The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-16
SOME NEW LIGHT
ON PARKINSON
Work of The Tribune Represen.
tative in Exposing Priestly
CRATER Appreciated.
ONE LETTER. THAT TELLS
AN INTERESTING STORY
Injustice Of Church Rulers to
Retain Him in Power
Pointed Out.
BY G, E. ARNEY.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BOISE, May l5,-Following the close
of the Parkinson Hart trial at Malad
last winter. called attention, in an
article to The Tribune, to the cruel in
Justice of the powers that be in the
Mormon church by the retention in
ecclesiastical power OF George G. Par
kinson as president of the Oneida stake
OF Zion.
At intervals since it has become in
cumbent to call attention to the many
shortcomings of this individual, and in
so doing the public of Idaho generally
and of Preston in particular has ex-
pressed cogent appreciation
Plundering Exposed.
The suffering folks all over the tract
of land which should and would have
received adequate water many years
ago, only for the rank injustice dealt
out to them by Parkinson and Hart
through an inherent design to plunder
the funds of this public trust, have
told, sent word and written me from
time to time of their appreciation OF
the aim to do entire justice to the eX-
posure Of this fraudulent character. Of
the many letters received on the sub
ject, there are none which go into such
interesting detail as the one quoted be
low, written by one living under the
proposed irrigation system. Here Is
the letter:
Text of Letter.
II you q prominent man would be-
Through thick or thin, stand by George C,
II right or wrong in his ways you note,
stun your misgivings down your throat,
When his name is called give a lusty yell
Ard George Will see that you fare right
we'll.
In amplifcation of the philosophy
breathed In the foregoing lines. let me
recall few instances that have
punctuated the civic, the economic, the
social. the religious and the political life
of eastern Oneida county in the last de-
cade.
a little more than five years ago John
G. Greaves and sons returned To Pres
ton after short sojourn In Canada. AIR.
Greaves sought for and secured gov
ernnental charter for a national bank
When cushion footed George heard OF the
plan he was greatly pcrturbed, to think
that any sane man would come cut into
the very heart OF George Cs territory,
begin an enterprise without securing the
permission OF this ecclesiastical car
was almost beyond the ken OF President
Parkinson, George dreamed on the idea
one night. made II the subject of prayer
the next morning. called the brethren to-
gether in the afternoon and submitted tho
ultinatum TO John c. Greeves that
night: Either sell me certain amount
OF stock In your bank or l shall build
bank here and run you into the ground
John c. GreaVes had walked along ira cks
heretofore In which might have been seen
the mark of this cloven- footed beast, and
his answer was Go TO Halifax" Thus
came the Idaho State and savings bank,
George G.. became its president and j.
\. Larsen OF Logan. Utah. who had
served the people OF Cache county in the
became cashier. For more than year
the state bank mode significant inroads
upon the financial status of GTeavess
First National bank. but j, n, Larsen
Ind incurred the displeasure OF his royal
highness because he had the tomerity to
tell George just where TO head In mt;
Then another diabolical scheme found
lodgment Within the diseased brain of this
arch fiend, whose board bill the state or
Utah should have been paying long ago.
Holy George went to Salt Lake. Unau-
made deal with a Mr.. Burton of Og-
den to come up and be cashier of his
state bank Messrs Burton and Par
kinson entered the bank unceremoniously
one morning Parkinson explaining this
feature and cnarging upon that Lar
sen finally smellcd a rat. Parkinson
after one of those little smooth. oily. glib
spiels OF his stated that Mr.. Larsen was
not a success. proposed his removal and
the installation of Mr.. Burton as cashier
Messrs. II. S. Geddes, at present COM
missioner from the Third district, and
John Larsen. directors. baked at any
such scheme. which would subvert The
manhood and integrity OF j. y, Larsen.
and Georges little dream OF revenge fell
through Next move. George succeeded
in dropping II. s, Geddes as a bank d.
hlgh council and threatened TO drop Fl. $.
Geddcs as bishop OF the Second ward.
j. n. Larsen could now see his finish. so
he rendered his resignation cashier
and he and Geddes formed real estate.
loan and insurance partnership, In which
business they are prospecting today Last
month Geddes sold his bank stock Ia
Ezra Foss. business associate OF George
c., n man who bears all tho earnlarkS OF
Shylock. the far-famed Hebrew. for Ezra
can sell drugs and booze, good, bad or
and sleep happy George can counsel and
advice the brethren whore TO get Peruna
blttcrs or Kentucky "vhlte eye" and
nnd Savings bank stock is not worth par,
and Grcaves is doing land Office bust
ness. Rcligiously we have equally os
startling developments. most sensational
OF which was the resignation last sum
ner OF s. ]. Callan as bishop OF Dayton.
Idaho ward, S J. Callan is as square n
man as breathes the pure ozone OF tho
gem state today. but he could not stand
for George subsequent TO tbe exposition
of Parkinsou's ferpentinc, clandestlnc.
INSCRIPTIONS. crooked ways as revealed
In Rumels report. George tried hard to
hold Callan. hoodwInk. bribe cajole. soft
soap. intimidate him. but James was too
square n man rendered his resignation.
went TO Salt Lake had an audience with
Joseph r. and returned. George stlll
steals tlthines but thank God he can't
steal anv more Oneida rrlGa,lon district
funds, God might be charitable 10 this
hend inCarnate, but man. seeing the sun
in It's scarlet hue. stripDed OF ecclesiostic
vcrbiaee dropped Parkinson like n hot
potato The Lewiston sugar factory did
the same ditto Governor Goodiug apeut
the state board Of regents Beneficial Life
Insurance company ct al
Resume In tn" last decade i. r Hick-
man has been dropped from tho princi-
palship OF tho oneida stake academv
RI. S Gcddes and j, y, Larson from H."
state bank, Prof, George ID. Casio fro"