Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-27
CONDITIONS At HOPEWELL
LAID BEFORE GOVERNOR
Reckless Violations of State Liquor
Laws Alleged by Com
claimants.
NO DOUBT AS TO sTuART's STAND
Considering Best Method of Round
ing Up Those Who Openly Disre-
gard State Laws-LOvenstein Saws
Property Owners Want Order.

Governor stuart was at his office in
the Capitol yesterday for the first time
since leaving Richmond on the after
noon of July . for san Francisco. He
heard a great deal IA hout conditions at
Hopewell, Prince George County, from
callers who came TO lay before him
complaints about the reckless viola
tons of the liquor laws as we'll as other
statutes enacted for the protection Of
the morals of all communities in the
state.
In addition the Governor has reports
from detectives who made exhaustive
investigations at Hopewell under di-
rections by him before his departure
for the Pacihc Coast. Attorney eneral
John Garland Pollard, who was in i'm
mediate charge OF the investigations.
during the absence of the Governor
from the State, was in conference at
the executive Offices yesterday after
noon.
CALLER SAYS LIQUOR Is
NECESSARY For FOREIGNERS
one Of the Governors callers whose
name was not made public, insisted
that the State should permit liouor to
be sold AT Hopewell in order to keen
the great foreign population there II
the foreigners, who are at the powder
plant city, are not permitted to secure
their beer. wine or whisky, they will
not remain there. II was represented TO
fessed TO have inside knowledge of the
conditions which must prevail i'm anv
community where foreigners reside.
NO statement was forthcoming from
the Governors office Yesterday indi-
eating what steps would be taken tn
clean up Hopewcll. Serious consid-
Grafton will be given the matter before
a dchnttc course is decided upon and
there will likely be no public utterance
by the Governor before he is ready to
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland coun-
~. which had the lid on Sunday, July
Is for the first time in fourteen years
was reported quiet last Sunday, the
proprietors of hotels and refreshment
pariors not caring TO take any chances
since II was known that detectives.
employed by the State were on duty
there looking for violations of the
liquor laws. Evidence was secured
against one place on the previous Sun
day, but that was all. the other seven
proprietors there having gotten a tip
and closed down their places
NO QUESTION ABOUT
ATTITUDE OF GOVERNOR
There is no question about the atti-
tude of Governor Stuart in regard to
enforcing the State laws at Hopeweil.
Colonial Beach or any other place
where the statutes are Haunted by the
population He made his position clear
upon his return to Richmond Saturday
night. ana violators of the law at Hone
well will probably meet the same fate
az that which came TO the book makers
at jamestown race track in Norfolk
County in April. 1914. when wholesale
arrests were made under the direct
orders of the Governor.
Benjamin Lovcnstein, an ATTORNEY y,
Richmond, held brief conference win
the Governor on the subject of Hone
well conditions. LOvenstein said that
he represented several Richmond pcople
who are interested in Hopewell pron
erty, and declared that he is prcDared
to show that thousands of dollars in
graft" has changed hands there. He
asked the privilege OF being author
lied to clean up the town without ex
pense to the state"
Lovenstein said that If the Governor
should give him the necessary au-
thority and have special magistrate
appointed to hear the cases, he would
guarantee to give IIopewell clean
bill of health within n short time. He
would take three or four officers from
Richmond with him and expressed the
utmost confidence in his ability to cone
with the situation.
Liquor and beer is being carried from
Petersburg to Hopeweli by the ton
on automobile trucks according to in
formation secured by the Governor
The transportation is done at night
hut the owners take no chances on
being held UP by the numerous rough
characters In and about the town. One
or more armed guards accompany each
truck.
Cnrter-nradbury.