Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

live wire citizens OF Piscataquis
county and Dexter. The work Of
remodeling the building into an at
tractive lodge with wide verandas.
ETC., will be commenced at once as
will also work on the golf links.
The grounds will be beautif1ed.
A band will serenade Gram and
Nellie Durham when they arrive
at the Portland Uni station at
HAS Daylight saving time) this
Monday, morning for weeks en-
gagement at Keith's, following g.
triumphant vaudeville tour which
has carried them to most of the big
cities of the country. The Portland
Chamber of Commerce has made
arrangements for royal welcome
home and a trainload of Mellies
Norway friends will be on hand to
bid him welcome. Representatives
Of the various service clubs of Port
land and of the Chamber of Com
merce will greet Nellie at the train
and will join the parade which will
move down Congress street towards
City hall where Councilman Neal w.
Allen will extend the greetings of
the city of Portland. A representa-
tive of the Chamber of Commerce
will also speak a few words of ap-
probation.
The News has just had another
proof that the world is small, in the
form Of letter written to Mrs. Har-
riet I. Phoenix by Luther Burbank's
physician the celebrated surgeon,
Joseph H. Shaw of Santa Rosa,
Calf. DIR. Shaw is a very close per-
sonal friend of Mrs. Phoenix. She
! having known him intimately in
Cincinnati where he was born and
visiting him several times in his
home in Santa Rosa. The friendship
is so strong that Dr. Shaw addressed
Mrs. Phoenix as aunt Isabelle" US
ing Mrs. PhoeniX's middle name.
This letter has some interesting data
on Burbank's religion and was
written in February after the news
papers began broadcasting the state
ment that he was an infidel. Some
! extracts from DIR. Shaw's letter
written before illness attacked the
great scientist brings us very close
; to the heart of the Miracle Man,
| whose comprehensive creed was: Il
| love everybody" One which it has
been said. would bring many of the
avowed followers Of the gentle Jesus
nearer the throne, than the act Of
branding this world benefactor be-
! cause of his too great honesty.-The
! Lincoln County News.
| The capture of a bootleggers' car
at Nicolin by federal prohibition Of
/ ficers a few days ago, brought to
| light a new game on the part of the
! profession in discussing the identity
/ of the automobile they were using.
/ The officers found, in investigating
| the matter Of the ownership of the
| seized car that the car carried 1925
! registration plates which had been
! painted over to resemble the
colors of the 1926 plates so skill
! fully that close examination was re-
quired to detect the fraud. The fig
ure 5 in 1925 had been re-painted
! to show a and the dark blue back
ground and yellow figures of the 1926
! plates had been copied nicely. The
! officers traced the cars registration
| to a Dexter man, who had the real
number and whose car was in his
possession.
George B. Rivers of Bangor. who
was captured with the car, was ar
raigned before Judge Crabtree in the
municipal court in Ellsworth on
charges of operating an automobile
while under the influence of liquor
and of operating a car without
proper registration plates. On the
first he was sentenced to pay fine
of $500 and costs and serve 80 days
in Jail. On the second he was fined
$50 and costs. with 80 days in Jail
He furnished bail on appeals. Rivers
companion, who took to the woods
| when the federal officers approached
has not yet been apprehended.