The Washington herald., 1922-05-19
Hammer Asserts d. C.
Committee Opposes
Recent Order.
JOINT RESOLUTION
TO BE CONSIDERED
DR.. Fowler Says Present
Time Order Menaces
Children's Health.

Convinced that the only solution
to the daylight saving tangle in
Abe District is to advance the time
House District Committee decided
yesterday to introduce a new bill
or a joint resolution" tomorrow
which would make the system uni
form throughout the city.
Representative william c. Ham
mer. who introduced the original
bill tabled by the subcommittee ap-
pointed to consider the revival of
daylight savings in Washington.
~iIl confer with Senators and mem
bers OF the Rouse District Commit
tee today to consider the advisa-
bIlity of introducing a joint reso-
luton instead of a bill.
The unfavorable action on the
daylight saving bill by : the sub
committee preceded the introduc-
tion of the system Representative
Hammer. who is unalterably op-
posed to daylight saving in its
application to the farming districts,
insists that as long as 1t has been
adopted by some of the depart
ments Of the government and many
business houses in the District. a
law should be passed to make the
system uniform or else the plan
should BE discarded
Members Change Ideas.
The system so far has worked
out very unsatisfactory and con-
siderable sentiment in favor Of a
bill to advance the time has crys-
talized among members of the
House otherwise opposed to the
daylight saving plan in principle,
Mr.. Hammer stated.
It Is anticipated that the new
bill will come before the whole
committee and under the existing
conditions be favorably reported TO
the -nse.
Any form OF daylight saving Is
bad for children. in the opinion of
District Health Officer William c.
Fowler.
1t robs children Of the sleep they
need, he said yesterday and con-
sequeptly is injurious to their we'll
being.
"ChiIdren are supposed to retire
at 9 o'clock" said DR.. Fowler.
Under daylight saving time they
will be put to bed an hour earlier
or what would normally be.
O'Clock. The child won't be able
To sleep During the summer
months at that hour IL is still light,
and the house Is sweltering in heat.
This and the noise from the streets
cause the child to fret and become
restless and makes sleep almost
impossible.
Confusion attending the daylight
saving problem was responsible for
washington Kiwanis Club reverting
to its regular hour of 1880 for its
weekly Iuncheons. Yesterdays 1880
luncheon showed that members
were unable to attend the function
at so' early an hour. and it was
decided that the old hour be OBJ
served in the future.
Asks Clock Change.
DR.. Fowler believes that actual
daylight saving-that Is. advancing
the hands of the clock an hour. in
stead Of the present system-would
be much better for grown people
from a health standpoint
Few men and women apparently
are going to bed any earlier under
the present system" he said. Yet
they are getting up earlier. Thus
they lose sleep. and that is any
thing but beneficial.
This condition. l believe. would
be relieved to a large extent by
advancing the clock"
Commissioners Oyster. Rudolph
and Keller are watching the effect
of the present daylight saving sys-
tenn with deep interest. but they
are saying nothing.
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.chooI chiIdr.,
Business Men Ask Chance.
The present system, he said. has
caused quite bit Of confusion. re-
sulting in a great amount of tar
dinesS
Give it chance" is the sug-
.gestion of the Washington Cham
Der of Commerce and the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
Turn the clocks! It's the only
way to avoid this general confu-
sionr'
Thomas Bradley. president of the
Board Of Trade. has this sugges-
|. tion for daylight saving: THE Board