The Washington times., 1922-05-13

washington Will De ulNlueO CITY
Monday when the new rag time"
saving plan becomes effective. Rail
roads and bus compani today are
working on final Encouragement OF
their schedules to meet the chang
in traffic conditions the first OF
the week.
The Union Station today was
added to the growing list OF con
Germs which would not officially
recognize the rag time" hours
Officials OF the station said they
saw no necessity for Raging" the
hours Of the $500 depot employees.
The station operates three-shift
system which is responsible for the
refusal to change hours.
The Southern Railway Company
announced It would partly fall in
line with rag time" saving. EN-.
ployes voted about 90 per cent for
the new hours. The company com.
promised and has ordered employees
to report one half hour earlier and
leave one-half hour earlier
The Warrenton train on the South.
ern railway will leave Warrenton at
s instead OF 5:55 o'clock, reaching
Washington at 7:l0 instead of $40.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Penn.
sylvania railroads up until late
hour this morning had not rear.
ranged their schedules. Both com
panies were awaiting word from
their central offices.
Railways Change Schedules.
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company. Capital Traction
Company, and Washington Rapid
Transit Company will all move their
schedules forward one hour. Next
week the schedules will be adjusted
to meet traffic conditions.
Banks Undecided.
There is indecision about what
the banks will do. Several have
announced new hours. In many
other instances, however, no changes
will be made until the board OF
directors meet. Officers OF several
institutions said they heartily ia
vored the change, but had no au-
thority TO act until the directors
gave permission.
The Virginia Railway
and Electric Company announces all
schedSles will be moved forward one
hour. Except for putting on two
extra cars, the Washington. Balti-
more and Annapolis road will make
no changes. The extra cars will
leave at o'clock in the morning,
one from Washington, one from
Baltimore.
The Washington and Old Domin.
ion railway announced the follow
ing changes: Leaving Washington
for Bluemont. 7:15 a. m. train
changed TO 7:20. $40 p. m. train
changed to 4:30; leaving Washing
ton for Leesburg. $50 express train
changed to 4:20.
Leaving Leesburg, a. m. changed
to a. m. Sis a. m. changed TO
415 a. m, 4:l5 a. m. changed to
315 a. m. Train leaving Bluemont
for Washington, 5:45 p. m. changed
to 4:45 p. IN. All other trains will
remain the same.
There will be fully 10000 persons
whose time will not be ragged"
Monday. Fireman. employees Of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Govern.
ment Printing Office and employees
in some other lines will not he af,
fected.
Charles j. Columbus. secretary
Of the Merchants and Manufac'
turerS ASSOCIATION, tOuty HNIlOuHCeu
that beginning Monday the open.
| ing hours Of the stores of Wash.
| ington would be between 7 o'clock
and S:15, all stores closing at 8
o'clock
Stores on Varied Time.
"All of the stores will not be
opened at the same time, but they
! will all close. at g." Mr.. Columbus
/ said.
He said he had canvassed prac.
tically every business in Washing
ton and found that win two excep
tions the opening and closing hours
announced would be followed.
There will be no change In the
hours of the Washington Public Ii
! brary, DIR. George F. Bowerman, II.
brarian, said this morning. The
hours will remain from 3 to 9, ex
| cept on Wednesday, when the
| library will close at o'clock, as
| heretofore.
I'VE do not feel the public can
best be served bby opening at and
! closing an hour earlier" he said
ITO close the library at 8 would he
to deprive the public of it's most
busy reading hour"
Opinion was expressed also that
| to change the hours would only
| serve to disrupt the staff, due to the
| fact that two shifts are used.
|