Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-26
STOP YOUR CLOCKS
AT 2 A. M. SUNDAY
And Start Them an Hour
Later, for the Return to the
Old Sun-Time Basis-Day-
light Saving Has Been a Dis
tinct Success.

Washington, Oct. 25.-All clocks in
the United States should stop for one
hour at 2 A. NJ. Sunday morning,
October 81, and then again take up
the procession of the hours.
The country will then be back upon
a sur time basis, and finished with
its first seven months of daylight
saving experiment. Some minor diff
ficulty in transportation and industry
will Lc involved in this return to nor
NAL time, but for most people, the
change will mean nothing more than
an extra hour of sleep on Sunday
morning, n belated return of the hour
they lost in March when clock hands
were jumped forward 60 minutes by
act Of congress.
Practically, clock hands are set
forward with less trouble than they
are set back, due to the mechanical
arrangement of their interiors. The
average householder does not need
to H. warned but it may be we'll to
understand that the best plan will be
to stop the clock Saturday night, and
start it right again Sunday morning.
The telegraph clocks-of which there
are $4,000 now in operation by the
Western Union Company, electrically
wound and set-will have to be
properly adjusted by the company's
force, which is now planning to do
the work on Sunday, except in loca-
tions where the users are awake at
night themselves, and can be given
special keys with which to do the
setting. The delicate master clocks
which correct the $4,000 every hour
will lie changed at the same time. as
will be the governments radio and
wire-"ignalling arrangements which is
the scientific basis of the time sys-
tenn.
Adjusting railroad train movements
proceeding over the time changing
period will present the most difficulty.
Director General McAdoo has au-
thorizcd a general order on the sub
ject, by which trains on the road will
continue their progress until reach
ing a station, and there be held one
hour. At the same time, the COM
plicated system of train orders and
train schedules is such that the rail-
road administration general order
specifically puts it up to local man
agements to use their own discretion.
and 10 protect train movements by
other methods, If they find it neces-
sary. At any rate, Sunday morning
must find the railroads throughout
the FIVE time belts in the United
States moving trains on the regular
schedule and in the new time. so far
as 1t is possible.
Evidently daylight saving was a
distinct success, for Chairman Baruch
OF thu War Industries Board asked
Congress to extend the hour ahead
system through the coming winter.
The senate unanimously passed bill
to enact his recommendation into law
but the bill died in the house.
Senator Calder, who fathered the
law has declared that extra daylight
saved 100000 in gas bills for the
people. The Fuel Administration
estimated that on the seven month
basis 1,125.00o tons of coal had been
saved, to relieve possible winter
shortage. Definite reports from st.
Louis said consumption Of coal had
dropped IT'S tons per thousand popu-
lation.
These estimates were worked out
by comparing the coal consumption
OF central stations with previous
years. to determine how much less
electrical energy and gas for lighting
had been utilized.
These were the demonsttable fea-
lures, and enthusiasts for the day.
light saving plan place no limit on