Evening star., 1922-05-15

that there was slight congestion
in the vicinity Of the bureau of en-
craving and printing a few minutes
before am. Otherwise. he reported
the same as the companies.
with without the 1 slightest ,, apparsnt, parent, con
tenn went on the daylight-saving plan.
All the schools opened promptly at
s o'clock. There was no unusual
amount Of tardiness among the pupils
and teachers despite the early open
ing hour. School officials ,were some
way the giant school machinery OF
81, 900 children and 1900 teachers SO
smoothly adjusted itself to the earlier
opening and closing system.
Half-Hour Advances.
Eastern and Western High schools.
which are operating on the two-shift
system, advanced their opening time
half an hour instead Of an hour
and thereby made 1t possible for all
the high schools. to open simultane-
ously for the first time in two years.
Had these two high schools moved
their opening time ahead an hour, the
students In the morning classes would
have had to report to school at 1880
O'Clock. The morning classes at West
ern and Eastern for the past two
years have been reporting at $50
o'clock.
The success with which the day
light-saving plan was put into OPERA
ton was attributed by school officials
principally to the ideal weather. The
morning was SO beautiful, they point
dren were glad to arise earlier than
usual. Had 1t been raining this
morning the ofdcials expressed the
belief that there undoubtedly would
have been much confusion.
The city post Office is adhering to
that government workers might want
to take advantage of post ONCE ia
cilities before they went to work, but
observations today did not bear this
out 1t Is believed by officials that
the usual postal facilities and usual
delivery trips still will meet the
needs of patrons, and for the present
the post Office Is running on usual
schedules. Important New York
mails arrive no earlier, and it is be-
lieved by officials that business men
and others want these mails most of
all. II the railroads should advance
these trains an hour the post office
would advance the time Of its first
morning delivery.
One COuft ON Time.
The daylight-saving plan got under
way haltingly at the District Supreme
Court. The Office Of the clerk of the
court was opened promptly at o'clock
as was also the register Of Wills office
and the offices Of the United States
marshal and the United States district
attorney.
Only one court started at o'clock.
Justice Bailey opened 2the 2session of
Equity Division promptly at 8 o'clock,
but as the juries in the other divisions
Of the court had been excused last
Thursday until 10 o'clock, these ses-
sions did not begin until that hour.
Neither division Of the Criminal Court
Coy was detained by illness and Jus
tice Siddons is out Of the city.
For the Information Of persons buy
ing automobiles. Wade H. Coombs, su-
perintendent Of licenses. announced to-
day that his office will be open for the
inatead Of from 9 until 3, as heretofore.
Tax Payment Hours.
This being the month for payment
Of real estate and personal property
taxes, another fact to remember is
that the ONCE Of the collector OF
taxes in the District building will be
open from until 2 o'clock instead of
from 8. to 8 o'clock.
The base ball game and theaters
will open at the usual time.
Responding to criticism in certain
quarters of the action on the part Of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association for Its part in advocat-
ing daylight saving by going to
work an hour earlier, President An
ton Stephan issued q statement today
in which he reviewed the part the as
ISOLATION had taken in advocating
the change, stating that the indorse-
ment of the merchants was given
only after assurance that the en-
ployes desired the change.
The statement declares that be-
tween so and 90 per cent Of the busi-
ness interests In Washington have
responded In letter and spirit to the
changed hours.