Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17

The United States is about to enter
upon a daylight saving plan such as
has been adopted in all the leading coun-
tries of Europe-Russia alone not having
adopted It
The signature of the President only is
wanting to the Calder bin legalizing the
daylight saving PLAN The Senate yester-
day afternoon accepted the House amend
ments to the measure. The President has
already Endorsed the plan and is expected
to sign the bill early this week.
Becomes Effective March 81.
Under the bill as finally passed the
clock will be set ahead one hour Sunday,
March 81. 1t will remain one hour ahead
until October 81, the last Sunday in that
month. 1t will then be set back an hour
The bill will save daylight. 1t will
not save time, and it's supporters have
never contended it will. But indus
trial activities in all parts of the
United States will begin one hour
sooner each day and labor will cease
one hour earlier than at present
Ostensibly the working day will be-
gin at the same time and will end at
the same time as at present In reality
the government departments here. for
instance, will open at O'Clock, though
the hands of the clock will point to 8;
the employees will leave their desks at
$50 o'clock actual time, though the
clock time will be 4:3U. If the Bor-
land eight-hour amendment becomes
law of course, the hours of labor or
the clerks will be extended one hour.
Factories, Stores, Theaters.
Factories, stores, private offices Of
all kinds and theaters will all open one
hour earlier by actual time. but at the
same hour by the clock, and viii close
one hour earlier, provided the pian
works as its authors believe it Will
Congress will meet at IL o'clock actual
time though at noon by the clock.
Besides receiving the Endorsement OF
the President, the dayhght-savlng plan
was approved by the fuel administra-
ton and by thousands of boards OF
trade, chambers of commerce and other
commercial and civic organizations.
The United States follows the example,
in adopting this plan, of Great Britain,
France, Germany, AuStria-Hungar
Italy and Portugal, which have already
advanced their clocks in order to in
crease their efficiency in preparing for
and prosecuting the war. In addition
the daylight saving plan is also now in
effect in Sweden, Denmark. Holland,
Australia, Iceland and Bermuda.
Millions Saved in Light and Fuel.
Millions of dollars annually will be
saved in this country by putting the
plan into effect. according TO Senator
Calder OF New York. VINO introduced
the bill, and other supporters of the
measure. Robert L. Brunei, public
service engineer of Providence, R. l.
told the Senate interstate commerce
commission, when it was considering
the measure that approximately S40,-
100000 would be saved alone in the
nations lighting bill.
= Robert Garland of Pittsburgh, chair
man of the daylight saving committee
: OF The United States CaamDer OF Com
Z merce, said that in the first five and
one-half months the plan was in opera
ton England saved s12 900 900 in fuel
land France S10.00O.000, while Marcus NJ
Marks of New York. president of the
National Association of Daylight Say
Ing. estimated that London alone saved
200, 900, 900 tons of coal.
= Representative Moore of Pennsylvania
sduring the debate Friday in the House,
estimated that 1000, 600 tons of coal
alone would be saved annually in the
Emitted States because people will go to
<bed earlier, thus doing away with the
use OF electric lights Supporters of the
bill also asserted that in addition to
sfhis. the bill will be a boon to indus.
eyries, and especially in agricultural pur.
gsuits, as it will give an extra hour for
labor If necessary.