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Show WOMEN FIGHT CIGAiET SALES 'Dealer in Y. M. C. A. Hotel Asks Court for Aid in Controversy WASHINGTON, ov 11. A controversy contro-versy over the sale of dgarots In tho lobby of tho Grace Dodge hotel, operated oper-ated here h the Young Women's Christian association exclusively for the accommodation of women, lias been taken 1.. the courts Andrew G. 1'ollock, proprietor of the lobb news stand wanted to keep various var-ious brands of clgnrets In stock. Tho as6oclatlon'3 national board charged With management of the hotel, placed a ban on them and started ejectment proceedings against Pollock In municipal muni-cipal court. When Pollock countered by appealing to the District of Columbia Col-umbia supremi; court for an Injunction Injunc-tion to prevent tho hotel management from interfering with his business, Inr.. .. r, r iv... TJnno c ; . 1 .) . - ..it I , V. ,. board to appear In court two weeks hence to shpw cause" vh Is should not be enjoined. visions OF PROFITS It appears from Pollock's petition that he had visions of making money when he landed tho contract for tho stand a year ago Granted a one year contract with privilege of renewal he spent $4000 fitting up the stand and stocking it With supplies, confident of I substantial returns, he says because 1 ho "had in mind the great Increasing prevalence of the custom of smoking among women and the expected larger I profits from tho Bale of clgarets and smokers' articles In 1 hotel reserved for women guests, v. here they could obtain such articles with greater facility facil-ity than In a public place ireijucnted by both men and women. ' COMPJ idJ NTs I N CREASE For six months clgarets could be had at Pollock's stand for the asking, ask-ing, but an accumulation of complaints forced him to enter Into a new agreement agree-ment with the management under which he says he agreed to stop the display of smoking supplies with the understanding tht he be permitted to dispose of the stock on hand Later. Pollock charges, the board of man-agement man-agement claimed he had violated the new agreement and ejection proceed-1 lngs still pending wi re started. |