From the November 14, 1931, issue

PHYSICISTS STUDY EFFECTS OF STRONG WINDS ON SKYSCRAPERS

Another official government investigation is getting under way in Washington. The men involved in the new probe are studying a problem of vital concern to every city in America.

The investigators working now are scientists, and their problem is to find out whether skyscrapers–including the 10- and 20-story skyscrapers of the average American city–are safe.