The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-27
How Toledo Gave Up Booze It Was the Worst Night the Ohio Town Knew About
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 When we first stepped off the Lako Shore Limited at the Central railroad station in Toledo, Friday morning. i. was very inviting. happy. hospitable city that faced us.
 But when we left, we left behind a much disturbed city. unhappy and gloomy.
 And what transpired in the mean time our memory will forever keep fresh.
 As one Toledian-a snowman, by the way-said it, it was a grand night for murder And there wa; murder. This is the toll of the night marking the downfall of MT. Booze and his allied forces.
 Two unidentified men were found brutally murdered on Superior street, about two minutes walk from the cen tre of the city.
 Seventeen men and women were found brutal1y assaulted and other wise in a helpless condition on side streets
 Forty-three no1dups were reported during the night. Tweny-one stores including five saloons. were broken into. One hundred and thirty-seven per sons---62 of them women---placed un- der arrest charged with 1ntOX1GattOn and disorderly conduct. About POO young men and three wo- men were placed under arrest for beg ging.
 The above incidents" stood out prominently as Demon Booze swept out of Toledo. It was joyful Saturday night ] joyful to thousands and thousands for they swamped into town from everywhere. More than 5000 De- 1 troiters-booze hounds they called them-came in on excursion boats. Liquor sales were recorded in 1 ties.
 Ambitious yung men invested their | all earlier in the week in the stronger beveragea These they disposed Sat urday night at a premium and more than 500 per cent. profit. Every saloon was crowded to it's capacity from early daybreak Satur- day to midnight that same day. Peo- pie bought and bought and bought. They could not get enough it seemed. From Chicago and, yes, from as far East as New York came visitors, curiosity seeking people, to see how the liveliest town in America bade gCod bye to Kid Booze himself. They smiled, they bought themselves and by nightfal1 most of them were also found sailing on the wobbly sea in which thousands were drowning memories of "wetter' days.
 Twas a wonderful business day for the saloons. Sunday morning found them vacant.
 And what an awakening it was that Toledo saw Sunday. Here and there on the side walks, in hotel lobbies, side streets and lane celebrators of the might before'' were still uncon- cernedly snoring away.
 As a hot sun peeped its first ray down onto the disturbed and intoxi- cated city, a cornet burst forth with the chap blow.
 From a live, happy, buzzing city of contented folks to a living cemetery was the change that Toledo under went in the short space of time of A hours.
 The police records are, black with accounts of disorders.
 Hundreds are unemployed Thou sands and thousands are on strike.
 What will these idles do?
 That is the perplexing question that Mayor Schretber and his associates are now contending with. These mur- ders, those brutal assaults, robberies and other crimes will remain un- solved.
 Some will say that it was SOME night.
 Hospital and police authorities say it was a noisy" night.
 Toledians will agree that it was noisy night.
 Bartendeds and keepers will call ie 1t a profitable night.
  abiding citizens, who irrespective of his personal wants and feelings, puts law and order first, SATURDAY, May 24, 1919,
 WAS THE WORST NIGHT IN THE
 HISTORY OF TOLEDO.
 Yes, Toledo time is one hour slower than Bridgeport time, but speaking the language of the individuals who delights every now and then to float in the ocean of booze, that city is 35 days ahead-and Toledo is anything of y,{c icfirc