The Washington times., 1922-05-14
BUSINESSMEN
SEECONFUS|ON
IN SCHEME To
SAVE DAYLIGHT
Railroad Officials Expect Conn.,
muters Will Have Difficult
Problem.
THEATERS KEEP OLD TIME
Federal and District Officials
Want Congress to Put
Clock Ahead.

OiiSidlly washington VIII go
on a .rag-time basis at midnight
Sunday, but subrosa the sun will
see half of the "early" birds still
In the hay, the other half observ-
Ing the official rule of one hour
earlier to work and one hour
earlier to play.
There seems to be little oppo-
sition on the part of business
men of the city to the plan of
one hour more daylight for their
employees recreation in the after
noon, but the method of taking
the hour, it is believed, will ere
ate endless confusion.
Task for Commuters.
The greatest difficulty. railroad
officials state. will be in commuters
keeping track of the time. Officials
OF the steam lines, as well as the
trolley lines and the bus lines in and
out of Washington are disposed. how
ever. to give the plan tryout.
Schedules have been rearranged
OF both the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Pennsylvania lines, which will
enable commuters to reach their
places of employment one hour
earlier. The schedules revised TO
accommodate the rag-time commut-
ers. will, however, cause a great
deal Of Inconvenience to those who
come and go on the old schedule.
AS an Illustration, commuters who
will continue to go to work at 3
o'clock in the Government depart
ments, living on the Washington
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad must either arrive on the
new schedule at 1880 or 8:45 a. IN.
The first train will put them at their
offices nearly an hour ahead of time
and the 8:45 arriving time will put
them at their desks from fifteen to
fifty minutes late, depending on the
location of their office.
Urged for Recreation.
The primary object of the plan
for all workers is that they might
have an opportunity to enjoy an
hours additional recreation in the
afternoon.
Plans are being made by Lieut.
Col. c. o. Sheriff., in charge of
buildings and grounds Of the Cap
itaI, to give the Government en-
ployes and commercial workers as
much time as possible on the golf
links and tennis courts, which will
be kept open until dark.
Under the playground rules ten
mis- players are allotted certain
hours on the courts. Under the
ragtime schedule, Colonel Sheriff.
has announced, the time marked on
the playing permits will be OBJ
served during the present month.
In other words, players will work
on rag time schedule, but play on
the courts under the old order.
The permits are for one month
only, and IL the rag time schedule
proves feasible the permits will be
changed to conform to the new day
light saving plan.
Theaters on Old Time.
For the present all theaters will
remain on the old basis. as will
tomorrow's baseball game at $50
Community center recreations will
move up one hour. Civic club
luncheon will be changed according
TO the popular vote Of the members.
The Rotary Club will meet next
wednesday at the old time, the
Kiawanis will lunch on rag time.
the City Club will split the differ.
ence and will hold their forum at
1880 o'clock.
Schedules of milk trains have
been moved up one hour and the
early riser on a rag time basis will
get his morning milk and paper
one hour sooner.
District and Federal officials,
while expressing their willingness
TO try out the new schedule, are
OF the opinion that the confusion
attendant to the new method would
be SO great that Congress will
speedily pass a daylight saving
bill. This could be done by 4
special rule of the House Rules
Committee permitting the measure
right of way.
Would Turn Clocks Ahead.
In the absence OF this, however,
District officials are searching the
District of Columbia codes in an
attempt to find a method by which
the clock can be run up one hour,
creating a uniform daylight saving
plan. Commissioner Oyster has re-
uuested Corporation Counsel Stevens
for an opinion as to the rights Of
the Commissioners to turn the
clocks ahead
One section of an old act Of
1892 gives the Commissioners the
lithority to promulgate certain
regulations for the health and COM
fort of the people of the District,
and an attempt will be made to
speed the clock one hour under
this provision.
Beginning Monday, the exhibition
halls of the Smithsonian Institution
and the United States National
Museum will be open to the public at
s a. m. and will close at $3.50 y. M. In
accordance with the rag.tim1 sChc-
duIe adopted for Government depart