?he Jtlaskan
No. 21 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAOWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 86, 1913 PRICK 10 CUNTS
BABY GIRL PERISHES IN
PARENT'S BURNING HOME
The saddest death, that of a lit
tle child, occurred In the saddest
maunner ihis morning wheu little
lua, the Iwo and a half year old
.laughter o* Mr. and Mrs. Kugene
Smith, was smothered and burned
to death In their home on 19th
Ave. and State street, when their
house was completely destroyed by
tl.iuus
When Mr. Smith left the house
about aevta o'clock thU morning
Mr*. Smlta was in her room and the
children were just awakening to
;nelr morning's play It was nearly
tight o'clock when Kverett, a little
'?oy of four years, came to his moth
er and tolj her that Ina had been
I laying with matches in the kitchen
and that she had started a fire.
Mrs. Smith arose and discovered th
nouse filled with smoke, and be
coming half distracted at the dan- ]
^er which threatened her home,
Jhe rushed to the residence of Mr. 1
McKintle where an alarm was turn
ed in to the fire department. In go
ing out, the boy had followed her,
but the little girl had remained be
fciud. When Mrs. Smith returned
sue broke 'n the window of the bed
room and called to her little girl
In the meantime the firemen and
others had gathered but the smoke
was so den*e that no one could en
ter the house to rescue the child.
The firemen at once cut a hole in
the side of the building over the
l>ed and tried to reach the smother
ing child, but she could not be
found. A stream of water from
the hose was turned Into the room
.ind as soon as possible a number of
firemen, including Mr. Smith en
tered the room, and Herb Shearer
discovered the baby under the bed !
She was taken out and Mr. Frled
enthal rushed her to the hospital,
but too late, as the little one had
perished. The only burn found on
her body was on one heel and part
of her leg, and It is presumed that
death cam* from suffocation. The
house w .is completely gutted and Is
practically worthless, owing to the
extent of tne fire.
It is th?- old story of children
playing with matches, and It is only
through the indefinite prattling of
the little bo* that an estimate can
be formed of the origin of the fire.
It is probable that in lighting a
: match the baby humeO hor finger
; and threw it into the woodbox
among scraps of paper and rubbish;
when the fire started the boy ran
to his mother to tell of the acci
dent, the little girl becoming
frightened, sought the first pro
tection th?t usually comes to child
ren when danger threatens, and
tried to hide under the bed. where
death crept over her in its cruelest
manner.
To lose their home is sad. but
when to ?hat is added the grief of
the loss of their baby, then sorrow
become* almost unbearable. To the
grief stricken parents, the common
heart of Skagway throbs in sym
pathy.
Announcement was made this af
ternoon that the child will be bur
ied Friday afternoon, funeral ser
vices to be held by Rev. Bacheller
a 2 o'clock at the temporary resi
dence on 18th and State. The train
will leave 18th ttreet immediately
after the funeral, for burial in the
Skagway ccmetery.
OCTLAW FRANK JAMKS
DYING OK CONSUMPTION
Spokane, Feb. 26 ? Frank James,
the outlaw, brother of Jesse Jamee
who with the Younger Brothers,
held up trains and robbed banks In
Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota, is In
the city today on his way to the
mountains where he hopes to re
gain his health. It is said that he
is dying with consumption and can
live but a short while, the trip to
the mountains will only serve to
linger out life's existence for a few
hours.
CHARITY.
Chantv is genuine joy.
To look up and not down that
is faith. To look forward and not
back ? that is hope. 1 o look out
and not in ? that is chanty in
thought. Lend a hand ? that is
chanty in action. ? Edward Everett
Hale.
Sorrow*.
Women wash away their sorrows In
tears. Men are apt to preserve theirs in
alcohol. ?Tatler.
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When Woodrow Wilson and
W. J. Bryan Talked It Over
Copyright, 1912. by American Press Association.
THIS interesting picture was snapped at Trenton, N. J ^ opon the occa
sion of William J. Rrykc's much talked of visit to President Elect
Wood row Wilson. The distinguished couple v.'ere on their way to
lunch and were talking of Governor Wilson's recent vacation la Bei |
muda after their throe houi conference over cabinet possibilities ai<d proposed
legislation. Governor Wilson (on the left) Is telling bis possible secretary of
state all about the good time he bad during his month's rest
BRYAN SELECTED FOR
WILSON'S CHIEF ADVISER
Washington, Feb. 26? Thouph
not having the published sanction
ot President Wood row Wilson, it is
positively announced that part of
his cabinet has been selected .u? fol
lows:
Secretary of State, William Jen
nings Bryuu of Nebraska
Secretary of the Treasury, W?
McAdoo of New York.
Secretary of the Navy, Joseph
]>anlcls of North Carolina.
Postmaster (ienrrtl, Albert 8.
iMirloson of Texas.
Those ? h.) are on the ln*lde of
Washington politics nay that the
ii hove selection has lK-en privately
Klven out liy Mr. Wilson, but that
lie will not make hill appointments
known publicly until after his In
auguration.
1SH HNS
Tr nton, Feb 26? WooUrow Wil
son today turned in his resignation
as governor of New Jersey, to take
effect next Saturday. As soon as
his resignation was received by the
legislature, that body Immediately
proceeded to turn down several
measures of reform which the rov
' rrnor Kud ben advocating. In
commenting on their activity in
stopping progressive measures. Mr.
W ilsor. said that he intended to
continue the fight in his own state
until laws were enacted that will
I e beneflrl;.! to all the yx oi-lf
SEEDS
We h?v?- just ?>|??n<xl up our
new flower ami wvciablo sewln
( ?rr>'8 and Mandevllle & King.)
Most of the prize winners boagfct
I lie seeds from us last year.
? S|hhU| ili.-rount for quantity ?
? purchase* (#'-1.00 or over.) +
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
Mexico City, Feb 2? The hoped
i'or cessation of war which a f (* ,
hours Kgn Mmri, to ptomlf? im- :
mediate peace foi Mexico. wa3 shat
tered this niorr.ii < by the ntw*
from Z;ipoiltlan and other places In
the sUite of Jalisco. which s^ys,
that wars are being continued ami
that rUhiliiR is ' ping waged under
the leadership of locftl generals
Provisional President H?e,t * has
, sent broadcast a proclamation of
, amnesty, offering pardon far all
persons who have be,?n engaged In
the war. und tedding them lajr
(town iheir arm* a* the war la
over ai.il |k'U? la atalu rnlOT?d nn
der tje leadership of the rev?lu
tionao party.
Washington- It hM b?en de
eded by lb* IToKed States jfrrer.i
ment to erant Ami' tnaador Henry
I.ane Wilson the moat fre*dom
in h.ind'lnjc the V?*?ran affairs
Confidence Is e*pr< mk* In Mr. Wil
son's discretion and bis ad*!*-* will
he a cept?U In dealing wlfh the
new Mexican jfOTernrnenf.
GOVKHNOK Ht'lj/.KH IH
ALWAV8 <>\ THK JOH
Albany, Feb. 26 -(rovernor 3Bl
rer will leave tomorrow for a ^on
1 sulfation with Hf<rry Tha?. who'
i claims that he was offered th<> op
portunity to escape If he *o?ld
I ronu- through with a consideration
i for the purpose of bribing tin- of
| fleers of the Mattewan aayium. Mr
| Sulser is going to probe the matter
I to the iKtftom.
lilCKh DIDST HAW V
WHITE MAN'S WW* Witt
Some few years sko a deputy
marshal waj assigned to duty at
Nushagal Upon arrival there he
verv tj ilciy let it be known that
"everybodt would have to get mar
ried," or by the power invested 111.
i him. he would gather them in to>
his bastile Of course, the minion
of tbe law, in Issuing his edict
moant that white men who had
taken i.-itiv- women Into their homes
?the law calls It a harshe,- raJr
? would have to go through the
formality of a marriage, for the
protection of the women as w*l! as
the offspring.
Now there were a lot of r0U"K
native bii 'ks roaming arovnd th"
Xushagak country who were not !
ready to enter the ranks of thej
H?nedlcts, but they took the mar-j
shal's edict literally, and thought It
meant that they, too, must seek a
helpmate. Hewe, there wp* a
wild scramble, exceeding th? ef'ort
of Reward bachelors, to get dusky
maidens to become their wlve<< \ an
woddlnps, under th<"< r)rcumUar,r*?
look j?lac<\ according to one who
was on th.> ground Seward Gate
wy. ,
an rATAMTIKK, VBAR'H
AITt) TOIA IV VK? VOKK
The annual report of the Nation
*1 Highways Profoctlye SorlMjr.
Just published, shows. that 115
rh'Mrcii were hilled by automobile
It*- venr ?ti New York City, of
wham a I irge pcrrentsg* mef t h?'tr
d?ath while roller-skating.
The total number of automobile
fatalities the elty for the year
waa 111, bone dre?n vehicles kill
ed 177 pe<"*?na tt ' horn *5 were
children.
Com mei, ting uinr iliese figures
Melr'n T. Bender, r utrman of the
legislative committee of the New
York Sta'e Automobile Association
aaya:
"It will be noted 'hat almost aa
man/ deal hi were caused by ho re
drawn vehicles as by automobile*.
This Is t ery remarkable when you
consider tl>e far greatw number of
automobile* In t'ne diy, especially
on the central thoroughfare* and
In the re-.idenre districts where
children are at plt?
"Kven eo, how", er, the number
of automoMi* fat t , hi shock Ing
Ir great It shoul and can be re
duced Oti# way is to '?ecure still
more csrefal driving through a
more rigid e*?miw > for llcenes*
fiqual. If not gre: importance.
Is the necessity an adequate
warning signal, on*' that roller
skating children will always hear
and obey In time. The law ahould
compel the prope* n?-? of snch a
atsml "
The Pr'nrens May. arriving In
:?kagway this morning, brought hark
Harry Flaherty. who has be??n
spei.UIng the winter In tho states
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