The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-04

A Fierce Storm Will Cross the Con.
tinent from the Pacific to the At.
lantic About May 5 to 13-Rainfal
Will Not Cover Large Sections.
copyrighted 1913 by w. T. Foster)
Washington, May 3.-Last bulleti1
gave forecasts of disturbance te
cross the continent May to Z
warm wave 2 to 6, cool wave to 9
This will occur irregularly in va
rious places as the cool wave comes
in. Our danger signals will hang oui
for the great steamship route t.
Europe from May 8 to IA, begin
ming near the grand banks, in the
vicinity of Newfoundland, not fal
from May 8.
Next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about May 8, cross the
Pacific slope by close Of 9, great
central valleys 10 to 12, eastern Sec
tions Is. Warm wave will cross the
Pacific slope about May s, great CEN
trail valleys 10, eastern sections IL
Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about May II, great central
valleys IL, eastern sections IA.
This will be a fierce storm from
the Pacific to the Atlantic as the
storm crosses the continent from
about May to Is. There are indi-
cations that it will be at its greatest
force on May IL, about the time, or
little before, it reaches meridian
70, line running north near Pitts
burg, Pa. While this storm is not
expected to be SO dangerous as
some Of the recent storms, all
should be on the lookout. There
may be no tornadoes but it is best
to be on the safe side. Much greater
storms are expected last part ,f
May. The rains of this disturbance
will not cover large sections, but
will be concentrated, and some
heavy downpours may be looked
for. It is not possible now to locate
such rainfalls. A large part of the
country will remain dry and will be
robbed Of moisture to make up the
heavy local rains. The cool wave
preceding this disturbance will car
ry frOsts further south than usual,
but the cool wave following will not
bring very low temperatures.
Another disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast near May 13, cross
Pacific slope by close Of IA, great
central valleys Is to II, eastern Sec
tions Is. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about May 13, great CEN
trail valleys. Is, eastern sections II.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about May i6, great central valleys
18, eastern sections 90.
This disturbance will be at its
greatest force on Pacific slope, but
is not expected to be dangerous. The
temperature will go very high and
sections where drouth prevailed
previously will suffer from evapo-
ration. But great fall in tempera-
ture vii lcome with the cool wave
and some of the drouth sections will
get temporary relief. Frosts will go
further south than usual and the
next cool wave will carry frost fur
ther south still and tender plants
should be protected in northern sec
tions.
We are now publishing eight-page
pamphlets explaining the causes of
cur weather changes, how to fore
cast and giving instructions that
will better enable readers to under
stand our forecasts. These pamph-
lets will be mailed to all newspapers
and magazines that publish our
forecasts. They will also be mailed
free on receipt of a.2c stamp to all
subscribers to periodicals that pub
lish these bulletins. The pamphlets
contain many graphic illustrations
and have been prepared with great
care and at great expense. No. 2 is
now ready for distribution.
The u. S. Weather Bureau is pub
fishing forecasts about a week in
advance. Their forecasts are based
on the eastward drift of the dis
turbances after they appear on the
north Pacific ocean, and they seem
to veryify our forecasts calculated
months in advance, as their later
forecasts are very much like our
older forecasts.
ROOtleggers Convicted.
At the session of the District
Court Yesterday Judge John r. Land
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