Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1929, Page 19

THE EVENTNG. STAR. WASHTNGTON.” D.” €.° FRIDAY, YARCH 8 1920 CHAREES DENED Abbot Denies Smithsonian Institution Receives Large Profits From Works. The Smithsonian Institution has a| purely business relationship with the | Smithsonian Institute Sereis, Inc.| and has endeavored from the first| to make this plain to the puhlic, Dr. Charles G. Abbot, secretary of the in- stitution, said this morning in com- menting on charges of alleged misrep- resentations made by book salesmen in New York. | Under the contract, Dr. Abbot ‘said. the Smithsonian Institution is prepa ing 12 volumes covering in authen manner the various scientific fields which the institution is engaged. C of the work is paid by the Smithson! nstitute Series, Inc,, on engaged in the 10 per cent of the are made by salesmen in the e the Smithsonian In ation Series, Inc., who are paid a 30 per cent commis- sion. Four years ago, Dr. Abbot seid, t suggestion was made that the publish & series of books i | | New York group would act as agents.|itself are not such as could be sold at a | This appealed favorably to the late|profit and bring no return. Secretary Walcott. It however, raising among_ friends institution $250,000 to defray the basis | . They are looking for a judge to k the fairest co-eds at Oklahoma A. and College. Will Rogers. declining, said: “Jf I ever did that, I'd never be able to | live in Oklahoma again.” Here are some of the candidates: Luella Coffey (upper left), Mary Pruitt (lower left) and Margaret Hanly. BRIDLE PATH IS CLOSED. Loose Earth Is Conisdered Menace to Riders. S. Grant. 3d.. director | of public_ buildings and public parks, | nnounced today that the bridle path ear (he Q Strect Bridge actoss Rock , due | Notables Purchase Sets. | The list of purchasers is an impos ing one, according to New York | re | patches. J. P. Morgan purchased two made for a year, at the cts. Other purc s are George F. | only $75,000 had been secured. | Baker, Frederick W. Allen and Francis New York group, now known as the | T. Sisson. New York bankers; John J. Smithsonian _Institution Series, Inc..| Raskob, Fairfax Harrison, W. K. Van- then made the proposal to take over |derbilt, William A. Rockefeller. the publication, allowing the institution | Italian Amb: 10 per cemt. Contracts for a de luxe | friendliness D 1 and common edition were entered into | chased a set for Mussolini. on, explained that yesterday after- | With the full approval of the regents. | buyers included Sir Esme Howard, Chief | noon, earth slid over part of the path, | The volumes were to be prepared under | Justice Taft, Secretary Mellon, Secre- | but later was cleared away. the editorial supervision and full con- | tary Kellogg, F! trol of the secretary, with expenses to | Hays Hammond and many members of | S be met by the sales corporation. | Congress. | to riders, the path will remain closed X i | Col. Clarence .S. Dame, head of the | for the present. Four Volumes Printed. brokerage hot{gc ‘gt Clarence S. Dame, Four volumes have been printed and | Inc.. of New York, was one of the first will be ready for dlstrlgutlnn this | to make complaint to Dr. Abbot con. Snonth;, Mr. Abbot said. These consist | CEETIDE the methods of the zalesmen of the Smithsonian In- of Smithsonian Institute Series, Inv. Lieut. Col. e | Creek, has been temporarily clos | to_a landslide. F. T. Gartside, in charge of the park | rederick A. Delano, John | the fact that the earth above bridal| | path is loose and considered a menace | | 'W*Have. Your Spl’i!’lgh” ‘ : {Draperies, Slip Covers| Farmer, 69, Dies Near Lynchbur;! and wmdow Shades LYNCHBURG, Va. March 8 MADE TO ORDER NOW (Spe- | cial). —Wilbur F. Amcnette, 69 years of | Choose from a wide range of pleasing hag. and “The North American In- |age. farmer who lived near the city in | (UG, Fiecss Drites will e you money. dian,” by Miss Rose Palmer, prepared Amberst County, died at his hom Phone Main 3211—TODAY! from data of the Bureau of American | terday. He is survived by his widow | 9 ' McDEVITT’S Ethnology. Eight more volumes are in | and six children. Importers and Jobbers preparation. 11211 F St.,N.W. (2nd Fleor) M. 3211 n,” by Secretary Abbo! “Minerals of Earth and Sky.,” by Dr. George P. Merrill and William F. Fos- —_— Abbot said.| A new tire plant in Los Angeles will “seems to be only on the representation | employ 2,500 persons. of salesmen that the institution is get- | ting a larger share of the money than | is really the case. The fact that book | salesmen have done this is hardly to | be wondered at, but we have taken it | up with the company time. and time | again and insisted that there be no misrepresentation. i “The company is not making any, money out of the sales of the de luxe | edition. Ten per cent comes to the| lllo institution outrighy, another 10 per | F St. “The complaint,” Mr. . Ber Saturday cent pays for the cost of writing and editing, 30 per cent i$ paid to the sales- men, 10 per cent far the ‘colored illus- trations and another 10 for the half tones. Out of the remaining 30 per cent the company must pay the cost of paper, printing, distributing, bad desbts, etc. t Criticism Anticipated. t “When the de luxe edition is disposed | of, howeyer, and the common edition is | produced we have another side to the story. Much of the material used for | the de luxe edition, such as the plates, can be used again. If the common edi- | tion sells well both the company and the institution should make a great deal of money. It is first necessary to dis- pose of the de luxe edition. “I anticipated the possibility of the | criticism which has arisen. So, in view of the prospects for the common edition ‘ and in spite of the cost of the de luxe | edition, I suggested to the company that | it make a bonus arrangement with the | Smithsonian Institution, allowing us 10 per cent additional for each 10,000 | copies sold, so that if the sales reached | 40,000 we uld receive 40 per cent. | They were unable to see, however, that | the ethics of the situation or the finan- cial status warranted this. i “The Smithsonian Institution has ! played fair and square with everybody. | All who have written to us have been | told the exact truth. The Smithsonian | Institution Series, Inc., of 50 Church | street, New York, has no relation with | the Smithsonian Institution except such as obtain between author and publisher. ‘They have engaged to publish nothing else. 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