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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-01
SILENT IN DEATH.

The many friends of Mrs. J. w.
Sligar, who left Las Vegas only a few
weeks ago for her Indiana home, will
be shocked to hear of her death,
which occurred the 26th ult. The In
dianapolis Sentinel, commenting on
it, says:
Mrs. Jessie w. Sligar died last
night at IL o'clock from consumption.
She has been sick for more than a
year. About three weeks ago she re-
turned from Mexico, where she had
gone hoping to become improved in
health. No beneficial results came
from the trip, however, and death oc-
Cured last night at her home in May
wood.
Mrs. Sligar was the wife of Jesse
w. Sligar, proprietor of the Tacoma
laundry. Besides her husband, she
leaves her mother, Mrs. Grove, and
three brothers, Fred, Forrest and
Charles Grove. Mrs. Sligar was a
member Of the Ladies' auxiliary to the
Order of Railway Conductors of which
her husband is a prominent member"
Mrs. Sligar made a host of friends
during her eighteen months s~ojourn
in Las Vegas.
Miss Ida May Frost died at the
Ladies' Home at 2:3O this morning,
aged twenty-nine years. Miss Frost
had been a resident of Las Vegas for
two years, and leaves a host OF
friends hereabout. Her home was in
Bloomington, Ind, but she had been
a school teacher in Minnesota for six
years prior to coming to Las Vegas
for her health. Although a sufferer
from lung trouble, the lady had al
o recovered from the disease,
when a sudden fright during a run
away accident last yea gave her a
setback from which she never re-
covered. The date for the funeral
has not yet been set.
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Stopoyers will be allowed ID Califor-
mia on colonist tickets via Santa Fe
April LIST to June 18th, 1903. 94-tf
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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Partly cloudy today and Tuesday.
TOWN TALK


Spring zephyrs.
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DIVE RUN ON NEW PRINCIPLES
SECRET or TIE HAYMAAkE?'S
CONTINUED ExISTENCE, y

IT'S Owner said 70 Have MADE Half, . VII.
lion Out OF Il 10 Pive Years--Coreys
Gentle Bouncers-OrisinaIiy b Pgbl1c
Bath-Evn Name Uroer E,iiiy sIcMahsn.
The Haymarket dance hall. which has
marked the centre OF Tenderloin activity
since II wac nrst opened In 1872 by thu late
William Mcmahon. Is about the. only re-
minder of the Tenderloin Of twsnty or
thirty years ago that Is left to the city.
The Sans Souci Of the wicked Tom Gould
and the Armory Hall Of lilly McGlory
Of unsavory memory have long since passed
away, but the Haymarket lives on With
astonishing vitality
That place like the Hsymarket has been
able to continue In business almost I'M
interruptedly since 1872. despite reform
administrations Of the city government
and despite the efforts Of citizens leagues
and womcn's organizations, b one Of the
astonishing problems Of the Tenderloin.
There 10 an explanation Of IL, and the ex-
PLANTATION is that its various proprietors
have shown exceptional skill In keeping
Just within the law.
Edward B. Corey, the young man who
revived the Haymarket Ave year, ago.
has since made enough money out Of 1t to
buy quarter Of million dollars worth
Of real estate. steam yacht and few other
expensive toys. The Haymarket b to-day
a dive. as II always has been. Strange
women meet strange men there and dance
and drink with them. The same women
are there night after night providing amuse-
ment for the constantly changing crowd
of men.
But the thief is absent. That b one
change The thieves who made. their
headquarters In places like the Haymarket
and the Sans Souci In the old days are barred
from the Haymarket to-day. Then. II h
declared that as a matter Of fact the liquor
law Is more closely observed there than
In any other establishment In the Tender
loin When Corey had an all-night license
few years ago he sold liquor all-nisht.
He hasn't an all-night license now. and
it is alleged that promptly. Ut I O'Clock
each morning the Haymarket bar shuts
down and only soft drinks are served,
although the dance goes on indefinitely.
These are some of the reasons why the
Haymarket lives years after all other places
of its kind have succumbed. In q measure
il is to New York to-day what places like
the Moulin Rouge are to Paris. 1t u the
favorite haunt If the Summers who come
from out of town and want to he devilish.
The cheap Hungarian restaurants Of the
East Side where folks seeing life used to
go have been eclipsed. and the Haymarket
Is now the place. Almost every night there
are parties in the galleries. who have come
over from the hotels 10 see the place. Most
OF the women wear wells and keep their eyes
.-l,,,1 40 ,h. da p,ipo aoor thouUh Az
pecting something terrible to happen at any
minute.
But nothing terrible ever happens In the
any more. The women who
frequent II behave themselves, Occasionally
when young woman drinks too much and
gets gay there Is moment Of unseemly be-
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sometimes marked 'Committee Room
Because his pull has the duly authorized
stamp ON u, Me-. White lets him la.
Mrs. White " one Of the very dearest
ladies that this world ever know. She has
been With BaInum's Circus Tor thirty years
and more. Nothing wprries her any more
Human nature IL no longer Possessed Of
qualities thai can irrilste her. The utmost
strain u can put upon her feelings Y thai ~
mild, kindly amusement, Mrs White u
sonetimes disrespectfully esllad THE boss
81 tbs She Department. of the big show
smsu gray haired woman, she h. glh
the kindes ~ smiling syes and the quick
ness VI light mug 10 sse vhai is going GA
around har and 20 know shai mus bs done
70 ssl rKhi again lhai which has sone
u the drst higla of lbs 3 ain by wLioh ile
the fourth avenue and Jsenl -siylh si lee
aldo VI the Luildlpg. NJ, While sits la
the midst az an orderly poafusien VI dress
forms, and sesing mschlnes and eosI uynss
gnd eiephani oovsrs and monkey blankets
In ~ siasss " maaufao yIe aad Ispail
Mere man h NO I.Tnai ~ 10 20 hlil ber
iosara ihe dToselns rc,oins slose lllaE Ma.
- lbs papstY 10 Ilm aud sp Az lnIsi
n .skins Esen PaHsla1 ladlss ~ tbs
sssssd H's slssissf Isxss's u.ol ais
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Bur IL 10 In this crowded moment OF prep
4 aystion for the grand march into the arena
= lisa the young women OF Paris are ~ their
g lest Surely they are greatly painted.
The rouge and tho powder are laid on As
Il ftSugh With a whtewash brush. But no
AZ tVohse man who has been back there can
ever believe that any amount OF paint would
oonoesl wonderful Partisan smiles and tho
.s.s sids soning ~ wsll-like soo-goo eyes which
%, ~, Gsst he appearance within Irritation
..issrs'tt,J rs known among this girls ~ soon ~
.isr - snpIess from among the waiting oamsls.
along The, waiting ranks on young
3 ssSefnsp then 10 always shonldsrrtp-shouf
~. aer lne of circus silpen, the young mon IN
n. ,blph aIits who roll psdestsk out for the
'''" flsFAshts Va dance on; ~ one asks whai
- ksy airs doing he y hksIy 10 be told thai
.1ker are lesrning French
= hoy nsnnot talk 70 the sirs and tbs
girls Qannot uss artioulats spseob ~ them.
bm ue xsFmth ~ the Rlhnoes between
lhe EApln ~ lhe ballet and the thin blue
line 81 suffering heroes along DE edge 81
Il ags ,S:' 'es iSAsaa.iih,s Iss ss isiss ING
sg--', ghsn Ms stronger sppa-Ts, though, ihs
a fioys W idue tssooIne lnslslihosnf fls
t9lnH women w spsngles and la piisk llills
- 49, slass Adias fu1tisI iu,iss ssS
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tempered and at peace with each other.
She says that il isn't very hard. OF course,
when The show has been toge; her III lie
longer and those boys In blue downs; airs
have picked up II tie French and the young
women in paint have picked up a great
deal Of English. there may be "a II lie hair
pulling and the occasional fash Of a hat
pin But that Is all.
There is just one sort Of foolishness which
no circus tolerates That is the foolish
ness in the form Of love affairs, which in
terfere with the smooth routine of the
show. Even Parisiennes learn an carly
respect for this sternly enforced tradition.
Meanwhile. Mrs. White pours consolation
into the heart OF the Tilted. philosophy into
the soul Of the jealous and motherly good
sense into the ears of those whose FOOLISH
ness has taken serious turns
Moreover she has learned much of that
which pertains to aches which are OF the
body and not Of the spirit Sprains and
and bruises are common coin
In the circus.
While a privileged stranger was sitting
on one OF Mrs. Whites packing boxes,
waiting to have a look at the transformed
ballet as II came downstairs in its street
for the sake Of what he felt
was q rather Necessary establishment
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there entered the very competent lady
who drives the Roman chariot in the hip
podrome. She Ii also the member of one
OF the families which wbirls and leaps from
up near the roof. She had sprained her
ankle II was badly swollen. as she showed
by lifting her skirt 10 the top Of her shoe
and. as she was foreigner. 1t took both
hands and every. possible facial muscle
10 tell how terribly il hun
Surely. my dear said Mrs. White, you
will not go up with the troupe Tonight
All said the performer, fear not
Then why did you come limping all the
way up here''
Re chariot race!-
You are not really going to drive when
that ankle hurts you SOP"
All Mrs. White. when no baud plays
I feel pozzing-nozzingN
She went llmping up the narrow stairs
formers came to the foot OF the stairs and
yelled up
ma, oh. ma come down and make me
upl It's most call time
They di S cur, d., family end professi,Ial
mothers or troupe ssisters' appeared in
dressing sacques, srrned with psf,e brush
and grease pencil to decorate their faces
for tho arena. Not the most i'm nature
youth may pass thai second Hight Of siabs.
Then the ladies Of Paris began 10 come
down, dressed 70 90 home. lie dis Illusion
wa ell there. Each one paused q moment
on the landing 20 say Good night Mees'
White That short farewell seenied hardly
20 justify even 30 brief pause, though per-
haps the spec aole " trouiss w Mrs. Nhile's
Office did But Tor the stranger tbs spell
was broken, Tall, heavy Tipped blondes,
sharp nosed. suspicious lo9khS bruIs,ies
pai sod IN a sireaIn that could n6t but recall
10 ons the paradise Lsfoss ths Paris cafes
The stranger took HE Way dow 10 tbs
rear eniraIoe " ths Garden Oui on lLs
sidewalk he found . great oonoour1e ~
waiting nlen There Ssrs ~ lSsa yo u
them some wore opsrs bats end muiiisIs
and some More cloth visoled .osps snd
:'sssss; VIII I'i ps ~. s ss r ss s@ I'D
waited
ow ~ tbs door esyes iso liiils Frsnoh
sirls who VEN 40 frishtsned, al, dsaT, Iisy
could scarcely rsiff ueL .sytLroNs hish
enough % see eyeIy jadiyidual isoe ul ii.e
crowd. They ihlked aInE and iTiplsd
ayay aoross toJih avenue hto Tia .l.ifon
81 Issn,y ~, s2s' no ,asn lplPsa
raa sT ssst % III IL az DOS, a's s. ,sS
G,Esr tia crowd u tbs 1ssissr Z ioaaasd
,Es,h.as a0iRs sssHs sp,hlus doing
TYl .aags esls Dsi yye yAss ssiet
hasp0 slsgasy iisM kAdsi lons bl.ll
a. sIs'. sIas, as,' oa MOI, sl gi.,s,
IsTleuoad sdIas onall, n lsnk ~ Llln
yAey esi, ssSi, 10 l'sv, IL ~ iaaJiLsi
ii,s anll oias il.sy sltF ssally ~ ~ ssls
seylhiny sl,oui sis 40 Loys sfo sIs saS
plossi haias No elssls
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time has ever been N the place sroip.
That shows tina, Hsymarket marriages
turp out better than -op,s thai are mace In
front pailors.
The Haymarket building IL an interesting
structure. II was originally built In the
ON as a public bath, and under the present
dancing floor the old swimming tank still
. REMAINS In 1917 Billy Mcmahon opened
the place a. q dance hall. calling II the
Argyle, - ,u.
house was conducted as an annex to the
dive The place was then. about as dis
reputable q dive as the city could boast
Or Mcmahon renamed the place the
Haymarket after the London Haymarket,
after II had been running q few months,
and II has been the Haymarket ever since,
with the exception Of year or two when
II was occupied as q dime museum by Prof.
Worth.
Many OF the Worth curios, including
relics and mementos OF early New York,
are still on the walls Of the Haymarket:
Corey bought them. paying a big price for
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nsds door where another orchestra plays
'h5twesn dances.
The plsce In abia,e with lights. and about
midnight each night. when Il Is crowded
With well-dressed people. IL Is brilliant
spectacle. Everything considered, 1t 10 Ak
itrsordiBarily quiet, and at no time do the
scenes como anywhere near equslling the
-revels that 60 on at the big In Madison
Square Garden each winter.
Most Of the men are very young college
youths. although there In usually plenti-
'ful sprinkling Of bald heads. Young men
and old men alike dance. and 1t isn't neces-
sary to keep men to start the ball rolling
'yhen the music starts up. In the old days
Of the Haymarket the men friends Of the
women used to hang about and for small
wages start the dances, but they are no
longer necessary and are not allowed In
the place.
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lssyior Bm hsfoTs " he's psosrssssd fss
ths siooky form 81 Corey looms w hsfoss tbs
oaendsT, . warning 6nssr sues w ana in
siantly all is well " Capt PipsTs Broad
way poliosmen could sysr -, tbs oLedi-
enoe out VI warning hngsg thai tbs suto'
cratic Corey doss, the trshie problem " lls
olly would la solved
The dancing aoor al tbs hsyasSksi 70
small bui ~ nlosi VI lls paiTolls VI il.s plsas
aIs sood danosTs thor nlsnsss IA slIa NJ ssa
oai With . loleIsi,ls assIss ~ eolpfoii
Armand lils aooT sIs siasl ,sl,lss loI lLs
asAoers, 0n ihe Thiulssih slrosl sids sIs
several lssss arinkias Isa.as, us,sls4ss
lhaIs sIs aau aFinkins TooIas saa sA ihsss
.laes SIS sslls,iss AZ lhs sssl sad NJ ills
hsl 70 . s,sSe sisss a. agel.aslIs plsys il,s
aaAas a.asle, sad q llls ssai sias v . psnlas,
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boenosr takes him W he srms very ssally
and carries him 10 the Ireei N no shows
hsLt two ~ ihrss assistants hslp 10 osIry
hIm pul A. no iig.s u he Ioaxhly Treated
!. sst s. .ss asss si i tcs = ss s
syi VI iowa, shlsL COREY ~. 10 lLs Gas
With mosi uoYbls makers aIsy psIs
~ h.st sin 1sl,.As bssaasi iisu H.
ss s,.,,I ~ s'''sas AsA'' 'sisl' sAd esls'
ls"y \ sqy pssss u his llr,m.sssi
=: ! y j. l.: NJ. y. .:: ". !: *, =
~, nnlL snula ss.l.si ~ las. sssl
~ ihs.p s,li nsl w u.sl ~ il.sI ss.lsss
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Al THE BIO GATE JUST BEFORE THE SHOW.

Al THE BIO GATE JUST BEFORE THE SHOW
eral charge Of circus morals. was much
exercised on their account.
But somehow they seem to have managed
to get along without much supervision.
To be sure. the circus selected boarding
houses for them and paid their board in
advance. It established in the minds Of
the young women the fact that they were
required to report at Madison Square Garden
at o'clock in the afternoon and at 7o'clock
IN tho evening; that they must dress and
dance. But an hour and half after they
IMPORT each time they are free to 60 where
they pleese and TO do what they please.
= f16ftt the best pureit,ic Wow u theee ysvAO
S6q3en in their most attractive glise one
Soes about to acquire pull with the circus
ioiks.s 1t u but little harder to get enough
pull out Of q national Administration to be
pNie IN ofiicer OF the Cabinet than II u to
oback Of the circus scenes For there are
Only twenty-four feet or 20 of clear space
behind those great doors at the back OF the
arena, the doors which spit out wonders
at the oheering populaoe by the hour. And
tn that space. Just before the ballet, are
crowded . hundred girls, nearly hundred
fnen, four chariots, a hundred horses and
tep oamels.
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;i,S From lhS boarding houses OF Lexington
Avenue aud Fourth avenue and Third ave-
nue., and the side streets above and below
Twenty sixth street, they come In scurry-
Ing procession half an hour before circus
time. They are the girls Of the kiralfy
ballet which preccdes the three-ring de-
liriurn Of marvels which used to be all there
was OF circus
They are French girls. most Of them.
and they were brought from Paris by Mr..
Kiraify himself The poor little innocents
: had very few OF them. ever been outside of
Paris before. and the tender heart Of the
philsnthropic Mr.. Hamilton. who has gen.
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THE HAYMARKET.

In addition to the other Innovations at the
Haymarket, Corey has established a new
form Of bouncing. In the old days the
bouncer was an important adjunct Of ?
dive. 1t was his pleasant duty to club the
head Of anybody that he didn't happen
to like or who reused his ire by starting a
row or otherwise msbehsving.
The bouncer In Clark's old dive on Sixth
avenue had a pleasant habit some years
ago OF breaking the neck Of bottle when
q row started and then jabbing the Jagged
end OF the glass into the face Of the first
Of the fighters he could get at Tom Gould's
old bouncer used to jab the lighted end Of
other gentle ways Of treating trouble
makers in those days, but Corey has a new
method.
His bouncer politely requests an offender
to get out. II the man doesn't 20 the
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them, and they are among his most valued
possessions. 80
In McMahon's day thieves had the run
Of the Haymarket. Tom O'Brien, the bank
burglar and bunco steerer, who murdered
the leaders Of the old Haymarket gang.
Men were plundered by thieves Of both
sexes, and the walters were thugs Of tho
worst kind No waiter who couldn't do
vaudeville turn was ever hired In those
days Between dances the walters were
supposed to entertain with a cong or a
dance or q story.
Mcmahon made a tremendous fortune
In the old Haymarket, and a score Of his
descendants are now living on the money
The Mcmahon estate to-day includes some
valuable real estate in this city.
Corey, the present proprietor, Ia an inter-
esting character. His father was a police
man. and five years ago when he announced
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baggy trousers. and those who wear great
gilt helmets on their heads, all OF them
assume listlees and careless pose which
includes somehow an opportunity to make
a Thorough survey Of the trousered Intruder.
A truly French girl can flnd more ac-
cidental ways Of looking a man in the eye
than. are within the imagining power of
most men. Nor does the young woman
OF the kiralfy chorus glance quickly away
when her glance is met. She has nothing
TO be ashamed Of. She was merely looking
your way. There Is no reason why shs
should stop. And then-and then-there
steal from around the corner Of her mouth
and from somewhere near her paint en-
circled eyes friendly smile and a sigh
betokening helpless loneliness and suffer-
ing: And the stranger finds himself right
up in the blue line Of arena hustlers. work.
ing his shoulders one way and another TO
get place for n better view.
There he Of the pull stands in a half
stupor while the batteries play on him.
Every single one, despite the paint. IL beau
uful to see. She is as beautiful as her
costume Is filmy and glittering and rich in
embroidery. For IL is a popularity Of the
Barnum circus that its costumes are real.
They could be worn in the street with safety
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rolling ewes and The. lshg,,ishing signs
which gree ed big first Appearance below
and Is sure that the ladies would MOI MIND
White that. g. :,
i. Mrs. White has under her. eight as
sis. ants who are always In the dressing
rooms ut cos; uIhing and uncost uming
time. They see O Il Z hat the cost urnes are
properly worn and that every nun and
when the girls re: urn from the dance they
inspect each cos. ume before Il Is hung up
and make sure tina, II has not torn or ripped
With her seamstresses. Mrs. Whit keeps
every shred of COS urne in repair from
day to. day. She keeps more than COS
ask OF keeping all the circus women good
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,a., 70 .s. ss'as % .ssp.s u. Mss;;
Z - az * I: sis;s;: y $40; y ::.'' - !.
Ia \ la,y llnt i.gis, lssa sll W.
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-. .i Z .'' Z 80 q :..s -. -
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= 's-. 49, " ;. i s ~. va 49,. az" T. 80. =
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" nas ssl'lslass ,ssi l.s,s " ii.s saasi
~ . asass I,,.,..lsill.s ~ ,.s,.,.ls y, lass,s.
hasa il.sss sss "a 1. iu.ls.s > lssss Ilis
b.assisa ~ Lsi .lsaass I-.s,a. il.si n, a.
sss<s ss.z.lss a, il.-s ~ ssiiss si,st
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nss w sl0ki Lsa.d, stAls N s.s.s fsss.sa
ssssAssss - ,l.ssSsi ~ sl,ss,las y ,sla
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a. ills sls a's" siilasss SIZE ~ ~,
L.aa.-a
"a iisi sssi,.n ~ il,s 'aig sists go ~
lsiaa ssa..,ss nsss ssstl ii.sss y h,s ,s,ilf
',ss,a- lsssuisii'ti. issi iisss $40 ssiiiiiiass
~ ssshss a. ilssi ii,ss y . asmsaa
,,ai ssaf 80 s..-ssss sss si.ssss fs as
's'sai.sst ass-.s'L s-s. l,s ~ ~ - sssl
M ssass
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and distinction. were their styles in the
vogue. as they are not, unfortunately.
Along comes kiralfy with his assistants.
They are dressed as sheiks or masters of
the harem or something Of the sort, and
as the big gong sounds they spring along
the ballet ranks. poking and chattering and
slapping-yes, slapping-the goddesses into
place. BE II written that they regard these
tries, and she who is most vigorously
slapped is apt to signify her Joy by prancine
up and down in her place in the steps OF the
ballet. which are later to be exhibited to
all the big oval. ~.
They march out. The lights OF tho
Garden are darkened and the search lights
OF the upper galleries take their place
The dance OF the hundred goes through all
its twists and Its .geometrical figures and
its swayings and boundings. He who
has the pull runs back from his post, be-
hind the arena seats, and knocks al a little
door which at other Garden festivals il
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w sas Sss N M tssi sass yls, 40 "
tssssAsi bisass&l

ssse N . slasss'i .Assssss sss.s.as
lsss t@si hlas ,lssss..si.lsss e. . -
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
LAW REPORTS ARE
 TO BE PUBLISHED
COMPLETE SETS OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ARE RARE. BILL THAT PASSED GIVES SAT. ISFACTIoN 10 THE BAR.

Members of the bar in Birmingham be made by the state legislature for the reprinting of the early Alabama reports because of their scarcity and the diffl- eulty experienced in getting the reports complete
 For this reason they were much gratifed to know that on yesterday the legislature passed the bill providing for the reprint ing of the reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court up to the eightieth volume These volumes are rare and as they are considered to be as much the law as the codes and statutes of the state, 1t is felt that they should be in the reach Of all at some reasonable price.
 The act was unanimously favored by the judiciary committee of both the sen ate and house. and is said to be carefully drawn, and with the governors approval, becomes a law But as to the time Of making the contract, it will only go into operation at the governors discretion.
 It is not generally known that there are but about sixty perfect sets of Ala bama Reports in the state, and that few of the counties have full sets. In Bir- mipgham it Is said that not one lawyer or judge in ten has a full set, and they cannot be had until some one ''dies or re- signs" and then at a very high price. This, it Is understood, is due in part to the small editions originally published and in part to the purchase of them by lawyers and bar libraries outside the state.
 It will probably take about four years to complete the task of reprinting them, as it involves much labor.
 The bill that passed was introduced by Senator Morrow in the senate and advo- oated by Judge Walker of Huntsville in the house.