Evening journal., 1918-03-16
I MONTHS SAVING
OF DAYLIGHT VOTED
House Amends Ti,lto Extend
Period for Setting
Clocks Ahead
EASTER SUNDAY
IS SET AS DATE

saving schedule for the United states
was made certain yesterday when the
House by vote of 252 to 40 adopted
The bill providing for turning the clocks
ahead an hour at a. m on March 81
and turning them back on October 30.
This would give seven months Of day
light saving annually.
Railroad echedulcs will not be ar
iected except at the hour when the
change is made. Trains on the roads at
that time will have to take cOgnizance
Of the change and run one hour behind
schedule by the clocks After the
change is effected sch edules will not
be disturbed, trains viii move on sched-
ule by the clock as usual.
Those who work on Saturday might" a"
said Representative BOrland, author Of
the bill, will have an hours shorter
workday as the clock viii jump from >
30 o'clock Sunday morning, Sunday
morning newspapers Will have to take
cognizance OF this TO make their regi-
Tar press time schedules, but there will
be no difllsculty except for those which
ordinarily go TO press at some time be
tween and o'clock.
There will be no ch0nges or adjust
menls TO make except for these and
there viii be a minimum Of incon-
venience.
THE time for making the change was
1xed at a. m. Sunday morning he
cause there are fewer railroad trains
on The road and fewer industries .goipg
at that hour than at any other time
during the week
-. fsta
m September when the nations clocks
keep sun time again Will just be the
reverse"
For all railroad trains scheduled for
departure between , and 3 O'Clock Sun
day morning when the change is made
the railroads can either start them late
as many minutes behind as they were
scheduled TO start before o'clock or
change the schedule for the single run.
40 other departure or arrivals will be
affected.
The Senate has passed a measure fos-
tered by Senator Calder y. ~ provd--
ing the schedule shall he for five months
or from April 30 60 September 30. but
he said this afternoon that there would
be- little objection 90 the House plan in
The Senate. He expects the amended
hill 90 be passed i'm time so the change
can take place on Easter Sunday. Presi-
dont Wilson has strongly urged the
plan.
After Ia consideration had been
bluc~cd seven t.n4cs htde real oDIec-
tiOn was raised in the House when the
bin was finally considered. After unani-
nous consent was objected TO for the
seventh time a special ruling recon-
mended by the rules committee calling
up the measure was adopted.
one OF the leading opponents TO the
plan was Representative Thomas ky
who insisted that some people today
are trying TO be modern JOshuas."
Joshua commanded the sun TO stand
siill three hours so that he might win
a battle-a war measure-and here's
plan of some modern Joshuas who want
20 push the sun ahead an hour in It's
orbit said Mr.. Thomas. people won't
go to work any earlier i'm the morn
ing for the superinlendents won't be
down a bit earlier in the morning and
everybody VIII be quitting earlier in
the afternoon"
Mr.. Thomas objections were an
swered by more than fifteen members
WIN NNNMtI NIit Itdl lNtlll- Oh lIt lIAu.
Some members have been claiming
The farmers who are up with the sun
every day have been laughing at us for
advocating this plan." said Representa-
tive Sims lTenn.l, but it will be a
benefit TO them, for heretofore they
have had to wait until The townspeople
got up before they could do their
trading"
Twelve countries Of Europe have
adopted the schedule" said Representa-
tive Campbell ,Kanl Among these
countries are England. Germany, Italy.
France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Portugal.
Leading professional and business
men favor Il" said Representative Rose
Pa, because they believe the work
ingmen will be in much better condition
physically and mentally"
president Wilson told a committee
that ne did not need TO be converted
Representative Olney Mass said. "He
said he tried Go live on a daylight saw
ing schedule the wear arouudw