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228 United States and Canada. We decide upon what quantity we shall send to any given town.

Mr. . I get no choice as a wholesaler?

Mr. Crameercaty. No, sir. That allotment is set up, based on the silos in your own agency of either that particular magazine or similar type mngagzines. It is done with names, of getting the most sales possible out of the initial print order set up.

You can, however, and it is done many Limes over by the whole- salersif they fee] they have gotten too few or tao many of any given number, they write, wire, or refuse ta accept their complete al- lotment.

Mr. . If I am a wholesaler and return to you some of these muagaziles you send, crime and horror, do you keep a service charge Inany event?

Mr. Csrzaarperi.AIn. We have no service charge at all.

Mr. . Is that a practice in the industry?

Mr. CrHamerrnarn. That is a practice only as a service between Mr. Wholesaler and Mr. News Dealer.

Mr. . But not between the distributer and the wholesaler?

Mr. Crraapertarn. That is right.

Mr. . There is no financial loss to me because you sent me too many magazines?

Mr. CuaauberLarn. No, sir,

Mr. . Now, how does this come? Does it come in a bundle?

Mr. Caramerrniary, Yes. comics generally are packed in cartons rather Gian in paper bundles.

Mr. . I as one of your wholesalers will get a bundle generally mixed up with different

Mr. Crrampentain. No, sir.

Mr. . Each will be separate?

Mr. Cuaameriary. You will get a shipment of Superman comics, a thousand comics or five hundred.

Mr. . I can reject those without rejecting others?

Mr. Cuampertain. Vhat is right, sir.

The. You are referring only to the publications that you handle?

Mr. Cxaatpervary. I am speaking for the Independent News Co.; yes, sir. But I can tel! you that it 1s a general practice of the trade, too,

Mr. . Since you are wholly owned there, it is really difficult to ask about the relationship between you and the publisher. Do the publishers have a service charge?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, No, sir. ;

Mr. . There is no breakage that anyone gains on sending too many comics out?

Mr, Cuamper.atx, No, sir.

Mr. . One further question on the distribution. Actually, thenI suppose it would be vou, the Independent News Cowho decides what publications will be published 7

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN. What pubheations we will distribute. We have been offered in the course of the last month soime 12 or 14 publications, publishers who have an idea for a magazine, not necessarily a comie, although a couple of them were comics, and they come te us and usk usif we will distribute their publications for them.