Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-12
OPEN FIGHT
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which have daylight time, |
placsh sd it established by some
h sso 81 people or by the action of
no Ms hartman reminded the COM
.!..., that the State grange at Its
sSrse sessions has adopted reso-
!.o.ss IN favor of standard time,
"a Aid that although the present
~ ~ az introduced largely through
~ .Norts Of the grange, there are
- organizations which are OPP
!, sss.sd to daylight time.
n. 3. McIntire OF East waterford
L. napnber of the executive commit
+ - II the State grange, said that the
r.nee rs whole is opposed TO day
~. lime and that the farmers are
!, als.Ssed to it. He declared that 4
. a.v have no quarrel with those who
w a. 20 to work earlier and leave
" sariier, but they believe that one
ssaI standard time would regulate
ns.tsrs for all. He characterized
sS.ylirht time as unsound and un-
s s.i,aS for and said it should be
sV nuestioned by Senator Carter of
,nsroscoggin, chairman of the COM
mittee, as to the penalty clause OF
~ Hartman bill, Mr.. McIntire said
- would not want to go on record
= making it a crime to adopt fast
time. |
II B. Crawford of Houlton, over
oar of the State grange, voiced the
opposition of the Aroostook and Pc
rohscot Union Pomona grange to
DAYLIGHT time, but said the question
At making it a, criminal offense to
adopt it, had never been discussed.
ne declared that the two kinds OF
! tine ore a. great inconvenience for
farmers and urged a policy Ct STAN
.dard time for the State.
REPRESENTATIVE Hartman, continu-
ms. said that he could not see how
tbs law could make any one a GRIM
NAL
Doesn't a law need teeth to make
It etfective?" asked Representative
Hartman.
"A criminal coult not be made out
Of municipality and this act does
not apply to an individual" replied
Chairman Carter of the committee.
my point is that the law would
not be effective without penalty,
continued Representative Hartman,
~This kind of bill was passed in a
neighboring state few years ago
and 1t did not work because there
was no penalty attached to it. Then
the law was amended and penalty
fixed, it became effective and there
Is but one kind of time in that state
today.
Judge Benjamin 2. Cleaves of Port
land in speaking in favor of the bill,
told the committee that he represent
ed himself and no one else. He said
Hartman that if the legislature
passed q law requiring standard time
without a penalty for violation
TIT II would have no more effect
than would resolution adopted by
the Houlton Board of Trade compel
ling the city of Portland to go on
STANDARD time
The law should have teeth and
thess should be penalty attached
said Judge Cleaves. I'VE lave been
through these two kinds of time. l
taWS watch which if left alone will
keep good time but during the past
two summers / have taught it to lie
many times. l talked today with a
travelling salesman and he said that
II was exceedingly confusing and
annoying to have one part Of the
STATE on daylight time and the other
part on standard time.
D. E. Foster of Augusta
D. Z. Foster of Augusta. said he
represented East Kennebec Pomona
WITH over 1000 members as absolute
" opposed to daylight time. He re-
minded the committee that what Is
iN the farmers interest is for the
interest of the city.
representatives of NUNS rous
ranges who said they lad been sent
. NC hearing to appear in favor of
! ue Hartman bill, We'd with each
alner Tor opportunity to be heard,
w Or three members rising to the
Acsf at the same time. These We're
! among The local oranges which were
Seaia IN support of the bill: oxford,
aeaoneid, Fairfield, Yarmouth, Ben
~, Lincoln, Wales, Pittsfield, Saga
Sanoc, Goodwin's Mills Gardiner,
DOwdoinham, East DixGeld, Maxfield,
Ahdroscoggin, New Gloucester, Bel
erade and Monno,1th