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242 Senator Hennines. Vhat apparently Hyves up to its name. You take a look at that picture.

Mr. Davis. Pretty bad, pretty bad.

The Custraan, Wile you are up here, will you take a look at some of those ads? Have you ever ad the advertisements in the maga- zine Gala?

Mr. Davis. No, sir; Lam afrait T haven't.

The. It would seem to the Chair that your mdustry ought to look into those ads because they support the magazine appar- ently,

Ma. Davts. I will look inte it myself.

The. Those ads are pretty horrible to me,

Senator Hennexes. If the chairman will allow me again, here is Weird Terror. Of course, a lot of these things ure in the realm of judgment and taste. Some may be suggested fo be no worse than some of the more imaginative illustraters of the tales of Edgar Allen Poe, but some of them seem to go beyond ordinary imaginative artistic representation, even of horror.

Mr. Davis. Y will give you a little argument as to what these fellows tell me when I holler abont those things. Well, kids on Halloween go out here, pnt on all hands of funny faces, tombstones around them, and everything.

In my opinion they make those things so ridiculous, they really get to he Janghable, they really do.

The. You never before have looked at those ads inside the publications you distributed?

Mr, Davis. No,siv. I think our publishers could probably give you more information on that, sir, than Leould. I could certainly noufy them if you would Jike them to testify here.

The. I would like to note for the record that a sample of these ads, there are 2 or 3 samples, will be written into the record. Let that be exhibit No. 30.

(The ads referred to were marked "Exhibit. No. 30," and read as follows:)

The kind you will enjoy. Each one of these booklets is size 3½ by 4½ and is illustrated with 8-page cartoon illustrations of comic characters and is full of fun and entertainment. Twenty of these booklets all different sent prepaid in a sealed envelope upon receipt of $1. No checks or C. O. D. orders accepted.

Sell our illustrated comic booklets and other novelties. Each booklet size 4½ x 2¾ and is fully illustrated. We will send 24 assorted booklets prepaid upon receipt of $1 or 60 assorted booklets sent prepaid upon receipt of $2. Wholesale novelty price list sent with order only. No orders sent C. O. D. Send cash or money order.