South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-18
SEE BITTER FIGHT
In COUNCIL OVER
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Expect Spirited Argument
Over Proposal Monday
City's Sentiment Divided.


While the council stands about
equally divided for and against the
daylight saving program. accord
ing 10 a recent canvas taken OF It's
members. both sides of the argu-
ment began marshalling their forces,
Friday. prepared TO go before the
committee Of the whole for a finish
fight Monday night.
The proposed ordinance. intro
duced by Councilman George F.
Hug before the council Monday
night. Will, if enacted. provide for
setting Of clocks ahead one hour
April l and a return TO standard
time Oct. /.
Little aggressiveness on the part
Of those favorable to the measure
showed itself until reports from fac
tories Indicated a large majority OF
workmen as demanding the extra
hour. Shops were canvassed and
thousands of names secured to pc
titions, it was said.
Doubt Petitions.
But certain council members,
their present number sufficient TO
hold UP passage of the message, are
still unswerved. They discounten-
ance reports Of lengthy petitions with
long rows Of signatures as stretch
ed similarly as the first catch" OF
the season. They also are convinced
of the attitude Of ministers and
farmers.
AS spirited an argument as was
given before the committee two
weeks previous over the inclusion
OF Main st. in the parking ordi
nance Is PROMISED when the council
takes up the measure in committee
meeting.
The majority Of members Of the
council have expressed themselves
as willing 20 abide by the wishes Of
their constituents. What these wish
/ es are they are unable to determine.
( they say. At almost every street cor
ner. talks pro and con relative 10 the
merits and dement's OF the PROPOSE
ton can DE heard but what opinion
the general public may have is
awaited with unusual interest.
No City Referendum
1t is for this reason, it is claim
ed, that the majority of the coun-
Gil are willing to wash their
hands" of the responsibility accru-
ing from the passage or killing OF
the bill. These men, and it included
two-thirds Of their number, are de-
sirOus Of referendum
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out Of the council, declare petitions
in any form fall far short in OBJ
/ tanning the views OF the majority.
/ The benefits that accrue or the
! amount of inconveniece caused TO
I each and every Individual as his
particular case might be leaves It
a question worthy of decision by
popular vote.
Against this argument. however.
4 City Atty. L. w. Hammond ex-
: pressed himself in a recent inter-
/ view in The News-Times, that the
forthcoming primary election. being
| for only county and state tickets
/ the election commissioners have no
1 jurisdiction in putting the city refer
! endum on the ballot. The vote on the
1
not concern residents in other town
ships outside South Bend.
Those favorable to turning the
/ clock ahead, however. stand a good
! chance of winning the fight if their
/ arguments win out over present op-
\ position. The most Of the men whose
votes in the council will determine
/ the question are willing, il is said.
'to be shown" but at present hold
ing their nativity TO the state south
/ and west
Cite Other Cities.
Among the principal arguments
for the measure include that Chi
/ cago and other lake towns will put
over the program in their respective
communities and that Elkhart and
! Goshen and Perhaps other towns
/ within a close radius will follow.
/ Their action, they say, will leave
\ South Bend alone having "old time"
/ and thereby further Inconvenience
I the travelling public. Their argument.
/ expresses simply, relative to this
/ particular is that what is good for
/ Chicago is good enough for US"
One hour more for pleasure and
I work in the garden IS another bat
( tlecry. Too, they claim, night sleep
! is more beneficial than day and
/ they point out that the great ma
1 jority at present sleep away the best
hour OF the day-in the morning
Mail carriers viii add themseI Ives
to the ants. This was made certain
/ by expressions coming from the pos
tai employees Friday. It was this
group of men, more than any other.
who helped send a similar program
, down to defeat a year ago. Farm
ers, for the most part, claim they
are Inconvenience by a change OF
I time. Catholic parishes have ex-
pressed themselves negatively on
the subject.
Says Cheal Vas already
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