The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-18
FACTS, NOT RUMORS.

News editorially complained that The
| Tribune accused 1t of dcreIiction OF
duty in failing to print accounts OF
actual facts, and meantime endeavorcd
TO exculpate itself in the weak asser.
tion (truthful, however. when true)
that "rumorS arc not facts"
Now, let us again proceed to the re-
cital of certain facts that the church
organ has failed TO publish, and which
he organ of the Mormon lord desig.
mates as scandalous stories 'i-and
the like of which the president of the
church, otherwise known as prophet,
seer, and reyclator, and trustee in.trust,
calls "twaddle. -
George c, Parkinson is president of
the Oneida stake of Zion Recently he
was acquitted in court upon a charge
of having been associated with Arthur
w. Hart in swindliDg a number of in
nocent victims in an Idaho irrigation
scheme, Hart is president of the
Mutual Improvement associations of
the Mormon church in the same stake
Of which Parkinson is the head.
Hart is a new polygamist since the
manifesto. George G. Parkinson is
principal stockholdcr in the Coop drug
store that few days ago was fined
one hundred and seventy-fve dollars
for having conducted "bliud pipD in
supposedly "dry' county. Parkin-
son has behind him very wealthy
man named David Eccles. whose Gin
fluence" probably became large fac
tor in the discharge OF Parkinson
and Hart upon the charge of swindlinp
as connected with that irrigation
scheme. Mr.. Eccles can be described,
perhaps, in very plain terms; but il
may be better to let Margaret Geddes
do so in her own words. We take the
subioined matter from her testimony
as delivered in the Smoot case, volume
>, page l05:
Mr.. Tayler.-Who is your second hus-
band?
Mrs Geddes.--I have no second hus-
band.
MI Tayler...who Is the father of the
youngest child?
Mrs. Geddes.-I decline to answer that
question.
Mr.. Tayler-Is his name Echos? [Ec-
cles@l
Mrs. Geddes.-No, sir
Mr. Tayler.-It is not?
Mrs. Geddes,--No. sir.
Mr. Tayler.-Wherc was the child
born?
Mrs. Gcddes.-In Salt Lake
Mr. T4yler.-Mrs. G;eddes, who has had
charge Of you, looking after you and guild
ing you about. since you came to Wash
inGton2
Mrs, Geddes.-No one at all. / got here
this morning at 2 o'clock, and ! re-
mained In the waiting room until came
here. with the exception OF getting a pair
me and ] have had no introduction to
anybody. to go TO them and find out but
when / came in here ] hunted out TO see
II ! could find any ono from Utah. be-
cause | was all alone and "A stranger and
l know nobody here. unless my own
nephew. Mr., Peterson. and / didn't know
he was here until few minutes ago.
II was not long ago that Mr. David
Eccles was reported to have held a.
''swcll - party in commemoration of
his poIygamous wedding to Margaret
Geddes.
But when il came to official exami-
nation into the relationship existing
between David and the wronged Mar.
garet the former permitted the lat
ter to go to Washington unattended
The poor woman was there, ga
stranger in a strange land,' with no
friend to guide her or to look TO her
wants. David permitted Margaret to
go upon the witness stand in the Smoot
case and leave with the Senate commit.
tee an evidence of what brave
woman will endure in order TO. protect
the wretch who has betrayed her. Off
cially baby was thrust upon the
world without father. because the
author Of its being was too cowardly
to "face the music" of the world IS
contempt. preferring to stink in the
background while the brave woman
and the wronged infant bore the
burden of his disgraceful conduct.
OF all the sins upon earth, this Nor
mon new polygamy brings forth the