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THE 8E8T PLACE FOR CLEANING—PRESSING AND ALTERATIONS At C. Henning’s TAILOR SHOP THE MU HIILROHD Trains Leave 7:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday, Trains Arrive— 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and Satur ■ day. For Electrical Work CALL T0M.0SB0 Residence—Madison 123 * -— License guide available en short notice. Apply Gateway. FOUND—Purse. Call at Seward Machine Shop and identify. ROOMS FOR RENT—Hot and cold water. Over Seward Trading Co. See Blue Shop for late styles. S1H IKS IN POUT FROM WESTWARD POINTS i With the exception of the l'ir&t i five days during wich period a strong i northwest gale turned things topsy i turvy the S. S. Starr, -Oapt. O. A. * Johansen, which arrived in port last night from the Westward, nad a fair round-trip voyage to Unalaska. In response to a radio seeking news of the gas boat Universe and its crew, Captain Johansen conducted a search finding the crew and boat on Cheri koff Island. The account of the wreck and subsequent rescue is detailed elsewhere in this issue. The incoming list of passengers in_ eluded Goerge Dunham from Dutch Harbor, Walter Osterback from Sand ( Point, Mr. and Mrs. William Hubley from Unga, Stanley Komedal from Un ga, Miss Irene Seller, Randall Swen son, Chris Leite, JohnChya, E. L. Lynch. _ s Captam Johansen announces the ^ Starr will leave port tomorrow after " s; noon for Unalaska and other ports. GOING TO SEABOLD Stanley Komedal, whose father re cently dis>posed of his business at Un ga to Sjoberg & Menzer, was among the incoming arrivals on the S. S. ■Starr. Young Komedal is on his way to Seabold, Wash., where the family 1 reside. Mr. and. Mrs. William Hubley, well know’n residents of Unga, came in on the S. S. Starr last evening and will remain here visiting over the holidays. J FEINSON SOUTHBOUND Mr. Feinsbn, who operates a herring plant at Seldovia, accompanied by Mrs Feinson and daughter Bernce, arrived on the Admirla Watson enroute tc their Seattle home. They remain over until Saturday. MASONIC NOTICE Special meeting of Seward Lodge, No. 219, tonight at 9 o’clock. Work in first degree. VIOLA SHELDON MARRIED A report to The Gateway from Anchorage this afternoon is to the effect that Miss Viola Sheldon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shel don, was married at noon today to Mr. George Moran, former local radioman who has been stationed in Anchorage for some months past. U. S. Commissioner Thos. Price per formed the ceremony. uurvit TOUGH CATTLE About 50 years ago a group of Rus sians settlers placed 300 head of cat. tie on Cherikoff Island. Today, off springs from the original herd are so tough, it is stated, that 'bullets from high powered rifles hardly penetrate their hides. But the meat is delicious. TO WAR FOR OIL MEXICO CITY, Dec. 7. (^P)—A war for the oil resources of Mexico was predicted by former President Obre gon, at a dinner given in his honor. Cash register for sale at Urbach’s. Chocolate and vanilla iee cream. Schallerer’g Alaska Shop. SHOWING IT LIBERTY n That melodrama as a play form has not lost its hold on public fav or was evidenced last night at the }( Liberty theatre when . enthusiastic k audience expressed its unanimous ap proval of the Universal-Film de France production presented by Carl Laemmle, the first picturizafion of i Jules Vernes famous book and play 5 Michael Strogoff.” , From the opening scenes when the . “Czar of all Russia” entrusts to the > hero, his “ secret courier,” a raes [ sage to the Czar’s brother, the Grand i Duke, heleagured at the head of the army in Siberia, 5.000 mile>s away, I to the very end of that perilous j journey in a rousing climax, the audi- I ence were deeply engrossed in the mishaps and triumphs, the perils and daring hero, ably enacted by Ivan Moskine, referred to in the program as “Europe’s Screen Idol.” ‘ •And, indeed, there was plenty to rivet the’ attention on the screen. The Grand hall at the palace of the Csar reveals some of the splendor of that' regal court, and as the sequence Is in color, the effect is one of magnifi cence. Color is further employed in ] scenes of unusual brilliance at the tented camp of the Grand Duke’s | enemy, the Grand Kahn of Tartary. 1 There are battle scenes in which it is said that some 6,000 people ap peared, and there were thrills and to spare as the wild-riding Tartar bar barians clashed with the Russian, cavalry. Walter Osterback, from Sand Point, was among the arrivals on the Starr. Miss Irene Seller, daughter of Mrs. Seller, school teacher at Unalaska, arrived on the Starr last night. Miss S|ller is going to Anchorage for a visit. MR. AND MRS. GRIMES HERE O. L. Grimes, one of the most prom_ inent business men of the Westward, accompanied by Mrs. Grimes, arrived in Seward today on the Admiral Wat son on their way to the States. SEWARD CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS MEETING There will be a meeting of the Sew ard Chapter American Red Cross held December 12, 1927 in the Fire hall at 8 p. m. At this meeting officers will be elected for the year 1928, the Treas urer will make a report of funds re ceived and expended. Also report from drive chairman relative to the success of the recent drive, and all other business necessary to come up before the people. This is your Red Cross meeting and you are requested to at tend. The interest of the Red Cross is the business of every one in Seward, so show a little interest in the thing that is going on around you, and at tend. FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRUHN. Twelve new Peggy O’Niel styles lave arrived. New York and vanilla ice cream at the Candv Cottage. WE DELIVER ANY TIME OP DAY YOU WISH. FRYE.SRUHN CO. Our herds and mod ern dairy were recent ly pronounced 100 per cent perfect. DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH Seward Dairy For any kind of GENERAL REPAIRING G. THORKELSON Leave Call at The NORTHERN Typewriter* and sewing machine* made as good as new CITY EXPRESS # Agent for The American Express Go. 8ample Room In Conneotion Baggage 8tored Connection made with all steamers, trains and hotels: "We never eleep” Phone Main 102 Harold Painter, Prop. Successor to Billy Patterson Camel stands alone —unusual in every way CAMEL is a departure in smoking plea sure. It brings to the smoker a glorious quality of enjoyment that cannot be found in any other way. t This distinctly better cigarette has won the modern world. Day by day, Camel is breaking all smoking records. If you haven’t yet found Camels, just try them. They’re the smoothest, mel lowest smoke ever made. Camel leads the world! Camel , CIGARETTES