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loyalty. Culloden lost, he fed. hut was
captured and brought up to London,
being sketched at St. Albans by
Hogarth. After trial by impeachment
by the house of lords he was heheaded
in the tower There is a good deal OF
literature about the career of Lord
Lovat. A biography of him was writ
ten in ls47 by Hill Burton. and in Sir
w. Fraser's Chiefs of Grant" and in
Maj, Fraser's manuscript. edited by
Col A. FERGUSON, in 1889. may be read
many facts about the Lords Loyat. and
especially about that Lord Loyat who
was Simon Fraser, the ancestor of the
Nirginians whom the Rambler visited
last Sunday in Green valley.
On this estate is "A spring which for
century has been inclosed by stone
springhouse. That spring has been
familiar to travellers over the post
road through Green valley for TWO CEN
turtles. George Washington. travelling
over that road on horseback or in a
coach. liked to stop there to drink, and
there is a legend that he used to tie
his horse to persimmon tree of great
age, which grows close by the spring.
An Interesting feature of the Green
valley farm is barn whose sides are
heavy white pine planking, at least a
century old and still in a well pre-
served condition.
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well as on the hills that rim the
city on the north west and east. 1t is
one of the glorious views of this re-
gion.
A few hundred yards ahead of you
and on the east crest of the ridge, ris-
ing out of lacework Of trees Just
touched with the promise of green leaf
buds, you see two tall square chimneys.
heavy red brick wolls, white pillared
porches and bright green shutters. 1t
is a noble old house, and you note that
some new owner has taken it under his
charge. It is sprucing up and telling
every passerby that good times have
come.
For years the Rambler has known
that old house. For years it has spoken
of it's neglect to everybody who passed
that way. The fine gardens. that in
happier days bloomed around it, were
ruinous and detected, but the old house,
even when 1t hungered for fresh paint
and stood in dire need of window glass
and blinds, always looked proudly, al
most defiantly, out upon the road. But
the house seems very happy now.
Prosperity gives it a cheerful tone.
The grounds have been cleared up. a
jungle of shiftless growth has been
cleared away and a gardener was set
ting out in fresh, new beds scores of
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is the old Fraser mansion. The RAM
bier spent an interesting hour there.
Anthony Fraser was the owner of
this land when camps and forts COW
cred it from 1861 to 1865. He was an
old man then. He had become blind
and the members of his family have
told the Rambler that his greatest sor-
row was to listen to the sound of hun
dreds of axes Union soldiers felled
the forest on his land that the fort
guns might have A clear field of fire.
that no cover might be afforded to the
enemy and that timber might be OBJ
tanned for revetments for the earth
works, for barracks for the con-
valescent camp close by and for many
other purposes.
In that old house today lives "A daughter
of Anthony Fraser and his wife. who was
Miss PreSha Lee of Montgomery coun-
ty, Md The name of the woman is
Mrs. Sickles-Mrs. J. e. Sickles, if the
Rambler remembers the initials. Her
daughter and her daughters HUSBAND
also live there. They are Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Carter. The house is full of
old mahogany and antique rugs. Oil
portraits of Frasers line the walls of
one of the rooms. and IA feature. of the
dining room is one of the white marble
mantels that was taken out of the White
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of defense against hostilities near the
seacoast'
so we see that early in history the
services potentialities as force tt
guard the coast were recognized. II
has been a veritable coast guard ever
since. Further than this, in every wal
the revenue cutters have been consoli-
dated with the navy and actively en-
ployed for defensive and offensive pur-
poses, justifying their military char
acter.
"As our commerce increased and our
merchant marine developed, new duties
we're put upon the revenue cutters
much of them being directed to guard
ing the coast lines. For example, in
1887 Congress by law directed the
President to cause them to cruise
weather and to afford such aid to dis
tressed navigators as their circum-
stances may require
THE cutters also were engaged in
the suppression of piracy in the Car
They also were engaged in breaking UP
the slave trade, but all the time they
were preventing smuggling and thus
protecting the revenue. In later years
the enforcement of the navigation
laws, assisting in enforcing the quar-
antine and immigration laws and in
preventing f1libustering expeditions
also have occupied the attention of
the cutters. Then, too, there is the
ice patrol in the north Atlantic and
the destruction Of dangerous derelicts
at sea.
I'm 1873 the life-saving service was
established also to guard the coast
but in a different manner Prior to
that time there had been few sta
tions on the Atlantic coast to render
assistance to stranded vessels, and
these were supervised in a way by
the revenue cutter officers The new es-
tab1fshment increased the number of
stations and organized a force that has
been of immeaSurable assistance in
saving life and property.
Thus We have had these two coast
guarding establishments in the Trea-
sury Department, one to guard the
coast, to enforce the laws along the
coast and to assist navigation, and the
other guarding mariners from danger
threatened by the sea. The duties and
responsibilities of the two naturally
have interlocked, and close co-opera-
tion between them has been necessary
in time of peace as well as in time Of
war.
THE life-saving service, you know,
also plays it's part in war, while here
tofore not having strictly military
character During the Spanish-Ameri-
can war 1t did valuable work by con-
verting Its stations into signal stations,
upon which the navy relied
Realizing that much better results
could be obtained by combining the
two services under one head, Congress
has amalgamated them and has adopt
ed the logical name, coast guard, since
neither of the old names Is properly
descriptive.
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which the Rambler found in the
grounds of the Vineyard. adjoining the
Soldiers Home. and wrote about last
fall. on hilltop Off the main road
and about n third of II mile from the
house Is a thicket of tall cedars. their
trunks interlaced with honeysuckle
vines that have kept green all winter.
In this melancholy place. within an
iron picket fence. are tombstones. On
one of the monuments the Rambler
read these names and dates:
William Fraser. died October. 1924.
aged 10 years.
Mary Fraser, wife of William
Fraser"
Anthony r. Fraser. born November
1c, 1894. died February l. 1881"
"Presha Lee Fraser. wife of Anthony
Fraser. born 1893: died 1859"
William Lee Fraser. born February
II, 1924: died July !. 1865"
This information is enough to show
the reader that he is now upon the
Fraser estate of Green valley, which
gave its name to this region, and that
the old house down the private road
with the box hedge, the terrace, the
lily pond and the rustic summer house
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GOVERNMENTS NEWLY CREATED MILITARY FOR

CNGRESS in combining the
HOn revenue cutter service and
III the lfe-saving service into
~ the new coast guard serv-
ice. for the first time in the history of
the world has brought about the estab-
lishment of military branch of gov
eminent primarily for humanitarian
purposes The coast guard is mill
tary organization for the conservation
of life and property and its protection
from the ravages of the sea
when YOU come to consider this you
must realize that herein there is a
startlin- departure from the concep-
tion of all ages that the principal func-
tion of a military force is to destroy
life and property"
1t is Capt Ellsworth r. Bertholf, cap
tain commandant of the newly cstab-
1'shed coast guard service of the Unit
ed States. speaking. Since 1el1 he has
been captain coInmandant of the reve-
rue cutter service. which Is now merS-
ed into the new establishment He Is
the man to direct the destinies of the
coast guard: he il is who perhaps more
than any one else, knows all about the
roast guard. For long he has favored
It's creation. In fact. the idea of 1t
- his baby
But before letting him tell about 1t
he should be properly introduced to
stocky, muscular, alert, active. vigor-
Gus sailorman. The first glance shows
that his natural environment is the
Quarter deck, but the mans record
sho, also that he is the possessor of
extraordinary organizing and executive
ability AS a bureau chief in Washing
ton where the subtler arts are neces-
sary to get things done, he has demon
strated his capacity pust as in the years
past ne demonstrated his capacity as an
able master Of men aboard ship or in
leading desperate expeditions
The quality of Capt. Berthof was
shown in an incident In his earlier
career. an incident which. as much as
anything else. brought him TO his pres
ent commanding position
II was in November. 1897 Bertholf
then a second lieutenant in the revenue
cutter service. three months before
had been detailed to shore duty at
headquarters in Washington, his frst
shore detail since entering the service
He had started In his leisure evenings
Nersities of the capital city. with the
thought, possibly. Of quitting his pro-
fession for another one
Suddenly word came OF the direful
plight OF some $50 men of the wha lin z
fleet in the Arctic ocean. Their ships
delaying too long. had been caught IN
the ice of Bering strait and two of the
vessels had been crushed. Without
provisions these $50 men had made
their way to the tiny settlement at
Point Barrow. Alaska where thC and
the few native and white inhabitants
were in imminent danger of being
starved to death
The revenue cutter service deter
mined to send an expedition to their re-
lief The personnel was selected and
the orders issued. AT the last moment
one of the officers selected could not go
berthoif. we are up against it," said
the captain commandant when Bertholi
appeared at the Office that morning
Dodge can't go. We need volun-
teer."
an right" said Bertholf. noncha.
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civil war organized a cavalry troop,
entered the Confederate army and did
not return to his home overlooking
Washington. The place came into pos
session of nephew, who was a bache-
lor and finally fell into the hands of
others than members of the Roach fam
lily. The Rambler has striyen to find
out more about the Roach family and
the owners of this land, before James
Roach came to live there, but his ef-
forts have as yet yielded no fruit. 1t
is said that the land records of that
part of the country were destroyed
during the civil war.
After turning your back on the ruins
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~ REEN VALLEY, beginning in
N the Arlington highlands and
n 81 gently sloping and widening
~ to it's junction with the valley
of Four Mile run, is a region which,
though close to Washington, is
neglected by or unknown to the great
majority of Washingtonians. The ap-
proaches to the valley head from the
direction of Washington are in some
degree unlovely. but once in this valley
or on the crest of the ridges that girt
1T its beauty strongly strikes ones
fancy. And many stories worth the
telling are parts of the history of the
valley.
There arc. of course. more ways than
one Of reaching Green valley, but the
Rambler followed the old north and
south post road, which leads along the
east front of Arlington. Because of
the improvement of this ancient way
between the Aqueduct bridge and the
columbia turnpike, and the new road
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ornamental shrubs when the Rambler
walked that way.
Long before the civil war that house
was the home of Jacob Roach, a con-
siderable 1andholder thereabouts. He
owned d grist mill on Four Mile run,
and on the old maps you can mark
the exact location of Roachs mill. AS
A contractor he made nucn money out
Of the building of the Loudoun and
Hampshire railroad, which became the
Bluemont division of the Southern rail-
way and is now the electric line to
LeesburG and Bluemont
The Rambler has been told that
james Roach at tie outbreak of the
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House whom changes were made in
that house during the term OF rres'-
dent Roosevelt.
The grandfather of Anthony Fraser
was the first OF the American Frasers
ffe came TO Virginia soon after tho br-
heading in the Tower OF London of
Lord I.oyat. That execution was April
Q. 1147. And here IS an interesting
story. The first OF the American
Frasers was son OF Lord Lovat The
name of that lord WAS Simon Erase.
He was born about 1875 at Tanish In
Ross shire. In the fourteenth centur'
his ancestor had migrated from Twcc-
dale to Inverness shire. and Hugh. hts
grandson. had been made Lord Lorat
In 1881.
The career of Simon Fraser. Lord
Lovat. makes chapter in English hts
tory. II Is written that in tn" rchsl-
lion OF l145 Lovat sent forth his clan.
under his son, to fight for the pre-
tender while he was protesting his
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ter service was first estahlished-which,
by the way, was seven years before the
establishment of the United States
Nayy-the law authorized the building
OF ten cutters for the protection of the
revenue. Hence the name revenue cut
ters, by which the service has since
been known.
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I'm 1897 the President was authorized
to increase the strength of the serv-
ice. and cause the said revenue cut
ters to be employed to defend the sea-
coast and to repel any hostilities to
their vessels and commerce. In 1898 he
was authorized further to employ any
Of The revenue cutters for the purpose
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Faunt1eroy family of King and Queen
county. Va, and her people settled in
Freedmen's village a few days after
the occupation Of Richmond by Federal
troops, in April, 1865.
Continuing south from the church
yo}l are sensible that your road is pass
Ing along the crest of narrow ridge,
the sides of which slope steeply to the
east and west. To the west is a mar
row valley. 1t is the head of Green
valley. A branch flows through it and
Its name Is Long branch. From the
various draws and ravines that run
down into Green valley many little
streams add the flow to that Of Long
branch. and that branch, before 1t has
followed it's course for a mile, becomes
stream Of some magnitude. raging
in time of heavy rain and maintaining
very respectable flow even in time
of drought To the east the ridge falls
away to the fiat lands which stretch
to the river. The eye can pick out all
the familiar buildings in Washington.
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For the First Time History Military Organization the Coast Guard Formed for Helpful
Instead Pupost Constitutes Real Effective Naval Reserve More
BhoHHe
All About and Has CoThe Old Life
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Supt F. c. Chapman and Capt A J.
Henderson.
1T should be a matter of pride to all
Americans that no other government
IN the world has gone 50 far in pro-
tectlng its seamen and those who 90
down to the in ships in such a
thorough and systematic manner as the
United States government is protect
ing them through the coast guard. 1t
is true that England maintains what
Is termed coast guard. That is a
patrol. under naval auspices. along
the coast line to prevent smuggling.
but the life-saving service there is
non existent. In place of il. there are
maintained at places on the coast life
hoals. placed there by voluntary sub
scription. When ship comes ashore
and lives are in danger the alarm
goes out among the fisher folk ard
coast dwellerS, and they launch the
hfep"at and go To the assistance 4
the mariners 1t is all tn. same
plan as til" "ld-tirGa volunteer tire de-
part1ltuts of our villa g.s,
France has nothing in III" slightest
resembling our ~ stem. The navy there
Is presumed to protect the coast for
revenue aud all other purposes. cycu
10 manning the sea coast dcfenscs. a
task which is allotted tn the coast Ar
tlliery Corps of the army in this coun-
try France has no organized litc-saE-
ing service and no marine patrol save
that of the navy.
Spain has Il 'guarda costa but il is
purely a shore patrol To prey vent SNUG
Cling and nothing else.
1he nag OF our new organization
will be the flag of the old revenue cut
ter service. save for the substitution
of the words u. :. Coast Guard Serv-
ice The motto of the old revenue cut
ter service, adopted in 1890. 'Semper
Paratus-always repared-remains.
From dollars and cents point Of
view. and leaving aside the fact that
this consolidation has effected the crca-
tion of an e. cient naval reserve, in
h.. 81 ira ,,ft
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From these figures, taking your own
estimate as to what human life is
worth. you may calculate what the
amalgamated service can do in the way
of saving life and property Is II not
All worth while:" ASHMUN BROWN.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-29
Current Topic Club

The Current Topic club record an
other pleasant afternoon Monday at
the home of Mrs. West. 1t was can
Open Day." and Mrs. b. j. Mcdonald
Of Flint introduced us to The Dusk
of the Gods" the last drama of the
Nibelungenlied triology. She opened
with a description and reading of the
three Norns, goddesses of Fate, born
of Erda before the world was" sit
ting on Brunnhildes rock, spinning
the web of destiny. We were caught
in their web and held spellbound the
whole afternoon while Mrs. McDon-
aid told us the old Morse story as
Wagner uses it. or the Rhinegold
and the Rhine maidens who guard it.,
OF the Nibelung dwarfs, who dwell in
the bowels OF the earth, of the gods
and goddesses who inhabit Walhalla,
of the fire encircled, sleeping Val
kyrie Brunnhilde, awakened by the
hero, without fear, Siegfried. Mrs.
Mcdonald by her dramatic rendering
Of the lines, sustained our interest,
and raised our imagination to the
highest pitch-We sense the intense
spirit of the Wagnerian music, the
strong elemental impulses in the time
of the vanishing Of the gods. Ever
present to us is the murmur of the
waves Of the rapid flowing Rhine.
Mrs. Pier, upon the piano, makes US
familiar with various motives pre-
vailing in the music and dominating
it. Then through the Victrola we
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-29
Evargelistlc Meetings.

Interest is still growing in the
evangelistic meetings at the First NJ
Il. church. At the close of an impress
sive service Tuesday night the pastor
announced an after meeting and not
more than dozen people left until
after the secOnG service.
In speaking to business men Rev.
Mr.. Cansfield said that of all classes
of men business men ought to be in
fullest sympathy with revival move
ments, If for no other reason than self
interest. The speaker told of the
ten years to friend of his, promi-
nent business man in lower Michigan
and who surprised his friend one day
by paying the same with interest and
done so because he was converted at
a revival meeting. But said the
speaker the commercial reason is the
least of all reasons why business and
the church should cooperate. Other
and higher considerations enter in.
What if a man gain $4,000, If when
he has gained il he spends sleepless
nights for fear some man whom he
has wronged will institute legal pro-
ceedings against him, or if in getting
his wealth he pays the awful price Of
a physical breakdown and nervous
wreckage. The speaker then held
up Jesus Christ as furnishing the
principles on which all true business
was founded and must be guided. In
his boyhood days Christ said "Wist
We not that must be about my Faith
er's business" and thus suggested a
motive for life. Then in his tempta-
ton stated the immortal truth that
man doth not live by bread alone but
by every word that proceedeth out Of
the mouth of God doth man live and
in that temptation would not satisfy
his hunger and do business by illegi-
innate means; and then in his ser
mon on the mount Christ gives to the
business world the only panacea for
its ills and veXations in the Golden
Rule and lastly the speaker urged ev-
cry man to accept Christ into his life.
G. G.. Duff sang Just for Today"
and the chorus choir sang. Rev. A.
B. Leonard will preach Wednesday
night and every woman is asked to
help increase the interest by inviting
her husband or brother. A cordial
invitation is extended to everybody.
Special singing by the chorus choir
and the ladies quartette. Song SER
vice at 7:15.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-29
Asks Minimum Wage For Wage

lansing January 27.-Creation of
minimum wage law for women, to-
gether with commission to deter
mine what reasonable wage is, and
machinery to enforce the commits
sion's findings, is recommended in
the report Of the minimum wage COM
mission appointed in 1913 The re-
port, consisting of 400 pages of print
ed matter was submitted to Governor
Ferris. Wednesday.
That twenty-one per cent of the
Michigan wage earning women are
receiving less than six dollars per
week for their services, and fifty-one
per cent are getting less than eight
dollars, and that this condition con
stitutes a menace to the social well
fare of society was one of the most
startling of the commissioner find
ings. Full responsibility for this
state Of affairs should not rest with
the employers, the report says.
THE consumer has shared in
whatever advantages there have been
in the low wage rate and society
therefore must bear it's part of the
blame" the commission states.
The information upon which the
commission based its findings, was
gathered from 1,34S employers in
$50 occupations in 1873 different To-
calities, and from S,512 women work.
ers in eighteen different occupations
and from sixty-two women's clubs in
various parts of the state. All wit
nesses before the commission made
their statements under oath.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-29
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