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they seem as authentic as any land
scape painted on the spot. Their deep
blues give the observer sense Of the
cold immensity Of space.
In both the moonscape and the
Martian scene, Mr.. Butler had the
benefit Of nights at telescope and
the advice of astronomers, but in his
paintings of the three total eclipses
of the sun he had to rely mostly on
his own observations in the feeting
moments Of darkness.
In this type of painting he en-
ployed- a shorthand method Of his
own in indicating light and color val
ues. He jotted notes on a quick
sketch of the background. later elab-
Grating them into the completed pic
ture. He devised this system years
ago in painting 13 portraits Of the
late Andrew Carnegie, always an i'm
patient sitter.
Mr.. Butler first took the sun and
the moon for his subjects in the
total eclipse of June 8, 1918, when he
accompanied the naval expedition 10
Baker, Greg. With his shorthand ne
reported the eclipse stenographically
In 112 seconds, and in the same fasn-
ion he painted the eclipse of Septem-
ber 10. 1923, at Lompoc, Calf, ano
of January "a 1925, when he was
perched on a hotel roof in Middle
town, Conn.
Caught Two Phenomena.
Even before he began his solar
painting, Mr.. Buffers shorthand stood
him in good stead, while he was paint
ing Maine Cliffs in the Moonlight,
which won the 1915 Carnegie prize
While he was at work there was a
sudden display of the aurora borealls
Mr.. Butler abandoned his cliff scene
sketched the draperies and streamer'
of the northern lights and covered the
sketch with his intricate cipher o.
color and light. 1t took him only Al
! minutes and he painted a brilliant
| picture, which hangs now in tht
| Natural History Museum along witt
| his others.
His color formulae were based OF
a scale in which black was zero ant
white was 100. With unerrtng Judg
ment he could jot down snadings OF
this scale even to single units ant
decimal places. Reading his note
afterward he knew instantly what hi
combinations would be. For the siz
and shape of the prominences Mr.
Butler relied principally on the cam
era record.
Won Many Awards.
In the Paris Salon of 1886 one o
his oils won honorable mention. HI
was awarded medals at the Paris Ex
position of 1889 and 1900, at Atlantis
| in 1895 and at Philadelphia, st. Louis
/ Buffalo and San Francisco. He wa
founder and for many years presi
dent of the American Fine Arts So
| ciety.
He was a member of the Nationa
Academy, the New York Water Colo
! Club, the Fine Arts Federation ant
other organizations.
Besides his widow. the former Vir
ginia Hays, he is survived by sor
| howard Russell Butler. jr., of Prince
ton; two sisters, Miss Mary Marshal
Butler of Yonkers, N Y and Mrs
Henry N. Paul of Chestnut Hill, Pa
and two brothers, Charles Henry But
ler and Arthur Wellman Butler o
New York.
The funeral will be held in Prince
ton Friday at II am. with service
in Trinity Episcopal Church. Buris
will be In Princeton Cemetery.
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JOSEPH P. GREGORY,
WAR CAPTAIN, DIES
Lifelong Resident of Capital to
Be Buried in Arlington
Saturday.

Joseph Paul Gregory. SO, an execu-
tive in the Tariff Commission, sue
cumbed today to an illness he in
Cured while serving in France during
the World War as an Army captain.
He died at Walter Reed Hospital at
lis am.
Mr.. Gregory, a lifelong resident Of
Washington, was the son Of the late
John j. and Mary Gregory, also ma
tives of the Capital. He made his
home at 81 Girard street northeast.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Julia Gregory. nee BurrS, and two
sisters. Mrs Katherine Biondi and
Mrs Grace Startzell, both of this city.
Mr.. Gregory was a member of the
Washington Council, knights of Co.
lumbus; the George Washington Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the
Association of Officers of the For
eign Wars.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Martins Church, North Capitol
and T streets, Saturday, with burial
in Arlington National Cemetery.
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1tt Mpntnriant.

CORRIDOR, ELIZABETH. In memory of
my dear wife. ELIZABETH CORRIDOR,
who died one year ago today May %,
1888. Anniversary mass at Holy Com
forter Church for the repose of her soul
You are not forgotten, dear wife
Nor never will you be.
So long ss life and memory last
! VIII always think of thee.
HER HUSBAND.
DoDEK, HYMAN. In sad but loving
and father. HYMAN DODER, who de-
parted this life sixteen years ago, May
90 1918.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
DREW. HARRIET; In loving memory Of
our dear mother, HARRIET DREW.
who left us eight years ago today. May
90 1926
Ard ever near us, though unseen
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For ali the boundess universe
Is hfe-there are no dead
THE FAMILY.
FOWLER, J. EDWARD. Sacred to the
memory of my dear brother, JOHN Ed
WARD FOWLER, who departed this life
six years ago today. May %. 1928.
HIS SISTER MARGARET.
YOUNG. SARAH. Sacred to the memory
of our devoted mother SARAH YOUNG.
who departed this life sixteen years
ago today. May %. 1918.
A link in the chain which cannot sever
In love and memory. which hnger for
HER DEVOTED CHILDREN NANCY,
JOHN. CLARA AND MORRIS.
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FAMOUS FOR METHOD.
Butler Used Type of Shorthand In
Painting.

butler CScu Type Vi SuoitHahu Al
Painting.
Howard Russell Butler, brother
of Charles Henry Butler, well known
Washington attorney who makes his
home at the Racquet Club. was Ia
nous for his Shorthand" paintings
of the sun, earth and stars.
Although he started his career as
a psysics teacher at Princeton Uni
versity, and later practiced law IN
New York, Mr.. Butler had been paint
ing in oils foc half century.
He had won medals at expositions
and the Carnegie prize of the National
Academy of Design. He had WORK
hung in the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art, but his finest achievements were
in astronomical painting.
Mr.. Butler painted three tota
eclipses of the sun, the earth as seer
from the moon and view OF the
heavens from Mars, all of which he
presented to the American Museum Of
Natural History.
Give Eerie Impression.
These paintings now hang in a
darkened room on the first floor oi
the Natural History Museum, and In
their eerie quality they have captured
the lights and shadows which the as
tronomer knows through his telescope
In the family lighted museum room
Evening star., 1934-05-23
YEOMAN'S RITES HELD
Will Jay Allen Buried in Arling'
ton With Honors.

Funeral services for Chief Yeoman
Will Jay Allen. so, United States
Coast Guard, who died Saturday in
the Marine Hospital at Savannah,
Ga, were held today with full mill
tary honors in Arlington National
Cemetery.
He was attached to the office of
the commandant of the Coast Guard
in this city for several years and is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Clara
Allen,
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RITES FOR MISS YOUTH
Funeral Services Held at Mount
Vernon Place Church.

Funeral services we're held today for
Miss Elma Youtz, employe of the
Veterans Administration since 1918.
The services were held from the
Mount Vernon Place Church with DR..
Forney Hutchinson, assisted by Rev.
Walter M. Michel. officiating. Burial
was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Miss Youtz died Sunday at the
home of her uncle. Harry N. Vidal.
$500 Van Ness street. She is survived
by her mother, Mrs. John Nolind.
She formerly lived at Winona, Kans.
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FOUND.
LOST.

FOUND.
FOR LOST ANIMALS apply Animal Res
cue League. II o st. n ". NOrth 5730
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.H.R. BUTLER, NOTED
SKY PAINTER, DIES
Widely Known for "Short.
hand" Used in Denoting
CoI0rS.

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, N. j., May 23--
Howard Russell Butler, 78, widely
known painter. died last night at his
home after an illness of several
months.
Born in New York, March. 3, 1856,
Mr.. Butler was educated at Prince
ton University and Columbia. He
practiced law for several years in
New York.
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oHHII n. FNED ~ ouddenIy on Tues
Gay. May 20. 1884. FRED H sHAFFER.
Shafer. formerly of Laurel. Md. Fu-
neral from the w. Warren Taltavull
funeral home. 14th St and Spring rd
NV. on Thursday May "a at s:3Cl
an. REQUIEM mass at St Dominic's
church at a m. Relatives and friends
Cemetery
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u, IJ54. a the residence Of her 81
2n4 1lth st. Sc NINA SMITHWIC
beloved mother of Belden SmithWiI
Remains resting at the funeral home
Perry d Walsh. 20 H ST. NV. Fune
from the above funeral home Thursd
May "a. at 10 am Interment at ?,
estville. Va. Relatives and friends
The Washington times., 1934-11-10

z TON TRUCK BODY. 5000. Call
SHepherd 221S:
The Washington times., 1934-11-10

USED CAR BARGAINS. Hyattsville Motor
Co.. Hyattsville, Nd. GE, 2412.
The Washington times., 1934-11-10
For Sale-MiscellaneOus
Furniture g. Household Goods 1O2

DINING room furniture very handsome,
solid mahogany extension table, leaves.
buffet, 2 arm, 8 straight chairs; condition
like new; used months $1S5 cash.
Adams 1929.
The Washington times., 1934-11-10

LIVING, dinette and bedroom suite, gas
range and odds and ends. 1907 East
Capitol ST.
The Washington times., 1934-11-10
Automobiles For Sale

GOOD USED CAR BARGAINS-LOgaD
Motor. 1417 Irving St. N. W.
The Washington times., 1934-11-10

S34 MO, living room, kitchen, twin studio |
couch, refrig.. gas, cleo. cont. b. W.: re- |
fined couple; references. 331 E St. N. E. |
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18

not the all important thing that some
folks would have us believe.
Not only were the income tax and
the homestead assessment measures
fought in the Legislature, but the
fight Is carried on into court. The
opposition Is not . known for their
Laying down" on the job. The home
stead assessment law was declared
constitutional only recently in Dis
trict court by Judge Edward F. Waite.
the case in behalf Of the state being
argued by Assistant Attorney General
VIM. S. Erwin. The income tax law
is now in the State Supreme Court.
Another law passed in the regular
1888 session and urged by the Olson
administration. that went through the
District, State, and United States Su-
preme Court, being declared cOnstitu-
tional by the highest tribunal in the
land, was the mortgage moratorium
act. That set a precedent and was
carried through to successful close
by the work of the State Attorney
Generals office. The manner in
which Harry HI. Peterson, the attor-
ney general. plunged into that work.
the intelligence. force and power he
put behind it. should make the people
appreciative of him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18
COMING BACK TO ROOST

On Dec. 2Sth-during the special
session of the Minnesota Legislature
the Princeton Union, hard boiled
newspaper, admitted
that Senator A. j. ROckne proved a
match for the governor in their radio
Miss Dunn, the lady editor, went on:
with A. ]. Rockne, Charles N.
Orr, and few other veteran leg
islators i'm the state Senate, it will
be surprising if the state at this
time plunges into emergency re-
lief to the tune of $5,OO0,OOO.
What stumbling block these
senators are for Governor Olson?
No wonder he has stated he will
go out next year and conduct a
personal campaign against them
when they seek reelection. They
cramp his style bit down in the
state capitol"
Don't like to get rough with the
ladies, but just to remind, in the
course of events the $5,0O0,O0O relief
bill became law. Wonder if the
Princeton pen pusher was sur
prised"?
And the brewers took the plunge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18

doubtedly will beg the men and wom-
en- who toll must dig up and pay to
the money changers the staggering
sum of $2,O99.S11,S75.25 in interest
for the 10-year period, also tax ex-
empt."
Here is one more by S. o. Sander
son, ("SOme Shoveling Job.D
Interest on government bonds from
June 30, 1917, to November 1, 1888,
has cost the men and women who toll
and produce the wealth of the nation
a huge sum of $12,523, TAT ,545.26. 1t
is hard to grasp the magnitude of that
much money. Perhaps a good way to
get an idea would be to have it all
changed into $50 gold pieces and pro-
coed. to shovel them into railroad box
cars of $4,000 pounds or 80 tons each.
Well, by the time you throw in your
last shOvelful you will have 600 box
cars all loaded with $40 gold coins.
ShoveTing 32 tons into a car in a day
would probably be fair days work
and if you did not lay off more than
13 days to cover holidays and sickness
during each year, you would finish the
job in two years."
Now friends, sit down and take a
pencil and figure it out yourself. what
the interest on the government bonds
are from June 80, 1917, to November
1, 1888, 16 years and months, and
you will find that it costs us about
$1O0.19 per scalp of interest alone.
Now let's presume that you have a
gamblers the sum Of about $50T.00
the last 16 years and months. Is it
any wonder they are singing us a nice
song every campaign year and oh,
how you fell for the promise, of a lit
tie candy sucker
Think it over. Some of the students
of finance say that the United States
debt is $165 per acre as whole area
and some claim it's $3.50 per acre as
whole. Now, let's presume that
one-half of the area is under Guilt
walton and | doubt if it is that much.
Well, then those acres that are in
production will have to carry the
whole load of about 100000 of indebt-
edness. Let's see about the interest.
We will guess it at say. 4 per cent.
which would be $1,000 per acre for
the productive part of the land, then
for $1,000 worth of the wealth pro-
duced per acre would have to go to-
wards interest, say nothing about the
cost of the up-keep of the country,
wear and tear of machinery, etc, be-
fore the person that is producing the
wealth is getting a cent for his labor
or living expenses.
l would like to have the so-called
brain trust and the crooked politicians
who are largely to blame for the
numerous amount of debts that are
hanging on the shoulders of the peo-
pie today, show us the way out of
the mess now. Let's hear from you
fellows,
l.. ". UBL.
Hinckley, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18
MEMORIES OF FOSHAY,
MUSKRATS, ETC.

1t will be remembered that only a
few weeks ago. back In December,
during the preliminary investigation
CT the Northwest Incorporation. it
was brought out that the company
had paid dividends one year when
their books actually showed loss.
The paying of dividends when the
company was losing money could OF
course be construed as nothing else
but a blind. to pull the wool over the
eyes of the public. Shortly after that
revelation the president. Mr.. Decker.
suddenly became too old" to manage
the affairs of the large and growing
bank business and so his work being
done" retired from the office.
Writing on the work of the recent
special session of the Minnesota Leg
islature, Senator Henry G. Teigan of
Minneapolis, stated with reference to
authorization Of an investigation OF
the chain bank money changers:
Another good bit of legislation was
the measure apprOpriating $4,000 for
aid to the Securities Division to en-
able that division to carry on its in
vestigatiOn of the large chain banks.
A year ago the Legislature refused to
render such aid, but due to the ag-
gressiveness of Securities Commits
sioner S. Paul Skahen, the work was
carried on notwithstanding the lack
of funds. The revelations incident to
the investigation of the Northwest
incorporation virtually compelled
the conservatives of the Legislature
to comply with the request for addi-
tional funds. With the $4,000 adj
ditional appropriation there is little
doubt that the people of Minnesota
will learn the facts as to both chain
bank groups and stop will be put
to the foisting of the worthless stock
Of these corporations upon an un-
suspecting public"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18
SUGGESTS VILLAGE HANDLE 1T

With this issue of the Askov Amer
lean is sent out the Minnesota Law
Supplement which gives in full the
laws as passed by the recent special
session of the Legislature. In it will
be found the law regulating the sale
of liquor in the state. 1t is Chapter
46-Senate File No. 160--found on
page three of the supplement.
Read it and familiarize yourself
ION" and "off'' sales in cities of the
first class like Minneapolis. st. Paul
and Duluth: cities of the second class
st. Cloud, Winona and Rochester;
cities of the third class, a larger
group: cities of the fourth class, a
still larger group; and also villages
and boroughs.
How this liquor control is to be
managed, how and where liquor will
be sold in the state of Minnesota, how
the sale can be had and how it can be
prevented, are questions that many
are asking. Inform yourself upon the
subject by reading the law and save
it for future reference.
The Long Prairie Leader i'm an edi-
torial suggests that their village,
which has a population of 1854, han
die the sale in a municipal dispensary,
both ION" and off sale, thus elimi-
mating private profit. The Leader
also points out that if the sale of
liquor is to be handled by the village,
it should start there before others get
into the business when it will be diff
ficult to make the change
Their editorial follows:
How will Long Prairie handle the
sale of liquor under the new law?
THAT is the common topic of dis
cuSsion wherever people meet now
days.
'If we are to have liquor sold le-
gally i'm the village, why not make
use Of the provision in the law which
permits the village itself to do the
handling?
This would give one store for both
drink and bottle sales. Such a store
or saloon could be controlled better
than If the sale is turned over to
private parties. and the village treas
ury will take the profit if there is any.
while the state liquor commits
siOner has authority over licenses for
consumption off the premises, none can
be issued if the village council does
not approve, so the way is paved for
a municipal liquor store, if the coun-
Gil so desires. 1t might be we'll to
try the experiment for while, giving
it up later if it appears unsatisfactory.
Such system would have to be estab-
lished at the start because later after
other dispensaries are established if
will be difficult to make changes"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18
BOWS TO PUBLIC WILL
((The NatiOn)

The Supreme Court, as mfr Dooley"
election returns. Sometimes, of course.
it is good many years behind them,
but by and large it has bowed to the
public win in interpreting the federal
Constitution during the century and
half of that documents existence.
Obviously it has had to. Otherwise
we should have had to scrap the Con-
stitution or government would have
had to cease to be a living organism
In reading the judgment of the court
on the Minnesota law establishing d
moratorium on foreclosures of mort
cages, we feel that Chief Justice
Hughes, supported by Justices Bran
deis, Stone, Roberts, and CardOzo, has
bowed to the inevitable rather than
expounded the certain. The minority
opinion-by Justices Sutherland, Van
Devanter, McReynolds, and Butler-is
an impressive statement of cold logic,
but must be discarded for what JUS
tice Hughes aptly calls "the protection
of basic interest of society" Had
the Minnesota statute stood alone, the
court might have upheld the letter
Of the Constitution and thrown out the
law, but with our whole recovery leg
islatiOn hanging by the same thread
the path of necessity was plain. 1t
is fortunate for the country-and for
the court-that the Minnesota law has
been upheld, but the circumstances
must increase the amazement Of all
thinking persons at a system whereby
policy vital to 12O,OOO.OO0 people de-
ponds upon five-to-four vote among
nine men,.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18
THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR

1t must be said of Lieutenant Gov
ernor K. X. Solberg that he did not
mince words when he spoke before
the Veterans of Foreign Wars last
week at their meeting in the state
capitol where the national commander
from Pennsylv" MIA, was the principal
speaker and the honored guest.
Mr.. Solberg paid tribute to the men
who fell in the World war and to all
the ron who journeyed across the
sea vi courage and valOr to fight
for their country and what they
thought was for democracy. But. he
added, when the boys got back they
discovered they had fought for the
all mighty dollar. No discredit to
them, said the lieutenant governor.
but it was a bitter lesson. He was
cheered by the veterans.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18
Sturgeon Lake, Mimi.
QUOTES ROCHESTER WRITER

Editor Askov American:
| read an article while ago writ
ten by S. o. Sanderson of Rochester,
Mimi, which l believe would be of
interest to the readers of your paper,
which is as follows:
I'm 1929 80 nations were operating
on the gold standard. By September
81, 1881, when Great Britain suspend
ed gold payments the gold standard
had been abandoned by 33 nations.
The United States held on for another
IS months, until March, 1888, when
the gold base underlying our financial
structure gave away and the struc-
ture collapsed, forcing us off the
gold standard. France, Belgium, HOl-
land, and Switzerland are hanging on
but the golden threads are likely to
break at any moment.
"A monetary system that is so def
cient that "a nations are forced to
abandon it, within the short period
of four years. does not bespeak much
for its soundneSs, regardless of wha at
Hoover, Smith, Colonel Roosevelt, Car
NLuoS, hCfIOSS, duu OlHcI
may say"
Here is another by S. o. SandersOn,
entitled "The Money Changers Take
The Temple:
1.-The money changers have had
numerous invitations into the temple
(the U. S. treasury during the past
% months. On every occasion they
have received generous handouts ag-
gregating hundreds of millions of dol
lars in the form of interest on short
term loans. Since March we have
heard great deal about driving the
money-changers from the temple.
We'll, let's see what happened. On
August Is, an 1886 million dollar, 10
year, 3A per cent bond issue was
marketed that will net the money
changers a tax exempt income Of
more than 271 million dollars in in
terest for the 10-year period. On
October Is holders of the fourth Liber-
ty loan bonds. amounting to $S6,26S.-
O95,15O were privileged to convert their
holding into new 10-year bond issue
upon which assuming that the entire
amount will be converted and it un-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-18

rines would be on their way to col
lect. The Cuban and Nicaragpan in
cidents are only two in recent years
that showed how the International
money lenders dictated OUR policies
of diplomacy. Now. happily, the ma
ton has Mr.. Roosevelt's assurance
that the federal government and its
armed forces will not act as bill eel
lectors for Wall street financiers. and
the cause Of peace and international
amity is UNNECESSARILY served.
The Pecora investigator which
brought out startling facts about
Messrs. Morgan, Mitchell, and others
was not lost on Mr.. Roosevelt. Neither
were the insult and similar debacles.
He says. advocating preventive and
regulatory measures:
81 am speaking Of those individ-
uals who have evaded the spirit and
purpose of our tax laws. of those
high officials of banks or corpora
lions who have grown rich mt the
expense Of their stockholders or the
public, OF those reckless spectators
money whose operations have In
jured the values OF the farmers
Crops and the savings of the poor"
Imagine such a statement coming
from a Herbert Hoover, man who
hob nobbed with the very interests
typified by men of Wall st.-La Sale st.
stripe,-the men who fOisted millions
of dollars in worthless foreign bonds
and watered utility securities upon
the people and who escaped punish
ment for their plunderings.
The Presidents declaration con-
corning adequate relief for unemploy-
ment, for intelligent economic plan
ming and the eurbing of monopoly in
the public interest,-these and other
statements in that momentOus mes
sage are good news indeed to the
American people. The discredited
Old Guard leadership which assailed
Roosevelt policies short time ago
only to be slapped by the kickback
of public opinion will. we predict, be
singularly silent at the Presidents
straightforward exposition.