Evening journal., 1915-07-28
I|PEVELb'S BOON
LURE FOR GAMBLERS
iold-Up Men Join in the
Scramble For War
Order Money
RAMPANT THERE

fntly streets. its rough pine shan
and It's horrible stenches, in
hich Hopeweil bears a striking re-
.nYblance to some Of the western
ming towns that have sprung up
uch after tho same fashion. II, too.
rs its gamblers. its bunoo-steers, its
5nfdence men OF all sorts. It's gun
.|{ers and its staggering deputy
Aefifls who arc supposed TO maintain
Hder.
Its lawlessness. however, lacks the
Their manly holiness which charac-
riscs lawbreaking on the rontier'
hen a western desperate robs
an he does IL at the point of pistol.
ae Hopqewell robber prefers to drug
victim or beat him over the head
In a blackjack. The western gamb-
plies his trade In the open; the
opewell gambler runs his game be-
nd closed doors.
After all. this is to be expected, for
opewell. in addition TO being very
uch like a frontier town, also pre-
hts many OF the aspects OF d city
um. Il has been called the melting
II OF Virginia. and certainly II a hui
an melting pot exists anywhere on
Is earth II is in that city, built up
nong the pine trees, where men OF
: classes mingle together, regard
SIS of race. color or previous condi-
IN OF servitude.
Cosmopolitan Community.
On its streets college professors,
diversity students, doctors. lawyers
i'd preachers rub elbows with MUIR
rers. sneak thieves. pickpockets
"a crooks of every known descrip-
ln. though which is which and who
who the stranger will never know
llees someone tells him. for al men
ess alike in Hopewell. It is a blue
irted. overalled, coatless process
On that surges through the streets
this unusual city.
Not only is Hopewell peopled with
IN of all classes. but also with men
nearly all nationalities Few places
anything like so cosmopolitan In
cir makeup. There are men there
pm every State in the Union. from
aska. Mexico. Argentina, Brazil,
lie. Central America. Cuba, Eng
i'd. France. Switzerland, Norway,
eden Denmark. Holland Italy
dece and from almost every other
untry one can think of. except
ira and perhaps Austria-H Hungary
a. Germany.
Nlen have drifted into the place
am the worked-out gold fields OF
aska from Calgary and the Bar
~ Coast, from Cape Colony Cheap.
g Drury Lane and Piccadilly. from
nte Carlo. Cairo and Constantinople
mr. have gone there TO get work
Ws have gone there 10 keep from
rking. As is usual in such places
halt the population makes It's liv
hy the sweat of its brow, whili
pther half lives by its wits.
man remains a stranger II
swell for any length OF time. No
There many evidences Of anythinl
preaching class distinctions. Tit
4rdandy who once paraded be
aUh the bright lights Of Broadwa,
ms perfectly willing 10 be friends
ID the man who makes his Twins
ging sewers or carrying a hod
en- the color line is not strict,
avn.
ke Paradise for Negroes.
rhe negro. by the way. exultantl,
ppy beneath a sun that fairly Bills
5. Is there by the thousands. Will
Freedom from restraint. its devil
y-care atmosphere. its opportuni
for making good wages and TO
nding them to his own liking. It 4
pipce that suits him 10 perfection
spends his time. when he Is no
rking, lolling in the shade, sleep
1n his bunk CT mayhap shootin
~ IN some secluded spot wher
IRE Is but little chance of a deput
rim interrupting his pleasure.
topewell has its Greek cabaret.
italian cabarets and its America
)arets. its Greek restaurants, il
Ian restaurants and its America
taurants. Each is characteristic
nationality II represents. but
telling nothing more than the sin
truth when the statement Is mao
the Greek and Italian places seei
be more decently conducted tina
abe American.
AZ night Hopewell is not unlike
lnfy fair. Bankers. standing upc
goods boxes in front OF the ter
Tvs and music halls. proclaim n
tues or lack Of virtues of what
|nE on within. Gypsy women al
A. fer the opportunity 10 tell 70
res. On all sides one can he;
panny pianos responding to q
lmping OF weary and sometiml
Ply professors Comets, sill
rps and screening violins help
ke the place a chamber Of horror
Id-Ups Are Common.
And if Hopewell smacks OF n
nfier and Babel combined. II al.
acks somewhat, as may be ina,
d from what has been said.
5om and Gomorrah. In other word
Is what is known in America
rlance as wide-open town. Hol,
are common. They occur regula
according 10 those who ought
ow, every time the DUPONT Con
ay rays of its men. Men al
,eEed and knocked on the hea
lost every day.
'ctty thievery is going on all
time Whisky and beer are sol
Qozens Of places in fragrant di
ARD OF the law. Walking dow
broad avenue. which parallels N
ess Of the Petersburg-Ci Poi
nch OF the Norfolk and Westei
nNay for distance of somethir
mile, one can buy beer. re
y m az least six or eight plac
each side of the street.
II one prefers. it is easy enou,
turn from Railroad avenue i'm
pe"eil avenue. running al RE
lies thereto, and following the /,
make direct for the vario
Sic-halls, not more than bio