The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-27
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This author OF ths Daylight $ssinE
biil IN the senate serator calder. -
quoted n, the New YORK. American ~
expresiue the opinion that the meas-
nre 10 bound 10 become a law durins
the present session Of congress. and
believes that y strong sentiment both
IN q eutsof congress is behind the
bill Notwithstanding the opposition
which has Developed In inc House. lie
ssys. The plan of saving dsyligiN
nv waking the country up one hour
before It's usual hour Of rising. is one
Of the greatest conservation measures
tina, has been proposed in connection
with the war senator Newlands.
chairman ~ the senate committee
which has recommended the bin for
passage. SAYS this IL n war measure or
prime Importance and that IL will be
placed before the senate az the earliest
opportunity.
The beautiful summer weather
"Httu nus ltNt o'htHi ENfH At'"N"
month or more in lime has been lost
for this plan. Is an argument In it,
favor. and the plan could be put into
operation Immediately.
To Introduce the plan. all that
would happen Is this: On a certain
MALT when going TO bed people would
put their clock an hour ahead. The
next morning they would get up at
the same lime by the clock, go 20
breakfast. business. luncheon. dinner,
all at the usual time: and h only
observable difference would We that
they would have spent q shorter time
in he'd. in the morning. by an hour
and they would have an extra hour
OF daylight to spend n%scfulIy. Incl
dentally they would turn on the artiti-
cial ligh; an hour later In the evening
and save a. much on their bills TO-
gas ~ current.
People who might objec, TO helng
robbed OF an hour in bed ON h night
the plan was started. could draw
comfort from the reflection that on
the night the plan was reversed In b
late summer. they would have an eN-
tra hour for sleep.
Opposition to ms daylight saving
p~roters .csn caly- pu.ceet frop .lacS
Of understanding ~ the subject.
Persons who have been used To hear
the whistle blow st - o'clock mon
scent calamity should the same occur
at ~ O'Clock; they eannot get II into
their heads that under the plan the
whistle would stnl blow at - o'clocl
and that IN reality the question o.
whether or not il IL loon by the sun
has nothing To do with the matter 40
one II actually conscious hat nj a
certain time - day the sun has at
|taiaed the top OF his arch across the
sky. In point of fact, there are only
"a few places In the country where
noon and T. o'clock coincide. Under
the plan. ~ o'clock would still he tho
time for the midday "knocking Off
and the evening suspension Of work
would Also occur a. the same clock
time az before: the only difference
would be hat the sun. al each ~ these
times. would. on his daily path, ~"
one hour behind his present schedule
Ian astronomical matter which no
one would care anything about What
people would be Interested I'm would
be 10 observe that they would nov
have TO do the things which they can
only do by the light Of the sun.
The principal active opposition
comes from the railroads, who fear
confusion over time tables. This. how
ever. D. not ms. flied by experience az
IL has been found an easy matter 20
dstnm pelpl~ To remember hat
railroad time Is an hour slower THAI
local time. and 10 goveru their move
ments accordingly.