Evening star., 1922-05-27

The school children. commuters and
tradesmen stand out as the goats
for the daylight saving scheme as it
is now in effect in the District of
Columbia. letters to the Daylight Saw
ings Editor of The Star accompany
ing the printed ballots, emphatically
point out. The benefactors are base
and joy-riders. golf and tennis play
ers and the idle rich, it is further
stated.
OF about fourscore opinions, in addi-
ton to the yes or no" answer con-
tanned on the ballots received yester-
day the Daylight Savings Editor has
Ave letters that uphold the present
scheme. the remainder being vigor-
ously opposed. in virtually every case.
to all plans for conserving daylight.
Mrs. ]. c. Mcdowell of 1416 Allison
street northwest writes that the pres
ent plan 'is simply a method Of steal
person Der each day" Little children.
she says. 'are like the birds and
fiowers-they go to sleep on sched-
Nule set by the sun. The clock means
nothing to them. and when the
weather becomes hot the early hours
of the night do not give the chance
for restful sleep that can be had in
the cool of the morning"
system Classed as Cruel.
Fernald, to wake children out of
sleep an hour earlier to get ready for
school. II think children ought to be
allowed to sleep until they wake
naturally" she says. They are be-
coming tired and irritable. and it
takes an hour from my sleep. too, TOT
I have to get up that same hour
sooner. In the morning, when 1t is
cool and quiet, is the time to sleep.
This new order of things just
cheats us out of an hour of sleep and
makes US grow old so much the
sooner"
"A mother" states that she does her
own housework and 'likes daylight
saving" for this reason: Il have a
small daughter, and as the nearest
school, the John Eaton, at 34th ana
Lowell streets. is mile or more
away. I take her to and from school,
and. il you've ever walked up sunny
Woodiey road. you'd be thankful to
start while it is fresh and COOL
Let the clocks run as they have 1or
centuries past, urges Mrs. n. M Del
lineer. Those who want to see more
daylight" she says. have the privii-
ege Of arising at any hour they wish.
II they arise at am. Gas my hus-
band is compelled to do) they can en-
ioy the sunrise. Why compel those
Who must be up at that hour. to get
up at 81"
Sees Many Advantage.
w L. Grubbs of 1915 Columbia road
says in the present plan there are
many advantages all would share: too
many to mention" MY opinion. ne
continues, sis formed by thought.
Does not the sun rise earlier and set
later during the summer months
since il does this automatically. II
would seem to me that our TIM e
should change Rlso. that we coulo
enjoy the benefits of longer day
light hours.
.Let those who feel they are not
in favor of daylight saving sit down
and think what it really means TO
them. If it is really going to make
them suffer any hardships no one
would want to influence them 10
change their opinion.
partment, who "commutes," says he
is required to leave home at least
one and a quarter hours Garner IN
the morning and get train tnat
makes sixteen stops before 1t reaches
washington. This train. he said, Tor
i
vance in time means an entire dis
arrangement of our households. for
the women of the family have to
arise an hour or more earlier each
morning to start the members of
the family who are employed in the
District, and then to have to read
lust things the balance of the day to
the standard time for. other mem
hers of the family whose employ
ment is outside the District.
No resident outside of the District
submitted a letter that indicates a
favorable attitude to the present
scheme.
Everett T. Haycroft of the Federal
Trade Commission says: 1T Is surely
of benefit to those who have limited
time for recreation and allows time
for golf and base ball to those who
would not have time otherwise. Let
us save all the daylight we cam
Hits the Golf Players.
Seriously" says NJ. N. Owen of
14e3 r street northwest. who does
profit by it except the old gentlemen