The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-03
DAYLIGHT SAVING
ISALIFE SAVER
OFFICIALS SAY
Oppose Repeal of Law in New
York State
FARMERS WANT 1T NO MORE
Claim It Imposes Hardship upon Them
and Seeks to Reverse Natural
Law.

Albany, Feb 2-Inastent demands
for the repeal of the present daylight
saving law were met by similar de.
mands for its retention. even though
il be curtailed in its operation from
seven to five months, when the agri-
culture committees Of the Legislature
today held joint hearing on two
bills dealing with the subject. One
rcydes for a fiat repeal the other
is intended to limit the operation of
the present law to five months
DR.. Royal S Copeland, commission
er Of health for New York city, was
the principal speaker in opposition
To the repeal. In his arguments. DR..
Copeland declared the question a
public health problem" " pointed al the
hundreds OF thosuands Of cases of
typhus abroad, asserted various
dangers are menacing this country"
reviewed the housing shortage in New
York city, and pleaded with the com.
mittee to retain the present law.
Opposed to the BIZ were representa-
tyes from cities New York sending
a 0g delegation. Chambers of Com.
merce OF most Of the cites and Ro.
tary Clubs OF the state placed them.
selves as opposed to the repeal. but
ready to compromise by accepting the
Bcoth bill lirr ng the operation OF
the law TO FIVE months.
Rectng health conditions in for
e'gn countries particularly concern.
ing the hundreds of thousands Of
cases OF typhus.' Commlss oner Cope
land said two cases OF typhus we're
sund In Brooklyn last Monday.
Referring 70 housing conditions, he
said that in Brooklyn four married
couples and baby were living In
three rooms. II . crime and
disgrace, he asserted
Unless You stop commerce, ini-
migration and travel you are gong
E have tynhus. cholera and bubonic
p'ague IN this country
The babies of New York city need
all the fresh ar they can get he
said. and added
II you repeal this measure
and prevent the mothers from
tal0 ng out their babies m the
extra hour OF sunshine you will
raise the infant death rate
Frank A. X. Bo'and, representing
the Merchants Association Of New
York, declared a great majority of
the people favor daylight saving"
He said daylight saving Increases eff
hciency promotes heath, benefits
business. reduces industrial acct
dents. and Is an economic and moral
measure" Repeal Of the law he
cont nued, would mean that the day
light saving quest on would be made
campagn issue, and asserted the
law should not be reNealed unless
such reDeal was sanctl ned by the
peorle through a referendum
THE daylight saving law seeks to
reverse the natural laws" Commits
sioner of Agriculture Hogue told the
committee. "1t was adopted as a war
emergency measure, and there Is no
need for It now"
The law he so d. worked serious
hardships on the farmers, who are
passing through one of the most
acute situations in the history of the
country" and declared 80 farmers
of the nation lost $5,0O00O0OOO last
yea
Conditions IN New York. described
by Commissioner Copeland. Mr..
Hogue sa d. were eto be found in the
rural districts also because of the
lack of profit from the operations of
farms.
"The highly important question,
he added, "is the .imbrovement of
rural life. This can only be done by
making the conditions an Incentive
for people to stay on the farms and
to bring back those who left the
farms"
"The daylight saving law interferes
with the basic industry of the state
agriculture products. Don't discour-
age farming by any acton you take"
he concluded