The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-03
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE AVERAGE EXPECTED
A Long Spell OF Moderate to High
Tempcraturrs--NOt Much Rain or
Snow but Otherwise Severe and
Threatening Weather.

copyrighted 1911 by w. Il. Foster,
Washington, Dec. last bulletin
gave forecasts OF disturbances to
cross the continent Nov. 3 0to Dec. 4
and Dec. 6 10 10, warm waves Nov.
% TO Dec. and Dccil to Q. cool
waves Dec. 2 to 6 and 3 TO 10. The
average temperatures Of the twelV3 ,
days covering the above described
disturbances wa seXpccted to he be-
low normal and to include two rain
waves crossing the continent Dec. 2
to 9 and to ~.
The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about Dec. 10, cross
Pacific slope by close Of II, great
central valleys i2 TO II, eastern sec
tions is. Warm wave will cross Pa
citic slope about Dec. 10, great CEN
trail valleys IL, eastern sections Ia.
Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about Dec. l3, great central
valleys is, eastern sections n.
The important features of this
disturbance will be q great rise in
temperatures and the Inauguration
of long spell of moderate to high
temperatures, not much rain or
snow but otherwise severe and
threatening weather. The cool wave
will not go to very low temperature.
The annual gathering of scientists
Of all America occurs at Washing
ton, ID. c., Dec. u. Many eminent
men of science will be here and
many important discussions Of
scientific matters are expected 1t
may appear strange, but it is true,
that men who have accomplished
most in the way of inventions and
discovery have had little TO do with
scientific societies, probably because
they are seldom in line with ortho-
dox scientists ana are too busy for
society work. Herbert Spencer and
Edison are samples Of the great
scientists who have had little To do
with the scientific organizations.
The Carnegie Institution recently
published q valuable work on sun
spot observations and this suggests
the great importance Of the snnspot
question. My forecast of new SUM-
spots, to be seen near Nov. Q, proves
to have been good. The spots were
observed by Father Ricard, director
of Santa Clara, CAL, Observatory on
Nov. 2. The spots were little to
the southeast of the center of the
sun. If scientists knew the causes Of
sunspots it would revolutionize all
sciences that are related to the
physical forces and our National
Weather Bureau would be compell-
ed to rebuild the foundations of its
work.
Crop weather is expected to con-
tinue favorable to winter grain. In
nearly all the spring wheat country
the soil will tliaw in the spring with
an abundance of moisture, and this
will go far toward insuring a good
crop next year. But | advise not to
be in a hurry about selling any kind
of grain, cotton or flax seed. If you
have hard wheat keep it.
Some people are trying TO get up
Ia financial scare or panic, but they
will probably not succeed. They
have already caused some depress-
ion but the great forces will not
forget the power OF the American
voter One more financial panic will
make this country a bad place for
panic makers to live and they will
surely think it over before bringing
another break. ! do not believe we
will get another great financial de-
preston for many years.