South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-10
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Gets APPROVAL
Chamber of Commerce DireC-
tors Endorse Bill to Set
Clocks Ahead.

The extra hour Of daylight meas
ure at present before congress at
| Washington was given the unquali-
fed approval Of the board OF di-
rectors Of the Chamber of Com
merce at their regular meeting held
at the Oliver hotel Thursday noon.
The report Of the civic committee
! of the Chamber, which considered
/ the matter at its last meeting, was
read to the board. and a short dis
/ cussion Of the meaning of the meas
ure followed Following the lead of
/ the civic committee the board went
/ on record as favoring the bill and
will request that it be passed.
Following the recommendations
of the committee of the chamber
on legislation bills providing for
| the pensioning of superannuated
employees of the government includ-
} ing mail carriers and men in other
! branches of the civil service. receiv-
ed the approval of the board. The
! following new members of the
| chamber were also received: w. +.
! Clemens. real estate dealer; George
/ Kraft Co, and 10 cents store; II.
III. Chandler, underwear: +. c.
Reimold, hardware: Indiana Finance
/ Co. loans. and the Royal Womens
Garment Co.
Briefly, the daylight bill provides
| that on the first Sunday of April all
/
an hour ahead and that on the last
/ Sunday OF October they shall be set
4 back TO the correct sun time.
At this time the measure is cOnsid-
cred especially advisable, since all
over the country the people, those
/ that live in the city as well as those
I in the country. have set out gardens
which will require in most cases at
/ tention at odd moments. In the case
/ Of the city man especially, he will
/ find il difficult 70 care for his gar
/ den in the short hour after work. so
| 1t is being urged that as special
war measure the clocks of the coun-
/ try be set ahead an hour 10 give
more time TO the gardeners
1t is pointed out. too, that this
new plan will make an immense saw
/ ing in both coal and gas in as far
as much less artificial light viii be
/ necessary under the revised day. Ac-
\ cording to various estimates between
one and two billions Of dollars worth
/ Of coal will be saved in the states If
/ the people conserve the daylight. As
health measure it is also pointed
I J., cd
/ tages.
The extra hour of daylight at
night will give many who have never
\ enjoyed the privilege, the opportun-
/ itv 10 take sufficient recreation be-
fore nightfall.
England First Adopted system.
England adopted the earlier day
in 1906 and since the beginning OF
the war most Of theAther European
countries have done likewise. IT is
claimed that more efficient work is
done under the new plan and that
/ there are fewer accidents. the re-
suits of carelessness and of inability
70 distinguish objects clearly than
under the old system.
Hundreds of the larger as well
as the smaller cities OF this country
have favored the adoption OF dill
similar TO the one now before con-
gress. Cities such as Chicago, New
/ York. Rochester. Buffalo, Detroit
and many others have asked that
/ measures be passed. other cities.
notably Cleveland has passed local
bills changing the time and except
for the minor objections found in
/ the fact that the time is purely
local. approval has been given the
plan.
The local chamber, it is under
stood. is intending 10 use its infiu-
ence with the citizens Of South
Bend as well as with the representa-
tives of this district and state in
Washington 10 secure the passage
of the measure and its immediate
adoption before the opening Of the