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H. W; Gowell, President of Seattle Advertising Company,
, r Asphyxiates Himself With Gas Leaving a xetter to
The Journal Telling; of His : Struggles.; :r
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Body Found at 11 oQock This Horning in The-Cottage Rooming House-
Suicide Was a Prominent and for Tilany Years a Successful Bust-
ness iiian m oeauie-Tinea iu;(ietuup Lushes udiuuuu ' 1
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1 am Uklii W own Uf by jrt 103 81xtli street norti. In room It of Tho'Cottu T 'T''?'
-; ' "Tha tamblinv houaa here bavt rutnad in nd drawn mo to my death. X feel that tbey ahould pay my 1 4
1 twlfa anouah ta enable her to dear an the OTerdraft at the bank notr the notes, but the outstanding checks ' 4
of till and nrovlde a decent burial for myself.4 for we have acrlflced eTerythlnft down to thlast plecV of
Jewelry to meet our obligations, - ' v.r V if- -i,$ts. , ? '
"I have lost $700 at the Portland Club. $150 at Erlckson's, and ISO at Frits's, total. $1,100. Of this the
Portland Club paid me l2t on demand of Chief of Police Hunt and my wife. -.claiming; they would make the
balance food as soon as their leading owner returned, who was then out of the city. If they had kepi their 4
word or even paid me $300 at that time nearly a month ago I would hare been able to square my over-
draft at ths bank and quit trying; to win; But the .$115 only paid a part of the checks then drawn aalnst
my account, and 1 had to keep on drawing In order to pay the checks that arrived each day. - 4
. "My wife will finally pay the checks out of my life insurance. It is the only way. Many of these
checks are held' protested by Portland people and firms. If they would demand that the gambling houaea 4
make good to my wife my tosses the1 checks could be paid at once. 4
; 1 do not believe in lequeallng,' but It would seem as If under these clrcumsUnces the money should be 4
paid .back at least enough to make' good the check account where innocent people are holding the paper .4
that I was forced to draw once the overdraft and losing at the gambling table a were started." From a let- 4
ter to The Journal left by R. WGowelV who committed suicide this morning. 4
: - y .- jii t -i. :. .' '- s- - v v - ' 4
After writing a letter to The' Journal
and one to Coroner J. P. Flnley, telling
of flnanclal troublee and of having loat
; fl,lee In Portland gambling houaee, H.
w. QowelL preatdent of the Seattle ad'
- vertlalng Crra of Uowett Kelley, turned
en the ga In his room at the Cottage
House and eontmltted ovicide.' His llfe-
leea form was found at It o'clock this
...morning bX-Mra. WiK.-WoodL: proprie
tress of the house, when she entered to
arrange the room, Oowett .declare tn
his letter to The Journal that Portland
gambling, houses are responsible for his
death, and begs these 4a jttve . back 4a
' his wife the money he apept over their
taNea. The gasabiera oeny having
his aeoney. although the Portland Club
paid Mra Oowell 4121 a mentb ago.) .f
No man' In tha" Pacific northwest la
better knows than Qoweil In the adver
tiaing world, u was zor years con
nected with prominent wholesale and
retail Art goods houses. He was for
two years advertising manager for. the
Bon jtlarche. one of the , largest retail
dry roods houses In Seattle. In his let
ter to The Journal he says that he was
left in the lurch by the Metropolitan
Free, a large Seattle publishing house.
of which Henry. G. Figott. foreman of
the King county grand jury at Its last
aesalon. la president, and Pliny Allen,
manager. He states he hed a large con
tract with that company for getting out
a book, that tt failed .to keep Its part Of
the contract leaving him In bad finan
cial condition. -, f j3
It was for the purpose of making: up
this deficit that Qewell saya he came to
Portland to try gambling. Tor a time
he won. but finally every dollar he placed
oa the faro tables he loet. Having
pawned or sold even tho last piece of
his and his wife's Jewelry, and having
- don everything la his power to make
.up an overdraft at a Seattle bank, he
- determined to commit suicide, so that
out of his life Insurance hia wife might
have sufficient to pay up what he ewes,
which he places at $350. , "
- , Oo well's lettecto Tho Jeurnal follows:
.The. J ournal, jClty-Pr ohaWy JU am
. going out of the path of the ordinary
suicide, to write a letter to the newspa
pers in advance, But there axe others
that 1 dearly love connected with this
- nbppy-affalr and for thetr sake I
want the matter printed as it la.
I am a newspaper man myself from
tho advertising end. , of course and
know how much harm can be done with-
out a fair understanding of sttchr case.
The real cause of my trouble which la
financial, of course was a ' contract
made with the Metropolitan- Preao - of
Seattle, last November to print and sup
ply the cash to carry through the pub
lication of a 400-page book the titles, of
which la shown by the 'card enclosed;
To make a long story short, the print
ing house left me In tho lurch in Tab
ruary with an enormons expense en my
hands short balaneo at tho bank, and
my family la California for the winter-
In hopes of making up tho deficiency
I began to come to portlamt to gamble.
1 have mat $70 at the Portland Club.
1380 at Ertcksoa'a. and $6 at Frtti'si
total, 11.190. Of thlo tho Portland Club
paid mo $12S on demand, of Chief of i
Police Hunt , and
my wife.v claiming
they would make the balance good as
soon as their leading owner returned.
who was then out of the city. If they
had kept their word or even paid me
t304) at that time nearly a month ago
I would have been able to square
my overdraft at the bank and quit try
tor to win. But the tilt only paid
a part of tho checka then drawn against
my account, and I had to keep orr draw
ing to order to pay tho checka that ar
rived each day. It was a "continuous
chain of kited Checka and drafts. Per
a while I was able to pay each one aa
It came to tho bank by wiring the money
er paring It at the -window et.the hank
but finally some of my check went
to protest and then' the real trouble be
gan. ' ' '
My wife and family -were away nnttt
March 15. and this overdraft waa made
on -the company's account without any
consultation with the other members of
the corporation. Once made I had to
fight tt through, and $400 of It I secured
finally by notes. - There are still 11(0
out in checks and drafts, tho money for
which with ,the . $400 above mentioned
has all been, lost tn Portland gambling
houses. V ..ft
I can go no further: I have no way of
securing tho amount or taking It up. as
I am unable to win any money back
from the faro table. It being a time
when every ..dollar . I . lay .down on. the
tables lost. My checks must be paid.
am taking my own life by gas. at ICS
Sixth street north. In room It of "The
Cottage. ' ,
My wife will finally pay the checks
out of my life Insurance. It te the only
way.; Many of these Checks' are held
protested by Portland people and firms.
It they would demand that the gambling
houses make good to my wife my losses
the checka could be paid at oaee.
I do not believe ltt "squealing. put
It "would seem as If Under these eir
euraatancea the J money should be paid
back-at least enough to make goad the
cheek - account where innocent - people
are. holding lho paper-that X-wa -forced
to draw once the overdraft and losing
at the gamtor table were started, v
I ask The Journa? to deal falrlv with
the ease I do not blame or allow the
people t hlame my wife for this af
fair, i She la entirely innocent of any :
wrong. I alone have taken alt tho steps.
Mr wife is devoted, to mo a true helper
and sh ha left no means untried te
help me arrange the unfortunate state
or my business to a satisfactory basis
since she returned from tho south, where
I sent her for rheumatism. - to January,
at a time when I supposed my business
was on a firm basis. But she has never
known how very, very sertouo matters
were -vrtth; toe, of how great were the
total obligations, or ; how many there
were. to meet-.-rfA,.ig;!,..;J-.t,...(
Prom this you will get a better un
derstanding: of -my affair than frem
strangers or hearsay. . The gambling
house here nave rutned me and drawn
m to my deaths 1 feet that they should
pay my wife enough t enable her to
clear up tho overdraft at tho bank-
not the notes.' but th outstanding checks
of $300. and provide a decent burial for
myself, for we have sacrificed every
thing, down to the last piece of Jewelry,
to meet our obligations. Tours, etcv
H. W. GOWELX.
President of The Ooweli-Kelly Adver
tising company. 410-417 'Waller building.
BeatUe, . , . .; -v
Oowell came to Portland about six
weeks ago. and was accompanied by his
wife.. Jie and. she called, oa. Chief of
Police Hunt several times,, and It
known at the station that tho couple
were In distress, but inquiries made i of
tho chief by reporters failed to throw
any light upon th matter. vOowetl and
his wife also refused to Ulk..TegeKr
they made later calls apoa tho chief,
and the latter today admitted that Oow
ell besought htm to assist -him m get
ting back $700 be lost, at the Portland
club. - ' ' .
" Chief Maat's Story. .
Tea, 1 remember Oowell wen." said
Chief Hunt "Ho told me , that ho lost
$700 at the Portland club, and wanted
me to help him get it back. I told him
he had beat take the matter up with the
club owner or else bring a suit
court . He and hia wife went out ear
Ing they would see what could b done
at tho club s office. - When Mrs. Goweu
returned, which was several days later.
she -said they Bad ' secured: 1125. and
that they had been promised tho bal
ance aa soon aa Mr. Grant returned to
tho city. .
"The last time Mrs. Gowell called at
my office she said she waa going; to re
turn, to her home to Seattle. She said
she waa without proper clothing; and
had no money. I assisted her financial
ty and aha left I never .saw her since.
At the time the couple first came to me
seat Detective wetner up to tho Fort-
mm.
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Presldeiit O'Connell Says
Fifteen Thousand Kleni
Are Affected. "
FIGHT TO BITTER END
Entire Santa Fe System Goes Under
thc B8B.Thl$HornInthr6,00(l
Men Ordered Ont Others
May Follow.
(Continued on Page Two.).
TWO CANDIDATES
GIVE THEIR VIEWS
. The Journal ha received, two more
answers en how candidates for the legis
lature from this county will vote la thf
event of their election on? the queetmo
of eharter amendments; ' Here the am
la agalsrfceynedgoi, . .
- Portland. Mar X. To the Editor of
The Journal I have received and noted
yours v of". , April" iVX' was a member
' of the commission that framed th pres
ent city charter., and as such favoredi and
advocated i the . provisional concernlrg
election contained therein, I have had
no reason thus far to change my view
oif tho subjeet and. If elected stato sen
a tor, will vote to the next legislature
; against any . amendments of ' the kind
mentioned to your letter unless some
good reason arises In the meanwhile to
make me believe my duty to my constit
uents demand otherwise Your truly,
- , UAH J- UAULBKST.
& Soak MIX Might Moos, ' ? '
Portland, Aprlt 20.-To tha Editor of
Th Journal In answer to yours of the
27th, Inst, I refer you. to Interview In the
Eveningr. Telegram, date of April' 27. on
tho same subject Tours very truly. .
A. A. BAILET. :
The interview referred, to follows: - -v
"A.: A,. Bailey. Bo far a tho proposed
change to the eharter ha, not developed
into anything resembling an issue, audi
furthermore, it i idle to - talk about
what . we intend to do about a matter
of - that kind before ;f w ' are. elected.
There appears to- be no movement back
of tho whole thing-. At any rate, 1 am.
not at present in favor of any change,
Afterward Testified That
He Had Lied About
Sister's Marriage.
(Journal Special Service.!
' Washington. Mar ' 2. Angus Cannon,
Jr son of a former apostle of the Mor
mon church, deposed from th Mormon
council house because of hi, refusal to
subscribe to the political denomination
of his church, waa examined by tho sen
ate committee on elections this morning.
This la the continuation of ' the Smoot
Ho was called for the purpose of re
futing the testimony of President Smith
that ho had no knowledge of ever having
performed a marriage ceremony uniting
Abraham Cannon and. Lllliaa Hamlto. en
a boat chartered to oe Angelesv
Tho witness said he, had always been
on friendly term with' Abraham Can
non and had loaned him. a buggy to take
Lillian; riding. He didn't see- the mar
riage hut admitted having fold several
person that be had. Ho was "satisfied
to his own. mind" that tn ceremony
ho hoan iwrfnrmeA From' what hia
sister said, ah was Abraham's second
wife.. XiUiaa Cannon live to Salt Lake
and had a child named Marva. Sh was
recognised aa one of. Abraham Cannon a
widows. 1 1 - , 1 -
It wa developed that th witness had
been closeted. , wttk Be& Smoot this
morning. . - - ' -' '
The witness said hi wize rat ainaiy
towards his dead, cousto.: Ho did not
feel ' porUcularly so toward Proaident
(Jeeraal
Washington, Mar 2. A general etrike
of all the machinists of tho entire Santa
Pe system waa ordered by President
O'Connell of tho International Assoc lo
tion of Machinist, taking effect at
o'clock (western time) thl morning.
Th order will affect 0.000 members and
may result in tho bringing out of the
botlermskers, blacksmiths and core-
workers to sympathy.
Forecasting tho probable extent of the
strike. President O'Connell said that la.
000 men may bo affected. The silted
metal-workers are expected to quit work.
There la no proepect that tho transporta
tion department will bo crippled at pi
, Third Vice-President Kendrick ha ex
preosed hi determination, to fight, the
strike to a finish. ' '
It Is thought at thl time that no
other -roads will be drawn tot the
trouble vrlgmsiln;.! frees tho-Uoa
taken by the Santa. JTa machinists to
toaugurattoc ,a general strike. , this
morning, r. -
At th local Santa Fo shop to
Bernardino. Cat. and soma other points
the men have been out tor several days.
bat It was not till today that the strike
became general. Tho 0,000 members di
rectly affected will be only . a - small
nortlon of tho laborers who will suffc?
if tho strike I prolonged. All - help
ers and such unskilled labor as la de
pendent on the running of tho shops
of the Santa Fe system for employ
ment will gradually be dropped from
the rolls of the company until such
time aa their services may be required
after an adjustment of tho present dif
ficulty is effected.
Non-union men have for several days
been occupying tho placee of the strik
ers at San Bernardino, the plant at that
city helng inclosed with strong barb-
wire fence and every precaution taken
by tho company to protect tho men who
have- taken the striker maeeev
Tho evident determination of both
sides to carry the fight to a bitter end
wilt If the fight la prolonged, not only
eons suffering among the strikers and
their families, but entail a loss of no
small consequence upon tho railroad
company.
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Demoralized 'Retreat-
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1800 IN CASUALTY" LIST
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Japanese' Booty Inclndcs 2S Qu!c
Flrlni Con tnd Lire Qaantl-1 -ties
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-oenebaL jxuROFATKrir coMMAirbiNd THir BTOSiJLirroliCES":
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sTO" On' is - AJloweff to
, Orouads of the Company.
.7 rt (Jberaal Special Service. 1 7
Newton, Kan.. Mar 1. One hundred
and fifty machinists were locked out
thl morning by the Santa Fe company.
No one la allowed on the grounds, qr
entrance to the buildings of tho com
pany. The lockout was a surprise to
the men, but there wa no demonstra
tion of a noisr character.
Hffit. acAjrAoin xnnxix tazjcs
lockout Are for Farposs of OHvtng
Tim, to Think. ;
- (Joamal Special Service.)
Toboka. Mar 2. General Manager
Mudge said that tho reason for locking
out machinists wa for ths purpose ef
giving the men time to think over tne
situation, and to prevent any oamage
to the shops. He said this afternoon ne
Absence of Russian Gun-
boats Leaves Copper
Islands Open. ,
(Continued! on Pago Two. )
BRICK AND A HALF
ANN'S OWN COUSIN
If a brick weighs seven pound
and half a . brick, how much d
doe si brick and a half weigh T
Thi 1 th successor of "How
Old la Annr" and ha been pux
alinar Callfornlana
It la eno of th easy things
that , make row smile at first
glance 4 Is so exceedingly slm e
Die. Then you try it and yon are e
not so sure It is easy. Then you j
hea-to to wonder whether tt can 4
b done at alt and nnaUy--may- ,!
be yett hit the answer- e
Th problem is short and easy
to remembert - v,
- If a brick weighs seven pound
and half a brick, hew much' ,
doe a brick and a half welghT
Tho Journal will print what-
ever answer Its readers mar
send;
.- Try your hand t it
peeUI Dispatch w The XraraaL) r : :
VlcUt-W May afllx. of "VTe-
torU'e sanin ts -' ' " v
the Copper islands. The company aonv
trolllna the veesets dev,u i-,
year to send no schooners to the .Aslatio
coast for tear or possible molestation
by th Russian navy. This-danger is
ao longer expected. . In former years
two or three gunboats kept ' continuous
guard over tho seal rookeries on Copper
island. The rookeries wuj oe unpro
tected thl, year, an ..afford opportunity
for unscrupulous sealers to make a
raid em tho Islands. - Tho Victoria com
pany,, however, say that their fleet will
do no- poaching. -
? lARGEOTENDANCE
VI
ENGLISH REF.UCEE:rL..
DISCHARGED
AT ST. LOUIS FAIH
(' ' ( Jnitraa t Speelat Bervloe.r
St Iouls.. Mar S. Tha state build
ing's of Michigan. Pennsylvania, and Ohio
were dedicated todays Beautiful weather
continue, and tho crowds that throng
tho fair ' ground war greatly aug
mented to number by new arrivals. - '
Great aatiaf action is- expressed by the
offlcitala having, the exposition in charge
at the larga attendance.' and th out
look la favorable for a continued In
crease of v la i tore- Everything - now
points to a successful sutcoroe of the
project- '
(Journal gpeete! gervke.) $ ;
Washington, Mar 2. The attempt to
extradite Thomas' Walsh, or 'Lynche
haun, who la ' wanted in Fngland, has
failed through a decision of the supremo
court today. . X.ynchehaiy waa sentenced
to imprisonment for life in Ireland after
being convicted of assault with intent to
murder."..;'"-.
He ..escaped from, an , English prison.
made hi war to. America- and waa ar
rested to Indianapolis- The supremo
court has afflrmed th decision of the
Indian, -court - that - Walsh - should have
been given aft examination before turn
ing him over to. th New Tork. authors-
ties, and hi, discharge from custody, Is
ordered.. :
The crime for which Lynchehaun. was
eonvmted was the assaott and battery of
an- English - woman of noble birth. It
wa an Incident of the Irish land riots
and it 1 claimed to hia defense that the
offense wae really of a political cnar
acter. . ' ..'
f Joorsal Seeeial aWvlee.l
Tokio. May Sw Tho preliminary bat-
ties that have marked operations oa tho
Tain river -have been outdone In 1 one
grand finish, and tho Japanese now have
practically a fun control of tho Tain
liver. 1. f - t,. J ;t , s
Thee renorta have been received from .
General KurokJ, wh commanded tho
Japanese. , . '
The Japanese loss, according to his
statement was 700 men, and tho Bus
sl&n loss Is placed at 000 men.'
From Teesday - until Thursday tho
Japanese continually landed small par
ties of men, when an attack was mad
to force and tho Russian fore guard eon
pelled to withdraw. Aa dawn approached
BatBrday-the- Twelfth-division of ' the -;
army crossed above Wljn and held it
footing. A. second pontoon bridge wae
thrown across tho Tain at o'clock
Saturday night and tho Imperial guard
of the Second division were hurriM
across 'to Join the S'lvanetne artny.
was U readiness for aa attack, wi.
wag . ordered to b mad Sunday mora- ..
tog.; - , v-;--:
At daybreak the entire Jspanese artil
lery opened on the E use ran front and by
7:20 o'clock had succeeded la silencing
tho enemy's guns. Immediately after a
general attack was mad. ; covering m
frontage of four miles. - ,
ine Hussion army, nnmoenna; o.euo
men, was posted in such position on th -
opposite side of tho I ho river that tho
Japanese Infantry in making tho charge
waa subject to a terrtflo rifle lire, but
swarmed acre tho stream, ap the em
bankments and tot th Rassiaa rifle
pits. The Russians were outnumbered
and outfought; ... x': .. 1 ': . V:
So fierce , wa th onslaught that but
40 mlnutea were consumed to tho battle.
Tho - Russian retreated toward reng
Huaa Cheng, leaving . In th trenches
their .dead and - wounded , and abandon- -ing,
as ther were proceed onward by th
victorious Japanese, their cannon, rifle
and ammunition. .-,-,...-a- .
General Ksrokrs report of tho battle
was received at tho war ofllce hero In
foil, but the general details only were
given out as It 1 supposed tho dl
patches contained much that might em-
barras th. future piano of tho army.
supplementary report receivo thi
morning from Oeneral Kuroki says:
"The Russian made two stands, too
enemy" strength Included all of the
Third division, two regiments of Sixth
division,, one cavalry brigade, about 49
quick-firing gun and - eight machine
guns. We havo- taken 20 aiefc-arlng: - -guns,
many rifle, : much ammunition
more than 20 officers and many non
commissioned officers and men a pris
onervf ti-i i y '-, ; ;" ' ."
"1 am informed that JtajorMienerai
Kashtalinsky, commander of the Third
East Siberia rlfl brigade, and Lleuteo-
ant-General Zassalitch, commander of
tho Second Blberlaa army eorpo, were
wounded. ' . '
-Our casual ties number about too.
and tho Russian loss la more, than ; to
tmOATS . VAXTZCSVATXOKi ,: ; ' .
Commander stake Bepost - Wkloh ZS
OKven Out tts Xondosv
(Jeeraal Special Service.)
London. May 1 Tho Japan min
ister today issued a report from tho
captain of tho gunboat Maya, whlcti
(Continued on Pago -Two.)
"ROLLERS" WOULD
RESTORE EDEH
" (flpeeiel iHepetek to The Journal.)
Albany, Or.. May J. Frank Hurt and
hi wife.- Nellio Hurt- who-wero Satur
day afternoon committed to the asylum
at StUem, were yeeterday morning taken
to. that, inetitution ay.-Sheriffs Worth
Huston and Ieputy I. A, Munkers. The
sheriff also took down Mies Urania
viorenco Seeley. th girt who wa a few
duvs ago taken from the Holy Rollers
and committed (o the Boys" and Girls'
Aid soctety, and took, her . to Portland.
When Hurt and his wife were brought
to Albany the young man was provided
with a new pair of shoes and a hat he
being brefootef and hatlesa. lie wore
these article;) of clothing until placed
In jail, ahci ! : i ron-ptly divested him
self of t t s ;u, i hat ani burned
them la p j r )d when chM.I
out of j i l) r t a to the fisj-hiiii
Hurt v - . und sli'Io1
i Mis Seeley, when seen by Th Jour
nal correspondent, after being commit
ted to tho Boy and Girls' Aid- ociy,
talked rationally regarding tho peu'.ir
belief of the sect to which she be! ' ',
commonly known a th Holy lienor,
i "In time," she said, "we will be re
stored to Innocence and purity '
marked the condition of Adam ami r .;
but in order to reach that stare n '
put away all that is sinful. T d t t
we muet conquer our '
thing that ten.l to m k- u ;
this Includes tue own nu :
and ornaments. WM ri t -stored
to it orlsHu.l t
cence, we will be n y
ami there ' '
raiment of i
ill an " t t -
V