The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
SSlth Richmond Bureau.
The Times-D!spatch.
1000 Hull Street,

Phone Madison i7j
Hull Street. cambridge and Porter Streets
begin to look like themselves again" as
one resident OF South Richmond remarked
yesterday. For two months or more these
streets have been deserted. comparatively.
as many o: tho residents of this section
have been away on their vacation Porter
and Bainbridge streets. IN particular wher.
the children are In the habit OF playing
have been deserted. but now are beginning
TO wear their accustomed aspect. for all OF
the houses are again occupied. The scnooI.
YARDS. where th.a swings have been placed.
also used 10y many of The children az
Fairgrounds, with the swings nlled all III,
time. Many o. the older children. however
are making preparations Tor leaving home.
many more TO attend some school in vlr.
g!nia
Has Been Dull August.
with the close OF the renting season at
hand South Richmond real estate men are
taxing stock III the seasons work and tAo
prospects for the iaI!. This has been tn.
dullest august. according 10 one man 10
some years. To this dullness -evcral cause.
nave contributed. 4ae nrst OF these is the
TACT that annexation talk last year and the
year before boomed property 10 an undue
extent and the reaction set in during this
n nIin.net, When the new erieso is com
peted al the loot OF Hun street undoubt-
edly there Will Oe another boom o, a
healthy sort. for the indirect means OF
reaehins Richmond a: the prcsent time
mas acted as deterrent TO many possible.
purchasers o: Soutn hichmond ana Ches-
te!hel1 county property Travel over the
free bridge is congvstcG to the great dis-
comfort OF the residents Of Washington
ward and when IN, new bridge is com
p!eted and this GO s'.ou relieved the
adNaniase renting 4. Suying property
In TINS p-It o; Create. R!chlnond will be
appreciated That is ne View OF many al
least and Il sounds asonable.
another reason ior the insctiyity OF real
estate. and. in faci, Tor the inactivity Of
business Ia general In south Richmond un !.
docotediy has been the deep interest IN th>
neatue murder Tria! Men are frequently
eva from th.ir business either as witnesses
at the trai as mere look4rs-on al IN.
ordeal through which their old acouaini :
ance is passing In the opinion OF many
tnis has contributed to the Inactivity o; real
estate as wei as to the sowness OF busl-
ness IN general.
Crapshooters Arrested
The police OF South Richmond took viror
gus action yesterday on complaints thar
nave come before them for the mast mrs.
or four months. Warrants were Issued FOR
the arrest OF over twenty negroes and hair
oo2en white men for crapshoottns some
OF TIE arrests on these warrants tool, plac-
az the Davis Brick Yards, where for a lon >
Tune crapshootins has taken place in spite
o! all the EFFORTS OF the police 10 check /,
Two OF three weeks nEo a complaint was
!odsed at the police station that thes. Gran.
shooters were engaged in their game NJ
me place where the arrests of vestera.v
tooE Place but when the police attemptod
10 make the arrests the crapshooters ~.
ceNed warning and escaped. Scouts are al :
ways posted. and these scouts generally