Evening star., 1925-11-01
ONE DEATH MARS
HALLOWEEN FETE
Autoist Victim OF Crash;
Thousands of Merrymakers
Throng Streets.

On. ira nc death. = small Are an'
nearly q dozen arrests for intoXica
tion was the toll eXsCted last nigh
while thousands Of Washin-t"nis NJ
took advantage of ideal weather Il
celebrate that rarity Halloween ~
: Saturday evening.
James w Ross 10. nf EelleNue
n G.. was insta ntly killed when hi
machine swerv-d into one of tho en-
trauce 1ates To 81. F.lizsheth's Hos
pital With Ross were Miss lol'
O'Rrien. II of 49l4 Georgia avenue
and Miss Annie Prai,her. rs. "f CAP
itol Heights Md. who sustained mlnol
injuries
They were hurryinE 10 Halloween
marty when the accident happened
Police investigation disclosed thSi
Ross was attempting to pass an au-
romohile while going south on \lchol!
avenue. when street car hound
north approached. He made a quick
turn To avoid collision with the car
and crashed into the gate.
\ passing mot"riSt rushed Ross &c
Casualty Hospital where he WAS pro
nounced dead Miss O'Erieu and Miss
Prather We're taken TO Provide nee
Hospital and treated for cuts and
bruises
Early in the evening a candle in \
halloween pumpkin caused = small
Hlaze in ths home of Frank Mitchell
2sn1 Twelfth street northeast. Dam
see VAS estimated At SIS
Ey midnight numerous arrests for
trtoxiCation were reported Al tho first
r,I oil dc
clarinc their victims condition pre-
vented them from their usual prompt
booking
Invoking every psnk and antio
known 70 Halloweeners while Sarbed
in costumes CariCaturinc all national
rtieS under The sun and depicting life
IN all il" phases in this world or
the next. thousands nf Washing
torians held sway over the down
town district for five hours Ia st night
Police wsre plentiful. there heine 4
trio Al almost every corner from
Ninth To Fourteenth streets on The
Avenue. hu as The thronS Of merry
makers stamped by them in kAleido
scopiC review they found little 70
censure and much to he amused at
streets Covered.
In fact. the only compls int tint
could he registered against the noisy
Confetti-throwinc army nt maSuue
raiders came early today. when hs NJ
~ the citys white wings was put
70 work eliminating heavy carpets
~ brilliant Colored papers and
streamers where only Yesterday they
7lushed away thin lining or snow.
Early in the evening the bis
rlnc was on Pennsylvania avenue
but later the costumed crowd which
had heer entertaining there as vel
rs on Ninth and Fourteenth streets
with its followers. convereed on r
street
on f street The celebra ntS Of Hal
roween eased their way east or wes
with painful difficulty and clques q
friends were lost in hopeless ngles
4 group OF college boys obtained keer
endowment in picking out : couple n
pretty girls and forcing them in >
game of ring around ROSY.
Prize Winning Tricks.
Two Young men. on. posing a. :
pompous darkey with high hat anc
walking stick and the other as thu
Old Nick. won the verdict of thu
crowd for sustained sntertainment.
Every 80 yards the black ia ceC
rlerrymaker would halt TO expose sau
crr-siZe diamonds. to finger huge dice
smoke a cigar as large boys bs ~
hall bsr and exhibit an eight day alarm
clock from his vest pocket.
When the crowd had gathered h.
would point 10 his compa Mon anr
claim tho devil was after" him Tt
promote realism tho devil would *
hale large clouds ~ smoke from he
hind his mask which was topped h,
two wicked horns.
Liquor Scarce.
While there were number Of oc
~ siore where "a ssases at arms were
imminent either between the merry
makers themselves or persons in m,
crowd. good humor prevailed in th'
end.
A marine caused a great deal of ex
rternent at Ninth and F streets wher
he found = pretty girl was carrying =
toy pistol and made il an excuse Il
hug her. He proclaimed he woulc
have her arrested for carving con
realed w~a pons-
There appeared to he total an
sence of illegal spirits Just to Sc.
how far n. could 90 one Young mar
stepped up 10 policeman and trieC
quart bottle hut the oricer laughed
him oH without exa amining il.
Defy Gold Weather.
Despite tho chill OF the evening
young girl. who had decided Ia re
legs and hare shoulders would i'm
prove their makeup We're prevalent
IN the crowd
There we're hundreds Of service
men i- rhs crowd. many OF whom de
cried military regulations by wearing
faIAe faces and making thsmselves
I'm nriIorn," In other ways.
impatient motorists. ercufed by
the Halloweenrrs. gave the genera
din of horns and crackers competi
tior by sustained siren Shrieks. The
pliFht Of the motorists was the lea
NJ the crowds worry and scores NJ
them boldly blocked their path a.
volunteer traf1c policemen.
There were the usual contjr Kent ot
women" smoking cigars and makins
Instinted display of their hosiery
Another favorite disguise was ths
long whisker.d countryman. feienins
establishment Al the bright lights and
tall buildings.
shortly after midnight the crowd
fatisued hy its unrestrained plea sures
began to thin out and in today's early
hours with the spell of the ancient
r.ricd ~ levity broken. III. mas
ouaradoes sought side streets. feeling
out cf place where earlier they haf
lied with their comra MONS for public
praise.
Sues Sons Slayer.
RALEIGH. n. G.. October ~ A,.-
Allerinr that he killed without
instihca ton -s1cm.e he ReN