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Show J' System of City Gov-ient Gov-ient Does Not Bring All Harmony. 1 )H INFLUENCE AS 1 1 FACTOR IS RESENTED f ies of Methodist Organizes Organiz-es Repudiate Effort to S iBring in Politics. 8 5M BY 0. 33. ARNEY. jfto Tho Tribune. tB, Ida., April 22 Lewiston is Tj throes of municipnl disse'ntions. J Tweedy is under firs principally j the discliarpe o las former 5 polices, Masters. . y itv of Lewiston has adopted the ,l pccio of legislation and there W Ucli bitterness engendered over i iissal of the chiof that petitions ?ien circulated among tho voters llf eton to recall tho vote by which ri far was elected, to office. iZ Sundav several of the churches : ston took up the matter of the P eeolution, directed toward the ini the matter of the church in-? in-? ce in political affairs is causing l rtstir in the metropolis of jrrand iS :'Perco countv. In one of tho j the matter "of. the resolution tUff, to vote, those favoring depos-tmtniayor depos-tmtniayor beinp aslced To stand. Hwenib'ers present who favored -1 tho official refused to give ox-cj ox-cj $to their views because of tho is priatencs3 of taking tho matter '-jj tphtircli. Resent Church Influence. pronouncement bv the trustees ,S ishould be. It is" as wronp for thodist church or any other S to interfere in political affairs, ri 'ifor the Mormon church. This Qm has been pretty well threshed Ibuthern Idaho " politics, as it W bo in northern Idaho politics, , fanny pive our friends of tho i )"mc' idea of the dangers attend- 'system. It is refreshing, how-iVnoto how-iVnoto the immediate rcmon-i rcmon-i (.on the part of the Methodist t Lewiston, through its offi-j offi-j 'this interference, in contrast to i ifmon interference in southern o years past, who, in addition r. blind acceptance of the en-Wof en-Wof political matters into their I JlKiwerc right Toyally backed by idjiofficers. in high places, count' because they and their party .p-Xbe tho political beneficiaries of ll lit of the church interference. JI Ipht on Mayor Tweedy at Lew-g Lew-g as become "so tiresome to him 'is suggested that ho may con-4'i con-4'i (i.pnt nn end to the disturbance 'affairs of the city, by tendering i council his resignation as mayor. 2 Ijfpedcral Indictments. J: Tare six indictments pending in ted States federal court of Ida-s Ida-s Bet the former officers of tho Si n National bank. Thcso offi-' offi-' 1F W- aml W- F- Kottenback, jji Xester and Clarence Eobnctt. .jk "oxo all indicted under revised &' Jof the United States 5209. i? re two charges against all these 2 ots, one for making false en- :,c books of the National bank Tjf B other for abstracting funds j United States National bank. 3 iice W. Eobnett began work for Ji piston National bank somo six-ll six-ll rs ago as a .ianitor, and ('J ,his faithful performance of " as advanced from timo to time, ,3 ilbocame. head bookkeeper of tho ll il institution and wan eonsid-yv eonsid-yv of tho most trusted employees Siljank. After Frank W Kottcn-Jjl Kottcn-Jjl weeded liis nephew, William F. irfch as president of the insti- 3 Ihe Lewiston National bank was ji ized and a consolidation with ?! ho Tmst bank was perfected. i ixtzc was made necessary owing : odictiuent of W. P. Ketlenbach f'l irgo H. Kestor for land frauds, kj e years ago. Robnett was also li (at tho same time, but his oper-itljrero oper-itljrero by no means connected ri pse of Kettenbach and Kester. ii'rnnk Kettenbach made effec-00 effec-00 consolidation of these two Lew-wks Lew-wks ho began to pay personal s2fu, t tJie inner workinps of the TeC,k.inR institution. Hobuott, in ft.ntinie, had been cleared of land xlf wIuch ua(l ecn convicted, fJversal of tho court of appeals, mPT?Kt rendered against him in 'rtyfral court at Moscow. Vett was recognized as a pro-mt pro-mt ono t'mc na-vi"g in course of 'Cal?a a ,arco irrigation project 'Mfe' 'fll's sbsequently col-B's col-B's next venture was in orchard 'ffijJB to Spokauc, Wash. Ho opened ictfS 'n Spokane and sliowed cvi-'"? cvi-'"? r'Z 11 tIir"g business. W.P ? fino residence in tho power jnP,oyed a formidablo corps of drove a large automobile 'wif y e:;ii"e known as a finan- iipBorne considerable note. gHeld on to His Joke. flp.n11 tMs period of time ho held Ye'01? 35 "!nd bookkeeper in tho ilSewiston banking institution, ccause ho was recognized as ian who vas entirely familiar even; detail of the bank. Of held tho ontire confidence of as ho did on tho old, manage-a. manage-a. 'car ago this month one itch, a National bank erenm-vered erenm-vered that something must be ie immediately advised Presi-:enbach Presi-:enbach of his suspicions and cy checked and rechcckcd the .V could not ovorcomo tho as-Ai as-Ai there was a ort-.-j,30. $130,000. The examiner w. it innction that ho wns 'IfiBcovured shortago could "IIK-!mo ,R.0"bnett wan in Spokane H ter ys a(1itions. He wns WftLv v'Ht ovor tho boolw Jl!?!? "is ability to manipulate 'iflfS nincl'lno of tho bank, ho sat- iUenbach and the other direc- '.1 ;.evcry,l'nng was all right bv 5SWnem the error which thoy hnJl 2ilfc is reported that while oh this iWS Xp!anat," and manipulation '3Rii tan fll'tional $7000 and -ifcn hIni bac!? 10 scenes of T?fato schemca. jB-Uow mon were put on tho books of tho bank and again tho same shnrtace wns discovered. In the meantime Robnett had jour-noyod jour-noyod to Pittsburg to finance on a largo scale somo irrigation projects about Spokane and to tho smoky city ho was followed by President Kettenbach Ketten-bach who procured from him all the assets he had, in addition to a confession confes-sion of his wrong doing with tho bank. Shortage Made Good. Mr. Kotlcnbach roturnod to Lewis-ton Lewis-ton and proceeded in conitinction with the other directors of the bank to make good the entire shortage. The bank ex-aminor ex-aminor returned, found tho shortage made good, and insisted on the urroat of Kobnett, whereby tho whole story came to light for tho first time. Thereupon both of the Kettonbachs, Kester and Robnett were indicted for embezzlement in connection with tho shortago, whereupon Kettenbach charged ono J. 13. Chapman, the toller in tho bank, also with embezzlement and ho was examined preliminary nnd held to answer to the grand jury. Up to date Chapman has not been inflicted in-flicted nnd the charge is openly made 'that both ho and Robnett have been promisod immunity for turning state's evidence against tho ofiicials of the bank, in those qmbczzloment charges. .During all this lime tho government has had experts examining into tho affairs af-fairs of the bank, preparatory to tho calling of tho case, which is expected to come on soon for hearing in tho fod-cral fod-cral court. The bank has been sold by tho Kettonbachs Ket-tonbachs and others of the original stockholders to tho Union Security company com-pany of Spokane. Robnett has removed to Spokano. During all the years of his interesting life in Lewiston he was one of the pillars of the Methodist Episcopal church, and active in tho Sunday school work of the city and of that" portion of tho state, |