Evening star., 1922-11-24
Y. v. HOTEL ban"
ON SMOKES DENIED
Management Says PoIIock's
Beauty and Shine Service
3 Was Inadequate.

Hearing on the right of Andrew G.
Pollock, proprietor Of the newsstand
at the Grace Dodge Hotel, to sell
cigarettes to woman patrons was
continued today by Justice Siddons in
Equity Division 1 of the District Su-
preme Court until next Friday.
The national board OF the Y. W. c.
A.. which conducts the hostelry, to-
day filed its answer through Eliza
beth c. Harris and Judge Michael NJ.
Doyle. its counsel. The answer de-
nies that the suit by the hotel man
agement to evict Mr.. Pollock is based
solely on the sale of cigarettes and
tobacco at the hotel. The defendant
says Mr.. Pollock violated the terms
of his lease in several particulars and
the renewal of the lease was condi-
toned upon the satisfactory conduct
of the newsstand and beauty parlor.
The lessor reserved the right, it Is
claimed. not to renew the lease if Mr..
Pollock'S concessions were not
handled satisfactorily.
The claim is put forth that the
beauty parlor was inadequately equip
ped and that the bootblack stand was
not conducted to the satisfaction of
the patrons.
Denies Cigarette Agreement.
The d,.cudant denies that the hotel
management was more anxious to
conceal the sale of tobacco and Smok-
ers' articles than to prevent the sale.
Denial also is made there was an
agreement to Allow the sale of Gig
arettes withoat display. until the
stock of POLLOCK had been sold. That
question did not arise in the discus
sion. the court is told.
The Y. w. c. \. alleges Pollock did
not confine his sales of tobacco to
the stock on hard at the time of the
agreement to reduce his rent He
bought additional stock. it is charged.
1t also is denied that any sale of to-
bacco after the April agreement was
with the knowledge or connivance of
the hotel management.
In conclusion, the management of
the hotel asserts that Pollock has not
conducted the concessions in a first
claS.: manner in Keeping with the
hotel. and has failed to satisfy the
management and patrons. Numerous
complaints have been made by guests
OF the hotel, the court is told. and
the renewal of his lease would be
to the detriment of the hotel. The
court is asked to dismiss the bill
with costs against Pollock.
Miss Lindsley Explains.
Miss Mary A. Lindsey. manager of
the Grace Dodge Hotel. in a state
ment today declared:
The refusal on the part of the
hotel management to renew the con-
tract with Mr.. Pollock. leasing to
him the newsstand. beauty parlor and
bootblack stand in the hotel. is due
TO failure on his part to provide sat
isfactory service to the guests of the
hotel. and to the violation of a supple
mental written contract entered into
with the hotel mana cement
The euuiDment provided by MIR.
Pollock has always been considered
by the hotel management as entirely
Inadequate, unsuitable and not at all
IN Keeping with the standard desired
by the management.
Since the contract was made with
Mr.. Pollock on October 10. 1921. the
management of the hotel has been
the recipient of an almost constant
stream of complaints from the guests
on the inadequate equipment and un
satisfactory service of the various
concessions operated by Mr.. Pollock.
Given Rent Reduction.
"On April 10. 1922. as result of
decision to abandon the sale of Gig
arettes and tobacco in the hotel
supplemental contract was entered
into in which Mr.. Pollock agreed to
discontinue the sale of all smokers
articles. In consideration of having
this privilege removed and to com
pensate him for any subsequent loss
he might sustain the hotel manage
ment reduced his rental. This ar
rangement seemed entirely sltisfac-
tory to Mr.. Pollock, who signed the
agreement.
"A few months later the hotel man.
ASement discovered that cigarettes
and other smokers articles were still
being sold at the newsstand. in direct
violation of the supplemental con-
tract.
1T might be well to mention here
that no restrictions are placed or
ever have been placed by the Grace
Dodge Hotel on the use of cigarettes
or tobacco in the hotel The dining
rooms of the hotel are frequently
used for banquet purposes by men,
and many business men of Washing
ton avail themselves of the dining
room facilities at meal hours. where
they are entirely free to smoke II
they SO desire.
In view not only of the direct vio-
lation of written contract, but of
the inadequate and inefficient service
the management of the hotel decided
TO exercise its right not to renew the
contract on it's expiration, on October
lS last. and notified Mr. Pollock to
that effect.
On this refusal to relinquish the
concessions the hotel management
instituted a suit to dispossess him,
whereupon he brought injunction pro-
ceedings to prevent eviction"