The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-23
MARS is THE CAUSE.
Prof. Foster Explains the Pres
ent Atrocious SPRING.
The secret is out.

ent Atrocious Spring.
The secret is out.
Wise men, rich men, poor men and
fools have puzzled their brains for a
good, sufficient reason for the barbarous
weather which these United States
have experienced during the present
alleged spring.
But it remained for weather proph-
ct to tell the reason and for an Iowa
editor to suggest that he disclose it.
Prof. ". T. Foster, the weather fore
caster, whose forecasts have been for
more than year now appearing in the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, has issued a
statement telling what were the causes
of the weather.
1t is all very simple and plain.
The planet Mars was the immediate
cause. Of course there were other
causes that entered into the case, but
Mars was the particular and principal
demon whose influence is seen in this
unhallowed spring.
Just how it all worked out is also
very clear and startlingly easy to I'M
derstand after you have had it explain
ed to you.
Here is the whole thing in nut shell:
Mr.. Foster says: las | see it, the
electrical currents and their accom-
panying magnetic spirals operating at
right angles to those currents consti-
tute the forces that dominate the highs
and lows, these currents being connect
ed with the earth's magnetic poles and
the latter with the magnetic systems of
the sun, moon and other planets"
Simple!
But wasn't it an awful thing for
Mars to do?
Following is the letter issued by Mr..
Foster explaining the present unspeak-
able weather condition and also the
letter which suggested his issuing an
explanation:
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE?
]. L. Waite, editor in chief of the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, wrote Mr.. Foster
as follows:
That was most excellent record of
forecasts you made for April. Few
people believe we would have such a
cold, stormy April. am afraid your
other prediction is going to come true
that we will not have as good crops
this year as for several years past. 1t
would interest the public very much if
you could tell them upon what basis
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conditions which brought about these
were last year? Congratulating you up
on your success, am, etc."
AS THE PROPHET SEES IT.
Gas / see it, the planet Mars is the
Immediate cause. For the past three
months the earth has been moving
rapidly toward the planet and this APP
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electric forces and the magnetic system
of the earth to be excited.
My theory is that the planets great
magnets and the great magician.
Clerk Maxwell, demonstrated that two
natural magnets caused to approach
each other, break up or change the
magnetic systems of each other. AS
see it, the electrical currents and
their accompanying magnetic spirals,
operating at right angles to those cur
rents constitute the forces which dom
mate in the highs and lows, these cur
rents being connected with the earths
magnetic poles and the latter with the
magnetic systems of the sun, moon and
other planets.
"The moon has very weak, magnetic
system, so much SO that the earths mag
netic system dominates, causing the moon
to be as block Of copper is to mag
net. Move the magnet toward the cop
per and magnetic currents are set up in
the latter in the opposite direction.
Therefore when the earth receives an
electric charge from planet, that
charge overfows to the moon at the
first magnetic connection between the
earth and moon. Then, when the earth
loses it's overcharge to the sun or to a
planet, the moon in order to keep up
the magnetic equilibrium, empties into
the earth at the next magnetic connec-
ton.
| The moon, therefore, is neutral body,
an electro, dynamo, and acts as an over
flow reservoir for the earth, having
somewhat the relation of governor to
an engine.
''The giant of the worlds, the great
planet Jupiter, is now forty million
miles nearer the sun than it was six
years ago; Saturn is at his equinox
where it forms it's magnetic connection
with the sun and Mars is nearer the
earth than for fifteen years. These rela-
tions cause an increased magnetic ac-
tivity, the latter causes extremes of
temperature, one of these extremes
having occurred in April and the other
will come in June.
"These causes also have some rela-
tious to the tornadoes and other radi-
cal weather events and also relation
to sunspots and earthquakes"