Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-09
Favorable Weather and Large Attend
ance Features Of Two Days Of
Fun at Summer Resort.
NEWS NOTES FROM BUSY
PLACE ON PACIFIC OCEAN.
Visitors From Far and Near Gather to
Enjoy Bathing and Sea Air During
Hot Months.
BY Lamar Tooze.

night with an illuminated boat parad,
on the bay, the two days celebration
at this beach was a decided success
throughout. No accident marred tn,
festivities and the weather was excel
lent
Hon. W. Z. Gwypn, of Toledo, deliv
cred the Fourth of July Grafton to {
large audience in the opera house Fri
day morning. He confined his tall
largely to present.day conditions anC
national aspirations. His address wa:
well received.
The program for the first day includ
ed motor-boat races on the bay, foot
races on Main street, closing with a
grand ball at the Elite hall.
The second days celebration opened
with horse races at the Jetty beach
in the morning. In the afternoon base
ball game between Siletz and Newport
and rescue drill by the life.saving
crew from the Ahwaneda were the prin.
cipal events. In the evening a grand
street carnival followed by the illumi.
mated boat parade completed the pro.
gram of the celebration.
Miss Grace Dolbear was the Goddess
of Liberty and Miss Bertha Rayl the
Queen of the Carnival. The celebra.
tion was managed by the Newport
Commercial Club.
Has Narrow Escape.
While in bathing Saturday in front
of the Nicolai, John Watkins, a well
known citizen of Albany, ventured too
far out in the surf and had a narrow
escape from drowning. He owes his
rescue tc the timely efforts of Theo.
dOre Walters, of Portland, who rushed
t1 his assistance when he was almost
exhausted from his struggles to swim
ashore.
In the presence of large crowd on
the beach, Watkins swan out in the
surf for a distance of nearly 100 yards
when the outgoing tide carried him
seaward despite his efforts at swim.
ming ashore. Walters heard his cries
for help and divesting himself of his
outer clothing, jumped into the surf
and swan to his aid. He reached the
jmperiled man just before he went
down for the last time. Walters is an
expert swimmer and succeeded in
him ashore.
A. strong northern current was run.
ming at the time which made the res.
'ue the more difficult. Walters is con.
nectcd with the Fairbanks.Morse Com.
PAM. of Portland.
Big Porpoise.
A large porpoise, weighing 400
pounds, was caught Tuesday by the
gasoline boat Fish. 1t was exhibited
IN Main street and attracted a large
'rowd The Fish encountered large
school Of porpoises about three miles
,ff the coast.
Newport Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hay and son, +.
I. Hay, Jrp of Spokane, are spending
two months vacation at Nye Beach
Is guests of the Nicolai. Mr.. Hay is
with the Big Bend Land Co.
md is a brother of Ex-Governor NJ. E.
lay, of Washington.
Miss Myrtle Brewers registered at
he Newport House Wednesday from
}Cttage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schranz are among
he Portland people who are tenting
It Tent City.
Mrs M, Harwood and daughter, of
famhill, are spending a vacation at
wye Beach.
p Bartlett and Dan w. Statberg, of !
eugene, arrived the latter part of the
week and will pay this beach a short
.isit.
Floyd d. Locke, of Salem, has ar.
ived in Newport and will spend the
ummer at Nye Beach.
Joseph Patterson was a Wednesday
rival on the steamer Newport,
D. +. Cooper, of Chitwood, was one
I the many people who arrived on
thursday for the two days celebration.
b, +, Jones, receiver at the Land OF.
ice in Roseburg, arrived Thursday for
visit.
Mr. and Mrs, George Bowman and
hildren are guests at the Bradshaw I
rom Silverton.
j. L. Fuller and family, of Portland,
'ere incoming passengers Thursday.
b. H. Kyle, of Florence was Thurs.
ny arrival at the Abbey.
e. g. Wiseearver is registered at the
opeland fom McMinnville.
Edward Braden, of albany, attended
lie two days celebration Friday and
lturday, h
Mrs, s. F. Kems was ono Of last I
eek's arrivals from Eugene.
D. A. Bourne, Of Portland, is includ. ,