Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-20
Senate Joins House in Pass
ing Repeal Bill Over
Wilson's Veto.
FARMERS SUCCEED
IN THEIR FIGHT
Congress Heeds Pleas Of Asricultur-
lists and slaps President-yvots in
Senate For Repeal is 81 to 19-Ob-
jsctions to Law Came Almost En-
tireIy From Farming Communities
Law Will Stand For Present Season

Law Will Stand For Present Season
4 Washington, Aug. 20-Repeal of the
daylight savings act was accomplished
today, the senate voting to sustain the
house in passing the repeal measure
over president Wilson's veto. The vote
was 81 to 10.
Farmers Win Contention.
Agitation for repeal of the daylight
saving law first came from farmers
but recently has been buttressed by la
Dor unions, mothers clubs, rural
school authorities and many other In
terests. Urban opinion also has be-
come divided and officials in <many
cities and smaller towns have come
out against the law. Congress has
been flooded with petitions for repeal
Of the law, in collision with counter
flood urging retention Of the statute.
Loss OF time in farm labor is the
principal objection raised to the law.
This complaint comes principally from
farmers employing hired hands and.
opponents of the law declare, all
farmers, at some time during the sum-
mer season. are employers of labor and
suffer from the law.
The complaint of loss Of labor is
based principally on the shortening of
the working day on the farm by the
advancing OF tho clock one hour from
March to October. The farmers. COM
plants declare they cannot adjust farm
work to the advanced time because,
with the clock advanced an hour, farm
work cannot be begun as early in the
morning az under the normal time
schedule and must close an hour earl
Ter. This IS because the dew on the
ground In the early morning prevents
plowing and other farm labor under
the advanced time schedule.
Farm hands-hired men, etc..-lt is
contended, viii not work after p M,
clock time, or at mast o'clock. Ad-
vancing Of the clock an hour. there
fore, It is declared. causes a loss Of an
hours working time at the end of the
day, when the graund is in good con-
dition for work but with farm labor
refusing to work after or o'clock,
clock time.
Individual farmers. as well as those
employing help, also declare they
suffer from great confusion from the
advanced time. Various farm activi-
ties. 1t is said, must CO. coordinate with
clock time in adjacent towns and
cities. Farmers, it Is explained, must
deliver produce to trains. frequently
early in the morning. If the farmers
work by sun time. in order to meet
ground conditions, milking Of cows,
etc It is said they suffer hardship in
rising and working an hour earlier
in order to load wagons of produce to
meet trains. They also declare cows,
chickens and other farm animals can
not adjust themselves to the new clock
time but require attention according
to natural custom and sun-time, hours.
'sThe rooster crows regardless Of the
daylight saving law" one farmer de-
clared in petition to congress.
Complaint Of Mothers.
y Mothers objections to the daylight
law are based upon confusion OF con-
ditions in the home and, funda-
mentality loss Of sleep ; by children.
They declare children are awakened
an hour earlier than usual under the
lazy and lose another hours sleep at
night, because OF refusal or inability
to sleep during daylight Of the eve
ming. These conditions. 1t is said.
cause loss Of weight, fretfulness. ner-
vous trouble and other ailments Of
children.
Protests against the law from few
labor unions and workingmen are
- ho
daylight law for earlier rising. Wives
of workingmen, It is said, are COM
PEELED often to rise before daylight.
and prepare breakfast by artificial
light. Some labor unions say the
hours added daylight at the end Of
the day does not compensate for the
loss Of sleep and early morning hard
ships OF the advanced clock time.
Il Rural school authorities object to
the law because. they say, It is a hard
ship both on pupils and teachers. who
often have to walk from one to six
miles to school and must arise before
daylight to arrive ON time.
To the argument Of champions Of
the daylight law, that It makes for
actual economic gain, in savings Of
light and fuel. opponents OF the law
contend that really an economic loss
aeVelons--that farm production is cur
tailed and that while fuel and light
are saved In cities there is a greater
loss on farms, where lamps in the
home and lanterns in the barns must
be used an hour earlier.
House Caught Mapping.
Taking advantage Of tho absence OF
4 large number Of city representatives.
the farmer members Of the house yes
terday succecded In overriding Presi-
dent Wiyson's veto Of the daylight
savings Jepeal bill by vote Of 223 to
\ S101, with one member voting present.
leaders Of the forces favoring the
repeal had made a thorough canvas OF
tho members present before they de-
cided to permit the question to come
to q vote. Efforts Of Representatives
Blanton, democrat, Of Texas, and King,
republican, Af Illinois. to defer the