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I TIf" "T, "M" William McDonald" _ _ T ' _j.; Bruce) introduced a bill p _ httt ".'_, r' =t . that " per cent. of the fees paid l I . l owners of automobiles be returned to . T " .. t the municipalities in which the auto- , l mobiles are owned, to be used forthe I ' l maintenance ot roads in these muni- _-.-------.---- l cipalities. _ . ( Taxing Insurance Companies. Government Rejects Plan to; With respect to the proposed taxa- . tin of unlicensed insurance compan-. Encourage Enterprise l lesndoing business in Ontario, Mr.l Mark Irish (Toronto) maid that thesel ---_.--- l companies are cutting ra.te. by 20 peri , cent. and paying Commissions of 2i per cent. and are then receiving t e! . HANNA "SEES" SINGLE TAX some net return as licensed Compan- ies. The only criticism" he had to .... .. offer was that the tax proposed by the Attorney-General was not heavy ' 1'11. Tories Still Stand by Government "n'ih'.' Wm. Proudfilo,t C'//"c'/,',,) (16;! . ' - d .%' \l. ('larerl that the HO icie.s o some o.'-l, House Ehtravagance liberals hi the uniiconsed compamez doing husi-l ter Protest-Register of Ontario new in Ontario were not worth 72:8" . . paper they were printed on. Cr', Men of Military Age Proposed. policyholders should be protected, be? suid, by a regulation compelling all! -.-_---r--.-- t-mnpnnies: to make a deposit with the Government. l j The policy of the Ontario Govern-j A ment is to penalize farmers who im- l lElllllliln (2llllll'lJill prove their land. it a farmer installs I a tile-drainage system. thereby im- proving his property, his taxes will, . be increased proportionately. This! . US d Because The was made clear in the Legislature yes- ( Say Bail Re e y terday afternoon, when the time-rm: Were Jews--thmm At. ment rejected the proposal of Mr. I Severin Ducharme, the Liberal mem-i, torney Mthned J ber for North Essex. to exclude til? i , s ' drainage as an element of value in: . [ T"'""""-.'"-"":-'""- . . l connection with the taxation of farm _ ' According to information m the property. hands of Mr. William Proudfoot, M. Hon. W. J. Hanna, Provincial Sec- P.P. (Huron), two Jews who offered retary, balked at the proposal of C bail money for the accused in a case Mr. Ducharmc on the ground that it' (heard at Sault Ste. Marie were dis- involved "the principle. clear, out- criminated against by the Crown Atol standing and unmistakable, oi single' torney on account of their race. The tax." 'fhis wast sorgethiniz the allotigel allegation is that the onicial said he was no reat y o a opt. he sat . e , . " ,. b congratulated the member for Norm 'would not accept the money ecause Essex on his effort. "You've made a 'the two men were Jews. Hon. I. B. good try at it." he told Mr. Dix-l 'Lucas. Attorney-General, on the 2,t/i.me' but that appeared to be his) other hand, told the Legislature yes- Mr. Ducharme was sorry the Pro-:3 terday that the Crown Attorney de- vincial Secretary was opposed to his.; nied having made such a remark. plan "because it smells single. taxes-v; The latter had explained that one of tion," but said he realized it was. the men exclaimed: _ useless to try and get the Government I "Why! Is not Jew bail as good as to move. i Gentile." . ' . .. l "i said Christian or Jewish had Got . ' . ' w . ' . The T'"."."'.". 3 Extravatance. 3 nothing to do with the matter," is the The tirst division ot the session on attorney's version of his reply, "all I which the yeas and nays were asked had to do with was if adequate sure- for occurred in connection with the, ties were given." proposal of Mr. C. y... Bowman, the; The Attorney-General stated that Liberal Whip, "that this House place: the Magistrate who was present on record its disapproval of the ex-l backed up the Crown Attorney. The cessWe and wasteful expenditure al-i neon ed's solicitor declared the at- ready made on the new Government! torney declined to accept "Jewish House and of the heavy charge which l ban of that kind ., will be made on the revenues of the! Mr proudfoot. took issue ith the Province for its maintenance; and! Atto neV-General's remark v{but it that this House is further of the. opin- i .r f t i tea at "Ni in- ion that such an expenditure tori was aiempes n 'k p l, . yr. building and furnishing is out of keep- , ormat on comes 10m git-In o :3 ing with the democratic sentiment of! good Jed'tt'ttoa,.t,'/'/,',.,,ang' "fwd nt,r, as t. e the people of this Province." There .rown tome), e a" . My in- 'was no discussion on the amendment, formation is that the Crowu Attorney which was re'eeted on a party divi- l , did make the statement. ' ston. Mr. Allan Studholme (Labor ', The discussion arose on a motion by member) voted with the Govern-i Mr Proudfoot for a return showing ,ment. and the vote was 53 to 20. .copies of all correspondence which; pas .ed between the Government or; 1%eister of Military Age Men. any otfleer or otficity1 thereof in refer- A bill was introduced by Dr. ence to the granting of bail in the -Forbes Godfrey (West York) provid- case of Rex. v. Freidman. heard at 1 [ins for the compilation of a Provin- Sault Ste. Marie, and copies of all f (-181 register of males of military age. correspondence received by the Gov- H'the bill is passed registration willl ernment from any aource m refer- jWiiaGiiLirrv'. l ence to the granting or refusal of l I In this connection it is interest-i bail. . . i iirttt to note that Mr. Rowen gave! Mr. Proudfoot maintained that the notice last week that he would: reported action ot the Crowu Attor- move for "a more thorough or-l ney was unfair, was detrimental to _8anlzation of our resources for the! the best interests of the Province and . sneeessfui pro.4eeution of the war and; an insult to men of the Jewish race. the maintenance ot our agricultural! rd, the Crown Attorney made the and industrial production." Mr. Row-i statement alleged he should be sum-i ell favor; the an; intment ot a se-l marily dealt with by the Government. iect committee to inquire into and re- W q on! criou C -. port as to the further assistance On- d Be s s barge . l tarlo can render in securing such or- Hon. Mr. Lucas had no objection ganizatlon of her resources. particu- to bringing down the correspondence. 9 larly in recruiting men for the Can-l If the statement reported was true it adian expeditionary force, insuring tl would be a. serious charge against the sutf1etent supply of labor for the asri- Crown Attorney, but that otftcial ab. cultural interests, and the necessary soiutely denied the truth of the state- indu,trial operations of the Province, ment He advised members to take and in promoting thrift and economy the greatest po3teible precaution among the people, thereby strength- against placing too much importance ening the financial position of the on little pieeetr of gossip or informa. ProVince during the war and prepar- tion that came to them. ing for the period or reconstruction The use heard at adult Ste. Marie after the war. . The matter will be related to the defendants alleged con- discussed, it u expected, within the nection with aliens. He was acquit- next few days. , ted of the charge. . 'I-----------..-.---,----,., I