Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
GHOSTS WERE PLENTY
Halloween StaIkers Appear
Right on Schedule.
THE "SLIPPERY SIX" BUSY
Likewise the Daredevil Dozen"
Are Much in Evidence.
WITCHES WERE ALL GOOD
Only Harmless Franks Played by
Washington Boys and Girls Last
Night, Police Say.

The. mystic members of the Slippery
Six. abroad on the streets of Wash
ington and in action last night.
The Daredevil Dozen were likewise
skirmishing about over the highways and
byways in the candIelight hours on mis-
chief bent.
The organizations named, with their
significant cognomens, are composed of
boys. They come into active service but
once each year and that is Halloween
The Slippery Sixers'' range about the
vicinity of Sd street and Massachusetts,
avenue and perform all manner of out
door stunts. The ''twelvers," as they
term themselves, are downtown boys and
do business anywhere between 7th and
18th streets and Pennsylvania avenue and
street. Their favorite pastime is dodg-
ing the cops.
T. Pedestrians on the avenue last night
were treated to view of the picturesque
paraders of the d. DIS as they carried
out their annual Halloween program of
events. The boys wore all manner of
t0ggery. Some were clad in the garments
of their mothers and grown-up sisters
Others wore beaver hats of the vintage
of 1860 and others just had their jackets
and hats turned inside outside. But they
all had lots of fun-when the big police
LiCh "CIc Jul VI SlSHt
"Who's Afraid of the CopsP"
THE dandy coppers of the avenue squad
can't keep us down." sang out one of the
urchins Of the Daredevil Dozen as
he gave an Indian warwhoop and led
his tatterdema1on comrades on q charge
through a group of girls on d street
Some of the boys had flour of the white
and clinging variety concealed about their
persons. for when the charge had ended
several of the misses appessed as If they
had been through an October snowstorm
Boys in many parts of the city went
out las night on Halloween missions but
the police report that there were not as
| many cases of wanton mischief of the
practical joke order as there were on
previous Halloweens.
The girls of Washington also had much
fun last night, but it was of more mild
type than that INDUCED in by the lads
They gave parties to their friends, told for
tunes, took peeps into the future ducked
for apples and engaged in more or less
superstitious performances to see their
future husbands and to read their fates
for veal or woe.
Big Sale For Pumpkins.
The marketmen reported large sales of
pumpkins, cabbages. apples and nuts, and
many persons took advantage of the COOL
nearby suburban places and gather chest
nuts, persimmens and autumn leaves of
many colors with which to deck their
Halloween tables.
Some of the older girls INDUCED in what
they termed real dissipation They
formed downtown parties and went the
rounds of the moving picture shows
they INDUCED in chop suey, yet-quo-mein
pronounced in plain English ''yok-a -mee' :
There were also many Halloween
theater parties and at the meetings of
were INDUCED in under good of-the-
| erder.''
Two Arrests Made.
In several sections of the city the small
boys neglected to heed the order of Maj.
Sylvester. and a number of complaints
were made about them. although only
two arrests We're made. The boys who
were arrested were Wilbur Kramer and
Robert Hartley. Policeman ShoWalter of
the fifth precinct said they tried to have
fun with persons living in st. Catherine's
Home by putting a cat in bag and
trying to force the animal through one
of the windows. They were required to
deposit So each for their appearance in
the Police Court
From the 100 block in Corcoran street
the police received complaints against a
number of small boys but by the time
the police responded the boys had dis
appeared. 1t was stated to the police
that resident of that block had had a
load of wood delivered on Halloween, ne
glecting to give the boys thought He
found himself in a peck of trouble when
he went to nut in the wood however
the boys having distributed 1t among the
neighbOrs.
From the northeast section came COM
plants that boys were having more fun
than was coming to them. Ihese boys,
ubo saen, IN have caused more trouble
than others, were about lexington Com
plants made to the police We're that some
of them had INDUCED in throwing flour.
which was especially mentioned In the
when the police arrived.