New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-31


was forgotten the next day.
"The change vitality fected English
efficiency. can confidently recon-
mend this measure TO America. do
not believe, as some of us did few
years ago, that il is n measure OF
faddists. IL is based upon wisdom and
common sense. The experience OF
other countries has removed it from
the atmosphere Of mere experiment
and demonstrated in a practical way
that it is good thing for nation"
Points Out Advantages
"The advantages and blessings OF
another hour Of sunlight must mean in
comparably more to the cramped lives
of millions OF toilers in Office and fac
tory and mine and workship than can
be calculated by efficiency experts"
said DR.. John Wesley Hill.
ITO many il will mean the difference
Of eye strain and invigorating, healing
sunshine; the difference between sound
health and broken down nervous or
ganisms. which become the nesting
centres of thousands of ills OF mind.
soul and body; the difference between
failure and success; the public market
and the>graveyard.
"The great variety of diseases born
Of excessive strain upon the vision is
no longer matter of speculation.
Headaches, indigestion, hardening OF
the arteries, brain flag and nervous ex-
haustion are frequently tracf bic to
abnormal conditions which max. un-
usual requisition upon the fun ION OF
sight.
ABUSES, hoary-headed with ago, may
be uprooted, and such a practical move
ment as We aso discussing here to-day
may be brought 20 pass az quickly and
quietly as yonder sun is shining in the
heavens"
0bjec ons Ansv cred
Professor Jaco5y ansv cred the OBJ
jections Of Professor Pickering, pro-
lessor of astronomy at Harvard.
"My brother stronomer at Harvard
asserts that he setting forward OF
timepieces would cause inconvenience
throughout the country" he said. I'VE
might as well discontinue the use OF
eggs as food. on the ground that at
times their shells are inconvenient, and
at times annoying, as in omelets."
Broadway, II became evident during
the discussion Of the delegates, was a
bit worried about the plan because IT
fears daylight saving will mean the
abolition Of midnight suppers. Restau-
rant and hotel keepers along the Great
White Way calculate thus:
"If clocks are moved forward an
hour. TIE theatres will open at in
stead of s. as at present. This will
mean performances will close at mid
night. Instead of it being time for an
after-theatre party under the new plan,
it will be time TO go home"
broadway mistakes the idea" Mr..
Estes, of the Broadway Association, ex-
planned. "The clock is going TO be
moved ahead an hour, and we are all
going to move by the clock, Just as we
do now. The theatres, instead Of open
ing at 9, must open at 8, just as at
present. So Broadway will get its
midnight suppers."
Mitchell Misses Train
Mayor Mitchell found occasion yes
terday 70 wish that the change in time
had already gone into effect. He was
TO have addressed the delegates at the
luncheon held in the grand ballroom al
the Astor, but missed the train that
was TO have carried him TO New York
and arrived after the luncheon was fin
ished
l q
clock had been running by the con-
templated new schedule" he told the
convention at it's afternoon session.
Coroner Timothy Healy sees in day
| light saving o means of making work
ingmen more temperate. BY lengthen-
ing the summer evenings, ne asserts,
an opportunity will be given working
men TO take their wives and families
TO the marks or the seashore. They
will have a whole rather than part
Of an evening. Hence they will spend
! this whole evening in healthful recre-
alton. rather than the part of the even
ing in drinking.
Three Committees Named
Three committees were appointed
Yesterday morning by President Marks
One to advocate the daylight saving
plan before the United States Cham
| Der of Commerce. which meets this
week in Washington, ia composed OF:
Dr. George l.. Renaud; Detroit; Will
lam J. Conlon, Worcester, Mass; Har-
per Sibley. Rochester; Robert P. Gar
/ land, Pittsburgh, and Daniel Bloom
| field, Boston.
Another committee was designated
for organization and a third to formu-
late resolutions. The latter committee
will recommend what months should
be designated as daylight saving
months.
The convention continues to-day.