The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
TURN CLOCKS AHEAD
Such Is Plea Of Delegation
TO the President.
CABINET WILL TAKE IT UP
Mr.. Taft Assures Members Of Natural
Daylight Association that He VIII
ConsIder Plan 20 Turn Govern
ment Timepieces Two Hours For
ward During the Summer.

President Taft and his Cabinet viii con-
slider at their regular meeting to-day the
question OF turning ahead two hours all
the clocks used by the government in the
period between May / and october l.
BY this pleasing fiction. imported from
London. the National Daylight Assoc!a-
ton expects 10 promote the comfort and
happiness Of ali who work for the gov
ernment by doing their Eorlz in 'the cool
OF the day
/ The Daylight Association was represent
ed at the White House yesterday BY
delegation which called 70 tell President
Taft that II all the government clocks
weuk turned ahead two hours the Federal
employees would naturally begin their
DAYS labor two hours nearer sunrise, and
would end the day corTespoudingly ear
/ lIer I'm the afternoon
The delegation was headed by 2. H
! MurdOck. Of Cincinnati president OF the
/ National Daylight Association: ex-Mayor
julius F'Ieschmann, and several cher
/ citizens OF Cincinnati. and told the Presi-
/ dent about the movement which IS being
I promoted By their organization Early
! rising is all a matter OF habit the Gin
/ clnnad citizens told Mr.. Taft. and once
I the men and women OF the country who
work contract the habit. Il viii be easy
enough 10 become adjusted TO the change
and finish the DAYS labor two hours ear
Iier In SKINNER than In winter
/ President Taft was nOncOmmittal, but
advised them TO talk with the Secretary
Of the Treasury and the Postmaster Gen
eraI about e. There are thousands OF en-
LII =
nef officers. The President also prom
lsed 10 lay the matter before the Cabinet
to-day
COmmisSioner Resigns Place.
James T. Williams. II. Of North Caro-
? lima. has resigned as Civil Service Com
missioner. The reason given is III health.
he viii 20 10 Fort Baya-d. y Mex. at
once Mr. Williams, who was formerly a
; weIl-knovn Washington correspondent,
was appointed Civil Service Commissioner
By President Taft a few weeks ago.
he resigned last year as Washington
correspondent OF the Boston Transcript to
identity himself with the campaign o;
William Il. Taft for the nomination as
5 President
Later. az Mr. Tafts invitation. he en-
} tered the national campaign and was Sec
+ retary 70 Frank H Hitchcock. chairman
D Of the Republican National Committee
He ACCOMPANIED Mr. Taft on most Of his
trips in the campaign
Gets Gold Telegraph Outfit.
A gold telegraph instrument was pre-
sented to President Taft yesterday. to be
used in opening the Alaska -Yukon-Pa-
cifc Exposition al Seattle on June L
The President viii touch the golden key
in the telegraph room OF the White HOUSE
= land the gates OF the exposition will h
iopeaed 30oe miles away The telegraph in
:. istrument. which is adorned with gold mug
, gets from Alaska and rests on base OF
Alaska marble was presented to th'
o President by the members Of the Wash
. linrton delegation in Congress and Secre
- ltarv OF the Interior BaIIinger. who IS Z
p Seattle man.
A brief speech Of presentation va.
made by Secretary Ballinger. and Presf
\ dent Taft responded. expressing great N
!. fterest in the exposition and wishing sue
s cess for II.
{ Goes south Tomorrow
> The President. accompanied By tn
5 French Ambassador and Mrs. Jusseran5
I wfu leave Washington early tomorrow
i ! morning for q Southern trip lasting sev
5 eral DAYS.
III cant Archibald " Butt military al
s AZ the White House. and Wendell ?
l. AIschler. Assistant Secretary TO tn
4 President. VIII also be members Of III
2 party.
L Protest Against Slaughter.
Representative Needham, OF Californis
: laid before President Taft a resolution
: adopted by a mass meeting OF citizen
Of Fresno. Cal, protesting against N
slaughter OF Armenians BY Turks III Nd