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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

The Chairman. Without objection, the documents will be made part of the record of the subcommittee.

Mr. Arver. I would like to explain them, I have statements here from the 24th of February to the 3d of March, imchiding the 3d of Mareh. I received about $140 worth of magazines. Of that group, I had to return $80.87 worth showing that they Just snow you under with amounts of magazines.

The Chairman. Will you have any need for these?

Mr, Arren. No, Lan through business with this fellow.

The Chairman. They will be made a part of the subcommittee's file. Let that be exhibit No. 29.

(‘The documents referred to were marked “Exhibit No. 29,” and are en file with the subcommittec. )

Mr. Beaser. Have you any other documents you wish to show the subcommittee?

Mr. Arrer. Letters from well wishers and what not.

The Chairman. Counsel, call the next witness.

Mr. Beaser. Mr. George B. Davis.

The Chairman. Mr. Davis, you do not mind being sworn?

Mr. Davis. No, sir.

The Chairman. Do you solemnly swear that the evidence you are about to give to this subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate, will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr, Davis. I do, sir.

The Chairman. Mr. Davis, will you give your full name and address?

TESTIMONY OF GEORGE B. DAVIS, PRESIDENT, KABLE NEWS CO., NEW YORK, N. Y.

Mr. Davis. George B. Davis, 500 Fifth Avenue, Kable News Co. My home address, Crestwood, N.Y.

The Chairman. Counsel, you may proceed.

Mr. Beaser. What is your position with Kable?

Mr. Davis. President of Kable News Co,

Mr. Beaser. Kable News Co. does what, sir?

Mr. Davis. They are national distributors of magazines and comics.

Mr. Beaser. We have put up an exlibit there, sir, of various kinds of magazines which I think, from tmformation furnished, are ones that you distribute; is that right, sir?

Mr, Davis. That ts correct. I think it is a pretty good representa- tion of what we have.

Mr. Beaser. A very wide variety.

Mr. Davis. J recognize that one there.

Mr. Beaser. That is the inside of Frolic Magazine.

Mr. Davis, That is right.

Mr. Beaser. How many magazines do you distribute in all?

Mr. Davis. I would say about 10, sir.

Mr. Beaser. How many of those are comics?

Mr. Davis. About 40.

Mr. Beaser. Of the comics, how many would be crime and horror?

Mr, Davis. 1 have a breakdown, sir. We have 1 adventure, 3 de- tective, 7 western, 8 juvenile, 6 love, 3 satire, 2 war, and 10 weird.