The Caucasian., 1911-05-28
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
MILD TEMPERATURE
Will Run to Extremes Causing Very
Warm Days to Be Followed by
Very Cool Weather-Drouth and
Heavy Rains in Some Localities.

copyrighted 1911 by w. 7. Foster.)
Washington, May Blast bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent May q to 81,
warm wave 26 to 80, cool wave % to
June 2. While this disturbance is
not expected to be of great force its
weather features will go to ex-
tremes, the warm waves being very
warm, cool waves very cool, drouth
sections developing great heat and
dryness, and wet sections heavy
rains. See previous bulletins for
wet and dry sections for May and
June. This storm wave will develop
greatest force west Of meridian 90
not far from May p and after % it
Twill lose force.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about June 1, cross the Pacific
slope b yclose Of ?, great central
valleys 3 to ), eastern sections 6. A
warm wave will cross the Pacific
tslope about June /. great central
valleys 8, eastern sections .. Cool
wave will cross the Pacific slope
about June 4, great central valleys
E6, eastern sections 8.
While no great weather events are
expected from this disturbance, the
weather forces will not be milo. The
temperatures vii lrun to extremes
causing very warm Waye to be fol-
lowed by very cool Much warmer
in the middle west than in the far
west and the eastern sections.
Rainfall viii neglect Canada and
the northern states and begin to
concentrate III tuba and along the
coasts of the Gulf Of Mexico. Where
plenty of rain shall have fallen up
to that time crops will not suffer in
the Immediate future. but where it
lis already dry much anxiety for the
crops will develop In the extreme
south and Cuba wet weather will in
jure the crops as rainfall begins to
concentrate III that section.
Science Notes.
The bright star in the west after
sunset is Venus, the large star seen.
in the southeast at the same time is
Jupiter, and the big red star seen. in
the mornings is Mars. These three
will control June weather. The
moon will apparently pass near Ju-
piter June Z, Mars June 20, Venus
May 30 and June 20.
All bodies of organized matter
from the atom to the greatest of the
sk1ns send out straight lines of force
Heleetrical currents toward all 9th
Ell organized bodies of matter, and
q Arrents of magnetism return in
ssirals around these electric cur
rEnts. Therein lies the secret Of
NWton's attraction of gravitation.
These feelers, sent out by every or
gIAnized body of matter do not go to
dn parts Of space but only to other
odies Of matter. These are the
orees that ply between the planets
nd are called electro-1nagnetism.
The effects of these forces in the
ear5h are called terrestrial magnet
Esh, and changes in these forces
sause the changes in our weather.
s. Weather changes are calculated
y much the same methods en-
ployed in calculating the changes in
he tides. In calculating the tenn
peratures for June. twenty causes
!: we're used for each locality. Thir-
seen lines of figures covering thirty
Iays for each cause; go additions, go
nultipIications, 60 divisions for each
ause; 1900 figures for each place.
Our government forecasts the
ides of the world and prints the
forecasts in a large book for the use
bf those who live by the sea and for
ethers. One of the greatest wonders
of Washington is the machine used
II making these calculations of the
ides. It is something ike a type
writer or adding machine, but I'M
nensely more complicated and ex-
1ensive. Mr.. Shidy of st. Louis, who
3 an active member of the Wash
ngten Missouri Society. IS chief OF
he tidal division. He is an able
Mathematician, very quiet and un-
assuming, courteous, gentlemanly,
And has long been in the government
service.