Evening star., 1922-11-13
BY MARJORIE TAYLOR.

'Serpentless as well as Adamless
Eden" in Washington!
That Is what the National Women 8
Christian Associations board of control,
in charge Of the luxurious Grace Dodge
Hotel, where women only are guests as
well as employees, wants to make of that
hostelry. The role Of the serpent Is
being played-for the time being under
protection Of court orderly Andrew
G. Pollack. proprietor Of the news
stand there. The part Of the seductive
apple In this exciting little drama Is
held by the naughty cigarette.
The national board of the Y. W. c. A.
must show cause in the Federal Court
here why 1t should not be enjoined from
enforcing a writ of eviction directed
against Pollack. Its attorneys brought
the ejectment proceedings because 1t
claimed he had violated an agreement
to keep his cigarettes out of sight at
his newsstand and instead had dis
played them in most tempting manner
upon the counter. Justice Siddons.
however, halted the movement until the
day after Thanksgiving. when he will
pass upon Pollack's petition that the
temporary injunction be made perma-
nent.
The outcome is Of much interest, in
full national welfare organization has
the right to exercise a censorship over
the sale of articles within buildings it
owns or controls when such sale is law
full elsewhere
He Is Sinuous and Fascinates.
Pollack Is tall, slender and fasci-
mating. or. to use the words that bet
ter fit his newly acquired role. sinuous
and insinuating. Being the only man
in the place. where even the bell
hops" are girls. of itself would make
him interesting. But with his hair
slightly gray above the temples and a
certain roguish light in his dark eyes.
he becomes rather extraordinarily in
teresting in the pure esthetic sur
He is no ordinary proprietor of a
newsstand, either, for he is a college
man and a Virginia gentleman who
clings to the F. F. v. traditions Of
politeness and Difference to women.
Pollack has what he believed to
be the acorn of an idea from which a
great fortune would surely grow. He
wanted to be the man who would capi-
talize in Washington the growth of the
tobacco habit among women. He had
observed how women shrank from
purchasing cigarettes at public places
where the sexes were equal When
he finally signed his contract with
the Grace Dodge management for the
newsstand concessions. he admits. he
was elated and convinced the golden
shekels would come rolling in.
After installing luxurious fixtures
sands of dollars, he claims, the man
agement interfered with him. in vio-
lation of the provisions Of his lease.
They would permit him to sell cigar
cites and tobacco only on condition
that he would keep his stock under
the counters and not advertise what
he was selling. but simply furnish
cigarettes and tobacco when patrons
came there and specifically asked for
them, He could not display them in
an open and above-board manner. he
insists. but had to adopt bootleg"
methods.
Sent Cigarettes to Rooms.
This put decided crimp in his
sales, but in order to maintain friend
1y relations with the management he
complied with their restrictions. The
arettes sent to their rooms, and 1t
was a great source of satisfaction. he
insists, because they did not have to
leave the hotel on rainy evenings to
replenish depleted supply Of smok-
ing materials.
the nearby capital and Office buildings
came to eat delicious dinners served
at the Grace Dodge, realizing that
they would have no trouble in OBJ
tanning an after-dinner cigar or Gig
arctic. The. male sex, under the
hotel rules, have the privileges Of the
main floor and dining rooms. So, even
under the handicap of having to keep
his wares concealed, Pollack was
making money. When he was asked
he did not think it wrong to pander
to the appetite Of women for smokes,
Pollack said:
GAS q boy in the backwoods Of vir-
g1nia I thought that woman who
would smoke a cigarette could hardly
be q nice person. But now some Of
the incest girls I know smoke. and
they seem darned attractive and bet
ter pals when they do"
But there still are a lot Of people In
the world who think that in some
myst erious way communion with
Lady Nicotine has a direct connection