Evening star., 1928-04-17

ent cold snap. On March IS NJ.
Browne published this prediction as 20
April weather:
Indications are for slight coId wares
during the remainder OF .1arca. f9llox-
ing reasonably close 10 the schedule In
dicated IN February. none os them ind
eating intensity in the South
For April the following schedule MAJ
be written:
March 30-Aprn g." CThose two
dates mean that a cold wave would
start in the Midwest March 30 and
reach the East by April s. Remember
April T-l3." Another travelling cold
wave
April 1920" THAT meant that =
cold ware vas announced last aFarch
IS. 70 arrive in the Midwest last Satur-
day. April II. and reach It's climax il
the East April 20. Lock cut for il =
be at its peak mex. FTidayl
The rest OF Mr.. Brownies last Narca
26 prediction IS as follows. Cheek HIN
up! Two more cold waves after this
week:
April 2I-2s. Apra 2s-ATav A. CThe
first date Is for the beginning OF fte
cold wave in the West and Northwest
and the following date for its culnIra-
ton II the East The month as q whole
VIII be above normal temperature Son1e
danger exists of q too early advancs
OF Southern fruit blooms. but the .ndt-
cations are against heavy destruction
from cold wayes.l
DR.. Charles G. Abbot. secretary e
the Smithsonian Institution. who IS tn
highest authority N America or sun
spots. was asked what the aid suoes
were saying today and What eject thsT
had on the weather. He was SIS 6ry rs
dustStorni on Mars, as he replied.
There are many spots noE OF tire
sun, but We are not making daily pho
tographs Of them here n Washington.
50 can't tell YOU Just how they are
today. AS - what effect they have on
the weather. you viii have 10 come back
70 years from now; we'll know tlen
Come IN 1880. The Sl1nSpotS are in
creaSing and viii reach their maximum,
this year"
Bnt while Or. Abbot is rated IS IL
dorStng Mr. Brownies theories SIS % TIE
effec. Of S,InSpotS on weather. tie Stafe-
ment that the maximum viii hs reached
this year 5 challenged hy Mr. Brown
who asserts that the peak was reached
IN February. 1927. and the number VII
slowly decrease
Ns4tkNkA4 EEsNukG& q SlkSlSkN-S &R&Nk&E2
daily, as observed oy aStronoHlerS fcr
more than century, show Ehas thsy
always rise rap!dly-foE about tvao years.
then gradually receCie sor four yearS.
And the weather follows the spots THE
Summer Of 1898. therefore. WI net -
50 cold as last Summer.
-
A month ago. Mr.. Browne iSStgeG bis
ksast
from which the following paragraph Is
quoted:
The eject Of this oceanic eoa6t:ian
in the North Pacific should tend during
1928 - reduce the yorCs cg the sow
pressure cyclones n10ytISS down into Ei>e
United States, especially eGrulg ts,s
coming crop season, Couple sRssS esS-
ment es reduced wind fogcs Wgt1
weakened Wind force coming north fTes
the Cult os Mexico, aIiG a solar constant
ranging In ths vicinity q .94 easorleS
the prediction can be made for hos
dry Summer With SgSSGans air Il saf
drought in ths lever Missouri sRG g
the Ohio valleys. The lower MlSSsS'
Sippt valley ard tae CiuI States Will ~
cesTe relief fT0ySa scw pressure eycsoilc5
originating IN Tire Pacific So0ta cs ths
cold water area and moving eastward
across the southern plateau 20 6naly
curve nogghward sl0sg ghe tines ~ the
Appalachian range, To this SaEhfS e,e-
nent may ee added intervening tAGH-
deySscraaS. valuable though scattered,
There WILL Ne fewer hateSeoTnaS aGG
fewer fornaSioeS than 10 1897. aiysseUSc
they Will net fan 81 minimum in
number eg destructive force,"
xe%
A unique explanation 20 tne Mis-
ssSSippi River nQo<sS VAS oaSsStsed iss a
recent eGslsyn by Mir. RgoNRe tic al
tributes = change ot Climatic cSsaCistA@2S
n the valley ~ she CAseage pganasSe
Canal through whtca between Ss@eN
and la.oAe SecSlaa ~feSe eE fgSsA water
Rows trom LAKE, Michigan sntN tNe RIVER.
fresh water eXaENegateS 50 psr cent t3gNSe
rapidly than SAlt water. AMI snss SfSas
Increase " water IN the river sSacge9SeS
aud palnIalA ever tae Great
Plains States thereby agfscsNs vfrN
lAFpNsNs@ eolAettscklS.
That last CONCLUSION may ee eAal-
engea. since egy faFgaRlg has never
Men pgAestced Ia States eegdefMs shs
Mississippi River, ana tS gelpa eysNy IN
he western half eg tAe nskotAs sn&
NeSt eg sire laOta meridian some asse
N eco mikes Tyoaa ths river nta WANa
NV WV NftAsN4&As &sAAAkktsA&N NNsAA%AN MAe~s
lsENwtls theory u commended 50 eSsA.
sres2ia1AaA nsNeStagatsNa with ths aood
'oAsrvA bill pending,
ttawNvsF, All thess pgealeaaS eg sesenee
ssl ae debated AngN 20 Ataa 81 at che
National IAallgegxaee 04 she (te0elsyShsAl
lsNtleES, In Washington. la the 1gSatAe
nne. shs AF0Wue naaeasalNs k0E pgVSfsel-
ng weather. aaN essae aAsaa a. aee0-
a'eS A. me TIDE uaehtac - tae NAsesl
md OeQStegse ssagvey measures tas
aetgat eg the taSleS anywhere and "a
.ElN date. YEARS ahead Is being hA1n-
aeged aNt hy MF. RFaWna - eNentaA,s
7 We shalt know VISA when 70 eargy an