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Show CUTT MAKE RAM SALT LAKE TOLD Useless For Farmers to Put Up Money for Artificial Storms SALT LAKE. lUh. June The j production of artifi-l.tl rain Is an Im-j Im-j pos.sl bi lit v. Charles P. M irvln. chief I of the weather bureau at Washing-ton Washing-ton told members of Ihe Kl wauls i clul here today. "Many western farmers ami i anchors anch-ors are putting up lurgr. siiins of money mon-ey for the production of artificial rains I by persons posing to he abb' to pro-duce pro-duce It." Mr. Marvin said. :'Thcy are all fakes for it Is impossible to pro- duce rain by artificial means." Mr Marvin explained the move ment thai has been launched In cer-I cer-I tain Quarter, for a change In the calendar providing for 1 :t months of 28 days each This arrangement would cause one extra day In the (year, which Mr. Marvin said leading Interest, weru In favor of making a universal holiday. Mr Marvin said that the logical time to Introduce thU proposed now calendar would be in 1928 when the first day of the year falls on Sunday In leap years ther.' would be two extra day- The extra day in February, he said, could b recognized as a universal hollda . with no week day name A feature under the new schedule Mr Marvin said, would be the making) mak-ing) of all holidays to fall on Saturday Instead Of In the middle of the weok. TI1I3 would give- a double holldav ttnd not break up the week, he added |