Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-17
STORMS ARE COMING
LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS, SAYS
w. T. FOSTER, THE WASHING
TON WEATHER ARRANGER
Says Earthquakes Are Caused by EIee-
tricaI Dlsturbances-Predictions for
Seven Out Of Last Nine Months
Were Practically Perfect.

According to this weeks bulletin Is
sued by Prof. w. T. Foster, the Wash
ington weather prognosticator, there
Is going to be something doing across
this American continent about July 22-
&C. This is the time set for the most
severe storm disturbance of the month,
and as the professor rather significant
| ly puts it, it Is poor time for excur-
sions on the water.
The professor says that all Of the
earthquakes of this year occurred
near the dates for which he predicted
storms, and which is strong
evidence that the cause Of
the quakes is electrical All
this goes to prove that while per-
haps the professor don't know it all,
he is learning.
Seven months, with his weather
prophecies practically perfect for ag-
ricultural purposes is the good record
that Prof. Foster has made the last
nine months.
s The Bulletin.
This weeks bulletin follows in full:
Last bulletin gave forecasts of dis
turbance to cross continent Is to 49,,
warm wave Ia to 18, cool wave II to 81.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 10, cross west of Rockies
country by close Of 20, great central
valleys 81 to %, eastern states "a.
Warm wave will cross west of Rockies
country about 10, great central valleys
81, eastern states %. Cool wave will
cross west Of Rockies about %, great
central valleys "a, eastern states 26.
This disturbance will bring the most
severe weather of the month and it
will not be good time for excursions
on the water. About "a, while the dis
turbance is west Of meridian 90, all
weather causes will begin to increase
in force and all weather features in
intensity. Watch the reports for the
location Of the storm center about %
and "a and If it is in your vicinity
about that time, you would better look
out for squalls. l expect the storm
center at that time to be not far from
meridian 80 and that dangerous storms
may be expected in some parts of the
Ohio valley or on the great lakes.
"This disturbance will bring the
hottest weather Of July; not in all Sec
tons, but east and southeast of tho
storm center's path. expect the
summers heat will reach its apex
while this disturbance is crossing the
continent. My calculations indicate
that the heat will be greater in north
ern than in southern states, higher in
Chicago than in Cincinnati, cooler III
Texas than in the Dakotas.
About and following the 14th the
cool period will give way, tempera-
lures will rise and less rain will fall.
From the 14th to the 22nd the drouth
sections will suffer most and following
the 22nd showers will become more
general. Following the 14th the wea-
Their features will lose force and severe
weather is not expected again before
the Goth.
| Science Notes.
"The fact that all earthquakes Of
1906 have occurred near the dates for
which | had predicted severe weather,
is strong evidence that the cause of
earthquakes is electrical.
Fosters meteorological astronomy,
| in seven volumes, Is an entirely new
arrangement of astronomical data and
| is one of the results of my 80 years
work.
Similar relative positions of the
earth, moon and major planets bring
similar weather and these seven vol
umes are necessary in order to find
these similar relative positions. When
they are found the average of the
weather records of coincident dates
will suggest what the coming weather
is to be. These works are not for
sale.
my forecasts for nine months past