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Evening star., 1928-05-20
SALVAGING GLASS.

used In repair work and IN ,replaeing
sheet glass. There Is an interesting de-
tail In connection with the use OF plate
glass in the place OF sheet glass IN VIA
dows that are made 10 be raised.
Generally speaking. plate glass weighs
three times as much as sheet glass. II
follows. then. that 70 make the windows
work properly the sash weights must
be eorrespondingly Increased In weight
window framing rs originally construct
ed for windows with sheet glass there
would not be room enough for iron
weights OF the additional length re-
quired by the added weight needed for
plate. for. with the added weight re-
Quired. the sash weights would Be so
long that one could not raise the win
dow to It's nun height or pull tt down
cnrreSpondingly. 50, when sheet glass
Is replaced with plate IN q window that
opens. the glaSierS also replace the
iron sash weights with weights OF the
same siSe made OF lead. which Is three
times heavier
When salvage plate is too much
scratched to be available for window
glass again. IL Is sometimes made into
gFoand or froSted glass for use In once
partitions or doors Salvage plate glass
too small for use IN windows Is en-
ployed for the glass docrs OF rsfrigera-
tors, and larger pieces are used for glass
table tops Many small fragments of
the salvage glass 90 10 the making az
small hand mirrors, though only clear
pieces may Be used for this pUrpcSe
Other pieces too small for other pur~
poses are employed tn the making OF
glass signs
Finally. after the hast mercAansssle
piece has been cut nom the dannaged
piece. there Still remain the SCRAPS and
fragments accumulated IN the cutting,
Even these have their uses. for. al
though Aey DO not bring much. they
are. melted up and used IN the manu-
faeture Of bottles
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A 8 very little material OF any sor
Is wasted these days. 1t Is not sur
prising to learn that n considerable In
dustry exists In the ''Salvage-glaSS" line
Indeed, the dealing In secondhand
glass Is q business by itself.
Then. too. the business Is specialized
In certain respects. Many dealers han
die nothing but plate glass derived
through the demolition of old buildings
that are TO make way for new. Such
salvage glass In good condition can bt
sold at q price very much below that
Of new glass.
A great deal Of the salvage dealers
stock comes from the plate glass msur-
ance companies, which, in their ham
ding OF the material. employ various
methods. One company. for instance,
may keep no stock OF glass ON hand
but viii buy whatever glass Is called
for to replace broken pane. selling
the injured glass. II enough OF 1t re-
mains 10 be sold, 10 a salvage dealer
Another company will maintain q ware
house or Its own, whereto II viii re-
move broken glass that may still be IN
fit condition to use, 1t may be that
one corner has been broken from BIG
piece virtuaifN new, Such pane can
be cut down TO at some smaller window,
While most plate glass Is insured.
there Is stu good deal that Is not.
When an uninsured plate Is broken. the
owner VIII go TO a dealer for q new
plate, lie sells the broken glass 10 the
salvage dealer, So. from the Insurance
companies. from the building wreck
ers and from the owners OF uninsured
glass the salvage dealers accumulate
vast stocks OF secondhand plate glass,
and this ia diNnoSAd az in various WAyS
II frequently happens that some Of Il
may be In such condition that tt can
be reset anywhere, Some OF it may be
sold to 90 into windows IN streets less
conspicuous than that from which IL
came. A big plate may have deep
scratch In the center. From such 4
plate the salvage dealers cut out q strip
containing the scratch. leaving two
smaller plates available for smaller
windows.
while architects may specify that
only new glass shall be used IN con-
strNction. more or less salvage glasa h
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Coast Guard refugee the Hatwef district Mississippi River

contraband was overhauled by the
Coast Guard the aliens were usually
dumped by the smugglers into the
ocean to drown, and thus all trace OF
alien smuggling was removed. 1t has
been said the waters around Florida
could send hundreds of men to the
gallows for crimes committed by the
unholy trinity OF smugglers In booze,
dope and aliens.
CINCE 1918 United States Coast
Guard cutters have been patrolling
the North Atlantic steamship lanes dur
ingthc iceberg season and warning ship
ping of the bergs and field ice floating
in the steamer tracks The annual
patrol of this tract Of sea Oft the
Grand Banks OF Newfoundland was In
augurated Immediately after the sink
ing OF the Titanic, April IA, 1919. The
work that year was done by two Navy
scout cruisers and the work was turned
over to the Coast Guard the following
year. Thirteen nations share the cost
of this patrol.
Briefly stated. the duties OF the Coast
Guard In conducting the iceberg patrol
Newfoundland along the transatlantic
steamship planes, where In the Spring
and early Summer ieehergs form men~
ace To navigation, consist OF finding
and keeping In touch. day by day. with
ieebergs and field ice. determining their
set and drift reporting their presence
and location to the photographic Of
flee of the Navy. and hroadcaating the
information by radio for the protection
of shipping.
While on this work. the cutters also
perform incidental service though not
interfering with the paramount duty
of the patrol, such as rendering assist
ance to vessels In distress. giving medi-
cal aid TO crews OF passing vessels and
extending such other assistance to the
mariner as may be practicable,
The patrol for the season OF 1927 was
conducted from March "a 10 June 26
by tho cutters Tampa and Modoc. with
tho Moiave al standby vessel, Warnings
were broadcast by the cutters 10 AAa
vessels flying the colors OF 10 nations,
During the patrol medical treatment
was given by radio In three cases, and
one violation of the steamship traeks
WAS reported. A word count showed
that T4,407 words were handled by the
radio operators on the patroliing cnt-
tera.
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laws are the Coast Guardsmen render
ing a great service TO the country.
There Is absolutely no limit TO the
smugglers' schemes TO run their con-
traband into the country. and, In order
to do this, the smugglers resort TO
murder, perjury, corruption Of local Of
ficials. jury hribing, hijacking and kid
naping. The fact that the Coast
Guard has eliminated the notorious
Rum Row of New York is evidence OF
Its diligence and integrity.
There are stories told among the
bootleg fraternity of cargoes landed
under the very noses OF the Coast
0uardsmen. Some OF the Amuggiers
tell stories of bribery. In this connec-
ton II Is interesting TO note that out
OF 1924 enlisted men In the service
only 1853 were brought before Coast
Guard courts on all charges. or this
number ~ were acquitted and l6l
placed on probation.
The state OF discipline throughout
the Coast Guard is said to compare
very fayorabIy with any other military
or naval organization.
How much money the Coast Guard
saves capital and labor of the United
States by keeping out rum. dope and
alien labor cannot be computed. Big
business" has consistently backed up
prohibition as an important factor for
the economic good Of the country, and
has quoted figures on the prosperity
Of American labor today rs compared
with the days before prohibition, BY
keeping much Of the liquor out Of the
country the service has saved the la
boring man much In the way OF wages
and headaches. II has also saved cap
! ital much In labor turnover,
The evils OF the narcotic habit are
we'll known and universally deplored.
and In their fight ON the narcotic
smugglers the Coast Guard has the
backing OF every one but the smugglers
| themselves.
THE smuggling of aliens into the
United States Ii by-produet OF the
rum m-running industry. When the
Coast Guard made things too hot for
! the smugglers of the Northeastern
| Coast the runners turned 10 the South
ern Coast as the scene Of their Activ.
| itieB. The neafneas of Cuba and the
| Bahamas 10 the long stretches OF
beaches ON the east and west coasts OF
Florida were q paradise for q time Tor
| these outlaws.
| Liqlcr, narcotics and aliens were all
smuggled into the country at the Same
time. In the event boatload OF such
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Cutter standing by iceberg in ship lanes.
u. enforcement Of sponge fishing

IL. Enforcement Of sponge fishing
laws.
I3. international ice patrol in the
vicinity Of the Grand Banks. New
foundland.
To perform these many duties the
Coast Guard has 455 commissioned Of
ficers, 1924 petty officers and enlisted
men and 459 ships Of various types, ex-
elusive Of the primarily hfe-saying boat
equipment attached TO Coast Guard
cutters and stations. The sea and lake
coasts Of the United States are divided
into 10 districts. which contain 252 ac-
tive stations and Is inactive stations.
THE United States Coast Guard was
= brought about by an act Of Con-
gress, January %, 1915. which merged the
Revenue Cutter Service and the Life
Saving Service. Since 1890. when the
Revenue Cutter Service was fnaugurated
TO enforce the laws Of the new Nation
and protect the coast, the Revenue
Cutter Service had been going quietly
about It's duties Of saving and protect
ing life and shipping In CUR coastal
waters. As the country grew. new duties
were added, and, at the same time Of
It's consolidation with the Life-Saving
Service, It had become an emergency
service, specializing In the performance
Of nearly all governmental maritime
duties. The saving Of life and property
was always foremost among the mani
fold duties Of the Eervice.
On shore the Life-Eaying Service had
been slowly built up BY the passage oi
legislative measures dating from 1913
The two services had always worked
fFs nj k44 fHGtF 4ffa a ~
labors. In order TO further the efdcien-
cy Of the separate organizations they
were placed under the direction Of thf
Secretary OF the Treasury as one Fed.
erai unit by the act OF January %. 1918
DURIHG the fiscal year ended Juns
- 30. 1927, the Coast Guard saved
the lives or rescued from peril 3.3ii
persons Figuring the value OF the aver.
age human being TO the community a.
| 5000, the Coast Guard handed back
70 the country wage earnerg whose ag'
1regate value was &iGy665 600.
| There is no record OF the number 0i
dependents the rescued persons vert
supporting. but 1t Is safe 10 assume thal
d large number Of the dependents w0llf
have become wards OF the respective
States. Some would have depended on
relatives for their living. This burden o
supporting these dependents would hayl
excseded by far the doIlars-and- -cents
valuation placed on the rescued per.
sons.
The valuation used In the foregoins
Is the consensus among Washington In
guranee men on the value OF the aver
age person 10 the country.
Throughout the fiscal year 1927 ther.
were 2,T5I instances ri vessels assisted
and lives saved. The value Of vessel
assisted, including eaTgoes, amounted (.
e37, ,s0I ,SS7. This part Of the Coas
GusTdgmen'g work rs essentially al
emergency service and IL often per
tions ard at great danger, The recen
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On the anniversary of the sinking oi
the Titanic, the church flag Is flown
from the stern pole of the cutter or
duty at the time. and memorial Serv-
Ice Is held for the 1871 persons who
lost their lives when the ship sank.
Since the Coast Guard has been or
the Job. there have been no Sinkings
due TO collision with icebergs. And. II
Is safe to say. there viii be no more
sad memorial services for victims oi
such tragedies while the doughty little
cutters are on the job.
y ~
A MOTHER dividend-payi service oi
I the Coast Guard Is Its annual Win
ter cruise. which Is performed In order
better to safeguard shipping during the
months when wild weather ON the seas
causes great distress TO navigators. This
Is essentially an emergency service. and
the work Is performed during the worst
storms Imaginable. The men face great
hardships and perform acts OF bravery
In rescuing seamen and passengers from
disabled vessels.
The cutters assigned to this duty dur
Ing 1927 cruised nearly $4,000 miles anc
afforded assistance to 80 vessels In dis.
tress. the value of which. including
their cargoes, was more than six anc
one-half million dollars. There were ass
persons aboard these vessels, and most
of them owe their lives to the bravery
OF Coast 0uardsmen, who risked Their
lives To save the distressed voyagers
from the storm-swept seas.
When the Father OF Waters went or
his latest rampage last Spring the
Coast Guard lived UP to Its motto
"Semper paratus" always ready. anc
soon had 6TA officers and men anc
i26 boats In the flooded area. These
men travelled approximately $4,000 miles
throughout the inundated Mississippi
Valley. and In the course Of their duties
removed from periious positions q
places OF safety" 43,o6S persons. They
saved ll.SlS head of cattle. distributed
Red Cross supplies 10 refugees: furnish
cd transportation for sick and injured
and newspaper men. and provided
labofera and bags for use In repairing
leveea. When necessary they paliced
the desolated area. In many Instances
bringing the iirat semhlanee OF law and
order after the food.
Florida received suecor from the Coast
duardsmen at the time Of the violent
hurricane on September 10. loa6, The
service soon got into action with ail
possible men and boats and began q
systematic program Of relief work,
Evening star., 1928-05-20
BY JOHN EAsTLACK.

MRRICAN business men and
~ shipping interests, as vel as
~ the chipping interests Of all
u nations, yearly collect dividends
from the profits Of Uncle Sans
greatest humanitarian and business en-
terprise ~ the United States Coast
Guard.
The DIVIDENDS are paid In human
lives and collars and cents. Profits on
the investment Of the people Of the
United States are realized IN lives
Enatcl1ed from the seas, ships and their
Garg0es saIvaged and restored 20 the
owners. 6erelicts and floating wreckage
IN the paths Of navigation destroyed.
patrol OF the transatlantic shipping
lanes TO guard against q repetition Of
the Titanic disaster, maintaining Of law
and order along the far-fiung Alaskan
Coast. and q multitude Of duties that
bear directly on the welfare Of our
Nations business and the rank and
6le Of Americans.
So compiex have their duties become
that the average man ashore has no
idea Of the many things Coast Guards
men are called upon 70 do.
Within recent years, since the pas
sage Of the national prohibition act
the Coast Guard has been assigned u
q duty that has brought 1t much pub
Lefty. In thinking Of the Coast Guard
IN connection with prohibition enforce
naent many citizens have come 10 con-
sider the service men as geag0ing pro-
hiostion agents. The real purpose Oi
the organization has been lost sight oi
and the great service the Coast Guard
renders 70 the country has been for.
gotten.
Despite the belief held by some that
the sole duty Of the Coast Guard u
effectively TO cork the national run
bottle, Coast Guardsmen cling 20 theii
old tradition Of saving life and prop
eTty first. Prevention Of smuggling Il
n matter of secondary importance. Th'
general duties of the Coast Guard are
4. Rendering assistance 10 vessels Il
distress and saving life and property.
2. Destruction or removal Of wrecks
derelictS and other floating dangers b
navigation,
3. Extending medical aid 70 An1eri
can vessels engaged in deep-sea fish
cries.
4. Protection of the customs revenue
III Ii under this duty that anDi-smug
gltnR activities aIe c0nductEd.1
5. Operating as q part of the NAY
in time Of war or when the Pfesiden
shall 80 direct
b enforcement Of law and Tegnia
tions governing anchorage Of vessels u
nayigal,Ie waters.
=. Enforcing Of laws relating 10 quar-
antane and neutrality.
b, Suppression Of n1utiniss on Hasf
chant vessels.
D Eflforceusent of navigation an
other laws governing merchant yessel
Nnd motor boats.
10 Enforcement of law to proyid
for safety Of life on nayigabse water
during fegat1as and marine psTsdes
ii. Protection Of game and the So
Esd otEser fisheries IN Alaska. ETC.
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grounding OF the s. 8. Robert e. Lee,
OF the Massachusetts Coast, and the
rescue OF her crew and passengers at
the cost of three Coast Guardsmen's
lives, Is good example OF what falls
under the heading Of assistance rem
dered."
One Of the greatest menaces to ship
ping has always been that of derelicts
and other debris floating In the paths
Of navigation. Giant ships may very
easily be sent 10 the bottom, with large
numbers Of their passengers and crews,
as the result Of colliding with partly
submerged wreckage. Derelict scows,
which have broken away from their
tugs, drifting in the steamer lanes, are
very real menace to all shipping. Tree
trunks, hen coops, piling, floating mines
and every conceivable form Of debris
constantly endanger millions of dollars
In cargoes and vessels and thousands
OF human lives. It Is part of the
Coast Guards job TO see that such
menaces are removed"
In some instances, deresfcts are found
70 be worth salyaging, and the Coast
Guardsmen make every effort 10 de-.
liver them TO their owners. Such sal
| wage work Is dangerous and calls into
play the best that Is In the service men.
1 AAGtG htg nl1thIlGSD III ttiC IIlSb III btle
| Coast Guard In washington OF aban-
| doned ships that were towed through
+. gales and rough seas for miles before
the Coast Guard considered Its duty
done. One such instance was that OF
the X. II. Co.'S No. 2 lighter, which
was found adrift and abandoned of the
California Coast.
The dereliet was located by the cut
1 ter Cah0kia on December l3, 1926,
after an extensive search, and was
towed through the raging seas 10 Mon
terey Bay. At that place the barge
was anchored out OF the way of navi-
CATION and later returned TO her own
ers, who were saved $1,000. the value
| Of the derelict.
| Found drifting and abandoned In
the ship tracks In the Florida Straits,
a schooner barge was towed To Key
West and turned over 10 her owners.
The direct saving In this case, which
was effected by the. cutter 6aukee,
amounted to 44i 800
Cutters Dexter and Tampa fought
the elements and brought into Poyinee-
town Harbor the watefi0gged and dia-
n1a6ted derelict schooner Charles Whit
more. The ship had been abandoned
near the transatlantic ship lanes, and
would soon have drifted into the paths
Of mighty liners. The value of the
Charles Whitmore was t1l, 900.
Altogether there were I36 dereIiets
or other obstructions and menaceg b
navigation removed" by the Coast
Guard during the fiscai year 1927. The
total value OF property salvaged through
these operations WAS estimated al
$l20,2g0,
IN enforcing the customs laws one oi
the original duties of the old Rev.
eDue Gutter Service, the Coast Guard
Is forced 10 match wits with under.
world scum OF all nations. Not nnij
IN fighting the liquor trafiic, hut In en-.
t0TelnH the immigration and farcotis
Evening star., 1928-05-20

John Edward TNyior of Green street
Green. said 70 the the oldest man IN
Kent England. celebrated his l0sth
elrthday aantversAry recently ~ WORK
Evening star., 1928-05-20

IN enforcing the customs laws one of
the original duties OF the old Rev
enue Gutter Service, the Coast Guard
Is forced 10 match wits with UNDER
world scum OF ali nations. Not only
IN fighting the liquor trafiic, but IN en-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22
PRINCETON EIGHT 0L LYMPIC THREAT

NEW YORK. Feb. 22 Prince ton, whose crew provided an up set last season by beating Yala. may provide another this year by winning the right to represent the United States in the Olympics.
 This at least is the opinion Of Young Dick" Glendon, coach of Columbia's intercollegiate cham pions. Glendon hopes he won't prove right. as he has his heart set on the Olympic stake himself, but he sees in the Tigers prob- ably his closest rivals.
 While others have seen more of a threat ill such crews as the Navy aud Wa .nington, Glendon locks cn the Nassau prospects wi,l considerable respect be- cause of tae 5ao., distance of the Olympic te@t. Tho Tigers finished ahead of his men last year in sprint race at Phila- delphia
 Princeton has great sprint crew. said the Columbia coach as he sent his own experienced
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22
ATTENTION

If you need good carpenter phone f9s. Handy Andy's Shop. A. P. LAGERGREN, Prop. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22

swim shall be under proper newspaper supervision. Miss sharp, who is F years old, be- lieves she will accomplish tho difficult channel crossing. during the coming season.
 Brighton is proud of it's strong young swimmer and Jabez Wolfee, who trained Miss Ederle, is con fident the Brighton girl will be able 10 shorten Gertrude's record.
 "Laddie is speedier in the wa ter than Miss Edefle. and has a remal kable power to withstand very cold water says the vet eian trainer of channel aspirants.
 Miss Sharp is feet, 6 inches in height and weighs about l5J pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22
KEEPER IS
 PLEASED BY
 COAST MOVE

SEATTLE, Feb 22-The sche- dule drawn up by the Pacific Coast League directors in San Francisco is very pleasing 10 Bill Klepper, who has returned to baseball this year as president of the Seattle Indians The Seattle skipper likes the split season anu thinks it may add a lot of in terest to the race.
 Seattle opens this year in San Francisco April }. Other open ing games will be Portland at Los Angeles, Hollywood at Oakland and Missions at Sacramento.
 The outstanding schedule dates follow.
 The approved schedule for the first four weeks of the season and important dates fixed follow:
 Where They Open
 First week-Seattle at San Francisco; Portland at Los An geles: Hollywood at Oakland; Missions at Sacramento.
 Second week-San Francisco and Missions at San Francisco; Los Angeles at Hollywood; Port land at oakland; Seattle at Sac ramento.
 Third week Hollywood at Se- attle: Missions at Portland Oak land al San Francisco, Sacramen- to at Los Angeles.
 Fourth week Missions at Sc attle: Hollywood at Portland Sacramento at San Francisco, Oakland at Los Angeles.
 Memorial Day-Los Angeles at Sc; tile; San Francisco at Port land; Oakland and Missions at San Francisco;- Sacramento al Hollywood.
 July 4-Missions at Seattle; Hollywood at Portland; Oakland at San F'rancisco; Sacramento at Los Angeles.
 Labor Day-Los Angeles at Sacramento; Seattle and Missions at San Francisco: San Francisco at Oakland; Portland at Holly wood
 Admission Day-Portland at Se- attle; Hollywood at San Fran cisco: Sacramento at Oakland; Missions at Los Angeles.
 How Teams Close
 Closing series, first half: June % to July l, inclusive-Sacra- mento at Seattle; Oakland at Portland; Hollywood and Missions at San Francisco; San Francisco at Los Angeles.
 Opening series: Second half, July to inclusive Missions at. Seattle; Hollywood at Portland; Oakland at San Francisco; Sac ramento at Los Angeles.
 Closing series: Second half, October 2 to October 4--Seattle at Sacramento; Los Angeles at San Francisco; Portland at Oak land; Missions at Hollywood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22

boat load through brisk indoor drill. "The Olympic race is q sprint event The distance is 2.000 metersless than a mile and quarter and that's just the kind of race Princeton pre- pares for all season They have only a small lake down ttare and can't possibly roW moro than a mile and a half without turning around"
 Glendon's words gain weight through the fact that the Tig ITS last year surprised the rowing world by handing Tale clean cut though close defeat on thas same Carnegie Lake sprint course.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22

JACR OF ALL TRADES Let me G6 your odd jobs. Phone 473, John Holler, Prop. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-22
GIRL SWIMMER HOPES TO BEAT
 EDERLE MARK

BRIGHTON. England, Feb. 22- Laddie Sharp. powerful girl swim mer, expects to make a try to beat Gertrude Edarle's English channel swimming record and bag a prize of $25.000 which Is of fered for improving the Ameri- can girls time.
 The money prize has been of fercd by an American film com pany. which stipulates that the