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Rh Mr. . Some of them weigh 50 pounds; some 40, same 60, some 30. Semetimes you get 3 bundles, sometimes you get 2, some- times 1.

There is no such thing as uniform bundles. It all depends on what they feel like sending you.

Mr. . It will be a mixture of good comics?

Mr. . Good comics, other books, magazines, and these others.

Mr. . And the popular magazines?

Mr. . That is right.

Mr. . Have any of the dealers found that the deliveries of the good magazines have been cut down rather than cut off?

Mr. . Some of them have been cut down and some have been cut off.

Mr. . They are not getting as many?

Mr. . Not as many as before.

Mr. . Now, is there any handling charge vou pay fer getting the crime and horrer comics, or fer retwning crime and horror comics, or other comics?

Mr. . There is a service charge on the delivery. Whether it is particularly for the crime comic books or otherwise, we don’t know, but there is a service charge for the entire package.

Mr. . Each time you receive a package

Mr. . There is a service charge, sometimes a (dolar, seme- times 50 cents. We pay it whether we like it or noi. IL is paid to the distributor on the bill.

Mr. . If you were to return 100 crime and horror comics, or comics, is there a charge for returning them?

Mr. . No, sir; there is no charge for returning them, but you probably won’t gel your credit for maybe 6 weeks ar 2 months later.

Mr. . Are there any instances in which the credit has been delayed deliberately because of the number of returns made?

Mr. . Yes, sir; there has, many of them.

Mr. . In other words, if you return too many they will delay on the credit?

Mr. . That is right.

Mr. . How often do you have to pay for shipments you receive?

Mr. . Mostly weekly bills.

Mr. . On that bill, they give you credit for what you returned the week before?

Mr. . You are supposed to, but you don’t get it all the time.

Suppose they hold it np a month or 6 weeks. Sometimes they tell you they can’t find the bundle. You just keep calling until you get tired of it sometimes.

Mr. . Have you personally had any retribution because of your not carrying ertme an! horrer comics?

Mr. . No, sir.

Mr. . You are still getting the same number of other magazines that you want?