Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-10-28
THE WEATHER man
JUST DROPPED IN
ii. +. ALCIATORE TELLS GRAPHIC
REPORTER HOW THE DAILY
WEATHER FORECASTS ARE
MADE.
MOVEMENT OF STORMS
Always From West TO East-WOuId
Eliminate The Mosquito In
Arkansas.

charge of the United States weather
bureau at Little Rock-the man who
makes the ram or sunshine-some-
time-and who seldom gives the
people a bum steer?'
"A Graphic representative had this
privilege the other evening, when
Mr.. Alciatore, being a resident of
Little Rock and not perfectly city
broke until he visited Pine Bluff.
dropped into the office and asked to
be directed to the Hotel jefferson.
Well, if you ever get the chance
to talk to him, by all means, do so.
He is without doubt one of the
most interesting conversationalists
in Arkansas. He can tell you about
other things as we'll as the weather.
but his hobby is weather-whether
it is wet or dry.
Mr.. Alciatore is man of wide ex-
perience. He knows the weather
game from A. to u. in all seasons.
night or day. He talked of weather.
observations for more than an hour
and if it had not been for the fact
that Mr. Alciatore finally induced
his listener to let him go to bed, he
would have been compelled to
continue longer.
Mr.. Alciatore says his bureau at
Little Rock receives seventy-five
, kilograms from as many weather OBJ
servatories in all parts of this
country and Canada, every morning,
each telling of the weather condi-
lions in the respective localities.
These messages are sent over what
is known as signal circuits or leas-
ed wires They are sent and re-
ceived in cipher, not for secrecy but
for economy and rapidity After
the receipt of the kilograms a
weather map is used, upon which is,
marked the various conditions in the
various sections of the country-such
as wind direction, velocity, temper
AZURE, rain and snowfall, thunder
storms, ETC., that are recorded for
the previous twelve hours. From
this map after it is completed, rain,
fair weather or storms for Arkansas,
as the case may be, is determined
Mr.. Alciatore declared that storms
always move from West to East.
never from East to West The ex-
act speed of storms is known in an
instant. which, at this season of
the year. is usually about thirty
miles an hour.
Mr.. Alciatore believes in the
elimination of the mosquito. He has
studied the insect as germ spread
el and declares that he would no
more think of going to bed without
first making sure that every mos
quito in his room had been 'swatted''
than he would to swallow a glass of
deadly poison.
81 was in little town in Arkansas
one night" said Mr.. Alciatore "and
there was only one hotel in the
own. 1t was hot summer night
md the vocal solos OF the mosquito
could be heard on every side. I
alked into the little hotel and
asked for a ROOM One was as
signed me on the register and
asked the clerk if the room was
screened. He informed me that it
vas not; and to add to the informa-
ion he told me that there were no
mosquito bars at hand. | then in
ormed him that ! would not go to
ed
But what will YOU do?' inquired
he clerk. +
Il told him that I intended to sit
ID all night in the lobby and I did.
That is, talked elimination o. the
mosquito to that man till he got
abroad track and nearly talked the
tation agent to death, and when he
,ot tired of me | talked to truck
nan outside. Day soon came on and
boarded train for home
Mr.. Alciatore says there would be
% malaria in Arkansas if everybody
<aged war against the mosquito.
There is not a healthier state in the
Inion than Arkansas, according to
fr. Alciatore's belief, and there are
zone better from commercial, agri-
and industrial standpoint.
Complete stock of the old Reli--
''e Winchester and U. NJ. c. shells
md catridge-all makes Guns and