Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-23
THE SAD STORY OF
THE ALMANAC
AND SCOOP
Being Exc the SorrowfuI Re
citai Of How It's Albuquerque
Edition Fell Down on the
News,

The Almanac ia unhappy.
This Is getting To be a chronic star,
with the time-worn parchment pub
lished in Santa Fc. but IL appear that
an unusually acute attack OF melan-
cholia has seized the venerable relic
OF the prehistoric days Of Journalism
II Is an on aceount of the rather in
tercstinR story III the doiugs of the
federal grand jury which the Morning
Journal. in accord with its cardinal
principle Of printing the news while
~ is news. published Ia it's issue itme-
diately following the rendering of the
indictments IN Santa Fe. Neither he
Santa Fe evening paper nor It's Alhu-
uuerque edition published the news
until b. was twcuty-four hours old
Jd-t why. is left to the ~ohscrvJut
reader t3 determine. The nu-s maA.t.
taxi the charitable view. have been Hc-
tuated by The well known policy OF CN-
trcme conservatism followed 10y 10th
the Santa Fc aud Albuquerque edition.
of The Almanac. This policy consists
In regarding all news with % SUSPICION
reserve until it's authenticity is c-t3b-
lishcd los its publication iu tho norm
ing paper. There an" other motiNcs
which may have caused the suppress
sion ur omission Of the story. The
wu newspapers referred a. may NOT
have been aware the grand jury WHs
NJ -HH"NHNNH ANNNN AANNI A NNNNANfN NNN'NNNN|
is suggested boy the expressions OF
grave disappruvHl OF the action nf
The grand jury seen Don the ~Albuquct-
que evening paper. when 10 hually de-
90 print the nrws.
The following rather dolcful lament
which appeared iu the Santa Fo pap
ner la-t nleht. l. Iru.It worth reprint
ing
"Thr names of the persons named N.|
The blanket indictment were suu
pr. s0f r. .r'Hr af Ias.i fh,f U.r.
uu given .4I .1I Modification Iu Ease
evening Sew MoNloHu but strangely
enough the complete NEE Appeared iu
ulla morning. AlbuHunruu. journal
under 10 date llur as having been sem
Yesterday from Santa re- tltrk Franco.
g. Wilson Of tho court. wits asked Dos
a. Representative ut tine NeH Me2irar
far % list OF tht names yesterday af.
.tefuuuu. shortly after tho tru, hIl
was reported and Med Win him. bat
hH declined Goo give uut the desired iu
formation. ilc stated that poe rpulo
NOT do $50 until warrants had been
served. The warrants were issued
Yesterday afternoon. ana only three oi
them were serve last evening bN
Deputy United States Marshal g. q
Newcomer. who ala not furnish th,
llat OF names 60 the correspondent oi
the Albuquerque Journal The quo-
ton now arises. vino leaked last even
ing and furnished the correspondent OF
the Albuquerque morning paper with
the Information desired and why this
Information was kept from the New !
Mexican. which had made every |
proper EFFORT Co obtain the same Boo |
proper way
The foregoing is 70 delicate eompll- |
to the Morning Journals urv
which is gratefully "aokuoWl
edged
The Albuquerque edition of th,
dHul1c-p1rdOn. tho Almanac
It's sadness ls apparent. docs NOT
permit itself 90 talk nt such great
length but contents itself with th,
following
Iho indictments which were r.
.urued yesterday afternoon Wen. unf
made public until after thr ,N,uIur
pal trs had gpuv 90 press 'ur .um
unexplained reason
This ha- Ihu merit expressed .u IHt
old tuage-A poor ,NaH.. +. Iui
than nome The If-f uhrt-. H.u
.NDr i- "a luU AftUr fnr .l.r .ua
papers had spu' ta ur.s- fnr ..m. uH
.NrIaiued reason
Why should fhel go fa uI..
This s o. uf Oh. E..af u-uausH.r.
idIlrs
Tho M0ruine JaurHal 1911 Et,,
lrrWIuw H handsome. ..I# u. .rr.
ives uf the riuuJ.fHuHH Hs f#. .uH
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