South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-21
DEATH KNELL OF
DAYLIGHT SAYING
MEASURE SOUNDED
Preponderance of Opinion
Against Plan Causes Com
mittee to Table Measure.

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vigorous protest against the enact
ment 81 the ordinance saying 90
would be a hardship 20 those men.
"some % the cars 60 out - 3
O'Clock in the morning" said SIT.
Warren That means that many
men have 20 get up 20 o'clock tn
the morning by our present time.
10 the hands 81 the clock were NOV
"a up an hour they would have to
get up AZ O'Clock. Cars hav, 90
~ prepared for their work; their
are rroIminarIcs 90 the regular
start ot tho run or certain car ON
certain lines. Why. gentlemen. inn
pose this hardship upon these men
as well az upon hundreds 10 not
/ thousands. Of others so that those
who are in higher positions may
have another round ON the links or
that some may go dshinS fin the
early evening The petition filed in
the name OF The Studehakcr men
was not circulated by the petition
GRE There is a fancicd coerct on
when the paper As circulated by any
men OF the ranks. T am speaking
FOR s.a95 car men,"
Father Carroll speaks.
AIr Warren was followed by
Father Carroll. who made the most
impressive talk heard during the
evening. TIC made the point which
was most roundly aFplauded by the
non-daylight saving audience. The
point Ia Father CAROLS words Is.
If the 5000 men who signed that
Studebakcr petition really want this
daylight saving standard. why don't
they petition the Studebakcr cor
poration 90 set their time 10 start
work an hour earlier and not force
the hardship Of 10 upon others who
do not want it,"
Father Carroll charged the Stude-
baker corporation and the Wilson
Bros company with irving 10 force
on others what the manufacturers
want and declared that cit isn't
democratic and it isn't American"
Charges Sclfshness.
"Of the few 1 encountered who
expressed favOr for the bill" said
the speaker, zone woman said she
wanted 1t so she could go TO the
theater and catch "A train for Chi
cago. A man gave as his reason
that he could get i'm a little fishing
after working hours. These people
thought for only their selfish selves.
They did not consider the many
thousands who have TO get up at &
a. IN. 10 give them the service Of
cars
1T is said pretty freely about
he city. on the streets. that a fore.
man circulated the petition about
the Studebaker plant and said that
Il was the wish OF the corporation
that they sign &C. Remember / do
not say that that is "A fact. but il is
talked freely on the streets.
Il say that If the men employed
by the Studebaker plant really want
90 go 90 work an hour earlier let
them petition the corporation 10 set
its clock up an hour and leave time
o. the city OF south Bend alone"
Father Carroll also cited the in
convenience 20 thousands who at
tend early morning services at the
churches and pointed out that they
would have to get up al 4 or $50
in the morning.
Ralph Smith, manager of the c. S
b. & y. I. Ry.. made an argument
against the new time, which carried
much weight. IL dealt mostly with
the fact that the rail company can
not run street cars on one time and
interurban cars on another time.
III 90 was "a national or even a
state movement it would not matter
so much, he said. but as has been
our experience n the past running
the ears on two standards causes
endless confusion.
The ordinance was attacked from
several other angles also. IL was
called among scores of other things,
"a relic of the war Earl Perkins
formerly building commissioner Of
the city gave comprehensive re-
Wow OF the origin Of daylight savins
tine tie said it's creator was a
man 90 the east, named Pack. who
wanted some money He was q wise
man and he did not name his pet
scheme Pack time but gave il a
catch name Daylight Saving" and
the public was caught Mr.. Perkins
offered chart. which must have
taken considerable work 90 make.
by which ne showed the differences
I'm time in dineeut places and what
effect THESE differences made on
business conditions and the conven-
fence OF workers.
Others Attack Bill
Another speaker drew verbal
picture OF the great inconvenience
81 wouid cause persons. especially
travelling men, on account OF trains
running an Standard titcc. John
Sweeney. or The oliver hotel decIar-
ed that 80 would disrupt The service
OF the hotel 20 startling extent.
re said that even preparation for
two meals would Doc necessary where
one would suffice under the old time
stanley kOlkicWicz expressed the
sentiment of hundreds of workers
who had met DOB the west end OF the
city and without exception spoke
strongly aca.nst change in time.
Barry Seaman save "a new twist
90 the attack by pointing out that
witnesses iu trials coming in from
our of town points would no doubt
De- las and declared that The farmer
would not accept the advanced time.
lt was the farmer DE recalled that
caused The government 90 repeal the
war time DayISht Saving.
Another speaker who protested
asa.rst the measure were August
Bailey. former councilman. who said
that u tho counci'men had known.
when they uut thTouEht the measure
in one night TWO years ago. tho sem
tlmeut they met on the streets the