The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-01
SLACK DELAYS
APPROVAL OF
Time CHANGE
Mayor viii Study Effect of
Daylight Saving to
Decide Course.
IS OPEN TO ARGUMENT
Ordinance Passed by City
Council May Be Hit
by Veto.
is OPEN TO ARGUMENT

AS a matter Of personal opinion
and upon general principle, Mayor
L. Ert Slack is opposed to the day
light saving ordinance adopted by
city council Monday night, but he
is not ready to say that this will
affect his decision as to approving
or vetoing the measure.
Slack let it be known that this
is his attitude, in his semi-weekly
conference with newspaper men to-
day.
He said he probably will not ex-
press definite approval or disap-
proval until Next Tuesday.
Slack indicated he was in no
hurry to rush the measure through
and made it plain that he not only
has not made up his mind, but is
open to arguments from citizens.
He said he would be glad to grant
hearings to any interested citizens.
The council passed the measure
Monday night after considering
protests of thousands of citizens
through representatives, Indian
apolis Times ballots and separate
petitions and an almost equal num-
Der OF favorable expressions.
Moves to Reconsider
The measure will not reach the
mayor for signature Immediately,
since Councilman Herman P. Lieber,
one of the two to vote against the
ordinance, changed his vote to
yes and moved to reconsider at
the next meeting.
Councilman John F.. White was
the only member left on record as
voting no. The next council meet
ing is next Monday night.
If council fails to reconsider or
change its action, the ordinance
would go to Slack next Tuesday
or Wednesday. Then he has ten
days in which to consider It. If
he vetoes it, council still has op-
portunity to pass it over the veto.
Slack could pocket veto the
measure by holding it longer than
ten days without acting on it.
Councilmen who voted to create
daylight saving time are: Earl
Buchanan, Edward Harris, Albert
NIeurer, Meredith Nicholson, Robert
E. Springsteen, who introduced the
measure; Council President Edward
B. Raub, Sr., and Lieber, who
changed his vote.
Paul Rathert did not attend the
meeting.
Citizens Get Hearing
The council committee devoted
forty minutes to a public hearing
to listen to the views of about 200
citizens. fairly equally divided In
sentiment.
After the hearing, the committee
went into caucus for half hour
and returned a majority report in
favor of the measure. Nicholson,
Buchanan, Harris and Meurer
signed the majority report. Lieber
submitted a minority report.
More than 10000 votes received
in The Times poll we're studied by
the committee. The poll conducted
for one week resulted in 6,592 votes
against and $500 for the fast time
Fifty-two letters against the ordi-
nance and twenty-four for were
turned over to the council.
II believe it is fundamentally
wrong for the council to attempt to
control the habits of people. I don't
believe we should interfere with
the rights of some to give privileges
to others said Lieber in explain
ing his vote.
White opposed the measure be-
cause it "disturbs the natural course
of human conduct
Hearing Given Public
Chairman Buchanan gave those
for and against the ordinance
twenty minutes each at the public
hearing, preceding the council ses-
sion.
Russell Wilson, former council
man and Gyro Club representative,
was the first speaker for the meas
ure. Wilson said the Gyro Club
sponsored the measure as a pub
lie service"
Chester L. Robinson, brother Of
County Treasurer Clyde Robinson,
and Ralph Smith, Fletcher Amer
lean National Bank cashier, spoke
in behalf of the Marion County
Bankers Association, which pre-
sented petition bearing 978 names
for the measure. The petition rep
resented more than fifty banks.
Speaker Is Kissed
The session became turbulent
when K. M. Mosiman, Gyro Club
secretary, declared the ordinance is
a "workingman's measure" His
statement drew Kisses from the
crowd and cries to "sit down."
John Keating, Citizens Gas Com
pany inspector, was the first speaker
who opposed the issue.
"Why honor the Kaiser by per-
petuating a condition forced upon
the people during the war? Such
8 time schedule would work a Sc
we're hardship on the working class, n
Keating said.