Show Daylight Savin Saving System Found Prof Profitable Newspaper Declares e Says Berlin Business Men Think Think New System Advantageous but That Amusement Houses v S Are Complaining of Loss of Patronage BERLIN July rhe reviews the advantages of a months month's daylight saving in Germany explaining that the business world has found it most profitable but that theatres theatres theatres the the- I atres and other places of amusement I had lost heavily In patronage A month of daylight saving Is now behind us says that newspaper in its issue of June 3 and the imperial order order or order or- or der that went into effect on onlay May lay 1 I by which all clocks were put ahead one hour has proved ed advantageous both bothIn bothin In business an and personal affairs Of Ot course a months month's time is rather short to determine tb the workings of the new system but in order to learn just how It has worked we have hae made careful careful care care- ful tul and thorough investigation of the results thus far achieved in Berlin The business world Is well satisfied The majority of ot the big concerns state that the public quickly adjusted Itself to the new system and there has been no confusion The saving in the bills for illumination has been surprising though the actual percentage of this this' saving has not yet et been figured The street railways s ma made e some say say- Ing so 50 far as illumination Is concerned but hut not very much as they state tate that the electricity used to propel the cars has been during the war somewhat re reduced reduced re- re in power and the Uie slight reduction reduction reduction tion for illumination purposes purposes purposes' has not as yet been materially observed The Greater Berlin Street railway says there was a saving of about marks for illumination during the month which cannot be considered Important One of the big gas companies states that the consumption of gas has been remarkably reduced under the new system As far tar as the places of amusement and particularly n the e motion picture theatres are concerned the daylight saving sy system tem has resulted in much loss of business It appears that the people use me the extra hour of daylight in going out into the open fields or orthe orthe orthe the p parks and during May fay all amusement amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment places report a heavy loss in patronage which it is feared will in increase increase tn- tn crease dm in t tie the cummer months However How May is not the entire summer summer summer sum sum- mer and Berlin is not the whole of If Germany therefore it is b host hist st to lo wait wail until October J to determine what the thereal leal real value of of tie tic light i saving saying system ys- ys tem has h been to the people |