Show r balne and gaining a day mr john R rogers who had charge of the baltimore red cross society eel ebrat lon which was held at the music hall on the night of dec 31 Is some what of a traveler says the baltimore sun he says that he has been around the world alve times and has crossed the atlantic forty six times mr rog ers says that in going around the world there Is scarcely one traveler in a hundred who remembers that in going from east to west a day is gained and that in going from west to east a day Is lost many of those who come into contact with this truth knew all about it when they were at school but never think of it on the high seas in allus of the point he tells this story my first trip around the world was from england to australia out in the middle of the pacific a sign was put up announcing that the date was thursday july 17 this was all right but the next day the same sign was put up again this was an opportunity tor those of us who thought we were real wise to show the ship s officers that they were not infallible after we had expended our choicest sarcasm and had been rebuffed by various officers tae captain set us straight on my way back one day afe card went up an bouncing noun cing that it was saturday aug 13 the next day the sign said mon day aug 15 two ministers on board thought the captain a somewhat pro fane old salt skipped a day to avoid the religious services which they nad prepared he convinced them that it was a mere coincidence that on that particular date the lost day was sun day since then I 1 have never attempt ed to teach the ship s navigator his business and he can skip a century it he wishes without my saying a word |