Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-18
The Once Over
DAYLIGHT SAVING" A DRAMA OF HOME
AND RAILROAD JOURNEYS
BY II. /. PHILLIPS


scenel. Dining room o fan American home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Casper Klopp are discussing Mrs. Klopp's trip
out Of town on the following day.
MIR. Klopp-What train are you taking, dear?
Mrs. ~Klopp-There's one around 8 o'clock in the
morning, isn't there?
Mr.. Klopp-I think there is.
Mrs. ~Klopp-But how about daylight savingP That
would make 1t leave an hour earlier. wouldn't it?
Mr.. Klopp-An hour later. think.
Mrs. Klopp trying 70 figure 1t out-Is 1t an hour
its 8 o'clock by our watches it means that by the
later or an hour earlier? Lemme think When
railroad depot clock it is the same time as it would
be II nothing had been done about it, SO that as a
matter Of fact a train now would be leaving just
as things we're before anything was changed. conse-
quently DO ! make it clear?
Mr.. Klopp-No!
Mrs. Klopp-well. you figure it out, I always get
all mixed up every time I want to 60 anywhere on a
train.
Mr.. Klopp-Ca little uncertainly)-now let's get it
straight. 1t is now Gas. Suppose you wanted TO take
a train this minute well-ahem- the train would
not be leaving by the time shown on our clock, would
II?
Mrs. Klopp quite vaguely what train are you
talking about?
Mr.. Klopp-No particular train, dear I am speak
ing Of an imaginary train which we will assume al
ways left at Gas before daylight saving. Well, it
wouldn't leave at Gas tonight. would it, on account
or the difference in time, en-?
Mrs. Klopp Cquite m~uddled)-Why take an ina
ginary train? It's hard enough to figure things cut
even with a regular train.
Mr.. Klopp with a heavy sigh)-All right, but IL.
so stupid Of you Now lissen, honey You want
to take the 8 o'clock train, don't you2
Mrs. Klopp Crying to concentrate)-Uhuh. The
one that / used to take last winter.
Mr.. Klopp-Yes. Well, since you last took that
train daylight saving has come in, hasn't t?-Don
interrupt mel Now, then, when daylight saw
ing came in what did we do? We changed our
clocks and watches BY pushing them back one hour
and =.
Mrs. Klopp-No We didn't we pushed them a
head one hour.
Mr.. KlOpp (whO is sorry he undertook the eXplana-
tion)-We turned EN- backl
Mrs. Klopp-dirmly-we showed EN- ahead
Mr.. Klopp working 1t out with his watch)I guess
you're right. Wei, where was I?
Mrs. Klopp-You were catching the train that left
all winter at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Klopp Cwearily)- Precisely. Now then, when
Il u really, 8 o'clock BY the time you used last win
ter III catching trains. ii Is Z o'clock just a min
ute / mean Il is Q o'clock by the time you are
using now Well, it's very simple, isn't It?
Mrs. Klopp-Then I get the train at 3 like I always
did.
Mr.. Klopp-Yes-Nol-The train still leaves a. 2
like it always did. but IL leaves at 9 BY daylight saw
ing because by railroad time II is the same time that
it was in the first place. due to the fact the time
was not changed in the railroad stations the way 1t
was changed in the homes, and by simple subtraction
and addition we find that everything works out okay
and that 50 far As the railroad Is concerned a train
leaves the same time that IL always did, only not
by our clocks.
Mrs Klopp-Chanding him a folder: Here's one OF
the new daylight saving timetables. I picked It UP
passing the station the other day.
Mr.. Klopp Cafter consulting II for what seems an
eternity, Hahi
Mrs. Klopp-What?
Mr.. ~Klopp-They've discontinued the 8 O'Clock
train. II now leaves at Q o'clock. or by our clocks 10
o'clock. Understand. dear?
Mrs. Klopp Z completely befuddled)-Who
Curtain as the lady decides To hook all the family
time-pieces and make the trip by bicycle.
A BIG GAMBLE
An earthquake jiggled a British golfers ball into
the Gun the other day. But the trouble is that you
can't depend on ii.
Milkman IS among the horses running AZ Jamaica
but a bet on him must always he made with the pro-
liability he will be bottled in the stretch.