Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1919 — SIX O’CLOCK CLOSING WINS [ARTICLE]

SIX O’CLOCK CLOSING WINS

SAME SCHEDULE OF WORKING HOURS TO BE IN FORCE FOLLOWING MEETING. Rensselaer merchants met at the Collins shoe store Thursday evening in response to a call from the secretary of the Merchants’ association to discuss the advisability of changing the opening and closing hour of their stores to one hour later in the day, the result of the government request which shoved the clock hands one hour forward several weeks ago. At a recent meeting of the city council, the merchants requested that body to declare the new time void, as far as Rensselaer was concerned, and to dedare the old time again in operation. However, it was found that the civic body had no power to declare a change of time which would conflict with the government luling, and the request of the merchants was natuarily refused. Matters remained in the same muddled and unclarified state in the minds of the merchants following the request made of the council. They were all at sea and found that it was impossible to satisfy all classes no matter what closing hour they decided upon, and for this . reason they determined to allow their working hours to remain the same as they have been, which seems to be the wisest decision that could have been arrived at. ■ ■ It is not improbable that a special session of congress will be called in May when the president returns, and it is believed that the war time measure daylight-saving plan law will be rescinded when congress convenes, which will take the matter out of the hands of communities and restore universal time. Not until then will all be satisfied.