Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30

Philadelphia will begin the national
6av,irht-saying plan tonight at 10
o'clock. when all clocks and watches VIII
be pushed ahead one hour in accordance
with Mayor Smiths proclamation sug-
xested by the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
This action was taken by the Mayor
90 that no inconvenience would be suf-
fered by Phladelphians in carrying out
the Governments order, which requests
that the hands OF all timepieccs be push
ed ahead one hour at > o'clock tomor-
row morning.
The same resuI; is obtained by follow
ing the order at 10 o'clock. Five minutes
before 10 o'clock the bell in the state
House will ring to remind ali residents
of the city that the time to so forward
is at hand. The bell will also ring at
I'VE minutes before . o'cloeik tomorrow
morning.
The daylight saving regulation will
remain in effect until the last sunday
in October. 1t is expected that the
jump In the time will have so many
advantages that it will be adopted here
after as a permanent regulation for the
summer months.
II is estimated that it will cause
a saving in gas and electric bills in
this country of about S4O,Oco,oVo ana
the saving of more than l,OOO,OOO tons
Of coal in manufactures.
II will also afford relief from the
frequent exhaustion caused by the last
hours work on hot summer afternoons
The National Daylight Savings AS
sociation also contends that II Will IN
Sti INN the production OF
ships. munitions and other war ma
terials; that It will increase the pro-
duction of food products, and that u
will Increase the health OF commuhl-
ties by Offering an additional hour IN
\, the summer months for recreation
through baseball, tennis and other day
light sports.
Il With twenty-siN working days fol
six months we will have 1856 extra hours
for gardening. That means that, witt
100000 war gardeners, 100000 years
in extra time Is added to the fooC
production powers of the country. il
that is done. millions of dollars wortf
Of food will be produced for the Kitchen
thus releasing an equivalent amount fol
our soldiers.
Business organizations of all kinds, th'
railroads, the street-car systems. th'
churches and other institutions will fol
low the order to the letter. Railroad
officials say the new order will make NJ
difference In the train schedule This Il
true for the reason that when the rail
road pushes the hands of the clock on'
hour forward the patron is doing th'
same thing. Therefore, o'clock by hi
watch on Sunday morning is also
O'Clock at the railroad station. The bes
plan for every one to follow is to forge
en- Sunday morning that they reall,
pushed their timepieces forward an hou
and they will find the world followin
its regular program without the slightes
confusion.
OF course. the information bureaus a
the railroad stations and other place
will be deluged with questions by thos
persons with whom Interrogation Is lit
tie less than mania.
As far as the railroads are concerned
the only difference will be that train
actually in transit at o'clock tomor
row morning, when the official chang
in time takes place, VIII arrive an hou
late at their destination If a trai
n leaves Broad Street Station AT midnigh
and is due to arrive at Harrisburg a
3 o'clock, 1t will arrive there at 4, nc
cording to the clock.
The change in time will not interfer
with the early Sunday morning mas
at ST Johns Church, Thirteenth stree
above Chestnut. at ? AS a. m, The cloc
5n the church will be advanced in aC
cordance with the order. Therefore
worshipers who push the hands Of thei
watches ahead and arrive at 2 45 a. II
will find themselves right in time for tn
mass.
The only ones who will have any trou
BILE with the new order of things will b
those who forget TO advance their time
pieces. But in view of the practics
reasons for the plan, they will deserv
any trouble encountered. Professions
pessimists have tried to show where tn
new order will be bad for everybod
generally; but fortunately, they cannC
convince any one to this effect exceI
those of their own clan.