Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-06
some RUN, SOME
WALK, OTHERS CUSS
Rival Clocks Face Each Other
Unflinchingly, Refusing
to Give a Minute
CONFUSION AT R. R. STATION

Varying emotions stirred travellers
who approached the central railroad
stations today. Those who were run.
ming slowed to walk. Others who
were walking came to Il dead stop. And
still others. to be candid sworc. II
was all due to two brands Of time
Eastern Standard and Daylight Saving.
The situation completely smashed all
the famous philosophy and sayings in
the fourth reader about time and tide
waiting for no man and was moro in
keeping with that chusion. Backward.
turn backward. oh time, in thy flight,
Those approaching the Reading Ter
minal from Eleventh and Market
streets saw that it was 10: :IS o'clock
and broke into run to get the II
o'clock train for New York. When
they reached the Terminal sidewalk they
were amazed to see that the clock there
announced that IL was only 0:JS. Some
paused to buy magazines or candy at
the news stand.
Fooled Again
Then they sauntercd upstairs slowly
to find that they had again been fooled.
Tor the train they wanted had gone to
New York on the very time that they
thought il would.
In other words. the train rolled out
on the daylight saving time" hour and
paid no attention TO the timetable or
the clock inside or outside the Tcrm-
nal.
Some of the passengers fumcd and
aired their views about railroads gen
orally and railroad clocks in partir-
ular. or course, some one must be
blamed, so they made an offensive
toward the Bureau Of Information and
vented their wrath upon him.
Walter Amole. who is in charge of
the bureau at the Terminal, is a pleas
ant man of rather slim build. He has
remarkable patience. as well as a larg,
fund OF information.
What time does the 10 clock train
leave for New York;" asked broad
shouldered man in threatening tones.
Eleven O'Clock. replied Amole
pleasantly.
How do you get that way?"
growled tho brawny customer
Time Table Explains
DO | hear you correctly or am I
sober?"
I'm sure | don't know" said the
information chief. There is line at
the bottom of the time table which cx-
This line explained that trains sched-
uled TO leave at 10 o'clock Eastern
standard time would leave one hour
later.
Then the time table is liar"
growled the patron.
Not exactly" argued Amole.
And the railroads liar by the
clock. concluded the passenger as he
sat down to wait till Il o'clock for the
IL o'clock train.
Two men Of foreign countenancc were
puzzled listeners. They didn't know
whether they ought to be in hurry or
take their time. Both wanted to 20
to New York. too. They were about
70 ask a question when a woman ran
up brcathlessly TO ask about train
for Norristown.
Her daughter pulled her aside why
hurry. mother" she said The train
doesn't go until II :3S and its only
quarter after II now
II don't get this thing" said one
of the foreigners. I'VE should worry"
said the other. Lets wait here until
the man with the horn wells our train.
then well get it"
Scenes at Broad Street Station
There were similar scenes at Broad
Street Station. The clock outside the
station absolutely denied the brand of
time offered by the City Hall clock.
The two clocks faced each other bravely.
neither would give minute
Many persons from the rural seq
tionS were puzzled. 4 glib. well dressed
travelling salesman endeavored to ex-
plain the difference in time. It's all
very simple he said. "You know.
we have the Western Time while travel
ing on the Chicago. Milwaukee, and st.
Paul to Chicago and also to Pittsburgh,
Then when we get TO Pittsburgh we get
the Central Western Time. This time
holds until we get to Philadelphia. when
We work according to the Philadelphia
daylight saving time When we get
to New York it's the same when you
90 to Boston wc have the Eastern Time
and
Il suppose if you started for Port.
land. Me, this morning. you would
get there last night. ch?"
Read the newspapers" chimed in
man who had been listening. and
you II know just where you're at"