The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06
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I As FUEL SAVER
Sentiment for Measure Grows
and House Action Expected,

WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-(SpseiaD
Daylight saving" legislation prom
isss W BECOME a reality At this session
q conetcss. With President Wilson
an< other high government officials
suoporting the bill as a war eonserva.
liss measure, II Is expected TO sail
Though the house with little opposl-
tiea. Sentiment Tor the proposal y
growing by leaps and bounds.
The bill was passed BY the senate last
Juse II is now IN the hands OF the
hose committee On Interstate and for
eisn commerce and will be given a
bssring a. soon a, the administration
vsr bill is out OF the way. Fuel Nd
misistrator Garfield, Chairman Hurley
Of the shipping board. and others ptomi-
ssut in the administration will urge It's
passage
Push ciesks Ahead.
ln briei the bill provides that the
hsnds oi the clock shall be moved an
hssr ahead during the summer months.
ny this simple process II is planned 10
vss as part OF the workday an hour oi
early morning daylight, which ordluar.
in goes To waste in mdsummefi and
give the workers the advantage oi the
extra hour Of sanlight At the end ol the
day -
A substitute for the senate bill was
issi oduced last week 10 the house by
Chairman Sims Of the inIef,Iale and
fsreign commerce committee. This bill
psssides that the change shall BECOME
effective this year, twenty days alter the
passage OF the bill. The senate bill pro-
vides ior the changing oi the time from
Asril " 10 October " Passage Of the
biil as amended some time during the
nsst month would make the change si'
fscfiye somewhat earlier than eonttn-
plated by the senate bill
Effective In Europe.
England adopted the daylight saving
scheme two years ago and was so
pleased with the results that the plan
viii he continued at least during the
duration OF the war. France, Italy
Germany, Austria Hungary and other
fsseign nations have proved ats adyan-
taees. :,
Organizations Of all sorts. including
II chamber OF commerce OF the United
States and the American federation oi
labor, are lined up in It's support
Numerous advantages are claimed
for the plan. Among the most import
ami Is the item OF fuel saving. IL has
been estimated by the fuel admlnl'trat-
or that 100000 tons OF coal can be
saved annually This saving would be
tue to the fact that the exchanging OF
e. hour OF darkness for one Of daylight
vould decrease the demand for artiii-
eial light in hotels. thelters and in
homes. There would be a reduction In
shs demand upon public service eorpor-
,.tions also.
War Gardens Impetus
Impetus 10 the war gardens move
msni would be one OF the most beneif.
cial effects at the present time. Charles
Lsthrop Peck, president OF the national
var gardens movement figures that un-
DIR the proposed plan there would be
l000O0W more hours Of garden work
possible. This is on the theory that
The extra hour Of daylight at the end Of
the day could be used in cultivating
backyard gardens, whereas under con-
ditions as existing formerly the hour
q the, start Of the day would be allowed
= I'd to waste. II is estimated that
Iost year S3S00O0,0O0 worth of produce
vss raised in war gardens, Mr Peck
says this total will be doubled this year
II the daylight-saving scheme goes
through
Before the wal started the recreation
feature was one Of those most empha-
sized. 1t was pointed out that men,
women and children would have an ex-