DAY, WILLIAM RUFUS
Adair's New Encyclopedia · 1923 · p. 6
(1849-1923), an American jurist and a ociate of the U.S. Supreme Court, b. in O. He attended law lectures University University of Michigan and began 1 a post practice in Canton, O., in 1872. Fro: becam e| 1886 to 1890 he was Judge of the Cou: and the of Common Pleas. In 1889 he yw; and appointed U.S. District Judge for tt University Northern District of Ohio but, on a was an count of failing health, was obliged 1 invest i gade cline. In 1897 he was appointe from A istant Secretary of State. In Apri of the 1898, he succeeded John Sherman z Washington, Secretary of State, but five months lat. was succeeded by John Hay, that | (1865), might go to Paris as head of the Unite Va alboro, States Peace Commi ion to negotiat College, the treaty that brought the Spanist journal American War toa close. From 1889 t 1903 he was U.S. Circuit Judge, of tk news Me. Sixth Circuit. In 1903 he was mad humorous A ociate Justice of the Supreme Cou of the of the United States. He retired in 192: his best DAY LES FORD (87° 20’ S., 144° 1% (verse), E.), town, Victoria, Australia; gol. The mines. Pop. 3,500. Blow the DAYLIGHT SAVING, a movemen King that has met with wide approval, de Broke, signed to secure more daylight fo 1921. busine and recreation and to le e (1845-1923), correspondingly the need of artificiz Whitneylight. It applies only to the war me ministry months of the year, and is secured b Methodist moving clocks and watches a certai years distance ahead (usually an hour) at th Bowdoin beginning of the contemplated perio in and moving them back again at its enc he By this fiction advantage is taken of a: Uni ver additional early hour of daylight tha eflorts, would otherwise (by city dwellers a leading least) be spent in sleep, and as on Dr. retires an hour earlier at night the nee political of artificial light for that hour is ob Roose via ted. The idea was first brought t later public attention in 1907, when a President English man, William Willett, publishe War. a brochure entitled, The Waste of Day as light. His proposal was that the hou Episcopal between two and three on each of th of four Sun days in April should be mad its off i40 minutes long that the same hou sup on each of four Sun days in Beptonibe resigned should be 80 minutes long, thus bring in; and was the day back in conformity with sw He time. His period of daylight savin; books on for the period indicated was therefor an hour and twenty minutes. For leg a and parliamentary purposes, as well a drama for astronomical and navigation uses and Green wich time was to govern. Th Bees, publication of his book was the signal fo 1881, a prolonged and violent controversy Eng. It was generally opposed by farmers anc scientists and by some who thought th proposition was irreligious. To other it made a strong appeal, and a, bill was introduced in the House of Commo Justice favoring it, which however failed Ravenna, pa age. What argument could not ef at the fect was however brought about by tl Vorld War. At a period when every ation involved in the struggle was widows’ uusbanding its resources, the desirability f saving the many millions that would ers’ therwise be expended for artificial light churches. vas obvious. ‘Then too the food reof a ources could be increased by the are dditional time gained for vegetable the in the early evening. Great English -ardening gritain adopted the e ential features of and he plan in 1916 and her lead was almost settled followed by all the warring in 1805. mmediately and many of the neutrals. The 1920, ations Tnited States pa ed a daylight saving aw in 1918. Although after the war a rece ity had pa ed this was repealed, in many Navy, he plan is still in practice of yarts of the country. Sometimes it is a graduated natter of State enactment. In other in sases certain municipalities adopt it rejects various while perhaps a neighboring one in t. This brings about occasional conand fusion and annoyance, but as a rule the of the sommunities concerned quickly adapt until themselves to prevailing conditions. mandant DAYS OF GRACE. See Gracz, Days Juan, for oF. the DAYTON, a city of Kentucky, in Survey. Campbell co. It is on the Chesapeake command and Ohio Railroad, and on the Ohio of the River. It has important industries, he including the manufacture of watch in-chief cases and pianos. Among the public buildings is the Speers Memorial Hospital. Pop. 1920, 7,646. Volusia Coast DAYTON, a city of Ohio, in MontRiver, Ber co., of which it is the county seat. the tis on the Erie, the Chicago, Cleveland, with Cincinnati and St. Louis, the Chicago and St. Louis, and other railroads, and cities on the Great Miami River and the Dayton a Miami Canal, 60 miles northeast of and Cincinnati. The abundant water power It supplied by the Miami River furnishes and power for the manufacturing establish a fruit ments of the city. Dayton has within export the last decade become one of the most and important manufacturing cities in the United States. The manufacture of rubber is one of the most important industries and several of the largest member rubber companies in the country have of immense plants here. Other important priests, manufactures are machine shop prod mention ucts, paper, farming implements, cotton In and woolen goods, automobiles, sewing of machines, railway cars, and_ other cration machinery. The National Cash Register In Co. has here its immense plant, which is a includes homes for employees, pital affairs is rises in vant), Early aa buildings, including two courtTII. institutions include an orphan asylum, home, Southern Lunatic Asylum Ohio, and the Central National SolHome. The city has over 50 The public school system is high order of excellence. There also many private schools including Academy of Notre Dame, the and Cla ical Training School, St. Mary’s Institute. Dayton was about 1796 and was incorporated It became a city in 1841. Pop. 152,559. DAYTON, JAMES HENRY (1846), rear-admiral of the United States born at South Bend, Ind., son Daniel and Anna M. Dayton. He from the U.S. Naval gree | 1856 and after advancing throug grades was made a rear-admiral 1906. After serving on various duties stations he was given command Detroit in 1897 which he retained 1899 when he was made com of the naval station at San He also commanded the Chicago two years and later was president of Naval Board of Inspection and In 1906 he was placed in of the Philippine Squadron Asiatic Fleet and from 1907 until retired in 1908, he was commander of the Pacific Fleet. DAYTON A, a city in Florida, in co. ft is on the Florida ast Railroad and on the Halifax Jacksonville, Miami Canal, and Atlantic Ocean. It is connected other cities along the coast by steamship lines. In common with other on the east coast of Florida, has become a favorite summer winter resort within recent years. has many excellent hotels, a library, an Elks’ Home. It is the center of growing region and has a large trade in oranges, strawberries other fruit. Fishing is also an important industry. Pop. 1920, 5,445. of lowest of three Holy Orders Christian Church (¢.e.) bishops, is Epistle to the Philip pians 1A Church of England d’s have all powers priest but absolution and the conseof bread and wine of Eucharist. Scottish Presbyterian churches a d. layman elected to manage financial of a church. name of woman officer in the Christian Church; mentioned in cent., and continued to exist till They a ist in ed the general services of the church in the same way deacons, except that they had priestly powers. ‘The office was in. cent. in Prot. churches, the establishment cf d. institutions Kirk of Scotland in Edinburgh, Church of England in London.
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