Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-22
STORES Will OPEN
/ AND CLOSE EARLIER
II. TO STAY WITH SUN
When Clocks Are Turned Back
Business Firms Will Move
Schedules Up - Change Is
Not Likely in Schools.

When the clocks are turned back
next Sunday morning, October 26
at o'clock the sun will be making his
rounds too early to suit the business
interests OF Boise, and twilight will
creep up Into the middle of the after
noon. Such will literally be the case
In the winter months. And so the bust
ness men are taking steps to save
what daylight they can by agreeing
to open and close their places of bust
ness an hour earlier than at present
At called meeting of representa-
tives of various stores held in the
commercial club rooms Tuesday, sons
Is merchants discussed the time prob
lem and agreed that they ought to
open and close with the sun rather
than with the clock They prepared
an informal agreement to recognize an
earlier opening and closing hour beg GIN
ming next Monday, affixed their sigma
lures, and today the paper is being
circulated among business firm gem
orally to secure a concensus of opin-
ion.
PACIFIC TIME TO BLAME.
So general is the sentiment favor
ing the change that no doubt is en-
tertained of its establishment, accord
ing to Fl. ]. McGirr of the Falk Mer-
camille company, who presided at the
tuesday meeting.
Bosses geographical location is such
that the present schedule of the sun
just suits her. A few years ago, when
mountain time governed the clocks in
this locality, sunrise was a little tardy
though the evenings were long. In
the summer twilight gave way to
night time shade about 10 o'clock But
since Boise has been placed under Pa
cific time. an hour later, the effect is
that in winter bedtime comes all too
soon. And naturally business men OBJ
ject to turning on. electric lights full
force at o'clock in the afternoon, if
it can be avoided and cropping their
way home to. supper in the dark.
SCHOOL CHANGE IMPROBABLE.
Proposal was made when the change
came up for discussion a few days
ago that the city schools follow the
merchants lead and observe opening
and closing hours earlier than the
present schedule calls for. 1t is not
probable that this win be done, how
ever, for the interests of the schools
are not the same as those of the bust
ness houses. Superintendent Rose
called the teachers together to discuss
the suggestion, and it was claimed
that both faculty and pupils will be
benefited by the change in clock time
and will not want to lose the benefit
py changing their hours. With them
the pinch comes in the morning ra-
Their than the afternoon. In the winter
months o'clock is early enough and
o'clock would be much too early for
children to get to school. More than
once, when Boise observed mountain
time. the advisability of opening
school at $50 o'clock was proposed.
NO ACTION BY BOARD.
Q. Q. Haga, president of the board
of education, said today that the board
would take no action toward making
any change in school hours unless the
superintendent should recommend it, |
He said that during the winter the
regular hour suits everybody best |
though there is possibility that an
earlier hour might be deemed prefer
able in the spring. He also pointed |
out that teachers and pupils will find
1T an advantage for the stores to open
earlier than at present while the
schools keep to the present schedule, |
because they win be able to procure
needed school supplies on their way
to school IN the morning, instead of |
on their way home in the afternoon.