Evening star., 1923-03-23
DAYLIGHT SAVING
BEG|NSAGA|N SOON
Washington Unlikely to Be
Among Cities Adopting (
Plan This Year.
BY J. G. RoYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 23-The ola
controversy about the adoption o,
daylight saving time during N.
spring and summer months again /,
In tull swing. In the many instance,
the larger cities and Industrial cen.
ters favor setting the clocks back ar
hour. while the agricultural com,
Inunities advocate the universal us.
OF standard time
New York city will adopt dayltgh,
aasihs tine april 20, and it will "a
date under a city ordinance passed
shree Years ago. Some agitation !,
belng made in the latter city. how
ever, to repeal this ordinance or cur.
tail the period of daylight saving, anc'
some action may be taken in AnriI
Cincinnati will be among the f,r.,
cities to put this measure into effect
tnls year. going under the new sched
uie April 10. Milwaukee will follow
on 20 unless the plan is repealed Al
the april elections there, in which il
may become an issue.
Pacific Cities VIII Not Change.
Portland. Seattle and San Francisco
Win d margin of time over the other
sections of the country because dt
their geographical location, will moi
nave daylight saving time this wear
columbus, Ohio, will start to save
daylight April I. Washington is moi
ikely TO adopt the early schedule
changed last season, but the hour,
OF many of the government employe.
Were advanced This proved unSatiS.
factory TO most of the merchants ana
he employees alike
A measure is now before the Penn.
3ol,
"mes law, will deprive cities of
right to adopt other than standa n
eHe. Ih1s has been vigorously or-
p'ed by business men and industrial
leders Of Philadelphia. Pittsburgh
nc4nton and other cities which hays
ornances providing for the earl,
Schdule
Artificial Silks Active.
Asl result of the high prices nov
curFet for japanese and Chinese sill!
the aiiticial silk trade is having tht
oest sason in its history With III,
~ I'D ura product selling above 50
many Hills are using fiber silk ~
coIJunfon with that produced ~
worms. While others are manufactur.
ing ci4ts entirely composed OF celu.
loSe Delers declared today that IN,
Stedolhes of the price of the artificia
it, hiths -esponsible rather than The
hign prlc' of the natural product
Whlch Is "utely sensitive to condi.
tIons bothlere and in the orient.
ne Jdpaese output for the frs
SIX monthsof this year, it is esti.
| mated will 9t exceed 120, 900 pound,
whereas cosumption in the lattG
part OF l922 nd the first part OF thi.
year mas bea at the rate of 34.00t
pounds moIh. A shortage Of sup.
ples. SILK me stated. was dependent
on the exten'to which high pricr:
would curtaii anufacture and on tn.
extent 70 Whit artificial silk woulc
replace the natral staple.
General Wo0n Wage Advance.
The action of he American Wooler
Company in raing wages 12L Pc,
cent has been wialy followed. as wa
predicted in theseolumns. Six Rhod
Island woolen mis- have announced
a similar increase nd mills in Maine
| Massachusetts anC Connecticut hays
done likewise.
Vigorous denials ontinued to come
from beet producer and beet sugar
manufacturers in Utah, Idaho
Wyoming and Corado against
charges that they hi been concern,
ed in any way in Ianipulating the
sugar markets.