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

" RAILROAD
scenel. Dining room 0 fan American home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Casper KlOpp are discussing Mrs. Klopp's trip
out Of town on the following day.
Mr.. Klopp-what train are you taking, dear?
Mrs. Klopp-There's one around 8 o'clock in the
morning, isn't there2
Mr.. Klopp-I think there Is.
Mrs. KIopp-But how about daylight saving? That
would make it leave an hour earlier. wouldn't it?
MIR. Klopp-An hour later. I think.
Mrs. Klopp Crying to figure it out)-s it an hour
it's 8 O'Clock by our watches it means that by the
later or an hour earlier2 y. Lemme think When
railroad depot clock it Is the same time as it would
be If nothing had been done about it. so that as a
matter Of fact a train now would be leaving just
as things were before anything was changed, conse-
quently Do I make it clear?
MI. Klopp-No!
Mrs. Klopp-Well. you figure 1t out, I always get
all mixed up every time I want to go anywhere on a
train.
Mr.. Klopp-(a little uncertainly)-now let's get II
straight. It is now GAS. Suppose you wanted to take
a train this minute wen-ahem- the train would
not be leaving by the time shown on our clock, would
it?
Mrs. Klopp Cquite vaguely what train are you
talking about?
@-" @A~R 49, ~%N@
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 II, on account
Of the difference in time, Ell?
Mrs. Klopp (quite m~uddled)-Why take an ina
ginary train? It's hard enough to figure things out
even with a regular train.
Mr.. Rlopp with a heavy sigh)-An right, but its
50 stupid Of you. Now lissen, honey You want
to take the 8 o'clock train, don't youp
Mrs. Klopp Crying TO concentrate)-uhuh Inc
one that 1 used to take last winter.
Mr.. Klopp-Yes, Well, since you last took that
train daylight saving has come in, hasn't it?-Dont
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- backi
Mrs. Klopp-firmly)-we showed EN- ahead.
Mr.. Klopp working it out with his watch)-I guess
you're right. Well, where was I?
Mrs. Klopp-You we're catching the train that left
all winter at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. KIopp ly)-Precisel Now then, when
II is really. g o'clock by the time you used last win
ter III catching trains. II is Z o'clock Just a min
ute / mean It is Q o'clock by the time you are
using now Wen. it's very simple, isn't it?
Mrs. K~lopp-Then I get the train at 8 like I always
did.
Mr.. train still leaves at z
like II always did, but il leaves at 8 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 SO far as the railroad IS concerned a train
leaves the a time that II always did, only not
by our clocks.
Mrs Klopp-Chanding him a folder Here's one OF
the new daylight saving timetables. ! picked Il up
passing the station the other day.
Mr.. Rlopp Cafter consulting it for what seems an
eternity: Hahl
Mrs. Klopp-What7
Mr.. ~Klopp-Theyve discontinued the 8 O'Clock
train. 1t now leaves at Q o'clock, or by our clocks 10
o'clock. Understand, dear?
Mrs Klopp Z completely befuddled)-Who7
Curtain as the lady decides to heck all the family
time-pieces and make the trip by bicycle.
A BIG GAMBLE
An earthquake jiggled a British golfers ball into
the cup the other day. But the trouble IS that you
can't depend on 1t.
Milkman is among the horses running at Jamaica,
but a bet on him must always be made with the pro-
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