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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
SWabbing

Thousands of Americans,
jobless, today are going back
to the primitive system Of bar
ter, tiding over the depression
by trading labor for food and
other necessities.
The movement is spreading
daily, far and wide over the
country.
In an interesting series Of
articles on systems being used
in many communities Of the
nation, The Times tells how
want is being averted by men
and women who have ambition
and initiative to make their
own way, under great diff
culties. The third article Of
the series is on Page /, Sec
ton 2, today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
NORMAN THOMAS is
SPEAKER TONIGHT
Industrial Democracy Group
Sponsors Visit Here.

Norman Thomas, Socialist condi-
date for President in 1882, will
speak in Keith's theater at to-
night, under sponsorship of the
local chapter of the League for In
dustrial Democracy, of which
Thomas is executive director. The
address will open a series on in
dustrial and social problems.
A dinner for Thomas will be held
in the Lincoln at 6.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
HUNDREDS ARRESTED
AS REDS IN JAPAN
More Than 1000 Held in Yeav:
Prominent Men Nabbed.

BV YtjfCd Press
TOXIC, Jan, 18.-Tokio police
today released the names of 238 al
legged Communists arrested in a
nationwide series of raids Win
Began last Oct. 30 revealing that
several prominent japanese were
held.
Among those held for trial as
asserted Communists we're DR.. Ha-
lime Kawaboard, former professor
of Kyoto Imperial university. and
Noboru Ozaki, former justice of the
Toxic district court. Thirty-four
women were in the group.
Police announced that a total of
1000 persons have been arrested
during the last year as Communists.
including LOT women.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
MRS. CORA JONES DEAD
Member of Centenary Christian
Church to Be Buried Thursday.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora K.
Jones, 50, of 40 Ridgeview drive,
who died Tuesday in the city hos
pital after an illness of several
weeks illness will be held at
Thursday in the Register and Askin
funeral home, 2501 East Tenth
street. Burial will be in Crown
Hill cemetery.
She was a member Of the Cen
tenary Christian church, Richmond
temple No. 81. Pythian Sisters and
the Centerville Rebekah lodge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
M'NUTT BLOCKS
HUGE DEALS BY
HIGHWAY BOARD
Doomed Commission Halted in Plan to
Place Major Orders for Cement
Gasoline, Oil and Paint.
GOVERNOR CRACKS WHIP AND WINS
Obey Order or Resign Is Reported as Choice
Given Group; All Bids but One
Are the Same.

Governor Paul v McNutt today put a stop order on the
present state highway commission and forbade it making
major purchases until the changed by the legislative
ripper bill now in process of passage
Following conference of the commissioners with the
Governor it announced that they had decided to- delay
action buying 100000 barrels of cement 28OOOO0 gall
Ions of gasone $4,000 gallons of OIL and $4,000 gallons of
paint.
Purchase of cement and other materials will be con-
fined to current needs it was said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
MOB HURLS STONES
AT RELIEF STATION
Two Cops Are SIugged in
Battle With JObIeSS.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. ia crowd of
500 unemployed rained bricks and
stones into the Lawndale depot of
the emergency relief commission to-
day, terrorizing the 100 officials and
employees.
Two policemen were slugged in
the street battle that followed call
ing of emergency squads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18

Director Hugh Barnhart
will order a car when needed,
it was announced.
McNutt's stand stopped about
$2,500,000 worth of business which
the old commission had planned on
contracting.
Showdown Is Forced
McNutt was frank about his order
and it was understood that had the
Leslie-appointed commissioners re-
fused to halt the purchasing pro-
gram, they would have been re-
queSted to resign immediately.
Commissioners, however, nut out
the report that the cement purchase
had been delayed thirty days. and
the gasoline purchase delayed 'un-
til tests are completed"
McNutt referred to the bidding
on cement, where bids on 1.4OO. 600
barrels ranged from $l.57 to S1.78.
being 40 to so cents higher than last
year, as being worthy of investi-
cation"
All standard cement companies
bios were alike and only an out
Sider underbid to 5 cents a barrel
on $4,000 barrels.
Twenty Offer Bids
There were twenty bidders r.
l.: Splckler, Detroit, former employ
Of the Wabash Cement Conpa,
submitted the noncombination
Last year, at the lower prices.
cement business totaled about S
100000.
The gasoline and oil business was
approximately $40O,000
Today was the first meeting at
tended by the McNutt-appointed
commissioner, James D. Adams
tDem., Columbia City,. It also was
the first presided over by Robert
Boren, Fountain City, new DEM
ocratic chairman.
Present setup of the commission
has no friends in court, it appeared,
as the ripper bill went to second
reading in the senate.
The measure provides for a three
member, full-tine commission and
is similar to one offered at the 1881
session. At that time the highway
commission was in the saddle and
effort to unseat it failed.
Lobbyists Give Up
Failure of the commission to coll
Iect huge sums Of federal aid was
investigated and whitewashed. The
commission was spending S22,0OO,-
600 a year and all bills to curtail
this sum were defeated.
How the picture has changed is
shown in the attitude at this session
OF the veteran lobbyists for highway
material interests. While they were
fighting openly to save the COM
mission and defend department
conduct in 1881, they are saying
nothing for the present setup now.
Backers of the ripper measure
base their claim for improvement
in efficiency on the fact that there
no longer will be division of au-
thority among the our-member
commission, director assistant direc-
tor and department heads.
The three full-tine commissioners
will be equal in rank and they will
choose one of their number for the
dictatorship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
70-T0N JOB FINISHED
Worlds Largest Hollow Forging Is
Made in English.

TRINIDAD, B. w. l., Jan. 18.--
1t took a lot Of forging to make
not a bogus check-but lotion
forging which a Sheffield firm made
for the manufacturers of an English
gasoline.
This forging, said to be the
worlds largest hollow forging, tc k
four months to make. 1t was neces-
sary to dredge the Guaracara river
at Pointe-a-Pierre so special
barge carrying the huge forging
could reach the oil company's re-
finery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
CHILD IS GIVEN POISON
Mother Thinks Bottle Holds Cod
Live Oil, Boy Swallows Acid.

Albert Harris. 5, son of Mrs. Lii
liam Harris, sic North Miley ave-
nue., is recovering today at his home
from effects of swallowing a poison
Gus acid administered by mistake.
Mrs. Harris told police she
thought the bottle contained cod
liver oil. The child was treated at
city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
Death March

Jehol, ancient Manchu cap
ital of crumbling splendor. is
awakening again. reused from
its Slumber by the laundering
tread OF invading armies.
The rich province, once the
playground Of Manchu rulers,
today is threatened by the ad-
vance of powerful Japanese
forces. The Times, on Page 2
today, presents the first article
of timely series on the land
which again is the cockpit of
the far east.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
LABOR BILL BANNING
INJUNCTIONS PASSED
House Measure Provides Testimony
Must Show Peril to Lives.

The house of representatives to-
day unanimously passed the Black
Eshelman labor bill, 88 to 0, for
bidding issuance of injunctions by
courts in labor disputes, unless tes-
timony in open court indicates there
is danger to life or property.
The Measure further provides
that neitIct employers nor employees
shall enter into any contract con-
tingent on employees refusal to as
sociate with or join any labor or
gani5etion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
Longs FiHbuster
Forces MOUe to Change
Debate Rules of Senate
Dramatic Duel Between Kngsh and Carter Glass May
Result in Revsons Indignantly Spurned When
Proposed by Dawes.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18-A bipartisan move to revise
the senate rules permitting unlimited debate started
today as result of the sevenday fbuster conducted by
Senator Huey Pierce Long (Dem Lay, against the Glass
banking bill and other major legislation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
Blind Tiger Charge Faced

Charges Of operating a blind
tiger were placed against Bob
Davy, 557 West Morris street, after
John Blackwell, 20, of 1921 Dakota
street, who told police he had
bought alcohol from Davy, became
i'll and was taken to the city hos
pital for treatment Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
Balancing of Budget to
Await Special Session
Democratic Leaders Expect Roosevelt to Call New
Congress to Capital in April.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Democratic members of the
house ways and committee agreed secret session
today to postpone all general legislation until the ex
pected extra session of congress-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
CAN'T QUIT HIS JOB
Voters Won't Let Mayor of Mich
igan Town Give Up Post.

BIZ United Press
MILFORD, Mich, Jan. 1S-Dan
H. Smith, Milford mayor, has a job
he can't quit He has been trying
to resign ever since he was elected
seven years ago. But the voters
re-elect him each year. despite his
protests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18

By United Press
PARIS, Jan. ia reciprocal di-
vorce was granted by first chamber
of the civil tribunal today to Maui
rice Chevalier, screen comedian, and
Yvonne Vallee, his former dancing
partner.
The court based its decision on
the fact that Mile. Vallee is eX-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
ROOSEVELT is DEFENDED
Spokesman Denies Support With

drawn from Farm Relief Bill
By nited Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Allen D. Smith, Dem, S. c.,
today emphatically denied reports
that Elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt had withdrawn all influ-
ence for passage this session of the
farm allotment bill
There is not a word of truth in
those reports" he said today Mr.
Roosevelt is extremely anxious that
a farm bill pass"
Evening star., 1933-01-15
Idaho State Society
Gives Membership Dance

Plans have been perfected for the
annual membership dance Of the Idaho
state Society. to be held Saturday, jan
uary %. in the ball room of the Airing
ton Hotel. This is the first function OF
the society's social calendar for the
present season and will be in the ma
ture of a get-acquainted party. The
Idaho colony in this city has been en-
larged considerably this year by the
increased number of students who have
enrolled in the local universities and
many of them will attend this enter
tainment. All Idahoans in the city and
their friends are invited to be present.
Representative Addison T. Smith,
president If the society, has selected
the vice president of the society, Mr..
Matthias P. Monson, as general chair
man of the committee in charge, which
also includes Miss Ethel Larson, Mrs.
c. B. Jennings, Mr.. Lawrence w. Man
waring, Mr.. Andrew Markus and Mr..
Leland Chapman. 1t is expected that
the plans for the annual banquet of
this State organization will be COM
pleted and announced during this ball.
Evening star., 1933-01-15
Kentucky Society Plans
Reception and Dance

The Kentucky Society will hold its
reception and ball Tuesday evening
January "a, II the Willard Hotel, In
honor OF the Kentucky delegation In
Congress and their wives. The recep-
ton will begin at $50 o'clock when
the members of the society win be re-
ceived by the president, Mrs. Joseph
Horgan, assister by Senator and Mrs.
Alben w. Barkley, Senator and Mrs.
Mills L. Logan. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
H. Thatcher. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gregory. Mr.. and Mrs. Glover Cary,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Garden, Mr. and
Mrs. Brent Spence, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Gilbert. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. May,
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Chapman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Vinson and Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Moore.
Following the reception Comdr.
Robert A. Lavender, u. S. N. will show
his travel picture taken in China and
Japan in 1929 while on the staff OF
Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, then
commander of the Asiatic Fleet.
During the ball, grand march will
be held. when attractive favors will be
given to those taking part in the
figures
Evening star., 1933-01-15
Fellowship Committee
Plans Luncheon at Y.W.C.A

Miss Ruth Woodsman of the foreign
division of the National Board of the
Y w. c. A. will speak under the aus
pices of the World Fellowship Com
mittee of the Y. w. c. A. at luncheon
tomorrow at 1880 O'Clock, Seventeenth
and K streets, on "a Postwar Pano-
rama of Women" Miss Woodsmall was
Y. w. G. A. secretary in the Near East
for number of years and more re-
Gently was a member of the Conlmis-
sions of the Laymen'S Foreign Missions
Inquiry. Mrs Fred E. Wright is chair
man of the committee, and Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe will preside
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
DIES WATCHING MOVIE
Texan Succumbs During Picture in
Which Heroine Is Killed.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LAREDO. Tex. Jan. 23.-Patrons
of a movie 5heater Sunday saw Pc
dro Bernal apparently sleeping dur
ing matinee. Some one touched
him. He vas dead.
Bernal was believed to have died
shortly after he entered the thea
ter. The feature was The Bird
of Paradise in which Dolores Del
Rio. as a Hawaiian girl, dies be-
cause of her love for a stranger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
U. S. CONSULATE
is UNDER GUARD
AT YOKOHOMA
Japanese Police Advise
Enjoys Wives to Move
From Building.
BIZ Unitcd Press

BIZ MICA fTfhS
YOKOHAMA, Jan. 23.-Police
advised American consular officials
TODAY to transfer their wives from
the consulate, and placed guard
around the building after 500 strik-
ing japanese employees of the Sing
er Sewing Machine Company had
been dispersed near there. Police
arrested las demonstrators.
American Consul Charles Du-
vault and his vice-consuls made ar
rangements to move their families
from the consular apartments IN
case of further trouble.
Seven police officers were sta
toned in the new, granite consulate
building, twenty around the
grounds, and 300 in an adjacent
park
Police suggested that wives of con-
sulate officials, including Mrs. Du-
vault and Mrs. Marrill Denninghof,
be ready to take refuge in the large
vaults of the building, if necessary.
Duvault, as we'll as members OF
the embassy staff at Toxic, were
said to believe that the police either
were unduly alarmed, or we're seek
ing to demonstrate their zeal for
protecting Americans after the raid
of Japanese thugs on the Singer
Sewing Machine building here last
week. The raid grew out of the
strike of 5000 native employees, and
was not considered primarily an
anti-American demonstration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
RIOTINC CLOSES
IRISH CAMP AICN
CoSgrave Has Narrow ES-
cape When Foes Break
Up Election Meeting.

BIZ Jntted Press
DUBLIN, Jan. 23.-The rival
armies" backing candidates in
Ireland's general election campaign
clashed in various parts of the Free
State Sunday night and today and
filled the final hours of the cam
paign with rioting and violence.
At Tralee, sixty persons were in
jured Sunday night and former
President William T. Cosgrave had
a narrow escape when supporters of
canon De Valera broke up a Cos
grave meeting. Cosgrave is a slight
favorite in Tuesdays voting, ex-
pected to be heavy.
Fights and disorders in Dublin
were the last-minute feature of the
campaign, with hand to hand en-
counters in the principal streets.
Disorders also were reported in coun-
ty Clare.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
HEAD OF BOARD
URGES CLOSING
NORMAL SCHOOL
College Not Needed, Moor
man Says in Memorial
to Legislature.

Closing of either the Muncie Nor
NAL or Indiana State Teachers col
lege at Terre Haute, suspension of
the teachers minimum wage law
and drastic curtailment of expenses
at other state institutions was sug-
gested to the legislature today by
John S. Moornan of Knox, Ind.
In a memorial addressed to the
assembly, Norman stated that
economy is necessary because "abil-
ity of property owners to pay taxes
nearly has reached the vanishing
point"
Saving of one and a half to two
million dollars a year could be &C
complished py closing of one of the
state normal colleges, Norman
said, pointing out that Indiana al
ready has between 1000 and 10000
surplus teachers"
Suspension of the law providing
for a minimum of $500 wage for
teachers is advocated by Norman
for a four-year period, because
probably 81 per cent of the school
corporations will be out of money
by Jan. l. 1884, owing to the utter
inability of property owners to pay
their taxes"
Norman mas been active in state
politics for number Of years and
now is chairman Of the Indiana
state prison board and chairman of
the state purchasing commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
ONE CENT A DAY PAYS
UP TO 500 A MONTH

The Postal Life g. Casualty In
surance Co.. 1877 DierkS Building.
Kansas City, Mo, is offering new
accident policy that pays up to 500
a month for "a months for disabil-
ity and 100000 for deaths-costs
less than 1c a day-$3,50 year.
More than 10000 have already
bought this policy. Men, women
and children eligible Send no
money. Simply send name, address,
age. bencficiary's name aud relation
ship and they will send this policy on
10 days FREE inspection. No ex-
animation is required. This offer is
limited. so write them today -Advcr-
tsement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
THOMAS KEEPS
UP F|L|BUSTER
AS LONG QUITS
Huey Apparently Notified
by Adoption of Amend
ment to Glass Bill.
BIZ Z Hitcd Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Full
burden of the senate filibuster
against the Glass bank bill rested
today on the shoulders of Senator
Elmer Thomas Dem, Okla0.
His most loyal and energetic
comrade, Senator Huey Long Dem,
Lao has accepted a compromise,
and it is apparent that if the fight
ing is to continue, Thomas will have
to continue alone.
Long, who did more than his
share of talking in the two-week
filibuster, professed to be satisfied
with the Bratton amendment,
adopted by the senate Saturday.
The amendment would permit
branch banking by national banks
only in states which extend the
same privilege to state banks.
The Kingf1Sh believes that change
will make more remote the posi-
bility of large metropolitan banks
"gobbling the little" institutions. He
said that was the reason for his
extended fight against the Glass
bill.
Despite the fact that he apparent
ly is Modified, the King1sh said
he still had some amendments to
offer to the bank bill, and senators
feared the next three days. would
see Long back in the arena fighting
against some other provision of the
measure.
Thomas intends to use the Glass
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
z TO GO ON TRIAL
IN BOOZE RAID HOAX
Robber Suspects Will Face
Court tuesday.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 23-Joe
and Warm Swain, brothers, of Dam
vile, Ill, will go on trial before a
jury in the Tippecanoe circuit court
Tuesday on charges of robbery in
connection with an armed holdup
at the home of Mrs. Amanda Walsh,
Nov. 10, 1882.
The pair, together with two
others, Thomas Bridgewater and
Norman Hoskins, also of Danville,
are accused of terrorizing Mrs.
Walsh and her daughter and Vic
tor Stair and ransacking the house
and stealing $25 at the point of
guns.
The gang represented themselves
to be federal prohibition agents in
order to gain entrance to the home.
Bridgewater and Hoskins will be
tried later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
GERMAN PRINCE IS
WE'D TO COMMONER
Cinderella Romance StirS
Peasant Folk.
BIZ I nitcd Press

BY tHitcd Press
STOLBERG, Germany, Jan. %
Dreams of modern Cinderella
came true Sunday when Prince
Wolff heinrich Won Stolberg was
married to Miss Irma Erfert, pretty
daughter of a commoner, a civil
servant in the government at Mag
deburg
The youthful bridegroom now 30,
is the eldest male descendant of
the former rulers Of this tiny prin-
cipality in the Harz mountains.
He was to have married Princess
Juliana of Holland, heir to the
Netherlands throne, but he lost his
heart to the hometown" girl.
The ceremonies were conducted
in the chapel of the old family
castle, built 700 years or more ago.
Only the brides parents and her
sister were present.
Despite years of Germany as a
republic, the romance of the prince
and the government employee S
daughter stirred the peasants of
Stolberg as few Incidents in their
Sequestered lives have done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
CHOICE WHISKY is
OFFERED TO STATE
Kentucky Liquor Interests
Send Ads in Flood.

Anticipating repeal of Indianas
Wright bone dry law by the legis-
lature, Kentucky liquor interests
within the last few days have flood
ed the state with illustrated litera-
ture of whisky stocks and prices.
Brightly colored pamphlets con-
tanning reproductions of many
brands of bottled Whistles have
been distributed to physicians, who,
under the proposed new law, would
be authorized to prescribe medicinal
whisky under government super
vision.
If the dry law is repealed it is
probable dentists and physicians will
charge prescription fee which may
be upwards of so cents a pint.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23

bill, he said, as a means of calling
to the country'S attention the neces-
Sity for currency imitation to lift
the burden of debts from the poor
er classes, particularly farmers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23

more ntensively than others, because raw, inferior
tobaccos require more intensive treatment than
CHOICE ripe tobaccos.
The real differenceHcomes in the tobaccos that
are used. The better the tobacco the mider it is.
- II is a fact, well known by leaf tobacco
49, experts, fhot comeIs are made from
finer, MORE EXPENSIVE foboceos than any
other popular brand
This is why Camels are mild. This is why Camels
have given more pleasure to more people than any
other cigarette ever made.
It's the secret of Camels rich ''bouquet" ..their
cool flavor. their non-irritatng mildneSS.
All the natural ripe goodness of CamePs tobacco
is kept fresh for you by the air tight, aOelded
Humidor Pack. Don't remove it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
Editor Is Critically Ill

bN NITtu fftoH
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan %
Fred Trigg, Kansas editor of the
Kansas City Star. was in a critical
condition at st. Luke's hospital here
today He has been in i'll health
since the last session of the Kansas
legislature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23

Another "magic show" is cigarette advertising.
One of its greatest tricks is the illusion that cga-
rettes can be made miraculousy mild" through
methods.
THE EXPLANATION: All popular cigarettes today
are made in modern sanitary factories with up-to-
3 date machinery All are heat treated-so some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-23
1901 SILVER
BILL FIGHT IN
SENATE LOOMS
Montanan Will Press for
Early Reconciliation
Measure Action.

81 Hitcd Press
WASHINGTON Jan 23.-Sena-
tor Burton K Wheeler. Dem.
Mont), announced today he would
drive for early senate action on re-
monetization of silver by offering
his Is to / bill as an amendment
to the pending Glass banking bill.