Arizona republican., 1919-04-01
TIME MUDDLE
 LITTLE NEARER
 SOLUTION TODAY
Mos Business Houses Swing Into Line With the New Time, But City, County and Schools Are Yet On "Old"

What time are you going by?' was the popular question yesterday when friends met, either on the street or at their homes.
 Many an engagement was not kept yesterday and many a one was long delayed because of the confusion caused by the observance of both the old" and new" time in Phoenix.
 The street railway company all the theaters and most of the business houses swung into line with the new time last night, but there still will be plenty of confusion today because the county court house, the courts, the city hall and both the high school and the grade schools will continue today on old" time.
 The board of governors of the Mer chants and Manufacturers associa- tion yesterday passed d resolution adopting the new" time Practically every merchant in Phoenix is a mem- Der of the association and will observe the new time today.
 Schools on "OId" Today
 The Phoenix high school will be con- ducted again today on "old" time, it was announced last night. A. A. Betts. president of the board of trustees, stated that the high school probably would change to the new" time if the city made the change, but that it was their desire to run on similar time.
 No hint yet has been given that the grade schools intend to change to the new time. Many patrons have stated to the school authorities that the new" time is not desirable for use in the schools.
 John D. Doper, superintendent of the schools. stated yesterday that it was not fair to the smaller children to place their school hours that far ahead; that they would not go to sleep until it was dark and then had to get up that much earlier in order to be prepared for school by the new" time.
 Time designated by the government should be observed, according to the opinion of a number of business and professional men yesterday.
 Citizens Vent Opinion
 ''The law passed by congress should be maintained by state, county and city officials who are looked upon to uphold the law in every respect" declared Harry Thompson of the Palace Hard ware and Arms company and promin- ent member and director of tho chamber of commerce.
 -hAs LAOiiipSOH Sldlcu ludL ltle OI' ficials in defying the act passed by congress are setting a bad preceden 10 the school children who should b, taught to obey the laws.
 A number of laws may not suit oul convenience, but until they are repealed by congress it is our duty to observ, them. In southern California wher, the sun conditions are similar. the law is being observed without question, said Mir. Thompson, who does not pu any faith in the argument advanced tC the effect that the ranchers did no observe the new" time when put into effect a year ago.
 The ranchers work on their owr schedule and use the time best suited to their interests. It does not make any material difference to him, as ht operates by the sum-
 Laughing Stock"
 W. C. Button, manager of the Berry hill company and director of tho chamber of commerce, is a strong ad Vocate of adopting the national time
 Tn refusing to change the time, tho officials have made a laughing stool out of Arizona. It reminds me of tn, Kansas senator who introduced a bil declaring that henceforth in the stat, of Kansas that the circumference of ; circle should be three times it's diam eter."
 Mir. Button believes that such cha ouc conditions as had been brough