Chris Gruenther
Died at His Home
Late Wednesday
illness Dated from Auto Acci
dent in January; Was
Stricken With Pneu
monia 2 W eeks Ago.
Christian M. Gruenther, 62, 1004
North Thirty sixth street, secretary
of the Federal Hind bank and active
in democratic politics, died Wednesday
night at 9:30 at his home. He had been
ill two weeks with pleural pneumonia,
following an automobile accident two
months ago.
His wife, three sons, Lieut. Alfred
Gruenther, Homer and Igjuis Gruen
ther: two daughters, Verona and
Leona Gruenther, and a sister, Mrs.
Max Bruckner of Platte Center, were
at his bedside -when he died.
Mr. Gruenther was not a public
man in the strict sense of the word.
He worked diligently for his party
in a quiet manner and was active in
all democratic affairs of the state.
He was a close friend of former Sen
ator G. M. Hitchcock and Mayor
Janies C. Holliman.
Friends characterized him as a man
who knew and appreciated human
nature and who had a kind disposi
tion.
When Mr. Gruenther came to Omn
ha from Columbus in 1919 to succeed
Frank Odell as secretary of the Fed
eral Land bank he was comparatively
a stranger. Today a host of friends
testify to his ability to mingle with
people and gain their confidence.
Gruenther was born in Springfield.
Wis., October t*. 1871. He was the
son of Henry and Agnes (Greisen)
Gruenther, both natives of the Rhen
ish province of Germany, where they
w ere married. In 18G9 the family came
to America and in 1872 settled in No-1
braska and removed to Platte county
in 1880.
Until he was 22, Mr. Gruenther had
hut six months of schooling. He
worked on a farm uniil he was 15,
when he went to Minnesota where he
was employed by what is now the
Great Northern railway in ballasting
and clearing the road to Winnipeg.
After a-summer spent in this way he
returned to Platte county where he
worked on a farm for a year.
Mr. Gruenther next went to the
Black Hills country, hut finding no em
ployment there, he made his way into
Wyoming where he spent the summer j
in railroad grading. That fall he took
a contract with three other men to
get out rock to he used in building
i ulverts for the railroad. Prospecting
next took him to Colorado. He later
got a job on a dairy farm near Denver
and afterward returned to manage
’he Greisen farm in Platte county '
when 19.
Going to Lincoln he entered the !
State Normal school and by diligent
application completed the three-year
teachers’ course In 19 months.
He took n\er the Platte County Sig
nal. after withdrawing from the Insur
ance field, and published it until
about a year ago.
In 1889 Mr. Gruenther was given
< harge of the defunct Farmers and
and Merchants hank at Platte Center, i
a from it organised the Platte
I
County hank, of which lie was made
cashier. Ho was elected clerk of the
district court in 1899, to which posi
tion he was re-elected, lie was a mem
ber and treasurer of the Pecker. Hook
enberser and Chambers company and
Chrts^
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Truer,ifa
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an officer and stockholder of the
Guaranty Bean and Trust company of
Columbus. He frequently was ap
pointed as referee and trustee to
handle and sell real estate,
Yt ater Board to
Name Director
Successor to C. M. Gruenther
Probably to Bo Appointed
W ithin 10 I ).i\ g.
A sui essor to C. M. Gruenther.
who was direetor of the Metropolitan
Utilities district, probably will be
named within 10 days, according to !
Mayor Btahlman, also a director of
this board.
The new director will be a demo- |
crat and will be named to ser.ve out .
a term of six years which began on
January 1, of this year.
Mr. Gruenther was appointed by
the board to fill the unexpired term
caused by the death of P. C. Heafey.
"I always had a high regard for
Mr. Gruenther." the mayor said. "He
was an amiable man to work with.
He had his own convictions and opin
ions, hut also had a gentlemanly way |
of making them known."
United States Senator Tt. B.
Howell, director of the hoard and gen
eral manager, is not expected home
until the first part of April. It is
understood that no action on the mat
ter of selecting a new sent ral man
ager will be taken until Mr. Howell s
return. ,
W. J. Cond, of the board. Is con
valescing at his home
Two Held on I )rug (lharge.
Memphis. Tenm, March 22.—Jim
Gowling and Max Stepman were ar- ;
tested by sheriffs deputies yesterday!
in connection with the seizure of a
quantity of narcotic drugs whose
value was estimated at $60,000. The |
men were held without ball pending
hearing before a federal court Thurs
day on a charge of violating the nar
cotic act.
Corliss’ Dairy
Stock Canceled
District Judge Nolls $110,000
Securities Held liv Ex
Creamery Heail.
District .Judge Fitzgerald Thursday
canceled $110,000 worth of stock held
hy Leroy Corliss in the Alamito Dairy
company.
Corliss formerly was president of
the now defunct Waterloo Creamery
company.
The court also ordered a meeting
of Alamito stockholders to he held
April 3, between noon and 4 p. m . and
also ordered 10 days' notice of the
meeting to be given all stockholders.
Judge Fitzgerald reserved decision
until Saturday on whether or not Her
bert Daniel, receiver for the Waterloo
Creamery company, will he permitted
to vote Alamito stock held hy the
company. Just how much stock the
Waterloo company and no one seems
to know.
Referring to $194,000 worth of
Alamito slock turned over to LeRoy
Corliss by the Waterloo Creamery
company directors “in consideration
of obligations of the company as
sumed by him," Judge Fitzgerald to
day said “the records of the Waterloo
Creamery company do not show that
Corliss ever assumed any obligations
of the company. "
The United States federal eourt re
cently ruled that this $194,000 block
of stock he turned over to the re
cciver. Corliss appealed the ruling to
the circuit court of appeals.
Right of preferred stockholders in
tho Alamito Dairy company to vote
at tlie coming meeting also was es
tablished by tho court this morning.
Th ■ company’s by-laws do not give !
them the privilege of voting.
IVacIi Crop Hard Hit l»y Cold
Wave; Small Fruit Hurt
Washington, March 22.— Serious I
damage to the peach crop in Georgia,
Texas, Alabama, Arkansas and North
Carolina as a result of the recent cold
wave was reported yesterday by the
United States Department of Agricul* j
lure. The damage in Alabama, Ark
ansas, and Georgia is estimated up to
50 per cent of the crop. In Texas 60
per cent of the Klberta buds were
killed, with less damage to the early
varieties. Early advices from North
Carolina indicate damage up to SO
per cent for Elhertas and Hales, with
less damage to Belles and other early
varieties
The strawberry crop in the Ham
mond district of Louisiana is reported
damaged 25 per cent. In Alabama
the hlooms and fruit have been killed,
but the plants are unhurt. In Ark
ansas a 15 per cent loss on White
County Klondvkes and a 5 per cent
loss of Aromas is reported.
Legion Hoad Arrives.
C, B. Robbins, state commander of
the American Legion, arrived in
Council Bluffs Thursday. James K
Barton, state adjutant, was expected
to arrive from Des Moines in time
to attend a meeting of legion officials |
and members In the Grand hotel
Thursday night Robbins and Barton
will explain plans for the formation
of a •'Dads’ Auxiliary” of the Ameri
can Legion.
Men Sentenced to Chair Get
More Time to File Appeal
Attorneys for Sol Wesley and Le
Roy Mauldron. both sentenced to die
hy electrocution for the murder of
A. It. ldeerson. a farmer, during the
course of a holdup, appeared before
District Judge (loss Thursday to seek
further time to file their answer in
support of a new trial.
Judge Goes granted them until
March 31. Prisoners in the county
Jail say that the two "death chair"
victims are praying every day "for
the Lord to grant them life and a new
trial.'
A minister visits the men every
day.
Fascisti of U. S.
Open to Inquiry
Organization Vi ill Bear Investi
gation of Anyone, Says
Grand Lictor.
The Fascist! of America will benr
investigation of Senator King of
Utah or any other body of men,"
Mdgar I. Fuller, gran ] lictor of the
organization, said today in response
to word that King intends to have the
next session of congress investigate
the "Italian Fascisti."
"The American order has nothing
to do with the Italian organization.
Any white man of any creed, native
or naturalized citizen, who has not
committed a crime, is eligible to join.
The American Fascisti stand for the
rights of a frc« and enlightened peo
ple to choose their own religion and
to worship God according to the
dictates of their own hearts."
Fuller stated that he is going ahead
wiih plate- for a huge mass meeting.
Invitations have been sent to Gov
ernor John M Parker of Louisiana
and Thomas Woolwtne, both strong
antl-klan. advocates.
Four cities have sought to have
Fuller talk on the Fascisti organiza
tion. Because of the Omaha meeting
and the election of officers to he held
next week. Fuller said he declined
all invitations.
Iowa Girl Suicitle.
lies Moines, la , March 22 — \ rep
rimand from her father, John Kming,
wan given as the. |irolmhlc cause of
taking of poison by Killian fining,
IB-year-old high school girl here. She
died half an hour later.
Road Conditions
f 1 >:n Hfcrhv.iv. East—Road* bad
L«i >(r Jhgbw.. Wr-et—The highway
will ho or i •> V. by noon today
Th- uu;;iw*f| p- tjon between Valley and
Fremont is *?>ll im**a*eablt.
", I I» Road oprn to Millard, 1m
pas-able to Lin • n
r ! ,t H , -Road* tad
• rn **r J %b Road* bad
Highland (*u! tf— H iada bad.
.« Y. A —Road* fair
a ,i*h i - • i H k hway—Roada Imps**
able.
i»m*ha ~ ‘a H - hr a-.—R» ad* had.
“t-.Hha I a 1! ghr * yt itn»d* bad
'\'n g of it,ms. North—Iioada lmpu
Sable
Kmg o' TraL* South—Roada bad
i r to River Road — Roada bad.
Wt ■ e Way "7 * lllfhway—Reads still
imrs**ab!e.
! <* a Shortlina—bad
Blue Grass Trail — Roads bad. bat ras
as ole
All stations report a heavy now fall
ing
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Plumbers Start
"Open Shop Move
Omaha Association to Combat
Demand of Journeymen
for Pay Increase.
"Open shop" was declared Wed
nesday night by the Master numbers'
association of Omaha as its newest
weapon in "war” with disputing
Jorneymen.
Formal announcement was made
| Thursday morning in this statement
to the public:
"The action of the journeyman
plumbers and steam filters of Omaha
in demanding an increase in wages
of $2 a day, or $10 for eight hours'
work, with double time for all over
time. and the employing Master
[Plumbers’ association considering
such demands as exorbitant and un
fair to our customers, the public, has
refused such demand, and has de
clared for the open shop in Omaha,
to be adopted from this date.”
Ole Oleson, business agent for the
plumbers, declined to discuss the
situation.
The association Immediately began
scouring the labor market for "open
shop” employes.
"Nine dollars for an eight-hour dav
will be the maximum,” J. H. Martlg,
president, said.
Two hundred and twenty-five Jour
neymen are said by the association
officers to be affected
Forty-two masters wi re reported to
have signed the "open shop” agree
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ment. representing “virtually all of
the firmly established employers "
Electricians also are “on strike
Master Electricians met Wednesday
night and made no new move. Master
plumbers Thursday said other crafts
were “up In the air’ ’and waiting for
the outcome of plumbers' dispute. In
the meantime, according to the mas
ters, work is delayed on several big
buildings, either prospective or in
course of construction.
Cruisrr Omaha Burns Out
Boiler During Power Te»l
San Francisco, March 22.—The U.
S. cruiser Omaha burned out its No.
10 boiler yesterday while undergoing
; full power test off Lower California
according to radio advices received
from San Diego.
No one was injured, the message
stated, but the boiler will have to be
retubed and the casing renewed.
Capt. David Hanrahan of the Oma
ha said his vessel was proceeding to
Magdalena bay.
Nelson to (in to Trial.
John A. Nelson, Seventh street and
Avenue K, Last Omaha,* will go on
j trial Monday in district court on a
charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily injury, growing out of
the shooting of Aage Anderson last
Halloween. Anderson received a
j charge of buckshot 1(1 the !»g.
Mulcg Sold by Pound.
East St. I^ouU, III. March 22.—Mule*
were sold on the pound basis for the
first time in the history of the Na
tional stock yards yesterday, a car
load weighing 28,000 pounds selling
for 13 cents a pound. The price at
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How to Avoid the
Pitfalls of Prosperity
There* is universal agreement that America is out of the slough of industrial depression
and is again climbing the heights toward prosperity. Admitting this condition, it is of the ut
most importance to every merchant, manufacturer, and in fact, to even,’ man and woman to
know if the United States, as a nation, is standing on firm, level, high ground or is making a
perilous ascent from which business must almost inevitably fall headlong, perhaps, with an
other “buyers’ strike,” and plunge downward a^ain into the depths of depression, unemploy
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heights of inflation and the inevitable downward crash.
That LITERARY DIGEST readers may know just where the country stands and that they
may know how to choose the safer path, the leading article in that magazine this week pre
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at this time, and because of its comprehensive >cope. will be read carefully.
Other news-articles in this week’s DIGEST of more than usual interest are:
Canada Now a Treaty-Making Power
Secession Talk in Canada
The Harvey-Balfour Muddle
The Rising Tide of Japanese Resentment
Are Electric Trucks Easy on the Road?
Methods and Morals of Modern
Tomb Discoveries
Religion Behind the Footlights
A “Blood-Rite” Rabbi Exposed In
New York
Over-Night Airships New York to Chicago
Britain’s Egyptian Peril
The Boy Who “Didn’t Cross Canada
For Revenge”
Utah’s Anti-Tobacco Legislation
The Atom As a Miniature Solar System
A Big Radio Chance For the Scouts
Evolution a “Powerful Aid to
Religious Faith”
Almost a Navy In One U. S. Ship
How the Floorwalker Works
The “Better English” Column
Five Points For Stock Buyers
Many I 'nique and Interesting Illustrations
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