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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 31, 1915.
APRIL HEAVENS
WILL SLIP COG
UNDER NEW RULE
Man-Made Law Gives Astro
nomical World Tremendous
Jog; Rigge Explains How
it Will Work.
By WILLIAM F. RIGGE.
The most iaioortant happening of
the month from the astronomical,
and in a sense also from the civil,
point ot view, is that the heavens
will seem to have slipped a cog, as
the expression is, and to have delayed
au their events by a whole hour.
The sun, the moon, the planets, the
stars, everything in the whole
. : 1 1 , .1.
hour later than t the times we will
find put down for them in the alma
nac. This tremendous jog in the
gearing is owing to a man-made cause,
and will occur suddenly on Easter
Sunday morning, early, while most
of us will yet be asleep, at the mo
ment that our clocks will show 2
a. m. While our clocks will keep on
going, and the minute and second
hands will know nothing of the oc
curance, the hour hands will jump
suddenly from 2 to 3 o'clock, so that
there will be a sudden blank in our
Sunday morning March 31, 1918
2 a. m. and 3 a. m. During this vac
ant hour there will be no time what
tver, nothing can legally happen, and
all of us will be at once, as it were,
in hour older. And the cause of the
whole dislocation is the law that on
Easter Sunday morning at 2 o'clock
central time, all the clocks in the
United States are to he set forward
xactly one hour. This is the Daylight-Saving
Bill. i
The reason of this change of the
h'me all over the country is to give
is all the benefit of the long summer
venings, to delay apparently the
ime of sunset and to prolong the day
ne hour. So that after having only
)nce set our clocks one hour ahead,
ind then doing everything as usual,
ccording to our clock, rising, work
ng, taking meals, and retiring, all at
ur accustomid' clock times, we will
e agreeably surprised to have a full
iour more of daylight after supper,
vhich we may turn to our own
ersonal profit In ever so many ways
y doing work of our own about the
louse or elsewhere.
Like Traveling Eastward.
This setting of our clocks ahead one
hour is exactly like travelling east
ward from the central time belt into
that of eastern time, passing through
Pittsburg, Pa., for example. Every
travelling man knows what this
means, he simply sets his hour hand
ane hour ahead, and then does every
thing as usual according to his accus
tomed watch times.
The Jaw goes into effect, as said,
faster Sunday morning at a moment
jhen our clocks show 2 a. m but
ire then made to show 3 a. m. TJiis
will take one hour of sleeo awav
From us that night.'. We shall recover
It later, on in the fall, when our
:locka are set back again. In order
:o prevent trouble coming from for
getting to set our time pieces an hour
ahead at the moment prescribed by
law, let us make sure to do it when
we retire to rest Saturday night All
we have to do, let us repeat it again
in order to have it clear before us,
all we have to do is, on Saturday
night, March 30, on retiring for the
night, to . set all the clocks and
watches in the house exactly one hiur
ahead by turning the minute hind
one full hour or one complete turn
forward in the direction in which it is
moving. This ' is all. The alarm
hand of the clock must not be changed
at all. After that we obey the clock
as if nothing had happened. We rise
when the alarm goes off, say our
prayers, take breakfast and do'every
thing as usual at the old clock times.
But we must not forget to set all
our clock one hour ahead on Satur
day night, otherwise there will be
trouble. If we forget we will be an
hour late for everything on Sunday.
For example, if we wish to attend
the solemn high mass on Easterday
at St. John's church at 11 o'clock, if
we have forgotten to change our time
pieces, we will come there at 12
o'clock, when the services will be
all over. 1
Givet More Daylight. ,
f The purpose of the law in thus set
ting our clocks one hour ahead dur
ing the.aumm.er months is, as already
said, to give us practically one hour
more of daylight at a time when we
can useit to best advantage, that is,
after our. ordinary day's work is done.
This arrangement has been tested in
practice by, all the warring nations of
Europe, and has proved to be such a
success that it is now adopted every
year and promises to become a per
manent feature. In fact, many peo
ple have even advocated to have
our clocks set an hour ahead all the
time throughout the entire year; and
not during the summer months only.
However, like everything on this
earth, this advancing of our clock
times is not a perfect arrangement,
but brings with it some disadvantages.
The first is that we really do rise an
hour earlier than usual, so that, if
we are accustomed to trust more to
the daylight than to the alarm clock
to wake us, we may readily oversleep
ourselves. This may cause some
trouble in the beginning before we
.become used to the new order, but
very probably not much afterwards.
Lose All Advantages.
The second is that we may be per
sistently conscious of having advanced
our timepieces an hour, and on that
In. -It .V.. -,4.............. -1 .U .
system. Wc are then like some peo
ple living in the country at a dis
tance from a town, who have their
clocks permanently set IS or 30 min
utes ahead in order to be sure not to
.miss trains, but who always know this
fact and leave that much later than
they would otherwise do. No, we
snouia set our ciocks aneaa at me
specified rime, do it once, and then for
get the fact as completely as possible,
for then we will do everything at the
usual clock times and get the full
benefit of the prolonged daylight.
The third disadvantage may., be
somewhat serious for some people
who will not retire to rest at the
usual clock time, because they say,
it is yet daylight. The consequence
will be the loss of an hour's sleep
every night. This is hard on working
people and on children, who need
their full time- of sleep, and parents
should be careful to scad their chil
dren to bed at the usual clock times.
People from Alaska will certify to this,
that on account of the short nights in
summer and even the total want of
darkness for several weeks, it was
hard for them to make up their minds
to go .o sleep when the sun was shin
ning. The advantages of this new summer
time are, however, said to be so great
,that once we get used to it,' we will
become its strongest advocates.
Cannot Affect Sunrise.
But setting our clocks ahead cannot
affect the movements of sunrise and
sunset. The consequence is that all
the happenings in the heavens come
an hour later by our clock. This is
well seen in our table of the risings
and settings of the sun and moon for
this month, to which as usual we have
added two or three days of the pre
ceding and following months. On
Saturday, March 30, the sun rises at
6:15, but on the next morning, which
is after the time appointed for ad
vancing the clocks, it rises at 7:13, all
at once about an hour later. In like
manner the sun sets on Saturday at
6:4.3. and on Sunday at 7:44, this giv
iug us at once a whole hour more of
daylight. I" or the same reason it is
noon by the sun dial on the 30th at
12:29, and on the 31st at 1:28. With
the moon these changes are not so
obvious. The times given in this
table are those shown by our clocks
in April when the corresponding
events happen. This includes, of
course, the times of the moon's
phases and of all other astronomical
haDoeninffs.
Independently of all clock changes
the length of the day increases one
hour and a quarter during the month,
being 12 hours, 34 minutes long on
the first, 13 hours 14 minutes on the
15th and 13 hours 49 minutes on the
30th. A sundial would seem to make
the sun from one hour 28 minutes
slow on the 1st to one hour 21 nin
utes slow on the 30th.
We still have the three great plan
ets as evenintr stars, althoinrh th
lateness of the twilight will make it
hard for amateur astronomers to ob
serve the heavens. Jupiter sets on the
IStn at J 1:48 O. m. Saturn smiths nn
he 15th at 8:3 J p. m. and Mars at
iu:so p. m. lne moon is in con
junction with them respectively on
ine inn, lotn and Zlst, and with
Venus, our brilliant mornino- iar.
on the 7th. On the 20th Venus will
oe tarthest from the sun.
BUN.
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1.21
1.28
1.2
1.1
1.27
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1.26
MS
1.26
1.2(1
1.25
1.26
1.16
1.26
1.14
1.24
1.24
1.24
7.44
7.4S
7.4
7.48
7.49
7.60
7.61
7.62
7.63
7.64
7.661
7.67
7.6
7.61
1918.
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2- Tue.
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4-Thu
6-Frl.
6- Sat
7- 8un.
I-Mon.
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10-Wed
11- Thu.
12- Frl.
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1.22 8.11 26-ThU.
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1.21
1.21
1.11
1.211
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8.14
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8.1
8.17
8.18
8.19
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2-Mon.
I0-Tue.
1-Wed.
I-Thu.
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12 01
1 07
1 69
2 46
S 28
4 06
( 04
10 01
11 03
12.17
1.08
2.00
2.69
4.08
6.06
8.06
7.08
8.02
.04
10.04
11.02
11.66
Mldn
12 43
1 26
2 03
4 03
4 63
6 46
39
L7 23
8 27
21
10 14
11 06
11 69
13.64
1.60
3.49
1.49
4.431
6.46
1.40!
7.30
1.17
8.61
9.43
10.24
11.06
11.48
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12 28
1 18
2 00
2 60
3 42
4 86
6 28
6 22
7 14
Set
7 14
I 60
22
10 23
U 20
12.23
1.23
2.44
2.61
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8.29
7.47
1.04
10.20
11.82
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2 47
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10 16
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12.32
MOON'S PHASES.
- Lint quarter on the 4th at 1:12 a. m.
New moon on the 10th at 11:14 p. m.
First quarter on the 17th. at 11:08 p. m.
Full moon on the 26th at 2:06 a. m.
Volunteers of America Will
Start Drive to Raise $3,000
Volunteers of America, in an effort
to raise $3,000 to defray the expenses
for the coming year, will start a
drive April 4. More than $800 has
already been donated.
According to the annual statement
of the ; work accomplished during
1917, more than $10,000 was expended
by the volunteers in the 12 months
prior to January 1, in charitable en
terprises and for the maintenance of
the organization.
Nearly 500 baskets of food were
distributed to the needy on Thanks
giving and Christmas, costing approx
imately $1,500. More than 600 per
sons were furnished with lodging,
free of charge, and 2,200 free meals
were served.
During the year 198 religious serv
ices were held, at which the esti
mated attendance was 76,780, from
which number 111 convert were ob
tained. America's Offer of Aid Goes
To Hearts of Frenchmen
Paris, March 3). General Persh
ing's sincere and manly words in
placing at the disposal of General
Foch the entire resources of the
American army have gone straight to
the heart of the French people, who
dearly love what the French call "fine
gesture."
The newspapers of all shades of
opinion reflect this grateful apprecia
tion, both by the prominence they
give .he incident and in their com
ments. Echo de Paris says that France, as
a whole, does grateful homage to the
United States, adding, "to use the
Wanted-A High
Grade Salesman
for North Central Iowa
to aell a High Grade Specialty manu
factured bjr a Million Dollar Corporation,
the oldest, largest and highest trade
line of its kind in the world. Personal
interview may be arranged by telephon
ing. Saturday moraine, April 6th. to
J. W. Burrows, Fontenelle Hotel, Omaha.
What Doctors Use
for Eczema
A soothing combination of oil of Win
tergreen. Glycerine and ether healing '
Ingredients called D. D. D. Prescription
is now a favorite remedy of skin special
ists for aU skin diseases. It penetrate:
the pores, girea instant reKe. Try
- D, D. D. today, Be, sac and fe.N.
imioxin).
12e xactuid. Waab
fihermav 4 MeConnall Drug Co.
language of surgeons, we may say
there has been and there is more
than 'ever today a transfusion of blood
between the two countries."
Gangway!
Gangwa for the old ball and bat.
Hockey, basket ball, roller polo and
sundry other winter sports had bet
ter stand aside, and do it quickly, else
the king of all pastimes will run 'cm
down.
You can secure a maid, stenogra
pher or bookkeeper by using a Bea
Want Ad.
Oregon Ship Men Offer
to-j Wreck Jordan Railway Track.
London, March 30. .British
j presented to the shipping board
I day by Oregon shipbuilders.
1 Krt Qhine llni nrl Qtitei ti.. i J ..u :.1 :c
" lw ul,llcu oiaica fnr1,,ea T, " VvXhI Th, build mounted troops have destroyed sev
Washington, March 30.-An offer j SSXVil miles of the track of the Hed-
uunu uu muiur-uiivcn wuuucn mct .i,;u;i n ct. turmn? nut ! iaz railway, east or ine ruvcr jui-
interfering with the!a greater quantity of vessels than j dan, on the Palestine border, it. was
loihcially announced toaay.
to build 150
strips wunout intenenng witn tne a greater quantity
government s building program was 1 any othe. state.
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i FLOOlt LAMP, at- l
tractive 2 4-1 n c h jl
j shade In blue, xolrt J
j or rose; convenient ii
I slip plug, mahogany ,j
finish standard ; j!
speHally priced at- i!
! $12.98 j
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artman's
announce the arrival of their extensive new 1918 Spring and Summer dis
plays of Homefurnishings. This ia, in all probabilities, the largest showing
of new furniture, ruga, carpets, etc., in both designs and nnisnes, ever ois
nlaved in America. The fact that we are the world's
ft&L largest buyers and sellers of homefurnishings arms us with
a mighty purchasing power which no other concern can
command. It accounts for our superior values in every
instance. Typical of the extraordinary values now avail
able are the following random selections which can give
but a bint of the immense varietiea of fresh, new stocks
new on display at our stores. Inspection cordially invited.
CONVENIENT MONTHLY PAYMENTS GLADLY ARRANGED
in
l J week, at
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"ROYAL" EAST CHAIR
Solid oak frames; finished
golden or fumed; upholster
ing In Spanish Imitation
leather; back recllnea with
out leaving- seat; simply
push the button and rest;
an unusual
value, at
only
$18.89
AN EXQUISITE LOUIS XVI genuine American Walnut Bed
room suite Artistically designed ana ornamented as nius
trated; complete, four pieces, only
Or Can Be Purchased Separately as Triced Below:
Louis XVI Drcgsxr I A splendidly designed
42x21 Inch base hano, bed, head end 58 toches
30x2 mirror, dust- high, fitted with sani
tary steel side rails,
beautifully ornament
ed. Priced at
$114.45
proof construction,
antique metal
drawer pulls. At
specially priced at-
$12.98
$36.85
$24.65
Large (lie chlfforette.
top doors conceal four
full length drawers,
three roomy drawers
at bottom, 34x19 top.
Price
$29.50
Triplicate mirror,
dressing table, center
mirror ZZX14 lncnes.
swinging aids mir
rors each 20x8, large
drawer. Price
$23.45
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Uemenber Saturday, April 6th I First anniversary of our war start the third liberty
Loan drivel Kesolve to do yonr parti
BEAUTIFUL CO
BEAUTIFUL CO
LONIAL PE
RIOD PIANO LAMP
Complete with 24-ln.
shade, a a a o rted
colors; heavy ma
hogany finish stand
ard; six feet of silk
cord; a slip plug,
$14.75
BEAUTIFUL " KARPEN "
MAHOGANY ROCKER Ele
gantly upholstered i n a
splendid quality of striped
and figured velour. Note the
artistic cane paneled back
and sides; richly finished
in antique mahogany
quoted spe'
cially
only
BL..$23.78
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WILLIAM AND MART FEKIOD Dining
Tablo Built of selected American walnut or
genuine mahogany; splendidly finished; has
64-inch top and can be extended to six feet if
desired; a quality table in (Jnt mf
every respect; price for this .T)ij27. I")
ADAM style Living Room Set "Karpcne snue" construction; Marshall spring seat
cushion; upholstered in fine blue silk damask; medallion pillows and bolster up
holstering tp match; attractive cane panel sides and back; antique mahog. finish.
DAVENPORT, as illus
trated. Including two pil
lows and bolster
$96.65
CHAIR, as Illustrated,
including pillow to
match
:::::$57.75
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AN ELEGANT S0-INCH BUFFET In Vuian
and Mary type, built of choicest : antique
mahogany or genuine American walnut;
beautifully finished; dust-proof throughout;
au drawers nave mahogany interior; lend
a unique cnarm to any ant
ing room; our price
oniy,
$69.85
1
$
m
ATTRACTIVELY DESIGNED AND STRONGLY CONSTRUCTED Solid Oak
Library Suite Note the splendid table, fitted with stationery drawers and
magazine shelves at either end; measures 24x42; arm chair and rocker
are upholstered in high grade Imitation Spanish leather, over full spring
construction; well built throughout and richly finished -f o Tf?
fumed; furnish your whole room with this splendid Jf I Yi I
set for, only aXU.i J
HANDY FIBER REED COL
LAPSIBLE SULKY F ib e r
sides finished gray enamel or
natural tinlsn, adjustable back:,
rubher-tlred wheels, large
hood, easily
folded,
only
$7.25;
EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH GRADE S-P1ECE PULLMAN SUITE--Consists of
the famous Pullmanette, which is instantly converted from a davenport to a
iuh size, comionaDie Dea; one extra arm cnair ana rocKer to match;
nnisnea in iumea; entire set upnoisterea in sign gr&ae
Imitation Spanish leather; special for this week, the
three pieces, at....
$62.50
FINE, FIBRE REED ROCKER
Splendid design; upholstered in fig
ured tapestry; baronial brown finish; broad,
comfortable seat; high back; detachable
cushion over set of steel ti1 1 CC
springs; priced at, only tj)li iOw
A REMARKABLE VALUB In
In our ntw model kitchen
cabtnst, solid oak construction, slid
ing roll front door, sliding aluminum
top, tilting flour bin. sugar bin, china
compartment, utensil drawers and
pan compartment, t
A wonderful valu.
at ,
$19.90
In chiming ntw
color combinations,
txceptiontlly attno
tive pattens.
Si S Si
ATTRACTIVE, COMFORTA
BLE FIBRE REED ROCKER
Full spring seat; detachable cushion;
back and seat upholstered In high
grade tapestry; rocker finished In
baronial brown; spe- dy-trt At
cially priced at plU.fiO
a rm n
REMARKABLE VALUE in
a heavy 2-inch post metal
Bed, white or Vernis Martin
enamel; made with continuous
posts; ten
fillers; can
be had in
all slses;
priced spe
cially, at
6x9 Fibre Raver- CO QQ
sible Rug iplJ.IJO
9x12 Grass Rug on ryer
Stenciled border pO 4 O
8-3x10-6 Fibre Re- C- A TTK
versible Rug. ..-...?-
9x12 Fibre Re- CI RT QQ
versible Rug ipAO.OtJ
9x12 Congoleum Rugs As-
ferrnsf..P.a.t;. $9.98
9x12 Princeton Brussels Rus,a
slfn.f.V.... .$12.98
9x12 Seamless Velvet Rugs
KVf.l'.J'.V: $23.45
8-6x11 Velvet Rugs Newest
only"!. f.'f.".8:... $21.69
8-3x10-6 Axmln- COfJ rjK
ster Rugs MM.tO
9x12 Heavy Seamless Velvet Rugs; heavy quality. 4E9Q T7K
newest designs; only. pKt I U
' $
Ufcl
a m m- r tt t'
SPLENDID. ffl
display or roomy up-io- -the-miriute
. baby car-
rlages In .all finishes and "
styles; cart Illustrated
la full-size reed carriage,
finished, in gray or
brown, ll-lnch .wheels,
flttfd with ruhhr flr -
upholstering to match.at tiiJ
only., . ' ., ,p
$17.59
$675
REFRIGERATOR TIMB. AND THIS STORE IS READY! Ther.
Is not a refrigerator made, from a simple 10-pound chest to the
rineai porcelain rerriferaior,
that this store cannot supply:
and ws carry no refrigerators
tnat ws cannot sareiy duck
with a (unrante. that they
will give satisfactory service.
Box as Illustrated, only
$19.98
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Purchase a Few Columbia Records
And Get Your
Columbia Graf onola
At Hartman's, with
No Money Down!
Th. first paymsnt on- your grafonola doe not be
come due until thirty days after you receive your
machine. This offer applies on any model ma
chine. You couldn't think of an offer which would
make it easier for you to have WORLD'S BEST
MUSIO IN YOUR HOME.
Grafonola Section, 1st Floor.
THE MACHINE ILLUSTRATED Is our Model
No. 75 a marvelous instrument In every way.
mahogany, walnut or quartered-oaic
case; holds 1i records.. .
Only
$85
ANITARY.
1IGH-SIDB
STOOD C R I B
Complete with
lexible iprlng;
neasures 2-6x4-6;
it a s automatic
drop aides; all
white enamel fin
ish; note the
closeness of the
bars; just as il
lustrated; priced
$9.25
SPECIAL VALUE In a Solid Oak Buffet Carefully con
structed throughout, finished golden or fumed; has roomy,
linen compartment .
three large drawers, one.'
imea o r silverware;
French plate mirror set1
m neavy irame; excep
tional value, at
1
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A WELL BUILT AND NEATLY
HESIGNICU DKESSER Base
fitted with four roomy drawers;
entirely constructed in Imita
tion quarter-sawed oak, golden
finish; has French beveled
plate mirror set in a neat frame.
Re sure and see a e An
JSiB....$10.48
AMTRICA'S GREATEST HOME FCBIISEBBS
4iaU5.lZ South
LARGE SIZE SOLID OAK
STORAGE CHIFFONIER Five
roomy drawers, fitted with
wood pulls; strongly-built and
finished in golden. This. is one
of our very special values and
must be seen to be appreciated; yl
price xor mis
week's selling,
at
$6.90
$1625 I
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