Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-16
CITY DADS TURN
DOWN DAYLIGHT
SAVING PLAN 6-2
Majority of Residents Against
Adding Extra Hour,
COuncilmen Say.
QUESTION AS TO POWER

Indianapolis time will not be changed
to save daylight.
Opponents Of the daylight saving or
dinance otday expressed satisfaction over
the action of the city council which last
night voted to 2, not to change the
clocks.
The ordinance failed, according to eH
pressed sentiments of councilmen, be-
cause they believe the majority of the
people do not want to SET the clocks
back one hour The right of the council
to enact such a measure was disputed.
ONLY TWO VOTES
FOR THE MEASURE.
Only two councilmen voted for day
light savings. They were Jacob p.
Brown and S. A. Furniss. COuncilmen
Louis Carnefx. Lee J. Kirsch, William
Peake. Otto PettijOhn, Gustav G. Schmidt
and Russell Wilson voted against 1t.
The majority of people in indianapolis
are opposed to daylight saving, according
to Louis Carnehx. He said propaganda
in favor of the ordinance had indicated
that the employees of two factories were
in favor Of the ordinance, but upon in
vestigation it was learned that the men
had not been asked concerning the mat
ter. In both cases, he declared. question.
naires had been filled ont by foremen.
Mr.. Carnefix also canvassed employees
in a department store who, he said, OPP
posed the ordinance.
Z. L. Tracy, representing the Cham
Der of Commerce, spoke in favor Of the
ordinance and said that a committee from
his organization had investigated the
matter and was of the opinion that 1t
was for the welfare of the city in gen
eral Roy Evans, speaking for the AS
ISOLATED Employers, said a vote taken by
his organization showed a decided ma
jority I'm favor of daylight saving.
EWBANK SPEAKS FOR
UNREPRESENTED VOTERS.
Richard Ewbank, attorney, explained
that he was present to represent the I'M
represented voters of the city and was
opposed to the passage of the ordi-
nance.
George Desantels of the Imperial Drop
Forge Company appeared. representing
200 workers, and declared that all Of
them were in favor of the ordinance
that they preferred to 60 to work an
hour earlier in the morning with the
privilege of having an extra hour OF
sunshine in the evening.
Councilman Wilson declared that the
passage Of such an ordinance would play
havoc with the general working schemes
apolis an hour head of railroad schedules.
freight service, traction schedules, tele-
phone and telegraph time and the time
followed by the state and government
J. E. Stiltz of the Keifer- Stewart Drug
Company spoke in favor of the ordinance,
saying he represented SIS employees, the
majority of whom were in favor Of day
light savings. He was OF the opinion that
the measure should at least be given a
trial and If found unsatisfactory it could
be repealed.
DR.. J. G. Royse Of the state board Of
health spoke for the measure from a
health standpoint.
DIR. FOREMAN
TAKES ISSUE.
DR.. W. II. Foreman took issue with
DR.. Royse on the matter Of the health
value of the ordinance. He said an
hours extra sleep in the early morning
was greatly conducive to the good health
of young children and he believed a day.
light ordinance would prove a detriment
rather than help to the Juvenile popu-
lation of the city.
C. A. GadbuTy, representing the Wood