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Once more the vernal cherry-tree is green in memory; and in this false dawn of spring, Art come creeping to Harvard Square. Janus-faced, she looks both before and behind. Looking ahead with the Surrealists, she surveys the works of the Conqueror Worm, when men in the morgue shall be all but ashes and the halibut on the table shall be all but dust. And harking back with Harkness, she emblazons the cravats of Cambridge with a new heraldry...
...half the noise of an airplane is made by the whirling propeller (TIME, Oct. 27, 1930). But geared en- gines turn big, high-pitched propellers at low speeds. In such engines propeller noise is comparatively slight. Last week Eastern Air Transport, whose Condor biplanes are powered by geared Conqueror engines, adopted a muffler which was said to reduce engine noise by 70% without loss of power. The muffler, developed by the company's Chief Engineer Ralph G. Lockwood, consists of an exhaust manifold more than twice the size of the regular type, inside which is a stationary screw which causes...
...word 'Caesar' is said to mean Caesar, this involves the assumption of much historical knowledge. It might be possible to trace back the noises which the Romans made when thew saw the conqueror coming, and which were used in acclamation of the emperor by the Roman mobs. Though the whole concept of meaning is vague, the meaning of a word lies largely in its ability to produce an effect, as when we call someone by name...
...week, after a trip from Lake Constance, Switzerland, which has taken almost ten months, the monster Dornier flying boat DO-X (pronounced: dough-icks) stirred and surprised a city which had long ceased to be impatient for her arrival. The deep vehemence of her twelve 600-h. p. Curtiss Conqueror motors beat down like a whole squadron of ordinary planes, stilling the clamor of streets and avenues as she passed over. People, peering from windows and sidewalks were amazed at a hull which is three winged Pullman sleepers in capacity. The shadow of her huge wings flickered over the city...
...broke the proposed merger between Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. by one of the bitterest and most expensive lawsuits in history, the whole nation looked on and Cyrus Eaton stood at the height of his fame. But it proved a Pyrrhic victory, which left the conqueror too weak to continue the fight. Reverses came thick and fast. In April, Continental Shares, Inc. announced the retirement of Mr. Eaton from its chairmanship and the severance of its connection with Otis & Co. (TIME, May 4, 1931). The same week, expansive E. A. Pierce & Co. took over the commission business...