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Show DRT IGT INMLID. U. S. JUDGE SAYS New Orleans Bars Get Busy and Liquors Are Openly Sold in City. NEW ORLEANS. La., Nov. "6 "Whisky. beer and wines were sold openly over the counter In New Orleans to. night after Federal Judge Foster had declared war-time prohibition unconstitutional. unconsti-tutional. Less than an hour after Judge Fosur had enjoined federal authorities from interfering in-terfering w ith the sale of bonded whisky in compliance with the petition of the Herman Leiser Liquor company, bar rooms were serving liquor in steadily varied assortments. Mixed drinks were unobtainable during the day because of the rush for "straight liquor.' T.-uer. however, it will be possible to obtain practically all of the wldeJy-known drinks, for many years peculiar to New Orleans. French restaurants served claret with dinners. Judge Foster In granting the Injunction Injunc-tion ruled that the war" came to an official of-ficial end when congress adjourned recently re-cently 'wlllHHII rejecting the peace treaty witii Germany. He maintained that when President Wilson vetoed the Volstead war-time prohibition enforcement hill, October 28. the president declared the army and navy forces demobilised. Judge Forfler formerly held that .75 per cent beer was non-Intoxicating. Above the enthusiasm of liquor deal-era, deal-era, however, loomed the warning of the I'nited States district attorney and the internal revenue collector that a strict record was being kept of liquor selling and that, should the supreme court of the I'nited States declare the war-lhme prohibition act constitutional, prosecutions prosecu-tions would be Instituted. District Attorney Mooney. upon learning learn-ing of reports that saloonkeepers had ; agreed to make a flat charge of 50 cents per drink for whisky, announced that should they combine to charge high I prices for drinks they would be prosecuted prose-cuted for profiteering. Whisky sold In most places at 25 cents a drink, about half the slie formerly sold. Higher-grade whisky, served in old-style glasses, sold from 26 to 60 cents. Bottled whiskies, landed, were to be had at. an average of six dollars a quart. Wines were procurable at an average of about 25 per cent over former prices. At all of the downtown saloons crowds remained until closing time. Storks sufficient in last until January TK. should the supreme court rule that war-time prohibition was unconstitutional.' unconstitu-tional.' were reported by wholesalers. Practically none of ftie liquor In warehouses ware-houses here was exported. Brewers, had not decided tonight whether their stocks or beer, containing a higher percentage of alcohol than one-half one-half of one per cent, could he Increased by resumption of the manufacture of former for-mer content. WASHINGTON". NOV. 21. Whether constitutional prohibition will operate to make American passenger liners dry has been irf.rred to ih" legal department of the shipping board for a decision. Meantime bar fixtures arc being In-tajlad In-tajlad In 'he giant llnr. Leviathan, which Is to be operated between New York and IJnalaiid. |