Evening star., 1937-07-27
DEMOCRATS IN RED
DESPITE BOOK SALE
ChrySIer and Two Brewers
Best Customers for
$3.50 Souvenirs.
~ the Associated Press,

Records of the House clerk showed
today the Democratic party was $751;
800 in the red on May 81, despite the
sale Of $l65,9O5 worth of its national
convention books in the preceding
three months.
Walter P. Chrysler, the automobile
manufacturer and two brewing con-
Germs were listed as the best GUS
toners for the $3.50 souvenir books.
Chrysler bought $12,500 worth. SUBJ
scriptions for $4,000 worth each came
from the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.
Of Milwaukee and Anheuser- Busch of
St. Louis. The Bethlehem Steel Co.
took $4,000 worth
Sale Of the books have been criti-
eised by House Republican Leader
Smell Of New York He asked an in
vestigation. charging violation Of the
corrupt practices act, which forbids
corporations to contribute to polit-
tcal parties.
The New York Times said state
ments to it by purchasers indicated
about half the books had never been
delivered.
The Democratic National Commit
tees report for the three months ended
May 81 showed victory dinners on the
March week end brought in $368,82
Contributions and other receipts
brought the total income for the Pc
riod to $655,l32.
Disbursements totaled $500, $50, leav-
ing balance of s48.782 against un-
paid obligations of $2l6,582.
Among the committees debts are
t50,000 due the United Mine Workers
OF America and like amount owed
Walter Jones Of Pittsburgh.
MANY BOOKS NOT DELIVERED.
Times Says Some Purchasers Expected
Only Good WILL
NEW YORK. July q (P.-The New
York Times said today IAN informal
investigation" had revealed that
about half" Of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention souvenir books, for
which corporation heads paid $3.50
each, we're never delivered
Many purchasers simply paid for
the souvenirs without expecting de-
livery. according to the newspaper,
and regarded the expenditure as "a
judicious investment in the goodwill
OF the administration"
Others who insisted on delivery
found themselves up against the
problem of what to do with the books
after they arrived, said the Times.
The paper quoted Robert R. Young,
chairman of the Allegheny Corp and
the Chesapeake Corp, as stating he
had instructed the distributors to
send $3.50 worth of the souvenirs to
young cousins, nieces and other
relatives.
For this service, the Times said.
Young paid the distributors, John B.
Gallagher g. Co., an extra charge for
enclosing the names Of the recipients
on the covers of the volumes
One of those whom the Times
quoted as refusing delivery OF the book
was James H. Rand, jr., president of
Renington-Rand, Inc. The paper said
he was one Of several whose pur-
chases totaled $16.250 worth, who de-
clined to accept their orders ION ma
ture consideration"
On the other hand, the Times said,
the American Radiator and Standard
Sanitary Corp. directed the distributor
TO forward its $4,000 order. The
copies were distributed among execu-
tives.
The Times said the distributor was
unable to say what proportion of the
books was undelivered because the
staff responsible for the work had been
disbanded July /. when the Demo-
cratic National Committee ordered
distribution discontinued.