The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-23
HI" System of City Gov
shment Does Not Bring
n All Harmony.
.CH INFLUENCE AS
\ FACTOR IS RESENTED
ees of Methodist Organic
Dn Repudiate Effort to
/ Bring in Politics.
BY g. E. ARNEY.

n TO The Tribune.
!, E, Ida, April a2.-Lewiston is
throes of municipal dissentions.
! sTweedy is under FIRE principally
= 1 the discharge OF his former
,aiS,,f police, Masters.
Slsity of Lewiston has adopted the
h 'specie of legislation and there
r6'Ich bitterness cngendcred over
4 missal Of the chief that petitions
seen circulated among the voters
=. .iston to recall the vote by which
= !yor was elected to office,
iS.'Sunday several Of the churches
. kiston took up the matter OF the
p,resolution, directed toward the
Z and the matter Of the church IN,
:, = nee in political affairs is causing
v stir in the metropolis OF grand
: Z Perce county. In one of the
y, IA the matter Of the resolution
klIk to vote, those favoring depos-
me mayor being asked TO. stand;
present who favored
the official refused to give ex-
csh to their views because of the
of taking the matter
rle church.
+ Resent Church Influence.
rz announcement by the trustees
- should be. It is as wrong for
: ss.ithodist church or any other
cs-<to interfere in political affairs,
nrs for the Mormon church This
&c has been pretty we'll threshed
( 5southern Idaho politics, as it
- be in northern Idaho politics,
n n may give our friends of the
!. jome idea of the dangers attend
~ system. 1t is refreshing, how"
20 note the Immediate remon-
on the part Of the Methodist
at Lewiston, through its off
i !, this interference, in contrast TO
|, sormon interference in southern
'ssin years past. who, in addition
hiF blind acceptance of the en-
- of political matters into their
were right royalty backed by
officers, in high places, county
llnte, because they and their party
n = be the political benefciaries of
Il hit OF the church interference.
Reht on Mayor Tweedy at Lew
las become so tiresome to him
n is suggested that he may CON
/ 10 put an end to the disturbance
~ affairs Of the city, by rendering
his resignation as mayor,
g Federal Indictments.
Eif are six indictments pending in
~ tied States federal court of Ida
INST the former officers Of the
! = I'm National bank. These Off
ss,se F. W, and ". +. Kettenback.
d Kester and Clarence Robnett.
nFere all indicted under revised
cs of the United States 5000.
rbre two charges against all these
sTnnss, one for making false en-
the books of the National bank
lie other for abstractlng funds
United States National bank.
nee w. Rohnett began work for
eAlwiston National bank some six
ears ago as .ianitor, and
u his faithful performance Of
'as advanced from time TO time,
ne became head bookkeepcr Of the
4 Pl institution and was consid-
eTle Of the most trusted employees
bank. After Frank " Ketten-
lcceeded his nephew. William F.
bach as president of the insti-
the Lewiston National bank was
nzed and a consolidation with
Rho Trust bank was perfected.
\ pD9e was made necessary owing
Indictment of ". +. Kettenbach
lorge II. kester for land frauds.
\ We years ago. Robnett was also
Al at the same time. but his oper.
Vwere bv no means connected
lose of Kettenbach and Kester.
Frank Kcttenbach made effcc-
consolidation Of these two Lew
anks he began to pay personal
m 70 the inner workings of the
4 mixing institution. Robuett, in
~ Hntime; had been cleared of land
on which he had been convicted,
'Bg syersal of the court of appeals,
verdict rendered against him in
literal court at Moscow.
ett was recognized as pro,
h9et one time having in course Of
'" Ion large irrigation project
e; Or. This subsequently, col.
HIS next venture was in orchard
ts to Spokane, Wash. He opened
be ees IN Spokane and showed evi.
~ or doing thriving business.
fine residence in the power
1fJnpioycd a formidable corps Of
!" ts, drove a large automobile
orally became known as a fnan-
4 some considerable note.
Z. Held on to His Joke.
Y 8 all this period of time he held
~ Lion as head bookkcepcr in the
! %wiston banking institution,
!. \ because he was recognized rs
~ man who was entirely familiar
every detail of the bank. OF
ne held the entire confidence of
- as he did on the old, manage
a year ago this month one
rafch, a National bank exam
Eovered that something must be
re immediately advised Prcsi-
. Etenbach of his suspicious and
Hey checked and rechecked the
icy could not overcome the as.
fact that there was n short
9pout $130,000. The examiner
2 the Injunction that he was
sESaiIed II this shortage could
discovered.
time Robnett was in Spokane
aIter his additions. He was
ome and went over the books
;. NDpngh his. ability to manipulate
'' ng machine Of the bank, he sat.
ettenbach and the other direc.
:. everything was all right by
.,le$ tnehl the error which they had
ls reported that while on this
esplanation and manipulation
ia or an additional $1,000 and
ptn him back to the scenes of
new men werc put on the