Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-13
WANTS DAYLIGHT
ORDER RESC|NDED
Senator Jones Declares
Chaos Will Exist by
Presidents Action.

'In the absence of legislation pro-
viding for daylight saving in the Dis
trict of Columbia, the President
the opening. of the government de-
partments'an hour earlier" said Sem
ator Jones Of Washington. republican.
who fathered the edaylight-saving bill
in the Senate, today.
Senator Jones declared that in his
opinion chaotic conditions would ex-
ist in the District unless there was a
law providing for a change in the
clocks. SO as to bring about uniform
daylight saving. He has been strong
ly in favor of the daylight-saving
plan for the District, and q bill for
that purpose was favorably reported
by him from the District committee.
1t met with opposition however. in
the Senate, and never has been acted
upon. Senator Jones said that he un-
derstood that Senator wadsworth of
New York. who had prevented the
bills coming up in the past, would no
longer object to its coming up, al
though he would vote against it.
Senator Jones said that the refusal
of the House District committee to
report a daylight-saving bill made it
impossible to get any such legislation
through now. For that reason, he
thought. it would be inadvisable to
continue with the plans already
adopted, and which are to become
operative May Is.
VIII Adjust Schedules.
All of the electric and steam rail-
roads operating into Washington will
adjust their schedules beginning Mon
day morning to conform with the
earlier opening hour Of the govern
ment departments and commercial
establishments.
Col. w. v. Shipley, local Baltimore
and Ohio railroad passenger agent,
announced today the changes in the
Washington and Metropolitan branches,
effective Monday and to continue as
long as the daylight-saving plan is in
effect here. The changes are as fol-
lows:
Washington branch-Trains now ar
irving at 1927 am: will arrive at S:27.
500 trains at 7:20-both Baltimore
locals. New Washington express
arriving at 1880 will take Baltimore and
Washington passengers that now travel
on trains arriving at 1928 am, which
has been Cancelled. The 9:45 Baltimore
local will arrive at S:45.
The train now leaving Washington
for Baltimore, an express. at p.m.,
will not be changed. 1t will, however.
discontinue its stop at Laurel; the sos
semi-express to Baltimore will leave at
4:05. the $40 Baltimore local at 4:10.
the $50 Baltimore express at 4:30. the
$50 Baltimore local at $50; present s
o'clock train 20 continue and the 1880
baltimore local will be changed to 1880.
Metropolitan Branch: The train ar
irving from Boyd, Md. at 7:10 am.
will arrive at 6:l0; the one at $40
that operates from Boyd will operate
from Gaithersburg. Nd, instead. at
7:20: the 8:25 train will continue on
same schedule.
The train that now leaves Wash
inRton for Gaithersburg at 1875 pm.
has been changed to 1895; the Boyd
local. now at Sis, will leave at 4:O5
and make all stops: the $40 train
will continue on same schedule; the
Frederick. Nd, train leaving at 5:45.
to 4:45; the $50 one to Boyd, un-
changed, and the 1850 Boyd train
will leave at 1890.
The Pennsylvania railroad does not
handle much commuter traffic from
nearby towns, but announced the tol-
lowing changes between here and
Baltimore:
Train now leaving Union station at
s am for Baltimore will leave at z
on and after Monday; local for Bal
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