Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
FIRMS T0ABANDON
DAYL|CHT-SAV|NG
Return to Old Schedules
Planned as Result of
Confusion.

AS evidence of the confusion result
ing from the new daylight-saving
hours. it developed today that several
business concerns in the city. after
weeks trial of the new time. had
decided. beginning Monday. to return
to their oldaschedules.
The National Electrical Supply
Company. 1t was announced today by
]. f. Mayfield. secretary, will return
Monday to its former hours E. c.
Graham. president of the company. rep
resenting the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, presented to Presi-
dent Harding the petition for daylight
saving for the District of Columbia, but
with the hope that it would be uni
formly observed
Favor Old Schedule.
Merchants retailing autom ohils
tires. only a few of whom tried out
the daylight-savlng time during the
week. were understood today to be
considering uniform return to the
old schedule.
Competition. and the fact that there
was not a general observance of the
daylight hours were declared to be
principally responsible for the throw
back.
Representative William c. Hammer.
democrat, of North Carolina. although
openly opposed to daylight saving
for his own district introduced in
the House yesterday a joint resolu-
ton authorizing the District Com
missioners to establish practical day
light saving in the District OF Column
bia by moving the hands of clocks
ahead one hour. He said he did this
with view to bringing order out
of the present existing chaos regard
ing time in the city of Washington.
Senate Action UnIikeIv
The legislative situation in the SEN
ate is such that any daylight saving
bill for the District would have great
difficulty in receiving consideration
by the Senate. even If it were passed
by the House, it was pointed out By
Senator Jones of Washington, who
has fathered "a daylight saving bill
now on the Senate calendar.
He said that owing to the fact that
the tariff bill is being kept constant
ly before the Senate, the only chance
for action on a daylight saving bill
doubted. he said. that unanimous con-
sent tor the passage of such a bill
could be obtained.
Senator Wadsworth of New York.
who has opposed daylight saving leg
islation in the past, has told Senator
Jones that while he will vote against
such a bill, he will not himself object
to it's coming up. Other senators.
however. from agricultural states,
where daylight saving is unpopular,
may interpose objection. it was said.
Mr.. Hughes Modihes Rules.
After three days trial Of advanced
hours. Secretary Hughes has found it
advisable to modify the new rule in
respect to the daily press conferences
at the State Department. When the
departmental hours were advanced,
the hours for the press conferences
also were advanced from 1880 am.
and $3.50 pm. to $3.50 am. and 2:30
pm. Experience showed that so little
progress, had been made by $50
o'clock, especially in the considera-
ton of the incoming mail which is
still delivered under the old system,
that there really was nothing to re
port" at that hour Consequently the
time for the morning press. conference
has been put back to 1880 o'clock
in the hope that by that time there
may be some '"fresh information to
impart." ..- -
Under the new working system.
press conferences at the War Depart
ment are held at 10 am and pm,
an hour earlier than heretofore. but
are subject to another change.