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The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
IN THE PICTURES

Top row, left to right-Paul Gordon in
The Nan Who Came Back" at the
Belasco; Estelle winwood. one Of the
featured players in High Noon" the
new Catherine Chisholm Cushing play at
the Garick; Raymond Hitchcock. the
central figure of his fourth annual musi-
cal revue, "Hitchy -Koo, 1890"
Middle row. left to right-one of the
Des Lys Trio, at the Cosmos this week;
Miss Louise Homer. to be heard in re-
cital at Polls soon; Jimmie Barry, one
Of the headlined funmakers at B. T.
Keith's this week; Ethel Norton, OF
The Golden Crook" company, at the
Gaye.y.
Lower oval-Irene Fenwick in PA
gans," the new play at Polls this week.
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'Hitehy-Kes, lszo"-N.6s.al.

"Htchy-Koo 1890" the fourth Of Raymond Hitch
cocks annual musical revues starring Hitchcock him
self; Julia Sanderson, musical comedy star; G. p
Huntley, eminent English comedian; Doyle and Dixon
the dancing duo, and the Mosconis novelty dancers
de luxe, will be the National tonight for a
weeks engagement Huntley is excellent comedy
foil OF Hitchcock, and Jerome Kern provided Miss
Sanderson with several songs The song hit of the
show, The Old Town" is Hitchcocks number. Doyle
and Dixon and the Mosconis said revel in a
number of novelty dance numbers
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
"Pas,ls"

Pagsns," a modern romantic play by Charles
Anthony, comes to Polls tonight for a weeks en-
gagement with cast OF players that includes Irene
Fenwick, Helen Ware, Joseph Shdkrsut, Harold
Vermilye Frederic Burt, and David Glassfords
is story Of the triangle in which three chief
characters a young artist incspscitsted a re-
suit of the war; his wife who lacks sympathetic
derstanding; and third woman. who is his insprs-
tion. Charles Anthony the author is welI-known
concert pianist and teacher the Boston Conservs-
tory of Music. Two other plays by the same author
to be produced soon It is said.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Jan Kubelik Concert.

F. Jan Kubelik, the famous violinist,
will be heard in concert Thursday
afternoon, January 13, at 4:30 p, m,
at the National Theater, under the
management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
This is the third concert in the Art
ists' Course. The announcement that
Kubelik has returned to America
for a concert tour, after an absence
of six years, has suddenly revived
great interest in everything con-
corning the world famous violinist.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
VaudevIe-Shand.

stellar vaudeville bill will be the Strand offer
ing this week. beginning tomorrow. Billy Hart and
his Circus Girls in Bits OF Circus and Vaudeville.
will be the headlined attraction. Arthur DEACON win
offer Gems Musical Shows" the Cliff Bsily Duo
funsters will be and others
are Hodge and Lowell in object, Mstrimony;" Al
Burton and Mary Shea in "A Revue Of 1890" and the
picturi.ation Of the musical comedy HIT SO Long
Lefty with exceptional Of players including
Grace D'Armond and Colleen Moore
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
'Gsldes Crock k"-Gayety.

Jacobs and Jermon's -Goiden Crook Company. q
glittering musical extrsvagsnss win be the buresane
attraction the Gayety Thester throughout the
rent week. beginning this sftsrnoon The principals
listed on the roster OF organisation that
Gayety the holiday week attraction.
numerous and talented and the list includes among
others, Jack Callahan. Robert Nugent William Schuier
Myers Eva sully. Marion Phillips and the slstks
Froiicker "A special performance has been arranged
for the Gaysty on New Tear night
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Palace Is Decorated.

Lawrence Beatus, manager of
Loew's Palace Theater, super
vised the decoration throughout of
that theater during the past week,
in keeping with the Christmas and
holiday spirit. The lobby and mez-
canine floors, as well as all other
accessible portions of the auditor.
ium. have been gayly festooned
with holly and evergreens and
Christmas trees have been mounted
on each side of the stage.
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At the Leader.

William Farnum is featured on
the Leader program this week in a
revival of Rex Beach's sensational
story, The Spoilers" A great cast
Is seen in support of the star, in
cluding Kathleen Williams, Bessie
Eyton. Thomas Santchi. Wheeler
Oakman and others. 1t is a story
of Alaska and has one of the most
thrilling fights ever. screened as one
Of the many stirring climaxes.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
VaudevilIe-CesnsG

Hills Society Circus" featuring dogs. ponies
monkeys and unridsbie mule, will the children q
number of the three big headline features at the
Cosmos this week. Harry ,Bulger. in The Taxi
Bandit" and Una Clayton and Company in her play
let "collusion the extra added headlners Other
acts include the dainty Des Lys trio songs and
dances; Walter kaufman, The Twentieth Century
Souse;" Mack and Maybelle, and Hart and Clark in
merriment specislties with music Ethel Clayton in
The Sins OF Rosanne" and Buster Keaton in Con
vict No. Ia"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Special Matinees.

Special Yuletide matinees will be
given at the Knickerbocker, Savoy,
York and Apollo Theaters daily,
all this week and next. While the
Knickerbocker has in previous
years given daily holiday matinees,
this is the first season in which the
Savoy, York and Apollo have un-
dertaken daily continuous perform
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
At the Arcade.

The infectious Yuletide spirit is
strikingly reflected in the large
number of dancers nightly throng-
ing the floor OF the Arcade. To-
morrow, Paul Jones" night; Tues
day. Lucky Spot" with plenty of
prizes; Wednesday, a novel doll
Party" with many unique favors;
Thursday, another jolly Paul
Jones" in the spacious upper ball
room; on Friday a pretentious New
Year Eve Carnival, with all kinds
of favors mad noise makers to usher
the old year out, and on Saturday, a
New Year celebration to fttingly
welcome "Mr. 1921"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
High Neen"-

High Noon" play by Catherine Chisholn
Cushing, featuring Estelle winwood. Orrin johnson,
Julia Dean. Kenneth Hull Louise Hun. Charles Eaton
Olive Murray, Dorothy Lewis Corliss Giles. Harry
Gibbs and others will be offered the Gsrrick this
week. The opening performance held last night.
High Noon" is described a positive play "the
teeth and stress OF modern life every
and showing character development that none is so
dull he cannot read blind that he follow
the involving steps to the inexorsble end"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
VaudeviDe1. r. Keith's.

The program at b. +. Keths beginning tomor-
will find Vernon Styles and the ever-populsr
Barrys sharing top-line honors, with stellar pro-
gram grouped about them that includes Hermne
Shone and Company in The New Noon" Dave
Kramer and Jack Boyle in. blsckface comedy; De
Haven and Nice in "A Laughing Affair" Lorin Baker
and company in Summertime" Betty Washington:
Nine. JewelTs Msnikins; Ssmsted and Marion; Topics
of the Day and the Kilograms.
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La Scala Orchestra.

Arturo. Toscanini, the famous Ital-
ian conductor, and his : wonderful
organization of 102 players. the La
Scala Orchestra. of Milan, which is
going to tour the United States un-
der the personal. direction and less-
ership OF Arturo Toscanini, will be
heard at Polls Theater Monday and
wednesday afternoons, January IL
and 10, at 4:3o p. m. under the man
aremept of Mrs. wilson-Gree
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The Man Who Cane Back"-Belssee.

The Man Who Came Back" Jules Eckert Good
mans romantic drama Of love and regeneration
which has been favorite for two
will be shown the Belssco Theater for q
weeks engagement beginning tonight The will
be headed by Paul Gordon who plays the role Of the
man who came back: and exceptional will be
Interpreted by Ada Gleason, Lillian Boothe. Irving
Southland and others. The attraction will be seen
at the Belssco throughout the week.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Ibanez's Tale for Metro.

The Four Horsemen OF the Apoc-
alypse" will be released by Metro
the first of the year. 1t was begun
last January in the west coast stu
dos, and Is now being edited and
titled. The total cost of the film
will be more than s1.ooo.OO0. June
Mathis adapted 1banez's story to
the screen. and the picture was di-
rected by Rex. Ingram.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Music at "Knick."

feature of the bill arranged for
today and tomorrow at Crandalrs
Knickerbocker Theater will be sup
piled by Mr.. Max Pugatsky, a bril-
liant young New York violinist of
wide renown in the concert field.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26

FOREMOST among the curses of a critics existence
~ is the cynical idea prevalent even among his own
friends and associates that his private opinion OF
a specific play frequently at odds with his pub
shed analysis thereof. and that the only true and
reliable method getting at the truth Is to button
hole the critic drag him into corner and with
much eye-winking and chin-rubbing, demand con-
HdentaI report OF the whole business
There is probably good deal OF retriouu'e
Justice this popular belief but 1t is belief never
theless that takes a powerful hold of the popular
Imagination It rather apart to play the
role Of disbeliever sco the idea that criticism
| Is ever sincere hold the critic up as sly dog
who writes with his tongue in his cheek and who
knows just what he has to say ere ever ne ehters
the playhouse
At times this siege for confidential Intelligence
reaches the point where considers posting,
bulletin on the office for the information OF
friends but this plan is usually discarded. Tney
wouldn't believe it,
Journalistic criticism rises higher than the
morality of newspaper management and not all Of
the journalistic tribe can claim kinship with the
free peoples. There signs, however, that clearly
mark the trail conscience in criticism-for criti-
cism like the Biblical is known by its fruits
Freedom do not always travel hand in
hand of course. but IL would ind the truth In
criticism, look for incorporating fact rather
than for the soft answer that turneth away wrath
from the box office
And lest one think burden light. consider
the dilemma of the critic who finds himself forced
downright unworthy playwriting efforts of friend
Friendship, a genuine desire to help, sincere wish
to attract to the box office dollars as posi-
BILE in friendships nsme-sll these must go up like
in the scale against that nxed irreVoca-
BILE thing known pride of craft
The value Of newspaper dramatic criticism Is a
thing frequently over-rated and as often under
rated.
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COrtOt as SoloiSt.

At the third concert of the Boston
Symphony season. to be given in the
New National Theater on Tuesday
afternoon, January 4, at 4:30, Pierre
Monteux will conduct Schumann's
romantic and melodically beautiful
Fourth Symphony in d minor. which
has long been one of the -favorite
works of this master.
He will also present Lalo's brill
liant Overture to the King of vs."
which features a cello solo, and will
conclude the. concert with Balaki-
reff's Oriental Fantasy, 'Islamey."
The soloist of the afternoon will
be Alfred Cortot, the finest pianist
of France. who. win be heard in the
brilliant Fifth: Concerto by Saint
Saens in F major.
It is told by q man who is known
for his, honesty that bulky gen.
tleman sitting in the first row of a
New York theater arose in his ex-
citement at one moment in the mys-
terry play and warned a woman on
the stage that There he comes
look outw when he believed she
was about to meet foul play at the
hands Of The Bat"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Here's Prize Lyric
. From, Mitzis Comedy

In the new comic opera, LADY
Bnly," in which Mit.i is starring.
there are some clever lyrics, one
OF the best being -Histsric Hss-
.fes,, which deals with various
notorious ladies. The chorus Of
the verse about Cleopatra In as
followsi
She wasn't any better than the shsuld Be,
This dame whose name comes rinsinr
down the years.
Yet her obelsk in Central Park Ia stand
ing
And her name in song and story still
appears.
Where. oh where. are all the nios Iryp-
tian ladies
Who stayed at home and wiped the
baby's nose,
And never did , rinFls thing they
sheuldn't;
Why. bless my soul you never hear
Of those!
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26


fadsne Gh shs Stage prod"esrs DSddns
klFl Geye haye peTsonslly seen Chorus girl
ro1 aRS al 9fR the
ppess of Seduction and bribery at real
and ms Gn Se made against
need: -....-.,,, -
lead an critic into greater
am Wnneticed and insignacant et-down from
for which they % a n np a0d %
together vulnerable to the smile of the first cutie
1s... oa the erte:@ rss
IS due to the fact that pu6iicity7-commoniy known
I and Fl Sss been known uray Of to 'Rf play
small part this publicity. the box office takings
%etOrs al 0sYs Equity Tn: same
h a % % %ish
sooceEnn the unmportsnce OF neWspaper dramatic
criticism BY handing you several ysrds al
where his show opened for One-night stand on the
%Ss R:s Of the r s
e%pensve tendency under-rste findings Of the
fst S
feslaThS hS must the pubic
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of ths b the the
ns Or That m
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ns Hns5 opSa oSan Hopkins
KsmRsr and stand Ii 0g ar leu,
familiar to the average theater.goer
Other hand is sonssanty Sv TsSu5GRS
me authors AND players
bs. & .9s o o S ducons Of this csss
rssgsnty labor under the neglect that is bred Of Of
what their producers II stand foE The public a;
cal goods be it conventional and uninspired.
70 risking 81 and war war tax on production that at
nslS ssaeisasSq,
occasionslly-evsn freaIentlymInearths a Production
only ~hs but in hs as
a in e is 81 the Sne or Of %
cent IswTenees play The Ghost Betwssn." play By
Sut despite the
q promise in :, new writer which win result
week TO observe Lawrence's latest work Love and
In dealing with the rseosnized class Of produc::
ss os y o Sa s
sss. ss nd Es weight as snss DuS Of
lie usually not greatly concerned with matters Of
tn; S sss s.ys.y es to ks S5
dealing in this same obscure medium. return an ad-
h5s Rs
So not become part,cusPiy %omeotous aer hAno,caps
the Of s .a
jee and that s the reaction lack reaction
- critic IAwfenee play almost Without eso
ception received the most nattering notices from
Washington reviewers. and II is my memory that
the producers even advertised those findings,
but for all that, the Lawrence hardly exceeded
the gross weekly takings Of -Heigh- the musical
stage the week before. 71T-
The public. then. at least the more DISCERNING
element Of the same, should carefully select fts
5oornalistic criticism with view, actually to as
theatrical value may be found. Frequently critic
is good as another. though in the long run one
usually forms a sentimental attachment to the
taunderings Of some special made the
election one should attempt 10 nrofjf bv thsf
hon and make ones theater investments the sub
The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
Concerning Critics
And Their Value
To Theatergoers
Encouragement of Merit in OBJ
scure Playwrights and Producers
Is Real Field for Work.
By EARLE DORSEY.

among the curses of a critics existencs
r. is the cynical idea prevalent even among his owl
friends and associates, that his private opinion Of
a specific play is frequently at odds with MS pup
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
DOG LEARNED MORSE SIGNALS
Canine Recognized Office Call and
Would Awaken Master When
Latter Was sleeping.

Tony was a small scrag;ly-haired
Russian terrier that had while work
Ing as night operator at New Hnmp4
shire railroad station, writes +. II. s..
in the Boston Globe. In those days l
worked II hours and often longer
when we were short Of men. apd Tony
proved very useful to me. foI<Ptauglit
him to read Marse signals and he
would wake me up when my office
was called IL 4 happened to doze OFT
after working long stretch without
rest.
MY office call was "Ux." Whenever
that call was licked or on the wire |
would say 'speak Tony" and the little
dog would bark. In about months
time had trained Tony TO bark loudly
every time Tx was caiicj on the wire.
One hot night as we sat In the little
Office with the door open Tony growied
and big husky hobo. the tallest mnn
ever saw outside Of n circus, lunged
in the door and made grab Mt me. l
lodged and sprang Tor the desk, where
my pistol WIS. Tony jumped for the
man and fastened on to his logs and
caused the man to trip and fall. BY
this time 1 reached the desk, picked up
my gun and covered him.
The bo backed out Of the door and I
slammed the office door. locked 1t and
turned out the light.
Poor Tony crossed the truck In front
Of train one day and was instantly
killed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
WHERE EAST AND WEST MEET
Young Chinese Girls In San Francisco
Learning Language and Customs
Of tho Country.

Young Chinese girls In San Fran
cisco's Chinatown offer the most strik.
Ing examples of the meeting Of the
East and West. Physically and men
tally they show the two opposite infiu-
ences under which they live, says the
Christian Science Monitor. Their con-
versation is curious mixture Of
English and Chinese. In their homes
they speak Chinese. but by the time
they reach fifteen or sixteen they know
English better than their mother
tongue.
Among the families who cnn Of
ford to do so. the girls are sent to
some teacher OF Chinese to be taught
to read and write their mother
tongue. outside Of school hours. For
the fathers and the mOthers: have a
wlstful hope Of returning some day
to China. and II would never do II
the children were instructed only In
foreign tongue. :
The life Of Chinese girl Is not
altogether simple. In the poorer and
more ignorant families the parents are
often filled with superstition and preju-
dice against the education or women.
In spite Of the many obstacles. how
ever, they usually manage to get In
touch with some Of the advantages Of
fered In their quarters. being aided by
social settlement workers OF China
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
Cedar Forest !, Great Height.

In his book. "The Real Algeria" quot
cd in the Christian Science Monitor.
M. ID. Scott describes his journey
through cedar forest. "The program
was to cross the mountains through q
fine forest Of cedars by the Col Dc
Tclmct. at an altitude OF 5000 feet
Mr.. Scott says, II came across a most
curious piece Of hillside. Bare rock
rs steep md smooth as house roof
ran straight from the hilltop to the
bottom Of the wiley with strike of
some 60 degrees. II shone like burn
ished silver In the bright sun. Never
have I seen anything Of the kind 90
beautiful. In various crevices were
pcrched cedar trees, sometimes with
rest 30 tiny that q miracle alone
held them apparently from sliding
down ~ chr..~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
L'ANsE NEWS NOTES.

Arnold Holiday, of Detroit, arrived
here Tuesday being called by the i'll
ness of his grandmother, Mrs. Holli-
day.
LAM Agent Joseph A. Jeffry, of
Duluth, was business caller here
Wednesday.
Misses Gladys Ford, Margaret Co
te and Messrs. Louis Boivin and John
Brogap were Hancock visitors last
Saturday.
A surprise party was rendered Ber-
nice Cote on Tuesday it being her
18th birthday, by fifteen Of her girl
friends. All had an enjoyable time.
Robert Edwards was in Houghton
Wednesday.
Louis 'Boivin is in the copper coun-
try this week assembling two Holt
caterpillars.
Sunday afternoon twenty joined the
local union of underwriters giving
them a membership of 160.
Nels j. Peterson, Of Covington, on
Tuesday evening visited in LAnse.
Mrs. Douglass Mcintyre and neph-
ews Donald and Curtis Menard, of st.
Johns Wash, arrived Monday to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. McIntyrc's
brother.
J. Abncr Sherman, of Houghton,
was in town Wednesday attending the
funeral of John C. Campbell.
A Democratic caucus will be held
Saturday evening at o'clock for the
purpose of electing five delegates to
the Democratic county convention to
be held May 9th.
II. G. Dinmick, of Appleton, Wis.,,
will arrive tomorrow to lay out a
main to connect Fall river with our
water system.
Paquette Cash Grocery shipped a
car of 500 bushels of potatoes.
Charlie Hutula returned Monday
from business trip in Texas.
Walter II. Koepp, of Marquette,
spent the week end here.
Mrs. John Gauthier and daughter
Rcna on Monday visited in Houghton.
Mrs, w. s. Crebassa spent Tuesday
and Wednesday visiting in Houghton.
The Ladies Of Sacred Heart church
will on Saturday give their supper in
the Town Hall. Numerous attrac-
tions besides fish pond will be had.
You are urged to be present to asai st
the ladies in making their supper a
success.
Mrs. Nels Anderson spent several
days the first of the week in Carney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Goodreau left
Tuesday for Marquette where Mrs.
Goodreau will receive medical treat
ment.
Miss Adeline Boyer left Tuesday
for Lake Linden to continue her stud
les in convent.
Miss Matte M. jacobson will leave
Monday for Flint where she will en-
ter a training school for nurses.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
april so, May 7, IA, 81, 1920o
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Probate Court for the County
of Baraga.
At a session Of said Court, held at
the Probate Office in the Village of
L'Anse in said County, on the gath
day of April A. D. 1920.
resent: Hon. Joseph ]. O'Connor,
Judge Of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate Of j.
Robert Lindahl, Deceased.
Anna Lindahl, having filed in said
court her petition praying that the
administration of said estate be gran
ted to herself or to some other suit
able person,
1t is Ordered, That the Gath day of
May A. D., 1920, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, at said probate Office, be
and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition;
1t is Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day of
hearing, in the L'Anse Sentinel, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
JOSEPH J. O'CONNOR,
(Seal.) Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
Joseph J. 0'Connor,
Judge of Probate.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
AS OTHERS SEE US.

A stranger judges this town mainly
by its appearance.
If it is clean, sanitary and invit-
ing, he carries the good word afar.
But if it is dingy, and ill kept, he car
ries the bad record to even greater
distances.
We should have reputation Sec
ond to none--superior to many-but
we will have only that which we carve
out by our own efforts.
Let's all pitch in and make this the
cleanest and the brightest and the
most progressive year in our history
Spring is the time to begin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

Fortunes are not made by loafing
on street corners and making sug-
gestive remarks about women who
pass by. But regulations are-of a
kind.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30
BY the Way

49,. II the average American girl knew
the number of microbes in single
kiss, she'd order a coffin, shut her
eyes, and take one last delicious
llunge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

spirits are dropping, and you want 10
enjoy good old-fashioned laugh,
Just think of the agony of mind of
our distinguished crop Of presidential
aspirants. The suspense must SIM
ply be HI.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

Our Office devil can't understnd
why some women are so keen for fe-
male suffrage. He thinks they suf-
fer enough as it is.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

Candidates for Office should take
warning and sec that they are proper
ly manicured before attempting to
shake hands with our local population
We are just bit fastidious in these
parts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

No, don't ask to think of the days
when steak was Is cents pound and
eggs 10 cents dozen. There are
limits to the memory of even a news
paper editor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

Rest in peace, brother--if you can
find it anywhere on this earth. We
can't
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-04-30

FOR SALE-Used cars. Maxwell
touring, one Runabout Truck, Prices
right. c. Crebassa, Keweenaw
Bay, Mich. 4-2-tf.