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244 Naturally, TE can’t get into every ad that goes into there. Hi I did, (he publisher could tell me, "It is none of your business."

Senator Henxnixes. Is it fair te sum it up, Mr. Davis, io say that you try to be careful, but you really do not have an opportunity to be careful?

Mr. Davis. I will say this: That we try to be respectable; let us say that.

Senator Hennines. Respectable?

Mr. Davis. ‘Fo our knowledge, what a respectable citizen should be.

Senator Hennines. But the job js really just beyond you and cer- tainly not entirely within your Jurisdiction as you see it; is that il?

Mr. Davis. I will say, in my option, some of this stuff is overboard. I do say again that the industry should take cognizance of it and work accordingly and clean up whatever they think is ght and do the right thing. That is my opinion.

Senator Hennines. Thank you, sir,

Mr. Davis. But I wonld bke to add something to Mr. Chamber- lain’s statement, 1f I could,

The. You may, sir,

Mr, Davis. That is on tlis force distribution business. A whole-- saler having to aceeptlet me hriefly outline this: that there are 850 wholesalers in the United States and Canada. A wholesaler does not have to accept a magazine if he does not want it. .A dealer in turn is delivered magazines, probably 25 or maybe 50 a week, 2 deliveries, Wednesday and Friday. If that dealer goes through his bundle and finds that there are types of magazines there he does not want on his stand, he can put them in the return box and the wholesaler will pick them up.

To prove tlis pot, returns an comics, some of them at times yun as high as 25 percent, magazines thal have never seen daylight, returned from the dealers, proving that the dealers can return them.

The. You would not say there are no tie-in sales?

Mr, Davis. I would not say, sir, that there has not been some route man somewhere along the line that may have become a little ambitious and said something like that to a dealer, but as far as wholesalers are concerned, they are too smart for that.

The. Are there any further questions, Counsel?

Mr. . Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Picking up Senator Tennings’ question as fo where this Gala maga- zine nnd Frolicdo they go to the same places that carry comics, crime and horror comics ?

Mr. Davis. That is a general statement I wonld not like to answer, becanse IT could not tell you.

Mr. . Have you seen from your own observation?

Mr. Davis. From my own observation I would say no. J live in a town where they have six magazine dealers and I don’t think you would find one of those books there.

Mr. . You have not seen it around town?

Mr. Davis. No, sir.

Mr. . Getting back to your standard as to what you will or will not accept

Mr. Davis. Yes, sir.