Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-02
BISHOP AIDS SALOON
Rev. Henry c. Potter to Off
ciate at the Opening of
Dram Shop Today
A NEW KIND OF REFORM TRIED
An Attempt Will be Made to Reform
the Saloon Business by Making it
Promoters Say the 'ur-
pose Is to Lessen the Drink Evil
The Plan.

New Yor. Aug. 2.-The unusual spec
OF the Episcopal church making the
principal address at the formal opening
OF a saloon. and of an audience con-
GLIDING the exercises by singing the
sacred Gloria" A number OF invita-
tions have been sent out, saying
You are cordially invited to attend
the public dedication of the subway
tavern at the southeast corner of Null
berry and Blocker streets Manhattan,
August 2, 1904. at noon. The subway
tavern is an experiment for the pur7
perance.-Joseph johnson. Jr.
Bishop Potter to Speak.
The order OF exercises is TO be as fol-
lows:
Introductory. Joseph Johnson, Jr
Address, Rt. Rev. Henry c. Potter,
D. D., LII. D.,
Address, Frederick S. Lamb.
Song by the audience, Praise God
from whom all blessings flow.'
Joseph Johnson, Jr., is an ex-
newspaper man who became great
oak in the order of ''acorns," which
figured on the side OF good government
in the last two municipal campaigns.
He Is an active director of the new en-
terprise.
A little over year ago there was
considerable discussion among a COM
pany OF persons who made their rem
devious at the City club of the prac-
ticabillty of tackling the saloon prob
lem by building up system OF good
saloons
Earl Grey and his followers il, Eng
land, 1t was held had built up cen-
trail public house trust which aimed TO
reduce the evils OF intemperance by
SEES, which were thrown on the market,
converting the dramshop into an estab-
lishment as compatible as possible with
good morals.
According to Johnson the subway
tavern is founded on Earl Grey's idea
and on the Norwegian system Of gov
ernnental control. whereby the profts
OF saloons are required to come within
certain limits set by the government
In setting about the establishment Of
his model saloon johnson formed a
stock company. whose principal contri-
butors were Robert Fulton Cutting,
president of the Citizens union: W.
Bayard Cutting. his brother: and T..
J.. Gould, ex-city chamberlain and
president OF the City Suburban Homes
association. The company has a cap
ital stock of $4,000.
The proof that the promoters are In
earnest, SO johnson says, lies in the
fat that the enterprise. is not to be a
money making one. However, 1t pro-
poses to pay per cent. on It's capital
stock. Outside and inside the tavern
looks much like other saloons except
its appointments are conceived in n
more sprightly vein. The wide front
door opens into a room occupied by
soda water fountain and cigar stand.
This IL as far as women and girls are
allowed. and behind II is barroom.
All Kinds Of Drinks for Sale.
Every drink known to the saloon
world. Intoxicating or otherwise. is on
sale at the bar. Lunch tables occupy
part OF the room and there are freq
lunch counters from which food is
served, without charge. with every
glass of beer. At another table the
daily papers and number OF current
magazines can be found.
Robert v. V. Sewall. his wife. and
artists have lent paintings to be hung
In the barroonl.