New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Terrace Garden
Quits as Saloon;
Pabst's Closes
Two Famous Drinking
Places Retire Under
Stress of the Times

Terrace Garden, in Fifty-eighth
Street, just west Of Third Avenue,
known before the war as "a little Ger
man Heaven here below" and Pabst's
Grand Circle Caf&, the chorus girls
last stop south of Columbus Circle,
have failed to renew their liquor
licenses. These defections ranked
deeper in the alcoholic heart of John
Barleycorn than the closing of all the
other 1000 cafes, buffets, liquor en-
roriums and rlain, everyday saloons
put together
No more will the Sim Feiners and
the Socialist orators stop in the Gar
den for something to clear their
throats before going to the meeting
nall upstairs to harangue their au-
eicnces. And if the original Theodore
thomas Orchestra has a ghostly coun-
terpart the solitary watchman on duty
at the closed beer hall and restaurant
may hear. if he listens closely around
midnight, the sepulchral melodies of
farewell concert.
Will Open for Amusement
Marcus Nathan, managing director
OF Terrace Garden, said yesterday that
the place would be closed for week
to permit builders to make extensive
alterations. I'VE are going out of the
liquor business said Mr.. Nathan.
"When we open next it will be as an
liberty just yet to state the exact char
aster of the amusement"
Eugene Schleip, the manager of
Pabst's Grand Circle Cafe, hung "For
Rent" signs IL the windows Of that
saloon and restaurant yesterday after
noon. The walters and bartenders had
gone, and the hat check boys have OBJ
tanned less profitable jobs somewhere
else. Among the chief mourners arc
the taxicab men who have maintained
stand in the vicinity.
deputy Excise Commissioner John
Mcneil, casting his eye down a column
of figures in his office, at 1851 Broad
way yesterday, laid responsibility for
the difficulties Of the saloons at the
already encumbered door of the Ger
man Kaiser.
Cost of Supplies Is Doubled
liquor dealers has been the cost of ma
terials." said Nh MCNEIL "Thcy have
had to pay double for bTer. double for
whlskey. double for glassware. and in
creased amounts for wages. Then they
are faced with certain shortage in
beer. their principal commodity, and
prohibition is impending. Not only
that. but think of the number of their
former customers who arc stricken off
the list because they are in uniform.
All these things made the little fellows
think lard before they parted with q
$1,000 license fec. or half that sum #
the brewcries could be persuaded to
part with the other half"
Miss NJ. Z. Nestor, who does busi.
ness as an excise bond broker under
the firm name of A. F. Schwannecke &
Co.. said that less than 10 per cent Of
the liquor dealers with whom she does
business had failed to renew their
licenses. She was rather sanguine
about trade, and said she thought the
situation would improve
"The breweres are still considering
advancing half tho license fees for
many places that have thus ia, failed
to renew. Their decision will rest
most likely on the result of next
months business and the beer supply.
l have been rushed to death the last
few days because most of the saloon
keepers who did renew their licenses
waited until the very last minute