The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-12-06
astronomer SAYS
MIGHTY SMNkG9M|MG
csuueneins December n Earth 10
Be- Visited D. Quakes, Hurri-
eanes, Lightning, Colossal Storms
and Tremendous Disturbances.

According to Prof. Albert r. Por-
"a. on December II there will be an
unusual and overbalanced collection
A six powerful planetary bodies in
the solar system grouped on one side
of the sun. The pull Of these plan
alta. Mr. Porta believes will produce a
gigantic sun spot, which will explode
the earth's volcanoes, shake us with
earthquakes and drown US in floods.
He believes 1t will pull from the sun
the mightiest sun spot OF explosion
Of gases ever known to man.
While astronomers generally agree
with Prof. Porta as to the unusual
situation In the heavens next month,
they do not admit the consequences
he predicts, and points out that near
" similar grouping Of the planets
have occurred before without produc-
ing any cataclysm on the earth. How
ever, the argument will be decided
for us in a few days. Here is Pro-
lessor Portals distressing prediction:
lowing to a strange grouping of
six mighty planets, such as has not
been Q In q score Of centuries, the
United States next December will be
swept by the most terrific weather
cataclysm ever experienced since hu-
man history began.
ut will be caused by the hugest
sun spot on record, q sun spot that
will be visible to the naked eye. Since
men first began to make record Of
events, no sun spot has been large
enough to be seer without the aid Of
instruments. This one will be.
THE sun spot that will appear De-
cember IT, 1919. will be q vast wound
in the side Of the sun. 1t will be a
gigantic explosion Of flaming gases.
leaping hundreds OF thousands Of
miles out into space. It will have a
crater large enough to engulf the
earth, much as Venus might engulf a
football.
such a sun spot will be rich enough
In electromagnetic energy to fling
the atmosphere Of our planet into a
disturbance without precedence or
parallel. There will be hurricanes.
lightning. colossal rains. 1t will be
weeks before the earth will regain its
normal conditions. There will also
be gigantic lava e%ruptions. great
earthquakes. to say nothing of floods
and fearful cold.
II make this startling prophecy
with no desire to be merely sensa-
tional or alarming. 1t is simply be-
cause my study Of the planets have
revealed certain results with mathe-
NAUTICAL certainty. On December II,
l9l9-no less than seven planets will
pull jointly on the sun. These will
include all the mightiest planets.
those with the most powerful pull.
Six OF them-Mercury. Mars. Venus.
Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune will
be In conjunction; grouped together
In the greatest league OF planets
ever known In the annals of astron-
omy, They win be massed in the
narrow limit OF 90 degrees on the
same side Of the sun! Directly OPP
coming into opposition with
gigantic league will be the huge
Uranus. The magnetic cur
rents between Uranus and the six
will pierce the sun like a
mighty spear. Our earth is outside
the league, at an angle of nearly 80
degrees-in perfect position to re-
ceive almost the full force otthemon-
ster electrical disturbance as 1t leaps
into activity on what not. to US. will
be the eastern horizon Of the suns
disc, Be warned in advance. Ire
things are going to happen
from December II to 20. 1919. and
afterward.