The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1930, Page 3

““PADRE OF THE RAINS” PASSES AWAY IN SOUTH Father Jerome S. Ricard, Astronomer, Dies at Santa Clara (Continuea rrom Pzge One) cause of his success in forecasting weather. It was his theory that sun- spots were responsible for all the weather disturbances, and also in- duced earthquakes. Although many ' scientists refused to accept his theory, his smecess in forecasting . weather 30 or more days was re- markable. Father Ricard became interested in astroffomy about 1890 and de- voted much time to the study of the subject. He took up the obs vation and study of sunspots about 1900, and after six years, during Wwhich observations in comparison with the earth's weather were made, he became convinced that by not- ing the position of the sunspots .Accurate weather forecasts could “‘be made by them. Pacific Coast Storms The principle formulated by Ri- card is, that when a spot rea a: point three days from the west- *“ern rim of the sun, a storm &ap) on the Pacific Coast. Rain or snow _may not result but a pronoun J disturbance is invariable. With| this principle as a basis, #"deductions which he said gave him | ». 27-day periods on which to work. ,The critical periods, Father Ri- card held, were three days before 2 the sun reaches the central merid- " jan in back; three days before the spot reaches the eastern rim and| three days before the spot reaches| the central meridian in front. Spots, * he declared, travel around the sun in 27 days. Pass on to Europe As the winds travel from west to i e due to the carth’'s rotation, _Father Ricard explained that storms on the Pacific Coast crossed ‘thc United States in from five to seven days and made the passage of the Atlantic to Europe in three days more. He said they alw | crossed, although sometimes broken by local conditions. Father Ricard was born at Plaisians, Drome, France, 21, 1850. He traveled extensively in | Africa, Italy and France when a | youth and was educated at the | high school at Turin, Italy, and the Jesuit novitiate at Monaco, France. After coming to the United States he was a student at Woodstock | College, Maryland, and then became | a teacher of philosophy and ethics | at Santa Clara. The university ob- | cervatory was built largely with | money received from friends and believers of his theory. The Unmi- | versity of Santa Clara held a jubi- lee on May 30, 1921, in honor of Father Ricard’s completion of 50 years in the priesthood. ———————— !Rioting Follows 48 : Hour Protest Strike VALENCTA, Spain, Dec. 9.—At least one person was killed and several seriously injured when riot- ing broke out on the heels of the 48-hour general strike on a protest (to failure of arbitration in a dis- pute between employers and work- | ers. | Shipping is crippled and trans- pertation facilities are tied up. There have been numerous clash- s betw the police and strikers. oo — CREMONA EXPANDS ITS EXHIBIT OF OLD VIOLINS | he mmiel CREMONA, Italy, Dec. 9.—Here| where most of the great violins of wthe past were made, where Stradi- ‘vzxri Guarneri and the Amatis }worked there have been gathered |a wealth of mementos of the good old days. | A recent gift has quintupled the | collection in the Stradivarius room | of the Civic Museum. To the 3004 | violins, models and documents in |that rcom there have been added /1,300 pieces, mostly documents lfibouc violins, given by Giusepp»2 (F‘loum of Munich. ALASKA MEAT CO. QUALITY AND SERVICE TO YOUR LIKING Meadowbrook Butter PHONE 39 Austin Fresh Tamales Deliveries—10:30, 2:30, 4:30 Xmas Gifts New Pictures of Juneau and Vicinity In Christmas wrappings and packed in wooden boxes NO EXTRA CHARGE “READY-TO-MAIL” SPECIALTIES Our Popular “Lights o’ Juneaun,” Taku and Mendenhall Framed Prints in five sizes CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS See the Display at WINTER and POND STUDIOS { No matter where you plan to go—by nhcmil\:p o rail—= we'll be pleased to give you full information—make seservations and deliver tickets if you desire. Write or wire KARL K. KATZ, Alaska Representative 200 Smith Tower, Seattle, ELiot 5360 . Ilon?tllern Pacific Railwau Route of the NEW North Coast Limited and The Alaskan < January | e e z = z = e | | ‘Wolverine does not mean a wash- | ing machine or | bowling team, but rather a pred: tory animal, men of which is displayed in the show window of the E is ware Street. | the other day in a had been Reischl, Juneau agent 0il company. animal in the region of its had been known for some time, | repeated efforts had been made to get WOLVERINE PUT ON DISPLAY IN JUNEAU STORE Animal Trapped Near Thane Is Shown in Har- vis Hardware Window it. Said to Be Full Grown The specimen on display in said 'or. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE; TUESDAY DEC 9 1930 ‘to be. full-grown. It is chiefly dark (e @ @ o ¢ 0 0 ¢ ¢ 0 ¢ 0 o | gray in color, with a few irregular e pes of white. | The wolverine is comparatively rare, particularly in this part of Alaska. It is powerful for its size, | cunning and vicious. It is saidto be the only animal whose fur does not frost when breathed upon in cold weather, and for this rea- son the pelt h Iways been high- ly prized by Northern natives, es- pecially those of the Interior and of the Bering and Arctic coastal | regions. The hide is cut into | strips to edge ‘the hoods of parkas. | Used by Aviators | This peculiar quality of the fur is also recommending it for use on the rka hoods of aviators. E fore, wolverines have been marked for extermination, if pos- sible, as animals of slight worth in comparison with their destruc- ,trap that ness. In the near future demand ¢ by R. A, |for their pelts in aviation may ha of the Union | cause the creatures to be objects of ‘The presence of the | capture | part of fur farmers. Sl gl Bl ‘ Clothing made or pressed by us | will retain their shape. Tom Shear- }cr. successor to Almgiist, the Tail- - —adv. AUSTRALIAN NAVY HAS GOLD LACE OVERLOAD CANBERRA, Dec. 9.—In its big disarmament plan the Australian Federal Gov- ernntent has left its navy with four Admirals but only three ves in full commission. . In addition there are eight captains, whenever of three ships puts to sea there are an Admiral and two cap- tains for each ship with an Admiral and iwo more captains to wave good-bye from the sho eesecoen 000 e the member of a| an inanimate speci- Harg- on Front was caught Cempany’s store The creat Under Foreman T. J. McCroskey, a party of six has been sent by the Alaska Road Commission (o give the winter trail between Nancy, on tender care and solicitation on the |the Alaska Railroad north of An- | chorage, and Susitna a [ uling. Work may possibly be ed beyond S L AT set near and ex Hotel. (adv.) e . ° . . . o . . . o o . o %l . . . <l . ° ° usitna to Tyonek. | Play 1naoor Goir av The Alaskan | general | TONIGHT 9:30 [TONIGHT 7:30 COLISEUM " Thrill to His Love-Making! He fascinates her. 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