The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-24
BARTH IN
THE SPOT LIGHT
ONCE MORE
Albuquerque Lawyer Tells
How a Los Angeles News
paper Got "in Wrong"
Visited the San Diego Elk
position.


Il am weary OF the spot light"
said Senator Isaac Barlh on his return
TO Albuquerque this morning. front
Los Angeles where be was chief witt
ness for the United tsates government
IN the conviction OF a gang Of opinm
smuEglora. the Los Angeles report
ers. most OF them. got the facts in
this smuggling case, and printed the
story straiEht. But one young man
got his paper and himself into a lot
OF hot water. and while IL made little
difference to me. yet Il rather gave
me a distaste tor the center OF the
newspaper stage"
by chance l met my mother and
sister II a Los Angeles hotel. They
had been 10 san Francisco and we're
ON the way 10 San Diego. 1 had not
expected 10 meet them. 1 was telling
one Of the attorneys In the smuggling
case Of my pleasant surprise when a
young reporter from a Los Angeles
afternoon paper. standing 0y. heard
me mention my sister. lie promptly
printed a story 60 the effect that l
was IN Los Angeles TO defend my sis
ter from the opium smuggling charge.
Now the only woman defendant In
the opium smuggling case happened
10 he a neeress. You can imaeine my
feelings. and why I have a slight nau-
sea when the spot light II mentioned.
The newspaper MANAGEMENT hred the
reporter. Tor three days printcd a
large type rctraction through all its
editions and offered 60 make a cash
settlement OF my expected libel suit.
/ compromised with them by setting
them to take the reporter back. He
needed the JOB.
Lest there should be any misun-
d~erstanding about this smuggling
case. l may say in addition 10 wha,
my friend Judge Mann 80 kindly said
yesterday afternoon In the Herald,
! was retained some months ago
by persons who had some opium in
Mexico where opium 10 aot contra
band and where the traffic in II II
les I, TO look after their Interests Ia
. shipment. They hal reason to be-
lieye that they weve not being treated
fairly. and II proved 20 be The case. +
made "A trip into Lower California,
found the opium. some $4,000 worth
OF the stun. and saw II moved 10 a
safer storage place.
II learned a ntth hter on that an
other attorney who had been Interest
ed in 0ehhlf 90 other owners of opium,
had undertaken toiswlpe some Of this
lot Of the drug and smuggle Il into
the United statcs. I went TO Los An
gelep az once. asked FOR and secured
a release from the case d. my clients,
and informed the United States dis
trict attorney OF the facts. Thus ]
became The governments chief Wit
ness in the prosecution. This was sew
oral months ago. The case was post
poned several times because | was
occupied In the legislature and In
other mntters and could rot appear
until the past week. That Is all there
Is % the opium case and my connec-
ton with IL, except the rather OBJ
~jectionable publicity referred to
above"
san Diego Building Ifnc.
Il had one pleasant experience ON
the trip. however, which compcnsat-
ed To some exteat FOR unpleasant q
lures. I visited the san Diego expo
sition. n Is the most charming eX-
position I ave ever seen, unique in
It's plan and thoroughly attractive. II
has SAN Francisco's greater show dis
tanced. Z think. New Mcxicn's build
ing Is the center OF Interest and of
attendance. Every one who enters
the grounds soes To- a. and IL Is far
and away the leading state building.
New Mexico never has spent It's pub
We money so well a. 1t has been used
in This building aud the n exhibit
Il houses. II will do the state a great
deal Of rood,