Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-27
NEW ORLEANS BARS
. THROWN WIDE OPEN
One Hour After Court Grants
Injunction Liquors Are
Sold.
NO TIME TO MIX DRINKS
Rush for "Straights" SO Great
Barkeeps Can't Be
Bothered.
NO TIME TO MIX DRINKS
IBy Associated Prcs. :

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 26.-Whisky
per cent beer, wines. cordia!s. in
snort, complete barroom assortmcnts
OF liquors were purchased freely in
New Orleans tonight, following the
granting of an injunction today by
Federal Judge Foster. which. in effect,
held the wartime prohibition act un-
constitutional.
Less than an hour after Judge Fos-
ter mad enjoincd Federal authorities
from interfering with the sale OF
nondcd whistles in compliance with
the pStition Of the Herman Lesser
Liquor COMPANY. barrooms we're serv.
ihS liquor in steadily varied assort-
mcnts. Mixed drinks were unob;ain-
able during tho day because of the
rush Tor straight liquor" Later how
ever. 1t was possible 10 obtain prsc-
ticaily all of the widely known mixed
dr!nkS, Tor many years peculiar to
New orleans. French restaurants
served clarct with dinners.
Rules World War nj End.
Judge Foster. in his decision 20 grant
the Injunction. ruled that the world
war came 10 an official end whcn Con-
gress adjourned recently without re-
!ccting the peace treaty with Germany.
He maintained that when Preside II
Wilson vetoed tho Nolstead wartime
prohibition enforcement bill October
IS. 1919. the President declared the
my ana navy FORCES dclnO Di!iZc0.
Through the injunction. Frank ".
Miller. United States marshal, and his
deputies. Supern tendcnt Forest Pen
dleton, of the Department OF Justice
and his aids. Rufus Fontenot, internal
revenue collector. and his assistants.
and Henry Mooney. United States dis
trict attorney, arc barred from in
tertcTrins with tae Herman Leiscr
dealers in the sale OF intoxicating
liquors in New Orleans.
Judge Foster formerly held that 90
per cent beer was nonintoXicat!nG.
District Attorneys Warning.
Above the enthusiasm Of liquor deal
erS, however. loomed the warning OF
the United states district attorney and
tac internal revenue collector ,ha, a
strict record was being kept OF liquor
selling. and that should the supreme
Court OF the United States declare
the wartime prohibition act constitu-
tional prosecutions would be instituted
District Attorney Mooney. upon
learning of reports that saloonkeep-
OF 90 cents per drink for whisky an
nounced that should they combine to
charge high prices for drinks they
would be prosecuted for profiteering
Whisky sold in most places at 81
cents for a drink about half the size
formerly sold. Higher grade WHISTLES.
served in old-style glasses. sold from
80 20 20 cents. Bottled whiskies bond
ed. were 10 he had at an average OF
Sc quart. Some places. however. were
without other than the chea per grades.
Wines were procurablc al an average
OF about - per cent over former prices.
Crowds Rcmain Until Late.
At all of the downtown saloons
crowds remained until closing time.
TaNicab companies reported IN Old
time rush OF customers TO the road
houses and cafes at the lake resorts
Stocks sufficient 10 last unit! January
is. should the supreme Court rule that
wartime prohibition was unconstitu-
tional, were reported by wholesalers.
Practically none OF the liquor in ware
houses here was exported
Brewers had not decided tonight
whether their stocks of beer contain
Ing higher percentage OF alcohol than
onc-haif of per cent could be in
creased by resumption of the manufac-
tNrn of fnrfncr rnntnnt