Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-28
CHURCHES AFTER
PITTSBURG GRAFT
WILL MIX IN MASS MEETING AND
JOIN CIVIC REFORM
CRUSADE.
All Kinds Of immortality 90 he Ront.
cd and Reformed.


PITTsBURG. Pa, March 2S.--The
Lenten season which ended yesterday
has been too short season OF peni-
tence for pittsburg and II will DO
continued with promise OF even more
startling confessions OF graft this
week.
In several hundred churches yea
terday unique feature OF the SER
vice was the reading OF circular
letter issued by a civic committee
urging the members OF every congrc-
cation 10 attend huge Indignation
mass meeting to be held some day
this week. Sermons. too, were de-
signed TO arouse public condemna-
tion OF such practices as have been
revealed. Lessons in civic cleanll-
ness we're drawn by many pastors.
II having been pretty thoroughly
established, according to District Az.
torney William A. Blakeley, at least
100000 had been used In lnfluenc-
ing legislation. the source of the
money and the dispensers OF Il are
to DO the focus OF the grand jury's
attention.
Some Ranks 20 Explain.
A considerable portion OF the big
brlbe fund IL charged to certain banks
that sought to get city deposits. They
succeeded. but II ls the desire OF the
grand jury, as pronounced IN It's re-
port Of Friday last. that the hank Dc.
poslt ordinance be reseinded and the
banks. II found guilty. be deprived OF
the use OF city money. II Ia known
that some representatives OF the
banks are to be called TO testify. The
six banks that are named by the
grand jury as involved In the scandal
are the Columbia National. the Ger
man National Of Pittaburg, the Farm
era National Deposit bank. the Sec
ond National. the German National
Of Allegheny and the worklngmeu's
Savings and Trust company.
Stewart May Vet Tell More.
II II sim unlearned whether
Charles Stewart In his talk with Dis
trlct Attorney Blakeley told all that
he is believed TO know about the men
higher mp. Stewart Is a former Sc
iect councilman, who was declared
by the grand jury 10 It's presentment
Saturday 20 have been the man to
whom s45. 900 OF bride-tniuted mon
ey was given at the hotel Imperial in
New York.
The city council meets today, Twen-
~ Of the present members of the
council are under indictment in con
nection With the graft cases. II Is
expected that some viii protest their
Innocence, but the majority are ex-
peeted 10 hand in designations quite
as meekiy as they confessed last
week.
Crusade Against immortality.
While the big show continues
there Is \ lively side feature In 4 cru
SADIE against ali varieties Of graft and
wrongdoing in Pittsburg. Disorderiy
houses are being closed up and every
night lately has seen a roundup OF
women IN the district where their
class abounds. At a meeting OF cit
izenE 10 the Fort Pitt hotel, 1t which
committee was formed 10 further
the mass meeting plan. Il was openly
charged that the graft collected In
, the red light district amounted 10 a
; million dollars year.
John +. Klein. whose confession
; and exposure OF others has neited
: such q scandal. has been muEzied
} and IL now kept IN a room at tho
Fort Pitt hotel pending disposition
OF his case. He Is under sentence OF
three and one-haif years. Saturday
he Issued an emotional postcard APP
, peal for ciemeney and aid for his
. family. The authorities have forbid
J den him 10 give out further state
ments.