The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-25
Employees and Employers Agree
on New Schedule.
Open and Close Shops Earlier
in Summer Months.
CLOCKS NOT TO Be TOUCHED
No Attempt at Tampering With
the National Time.
State and City Officials Strongly
in Favor of Idea.

That Topeka will follow the lead
OF other cities in the country in adopt
ing a local daylight savings" schedule
is the belief thruout the city today
following interviews to the effect that
employees and employers alike agree
on the plan.
The Topeka plan according to wide
discussion in shops and offices and
along Kansas avenue. would be to
start work an hour earlier and not
tamper with the clocks
Men In the Santa Fe shops and of
fices today were of the belief that en-
ployes generally would favor this idea
We are not in favor of setting our
clocks to differ an hour with rail-
road and national time, but if We open
our shops an hour earlier and stop an
hour earlier we will have that hour
with our families. at our homes and
in recreation" Santa Fe shopmen
said.
Merchants along Kansas avenue and
employers thruOut the city were of the
opinion that if the employees desired a
local daylight savings plan. arranged
in working hours and not with the
clock, they would gladly grant them
the schedule.
state officers, city officers and
county officials all were in accordance
State May Take Action.
The state executive council may be
called upon to take action concerning
the proposed plan to give workers an
extra hour at the close of the day.
Governor Allen favors the plan. L.
j. PettijOhn, secretary of state. beIieevS
it might be worked out. Other Off
cials and practically all employees are
said to favor the system.
Almost any one can work out his
l.. s1-I-a
fellow who must report for duty at
specific hours" said Governor Allen.
He is the fellow who needs relief. L
am working out the extra hour a day
scheme in connection with my newspaN
per and would be glad to establish the
system in my office here. Thru CO.
operation it could be done. The cler-
ical help could go to work an hour\
trouble. They not only can use the
extra hour at the end of the day, but
many of them need it"
For Employees Good.
That he wants to do the thing most
beneficial for the employees was the
Z assertion of Pettijohn.
II haven't thought it over, but it
might be worked out very satisfactor-
ily," was Pettijohns comment IF go
ing TO work an hour earlier and quit
ting an hour earlier would not disturb
general working, conditions. l see no
reason why it should not be adopted.
7 want to do what is best for the en-
ployes.'
Walter E. Wilson, state bank >orr-
missioner. will welcome a daylight
saving order from the state executive
council.
You bet am for it." said Wilson.
That extra hour at the end of the
day would be a good thing for every
one this summer
City Officials for 1t.
Absolute endorsement of the day
light saving plan by practically all
city officials was expressed today.
The benefits of having leisure hours
united at one end of the day were
pointed out by w. H. Wasson, com
missioner Of finance. This gives one
time for gardening, motoring, fishing,
bathing. golf, tennis or any other rec
reations or amusements in which one
may wish to indulge before dark, he
declared.
"I am strongly in favor of the plan
personally" declared Wasson. "A
man cannot do as much work in his
garden working an hour in the morn
ing and an hour at night as he can
NV putting in the time at once. And
he certainly cannot get much rec
reation- under those conditions l
think it's fine plan"
The advantages of the plan were
similarly pointed out by DR.. Earle G.
Brown. city health officer. and Wilbur
Stantlelus commissioner VI WdtSL anu
lights.
1T tends TO. greater health by pro-
noting more outdoor life. Doctor
Brown said. Il have always favored
it"
Commissioner Stanfield expressed
himself in favor of a city ordinance re-
lating to daylight saving in the sum-
mer.
knowledged the advantages of the
system.
Il certainly won't oppose it if it Is
brought up" she declared.
Among Employers.
Charles p Adams, of Adams Broth
ers. is inclined to favor any daylight
savings proposition that will mean
more hours of daylight. He stated
TO-DAY that he believed the sentiment
of his employees was very much IT
favor of the project.
Officials of the Seymour Packing
company today expressed the bel1el
y that the consensus of opinion in theiI
plant was strongly in favor of plar
that would permit workers more
hours of daylight for the purpose ol
working in gardens. recreation or any
use to which they might care to pu
4 the extra time.
Crane & Co. would find it conven-
lent to change to either a system like
the one last year in which time wa:
changed, +or to adopt a system thruou
the CITY of all business establishments
starting the days work earlier and
quitting an hour earlier. G. L. Nit
chell believes that the sentiment o.
the Crane employees favors some day
light savings plan.
The Palace Clothing Co. is not at al