The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-16
Retail Merchants to Approve
Amended S-NRA Bill,
Is Belief.
DRAFT CHANGE IN LAW
Proposed Amendment Will
Be Given Committee, Say
Assembly Heads.

Approval of the State
NRA bill by retail merchants
and department stores of In
dianapolis and the state
seemed virtually assured
today as an amendment to
further modify the Gloss
leader" section Of the bill was
to be given leaders of the
Senate, where the proposed
act is in committee.
The amendment, the second to be
offered TO meet criticism OF this
section of the bill, was written in a
conference between Francis Wells,
assistant executive state NRA, COM
pliance director, representatives of
the retail dry goods merchants Sec
ton of the indianapolis Chamber
of Commerce and T. M. Overley,
Better Business Bureau head.
The new amendment clarifies the
meaning of Gloss leaders" and spe-
officially sets out types of merchan-
disc that shall be listed as 'loSS
leaders"
The original "loss leader" section
carried price -fiXing powers which it
granted to Gov. Paul V. McNutt.
The House of Representatives
struck out the clause and substi-
tuted a short paragraph dealing
wholly with loss leaders," but did
not define or exempt any type of
merchandise.
Amendment Is Drafted
The proposed amendment to the
section, which the Senate Judiciary
B Committee is expected to receive
is follows:
1.-The use of loss leaders as here
matter defined, in any business
transaction, including those of a
strictly intra state character, shall
be deemed an unfair method of
competition and violation of this
act; provided, however, that any
business establishment shall have
the right to meet any prices by a
competitor which have been eStab-
liShed in accordance with the pro-
visions of tljS act.
Provided further that the pro-
visions of this section (Section ID
shall not apply to merchandise sold
at a price less than the commodity
and marketing cost thereof if such
merchandise is sold as bona fide
clearance an1 is advertised, marked,
and sold as such; highly perishable
merchandise which has been ex-
posed for sale for at least twelve
hours and which is certain to de-
preciate in value if not sold prompt
ly; bona tide discontinued lines of
merchandise, if advertised, marked,
and sold IS such; merchandise sold
upon the final liquidation of any
business, and any other class of
merchandise specifically exempted
by the loss limitation provisions, if
any, of the applicable national or
state code OF fair competition.
C. of C. Attitude Stands
Although the amendment will not
change the attitude of the Indian
apoliS Chamber of Commerce.
toward the bill it will mean, in
the opinion of one chamber Of
fetal, that retail merchants will
look with more favor on the meas
ure with the Gloss leader" section
corrected and amended to CORE
spond with business conditions and
practices.
The compliance division of the
Indiana headquarters of the NRA
set an all-time record in the matter
of wage resolutions in the tWo-week
period ending today.
During this period a total of SILL
500 in back wages was collected, in
the adjustment of 80 cases, and paid
to 639 employees in the state, accord
ing to Francis Wells, assistant state
compliance officer.
SOFIA Largest Sum
This sum represents the differ
ence between the amounts paid
these workers by their employers
and those due them under their
codes. The largest sum collected in
back wages in a single case was
S6174.87, which was collected and
distributed among 203 workers in
Muncie. In Montpelier 49 employees
of one concern received $1130 in
back wages.