administered similar oaths to two other absentce voters since, Last evening at 9 o'clock, Mr. Thomas, who was in the bank teacl ing a class of students in elemen- tary finances, was called upon by Fred O. Rackliffe, former represent- ative and president of the Hoover club, and Pardon C. Rickey, execu- tive vice president of the bank, to Howard S8now, of Yonkers, N. Y. Mr. Snow is a republican and told some friends he wanted to vote for Hoover, Yesterday Mr. Thomas tered the oath of the traveling man named Des Merias from Massachusetts. The salesman did not tell anyone how he voted. STRAND THEATER DEATH CLAIM IS BEING HEARD Father of Boy Fatally Injured Whe Roof Blew Off Playhouse Presscs $15,000 Suft, Trial of the lawsuit brought by A..Bernardo against I. Hoffman and others, owners of the Strand theater, to recover damages of $15,000 for the death of his son, John Bernardo, opened this afternoon in superior adminis- |ford pressing the action brought by the dead boy's father. Bernardo was walking through a passageway near the Strand theater several months ago when a strip of metal sheeting from the pent-house blew off the roof, causing injury ifrom which the young man died on the following day. City Items Democratic rally and entertain- ment at Lithuanian Hall, Park St. tonight.—advt. Mrs, Waiter Bristol of Shuttle- meadow avenut entertained her whist club at her home yesterd afternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs. E. Brown and Mrs. Claude Leroux, Jr. Democratic rally and ment at Lithuanian Hall, tonight.—advt. Members and friends of the Mar- tha cca lodge will be entertain- ed Thursday afternoon from 2 to § o'clock at the home of Mrs. H. Michels of 140 Winthrop street. The Girl Reserves of the Y. W. C. 1l have a Hallowe’en dance I evening at the association gym- nasium. It is expected that many in _attendance will wear costumes for | for which prizes will be offered. Democratic rally and entertain- ment at Lithuanian Hall, Park st | tonight.—advt. The estate of the late Adolph Pasz- 1, consisting of real and p property is willed to his wif. alina Paszkowski. who is a |named executrix. according to hi | will filed today in probate court. | Democratic rally and entertain- ment at Lithuanian Hall, Park St., tonight.—advt. entertain- Park St A Those Inside of Waterbury, Oct. 3 1A —Pcrsons inside the polling places when the polls close at 6 p. m. here on next Tuesday night will be permitted to vote. | Henry O'Connor and Thomas F. | Dillane, democratic and republican registrars respectively, agreed today that this procedure should be ai- lowed. Tt has always been the prac- tice here to permit th inside the polling places at closing time to vote, they said. DALY COUNCIL SMOKER Daly Council, K. of C., has com- pleted plans for an election night |smoker and it is expected that a |1arge number of members will be on hand. Returns from all parts of surrounding the country will be received by radie. Excavation has and during the evening lunch will be served, administer the oath of the ballot to | ballot to a | court with Josiah H. Peck of Hart- | Polls May Cast Vote | FOUR TEAMS TIED Detroit, Oct. 31 (P—Four teams | were tied for first place at the close |of 24 hours of riding in the inter- | national six day bi~rcle race here |today, The leaders among the 13 {teams entered were Letourner. i Brochardo, French team; Cugnot. Blanchonet, French team; Wal. thour-Duelberg, German-American team, and Zucchetti-Guyot, Italian- French team. POLICE CHANGES Effective tomorrow, Sergeants J, C. Btadler and T. J. Feen~y, who | have been on duty in the detective bureau for three months, return to | night street duty, and Scrgeants ¥, iA' McAvay and M. J. Flynn take Sergeant McAvay will | their places. |be on duty from 2 p. m. ‘0 mid- | night, and Sergeant Flynn will have ;u.e 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. shift. 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He should precede Byrd into the air, as he is going to the point in Antarctica di- rectly south of the tip of South America, while Byrd goes in from the opposite side of the world. This “air cataract’ 'isa phenome- non caused by the presence.of high land in a “high” area of atmos. phere, that s a region of high baro- metric pressure. Antarctica is be- lleved by meteorologists to provide the world's largest expanse having these two “highs” superimposed, A high pressure area in the air ia or- dinarily comparatively calm, except where there are lofty slopes, down whose sides the air cataracts some- times rush with violence. They have been ebserved in explored portiona of Antarctica. Where Wilkins plans to fly, between Deception Tsland cnd Ross 8ea, Byrd's base, almost the entire area never has been seen by man, and no explorer has been close enough even to forecast the land formations. Geologists have made guesses, Vilhjamur Stefansson, Arc- tic explorer, outlines one of Wilkins unknowns, for the American mu- seum of natural history, saying: “Wilkins has & theory that while all the other margins of the Antarc- tic continent are high, the unknown coast he wants to explore is likely to be low., Solving this problem is of great interest to geographers and of perhaps even more importance to meteorologists. 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Wilkins' flight will be around, and perhaps into, what may be des- cribed as the great “keyhole” of the carth atmosphere. In addition to the prevailing surface winds blowing outward on all sides of Antarctica, weather experts have noted a ten- dency of the upper winds to hlow inward. In 1901 Louis Bemacchi of the Southern Croes expedition re- ported that for eleven months the high cirrus clouds blew steadily to- ward the pole, although the surface winds were mostly outward. Meteorologists do not consider that these winds follow the physi- cal form of a keyhole. They hope that airplanes will help clear up the action. One theory is that the polar region is blanketed with a “high"” or “anticcyclone’ ‘area, that above it is a layer of comparative calm, and atop that a whirl in the opposite di- rection. This would be a cyclone superimposed upon an anti-cyclone. Other meteorological riddles are whether there is a “wind pole” and a “cold pole,” and whether the con- tinent 1s ringed about by a series of permanent “lows" or cyclonic areas. An unanswered suggestion is the cause of low “pressure waves” that move in seemingly parallel lines across Antarctica from the pole. The velocity of thesc waves has heen es- timated at 40 miles an hour. There is a belief that in some parts of An- tarctica they cause furious blizzards. MISSING FILLY DESCRIBED Chemists Know Exactly What They Look Urbana, I, Oct. 31 UM — The two yet undiscovered substances in chemistry’s table of 92 elements that comprise the material world are so close to revelation that thelr prop- erties are predicted. Dr. B. 8 Hopkins, of the Univer- sity of Illinois chemistry depart- ment, says that the unknowns are numbered 85 and 87 and add “Number 85 should be simllar te iodine, except that it should be strongly radioactive. Eighty-seven should be like cemum, which re- sembles sodium and potassium, and in addition should be strongly radio- active, “Probably both will scarce and extremely exhausting themselves rapidly through radlation.” Dr. Hopkins in 1926 discovered illinium, third from the last element sought. The table of 32 elements is arbitrarily fixed, in accordance with present generally accepted chemical beliefs, and Dr. Hopkins says: “Of course it is always possible for wome discovery to overturn the entire table.” be very ort lived— PAUL BARTHOLOME DIES Paris, Oct. 31 (P—Paul Albert Bartholome, one of the most dis tinguished of French sculptors and painters, died today at the age of 80. He was a member of the Eng- lish, Scotch, Belgiun and Spanish Royal academies, any many of his works are in public galleries throughout the world. 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