The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-07

coal, the wagon, team, coal and driv- CT slid off the narrow pathway down the perpendicular school yard, landing Iin confused mass at the bottom of the hill. Although the wagon turned >mpletely over and was badly smash ed, and the coal was scattered all over the surrounding landscape, MT. Riddle and the horses escaped with slight injuries.
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 The good citizens of Chitina are congratulating themselves upon their good fortune in having a government Indian day school superintended by a capable and energetic principal.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Schwartz of Brooklyn, N. Y, both of whom have seen service abroad in the late war, have undertaken what has turned out to be constructive and progressive institution which has been not only a great benefit to the natives but to the tOwnspeople as we'll.
 A regular attendance of thirty men, women and children every day, all day and most evenings receiving in struction from both MT. and Mrs. Schwartz. MT. Schwartz, who is a graduate nurse (Red Cross) is of great assistance in many cases of real need.
 An evidence of the whole-hearted sympathy with these neglected child ren of the government which Mir. Schwartz has shown is in a vocabu- lary of nearly six hundred words which he has enumerated of their lan- guage. This will constitute a valuable contribution to the etymology of the Copper River Indians. He is also making interesting studies of their religion, previous to the influence of the Orthodox Russian Church which made itself felt in that section about forty years ago.
 This school should receive every encouragement as anyone travelling through Chitina sees the external proofs of what is being done. Instead of filthy destitution among the natives there is cleanliness and intelligence clearly shown. This change repre- sents but few months of self-sacri- ficing work on the part of the super intendent and his devoted wife.
 # # * For the first time since two months recess, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ches- ter Mellison. Plans were discussed for resuming work, and letters were read from the mothers of the two French orphans whom the Union is supporting. After disposing. of the business, beautiful vocal music was rendered by Mesdames Ed. O'Brien, Tom Hubbard and Roy Walker.
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 Rev E. P. Ziegler returned on Tues days train from business trip to Kennecott. He says that a prosperous Sunday school is being carried on by Mrs. Vickery and Mrs. Walter Eos ter.
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 G. K Gudmundson, a fur buyer of Nome, came in on the Alaska and left On the train, enroute to Fairbanks.
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 R. A. Davis, a Seattle travelling man is registered at the Windsor.
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 Lieutenant and Mrs J. l.. Dykes, of Fort Liscum, accompanied by eight soldiers, got in Friday evening on the government launch Donaldson, to get the body of Private Joseph Zagian- cziny. This morning the launch start ed back to Valdez, but on account of the blizzard was obliged to return.
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 The gas boat Rolfe returned We'd nesday from the Ibach's fox ranch on Middleton Island.
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 Dr. Charles Daggett is planning to leave about the end of February for a stay of several months in the states to study some special courses in den- tistry, in which profession he has aI- ready won high standing Mrs. Daggett and the children will accompany him to visit friends an relatives in sever al states. Dr. M. l.. Biggs, a former