mmtB THURSDAY EDITION V MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. VOL II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907. No. 88. MURDERED BOY LIVED HERE Parents of John Lockman Be lieve Mysterious Note Re fers to Their Son. LEFT MARSHFIELD IN JULY Arrived nt Mnrcus nnd Renin Inetl for About 10 Days nnd Then Disappeared. Spokane, Oct. 15. "My name Is William Albert Davis, of St. Anthony, Idaho. I murdered John Lockman at Wenatchee, October 1, and it has almost driven me crazy." This is the substance of a message on a card found In a towel rack in a local saloon today. Davis is not known here. John Lock- man, a boy of about 17 years, ran away from Marcus, Wash- lngton, a few weeks ago. and It is not known where ho went. Tho police are inclined to be- lievo tho card tells tho truth. 090 Tho above dispatch, innocent enough in appearance and supposedly of little interest to the general read er other than as a simple statement of an obscure tragedy, brought to a Marshfield homo yesterday morning a sorrow and uncertainty which is wellnlgh heartbreaking to the par ents of tho boy to whom the dispatch is thought to refer, and brings to us at homo, one of tho most distress ing and sorrowful tragedies of local color, i Mr. and Mrs. John Lockman ar rived on Coos Bay about the first of family of three boys, the eldest of whom was John, Jr., fourteen year3 of age, a well developed boy, a pride to his parents, and of the very best habits. He was an industrious boy and loved his home as few boys do. Ho was an omnivorous reader and had .the best of literature always at hand, and he spent a great part of his idle time In gathering Informa tion which ho expected to apply In the future In perfecting his higher education. He was a boy whom everybody looked upon as a model and the neighbors spoke of him as unusually bright and careful of his home associations. . The family came here from Mar cus, Washington, where Mr. Lock man had been engaged with the Spokane Falls & Northern railroad as conductor. Mr. and Mrs. Lockman decided to come to Coos Bay and cast their lots with this new and pro gressive country and with the thought in mind to find improved school facilities for their family which would soon be ready for high school work. The boy, John, had i been Industrious In school and had progressed well, being far advanced for his age. He had attended the public schools at Marcus and after the family arrived in Marshfield, he was often referring to the old home and quite frequently spoke of being homesick for tho old associations And there was a little friend, Edith Speck, a schoolmate and sweetheart, whom ho could not forget and whom "vho longed to see. In July, John went to the country to work for Judge Watson on Isth mus Inlet, and was attentive to his work and made a good Impression with tho Watson family. About tho mlddlq of the month he left Watson's and said he was going to Sumner, and perhaps to tho Brewster valley. It was two weeks before his parents learned that he had left his work, and the next word they had was that he was In Marcus, the former home. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Clute, of that place, friends of tho family, were communicated with and arrange ments were made for Mr. and Mrs. Clute to bring the boy to Coos Bay with them In August when they were coming to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lock man. The boy seemingly acquiesced n the arrangement and kept at his work until tho day for starting, when lie disappeared entirely and the friends could got no trace of him. They accordingly came on without him and at that time a systematic search for John's whereabouts was instituted by the Lockmans. The boy disappeared from Marcus about tho 19th of August. He had arrived In Mnrcus on or about the 8th of the month and Immediately found work and was busy for the entire time he was In the town. Every chief of police in the big cit ies of tho Northwest was asked to look for tho missing bov and Port land, Tacoma, Seattle, Snokane and smaller towns were searched for some tidings of him. But no word was received from the authorities which would aid In tracing tho boy's wanderings. He had seemingly dropped out of sight. Hl3 parents thought perhaps ho had gono east to Iowa, where they have relatives, and they were at a loss to understand why he did not write home. On the 19th of September, Mrs. Lockman received a letter from him dated from Spokane, but he did not say anything about what his Inten tions were with regard to returning home. The next they heard about him was from a brother of Mrs. Lockman, J. B. Seaman, of Butte, who wrote that the boy had been there and had gone away, but where, Mr. Seaman could not say. Mrs. Lockman says she believes her brother provided him with clothes and money, since when he was after wards heard from he was well sup plied with clothes and money. The next they heard of him was from Mr. T. D. Lockman, a brother of Mr. Lockman, and a business man of Mis soula, Montana. He wrote that the boy had been there for three days and then disappeared. During his stay with his Missoula relatives, the family tried to persude him to go home and offered to give him money to make the trip. The undo believes he became suspicious that they would try to take him home by force, and so went away before they could make the attempt. That was the last the parents have heard of him untlMhe dispatch printed in yesterday's Timeslcame to the notice of Mrs. Lockman'as she was sitting down to breakfast. Mrs. Lockman was seen at her homo yesterday just across the West Marshfield bridge and told the story of the boy's wanderings substantially as related. It was Indeed a trying day for the mother whose heart was about breaking, and during the con versation it was learned that . the home surroundings and associations for the son wore all that could be wished for. Mrs. Lockman said the boy wrote home from Snokane a let- !ter which was full of filial love and ine exnressed regret that he had caused bis parents uneasiness by his unusuel action of leaving home with out giving thorn word. Mrs. Lock man is a woman of refinement and though p.he was grief.-stricken, she talked the matter over as calmly as a mother could who believed her son was lying in some out qf the way place, murdered by a villain who took his life for a few paltry dollars. In speaking of tho tragedy, she said she would a thousand times the boy had been murdered than that such a crime should have been chareed to him. Sho had full confidence in hen boy and knew his every little secret.) It was suggested to her that per haps the dispatch might refer to some other John Lockman, but though she agreed there mieht be va possibility, it held out but little hope, for the circumstances seemed too plain to offer any other belief than that tho murdered J6hn Lockman was her son. Upon being Informed of the con tents of the dispatch, Mr. Lockman immediately telegraphed to Wenat chee, Washington, the place where the murder Is supposed to Have taken place, for information, but up to a late hour last night no reply had ar rived. The peculiar means by which the note was made public leaves quite a sphere for speculation, since there Is no other Information at hand as to the identity of William Albert Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Lockman lived at St. Anthony Falls at one time, and knew of there being several men there of the name of Davis, but can not place the man w.ho has owned to having murdered John Lockman. The part of the dispatch referring to John Lockman as a boy who ran away from Marcus and giving his age, was evidently .supplied by" the chief of police at Spokane, to whom the note was likely submitted. This chief had searched diligently for the boy and was familiar with the circumstances of his disappearance and could easily have given the press correspondent the additional Infor mation. He wrote a kindly letter to the Lockmans and said he had done all that he could to find the boy. There has been no dispatch published In any of the papers telling of a mur der having been committed In We natchee and It Is presumed that If the statement of the man who seems to have been conscience stricken Is true, he enticed the boy Into some se cluded spot and there murdered him, and the cornse has not yet been dis covered. Since no word has been re ceived from Wenatchee, it Is taken for granted that tho officials there have taken up the matter and are making a thorough search of tho sur roundings for the body. It seems rather strange, though, that they would not send back some word say ing that nothing was known of the matter, or that they had started an Investigation. One day would seem sufficient time for a telegram to be sent to a neighboring state and an answer obtained. There Is a possibility that the note was a hoax, yet It Is fraught with so much significance to Mr. and Mrs. Lockman that they cannot believe It could have been written by Davis un less he was really gulltyas he savs. And the matter Is also suggested that tho Spokane authorities must bo busv In an nttemnt to learn ,1ust who William Albert Davis Is and where he can be found. It Is probable, when one considers the remorse which Davis savs Is tearing his con science, that he left tho note ns a farewell exnlanatlon of tho boy's death and thon killed himself to es eano the arousing anguish of mind which constantly pursued him. The Lockmans are well connected end have manv Influential friends In the central states. Mr. Lockman is a nephew of the deceased Governor Drake of Iowa, who served the state so well In the 90r. It was In Iowa where Mrs. Lockman had thought tlrtlnes of the boy might be flnallv obtained, for the grandparents hnrl : mnde much of him and promised to'cellent in quality and show that tho aid him in his ambition towards so- curing an education which would fit him for a medical practitioner, 4 RECEIPTS OK WORLD'S BASEBALL SERIES Total receipts. Tuesday SHU, 000. 00 Wednesday 6,430.90 Thursday J6.212.50 Friday 17,285.50 Saturday 12, 03b. 00 Totals $102,600.90 $56,158.49 $17,567.88 $10,256.60 Tuesday's is ns cullinated by Chicago Inter-Ocean. Thcso are the receipts .of the Detroit-Chicago championship scries: The players' share Is divided 60 per cent to the winner and 40 per cent to the losers. Tn National Commission, tirevlous to the ser ies, nanuetl 23 men as eligible tc partake in the series for Chicago, and 19 for Detroit, so each of the members of the Chicago team will re ceive $1508. SO and each cno oi the Detroit team $1182.28. The receipts tho fim day of the series were the largest ever taken in at a ball game, but the total receipts of the series falls $4000 short of the money taken in when the White Sox and the Cubs battled alter nately on the South and West sides of Chicago. Nothing would be more natural, un der the circumstances, than that the boy should eventually wind up there, but the dispatch of yesterday morn ing dashed that hope. Another day should bring some word from the chief of police at Spo kane, and also the officials at We natchee. In the meantime, sympa thetic friends will trust the note was a hoax or that the Identity of the mifrdered person is mixed. TO ASK FOR FOUR BIG BATTLESHIPS Navy Department Said To Hearty Support of the President. Have Washington, Oct. 16. It seems pretty certain that the navy depart ment will' ask congress to make pro visions for four new battle-ships, and that the president approves of the program. It Is also believed that the new ships will exceed any yet planned by the United States navy or 'any other navy. Whether they wln ue f the 25,000-ton class can not, of course, be predicted, but thero will be advocates for maxi mum size, and the president Is likely to be one of them. Probably no cruisers will bo pro vided for, but the plans of the naval general board will Include destroy ers, which are favored In preference to torpedo boats. Possibly pro vision may be made to build on or more of these boats In government yards, and efforts will be made to have four new torpedo planters, asked for by the army, as well as colliers and other auxiliary ships, constructed In the government yards, to keep busy men who otherwise would suffer Idleness by reason of the departure of the battle-ships. The navy department Is trying to provide tho labor which will be needed In the Mare Island and Puget Sound yards when the fleet gets to the coast. One suggestion is to offer inducements to eastern labor ers to go to the Pacific coast by pro viding transportation for workmen and possibly for members of their families on condition that those who accept the offer shall remain In the government service for a definite period. It also seems likely that this provision of free transportation will bo coupled with a guarantee of higher wages than are Paid In the east, and even higher than are at present paid on the coast, In order that tho men may not bo induced to leave the government employ for better pay outside. Fined for Illegal Fishing. John E. Fitzgerald, a farmer who lives on the north fork ,of the Coos river, was arrested' by Fish Warden Wilson, who has been here for some time looking for infractions of the fishing laws, and taken before Jusltce Pennock yesterday. Mr. Fitz gerald was accused of fishing above the forks of the river with a net, and when confronted with tho evi dence pleaded guilty. Justice Pen nock fined him $50 and costs of the suit. Will Rnco nt Prineville. Frank Denning received a letter yesterday from Cell Ireland, who is at Prineville. Mr. Ireland says tho nights there are cold and frosty and he Is thinking of soon hiking back to Coos Bay where frosts are uncom mon. John Herron Is at Prineville with his string of race horses and will start them in the races to bo brought off next week. WANT TROOPS TO HARVEST GRAPES Paris, Oct. 16. Owing to the continued bad weather there is a dearth of laborers In tho champagne districts. Tho mayors of many other places have requested that tho min ister of war send troops to assist in tho harvesting of grapes. It Is fear ed that half of tho crop may bo lost unless Immediately garnered. Rains in tho south are expected, which will cause an Increaso in tho price of wines generally. High-class Bordeaux are likely to be under tho average and much below tho quality of Haut Brlon, 1875, a bottle of which gourmots considered cheap at 120 francs ($24). Bench Land Potatoes. C. II. Lax, who lives at Golden Falls, left some excellent samples of potatoes at tho Chamber of Com- merco yesterday. Tho anuds are ox- bench lands will produce vegetables as well as fruit. The elevation where tbe potatoes were raised Is 760 feet. Each National club, commission. $5,000.00 $3,000.00 4.750.40 2.G43.00 1,621.25 2,431.25 3,111.39 2,274.84 1,728.55 1,263.80 WILL PROSECUTE OFFICER C0N0R0N D. M. AVilklns, Whose Head Is Still Sure, to Bring Suit in Local Court. S Officer Walter Condron is surely making a record with his club. Seven eye witnesses say that he set upon D. M. Wilkins Sunday morning while Mr. Wilkins was seated at the coun ter of the Palace restaurant waiting for an order to bo served. These witnesses declare that Mr. Wilkins was both peaceable, orderly and re spectful and that there was no prov ocation for the action of the night Officer who hit Mr. Wilkins with his club over the head and left an ugly wound thero causing it to bleed pro fusely. It Is known that napers are being prepared to compel Condron to answer to a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. The same officer also used his billy on the person of William Creason, the well known porter of the Blanco, better known ' as "Buckshot" some days ago In a manner which wit nesses thought entirely out of place. Last evening a good deal of exclte mentiwns caused by the action of tho night officer in making another at tack with his billy on Wm. Smith of Coos River, whom he belabored over the head and took to the lockup. Bystanders claim that Mr. Smith was In nowise to blame but was both or derly nnd sober. Many expressions of Indignation were heard on al' sides and it Is said that a determined effort will be made to find out l" whose authority a man of so little discretion of this officer appears to have is retained on tho police force. LANE GROWERS FORM UNION Unite To Establish Reputation Fruit of tho County. of Eugene, Or., Oct. 16. Yesterday a large number of the fruit and berry growers of Lane coounty met at the courthouse and decided un animously to form a permanent fruit growers' union. A committee consisting of George Dorris, Dr. H. F. McCornack, B. Chase, M. H. Har low and Mr. Holt was appointed for the purpose of preparing articles of Incorporation and a constitution and bylaws to be considered by a meet ing of fruit growers to be held at the courthouse next Saturday. It Is known that Lane county can, and does, produce as fine fruit and berries as any locality in Ore gon. That this fruit has not re ceived its proper degree of recog nition is not to bo wondered at when the methods heretofore used in disposing of it are considered. With this strong organization to in sist on the proper packing of only perfect fruit, the growers feel that the reputation of Lane county fruit will soon be established. FREE LIBRARY AT TILLAMOOK Proposed Thnt Project he Supported By Taxation Association Formed. Tillamook, Ore., Oct. 16. At a meeting of the Tillamook Develop ment League last evening, a Free Public Library Association was or ganized. A constitution was adopted and the following officers chosen: President, Hon. H. T. Betts; vice president, Professor W. R. Ruther ford; secretary, Miss Mildred Lister. It is the Intention of tho association to turn the management of the pro posed library over to tho City Library Commission, which, It Is ex pected, will be provided for by tho City Council. Thero scorns to bo strong sentiment in favor of tho city supporting tho library by taxation. Tho organization of this association is duo to the recent visit of Miss Cor nelia Marvin, secretary of the Ore gon State Library Commission. Installing Evtru Dynamo. Manager Bell of tho Coos Gas & Electric company, says Bay the company is installing an extra dyna mo at the Marshfield plant In order to take care of the steadily Increasing business. The present dynamo has been taxed to Its full capacity In fur nishing light' and ppwpr and tho new arrangement was necessary. Tho work will bo completed In about ton days. Breakwater One Dav Lntc. Agent McCuIlom JnforniB The Times that the Breakwater Is de tained one day longer than that set for her sailing from Portland, nnd will leave there on Thursday, arriv ing here on Saturday. The ahlD will Players' share. $16,000.00 14,272.50 9,727.50 9,334.17 6,824.32 sail on the return trip on Sunday. MAN DISAPPEARS VERY MYSTERIOUSLY Andrew Maglilnc Searching for Com panion Who Has Been Miss ing Since Monday. Andrew Maglne and John Lang weber, who had been employed In Joe Cody's lumbering camp on the Co qullle, left tho camp last week and came to Marshfield on Wednesday, expecting to stay on this side nnd se cure work somewhere near Marsh field. They had arranged to work In a coal mine that will soon be ready for operation, but were obliged to wait until the time arrived for the opening, and were consequently spending tho Interim In this city. Maghlne had saved his money and Lapgu'eber had quit work with only a small amount duo him which same was Boon used up. Last Monday, the two were together in the afternoon and Maghlne said It was time to dine, but Langwober said he was not feel ing very well and did not care to eat at that time. Maghlne accord ingly parted company with him, say ing they would meet after ho had lunched. That was the last timo he saw Lnngweber, though he has searched In every place likely to pro duce any Information about his whereabouts. 11 Information bu reaus have boon questioned, all the contractors have been asked If they have employed a man answering Langweber's description, but no trace of tho missing man can be found. The missing man Is a German, about five feet tall and heavily built. He has a light mustache and is about 35 years old. Mr. Mnghlne seems greatly disturbed about his disap pearance, and cannot decldo what to think of his absence. Ho said to a Times' representative that it is his belief that tho waters of tho bay will nrobably tell tho tale when the facts become known. Ho cannot make anything out of the mystery, since they were friends, ana ne is certain the missing man would have told him abopt any Inten tion of going to work, or of leaving the country. Langweber has a suit case with too or three good suits of clothes at the depot, besides a roll of blankets nnd othor personal prop ertv. Innuiry at the depot threw no llelit on tho mysterv, as ho had not called for tho articles nor did the agpnt know anything of tho man. Lancweber was a man of cheerful disposition and was never known to brood over anvthlng, and Mr. Ma chine cannot fully reconcile himself into bellevlrg ho has mndo way with himself. It is stated by Maghlne thnt tii era were no drunken carousals or dissipations indulged bv them since they en me to Marshfield, .and Bo his dlsapnearance could not be charged to romorso of conscience. On the other hand, no one could have anv motive for robbing him and per haps killing him in the attempt, since he was practically without funds. Taken all In all, the disappearance Is very puzzling to Maghlne. SPREE IS FATAL TO A BOY OF 15 Charles Kiusel Dies After Debauch in Which Other Minors Took Part. Oregon City, Or., Oct. 16. Thir teen men, all minors, were principals In a disgraceful escapade at Canby Saturday night, as a result, one of their number, Charles Klnsel, Is dead. Tho others are witnesses In the Inquest which Is being held to day. Klnsel was only 15 years of age, and with his companions started out from Canby Saturday night, bound for tho C. C. Clausen farm some distance from town, to chari vari a wedding party. They drank heavily before they started and be fore thoy had gono far Klnsel fell In the road and was loft there, the other members of tho party going to tho Clausen's. Returning about an hour later, they found Klnsel where they had left him, and not wishing to take him homo drunk, carried him into tho barn on the Hampton place, near the edge of the town. Fred Hampton was among the party, and early yesterday morning he went to tho barn to see If Klnsel was still there. He found him dead, lying face downward on a pile of hay in the loft. Ho rode at once to Canby, where ho reported the matter to Dr. Dedman. who wired Coroner Holman. Tho body was brought to Oregon City. Last night Dr. Sommer and Dr. Dedman mado a post mortem ex amination of the body and found the direct cause of Klnsel's death was suffocation. If the report that tho liquor came from somo of tho Canby saloons Is substantiated, charges will bo brought against the saloonmen who may have been Indirectly responsible for tho death of Klnsel. POLICE HOARD FILES CHARGES Discharge of Astoria Patrolman Or dered by Conimlvsloners. Astoria, Or., Oct. 16. At a spec ial meeting of tho Astoria Board of Police Commissioners this aftor noon, Chief Gammal was, In accord ance with a request from the city school board, appointed as truant olllcor for Astoria school district. Patrolman Georgo Coffman was no tified that his resignation as a mem ber of lho forco is requested, to take effect at tho ond of his present leave of absence, on account of con duct unbecoming an officer. Charges against other members of tho forco were presented to tho board, and an adjournment was taken until October 21, when tho charges will bo Investigated, DAMAGE RESULT OF ROT BOX Fontanet Catastrophe Caused by Neglected Machinery . Sparks from Shaft. SIX HUNDRED ARE INJURED Sun-Ivor Explains Cause of Frightful Explosion Had Cooled Shaft with Water. Fontanet, Oct. 16. Latest esti mates of tho destruction wrought by the explosion at the Dupool powder mills yesterday Is 38 persons dead, 600 Injured, 50 seriously, and prop erty loss $750,000, caused by a work man employed In .the glazing mill. It was learned that a "hot box" due to too much friction on the shafting, causing sparks to bo transmitted to loose powder, was In all probability duo tho terrlblo catastrophe. An. employe whose namo is William Sparrow, and who Is dangerously In jured as a result of the explosion, said: "Tho explosion was caused by a loose boxing on the shafting. The day before the explosion happened, we had to throw water on tho box ing when it sparked and became hot. Tills time It got too hot and sent off sparks that caused tho explosion." Anothor company of militia arrived from Indianapolis this evening. MANY MECHANICS ARE OUT OF WORK Retrenchment Orders Felt at llig Sacramento Shops, De spite Deuia.I the Sacramento, Oct. 16. Division. Superintendent Burkhaltor, whon. asked In regard to tho report that tho working forco of the local South ern Pacific shops was to bo reduced 10 per cent, said. "All that I know about It Is what I read in tho newnpapors." He ad ded that traffic was. on tho decrease at this time of tho year, and this results usually In tho reduction ot the working force, though no special order to that effect has been re ceived or Is expected. From 2300 to 3000 are employed In the .local shops, and they are necessary to keep the rolling stock In repair. Regardless of the statement of Superintendent Burkhalter, between 1C0 and 200 men were laid ofT at tho local shops this evening, and It Is generally understood that the order for tho reduction came from the east. Tho cut Is a general topic of conversation among shop-men to night, but It Is understood thnt their foreman does not know tho source of tho order. DEMANDS hAND OF RICH GIRL Infatuation of Young Lawyer for Daughter of John A. Rocbllng. New York, Oct. 10. Tho World publishes a first-page story about tho Infatuation of Benjamin A. Freeman, a young attorney of Mercer county, N. J., for young Helen Roobllng, daughter of John A. Koobllng, presi dent of John A. Roebllng's Sons company of Trenton, N. J whicU big who manufacturing concorn has a branch house In San Francisco. Freeman Imagined that Miss Roo bllng fell In lovo with him In 1905, In which year sho made her debut In society, and since thon her mill ionaire father has been recolvlng a letter every few days from Freeman demanding his consent to their marriage. The young lawyor's de lusion has caused him to write hundreds of letters. Freeman Is ono of tho five brothers who educated themselves whllo earn ing their own living and ho has been regarded as very bright. Helen Gould's Gift to Sailors Norfolk, Va,, Oct. 16. Miss Helen Gould of New York has given $25, 000 for the equipment of tho gym nasium of the now $225,000 Rocke feller gift to tho Naval Young Men r Christian Assoaclatlon here. The entire building will bo furnished with a minimum of $100 per room as memorials to persons named by the donors. Thero are to bo about 200 of thcso memorials Miss Goub 'I arrlvo hero to recelvo tho e s of this station about October 20tn. Found His Man. No, Celeron has not found $5.00 bill, but ho did find Dr ton, and found him to be a gent nt rrnnil lllll irilRMl t and ''. JOenit il .t. The doctor did buy somo lota In foa rnv lust AiiKiist. but not 'nni this Cameron. The doctor Is well with tho bay and Intends ret hero In tho near futuro to m bin linmo. That nrovos ho Is a .sod ling Is r- tlomnn of good judgment. Ho lot' on tho Alllanco yesterday. (To bn continued). Bon Schuyler of Dandon, arrived in Marshfield yosterday to conauU Dr. Horsfall regarding his health. Mrs. Nod Lawrence wr.j caHnd to Allegany yesterday by te Illness ot her father, Mr. Robinson. m