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Appeal for Highway Made by Deputation A large and representative deputa-- tion sponsored by Dr. G. A. McQuibban (Liberal, Northeast Wellington), W. G. Medd (Progressive, Huron South) and C. A. Robertson (Liberal, Huron North) waited on Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of Highways, yesterday to re-- iterate its last year's appeal -- for f@esignation as a Provincial highway of the road running from Fennells to Har-- riston by way of Mount Forest. _ This road at the present time is a county road. Yesterday's deputation argued that by taking it into the Pro-- vincial system the Government would greatly lighten the traffic load in this section of the Province. Mr. Henry, while promising his con-- sideration of their appeal,, was unable to hold out much hope to the deputa-- tion, especially in view of the fact that work for the coming summer has prac-- tically all been programmed. 2ZI9TH W ednes 4ay, Ttb. 2937 FAINT PRAISE GIVEN "TO "CONTROL" AQT Worked Better Than He Ex-- pected. Says T. K. Slack DISCUSSICN --NEARS END By me:ms of a night sitting, which did not adjourn until 11.55 o'clock, the latest hour to which the House has sat to date this session, the On-- tario Legislature last night went into the "home stretch" on the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne. The delWiate will con-- tinue this afternoon, with Hon. Wil-- liam Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests, bringing it to a close this eve-- ning, and paving the way to the bring-- ing down of the Budget tomorrow aft-- ernoon, Three Other Speakers. G. . A. Robertson (Liberal, North Huron) adjourned the debate. J. H. Mitchell (Liberal, Southwest Simcos) failed to see where Govern-- ment control was satisfying the people of the Province. He claimed that the act was unsound from a moral stand-- point, that "the more liquor that is gold. the more intemperance there will ~:'1 would advocate," he said, "placing on the windtws of every liquor store beneath the coat of arms. the words 'Boys and Girls, Keen Out! The Stuf We Sell Is Injurious." The Beeton Case. terday, three other speakers, J. H. Mit-- chell (Liberal, Southeast Simcoe); T. K. Slack (Progressive, Dufferin), and Rus-- soll Nesbitt (Conservative, Bracondale) got in their speaking "licks" before adjournment was reached. | While Attorney--General Price, with his Liquor--Control speech, occupied the greater part of the House's _tlrgx_e yes-- In referring to the Beeton case of last fall, Mr. Mitche!l claimed that there was a certain attitude of ques-- tioning on the part of the public as to why the Crown bad arrested a truck driver on a charge of theft, had allowed him liberty on bail of $10,000 and had then allowed him complete freedom without an investigation. "Why do you say without investiga-- tion?" inquired Mr. Ferguson. "Without trial," said the Liboral member. k s Mr. Mitchell clashed with the At--| torney--General over a reference to theg Beeton cattle--rustling case of last year.| Mr. Slack stated not only his own po--| sition, but that of his riding to the House on the "bilthguals" and "Regu--| lation 17" question, and Mr. Nesbit: . warmly defended the Government's | rural Hydro policy. & c In a reply. which Mr _ Sinclair charged to be "an unwarranted speech," Attorney--General Price maintained that the Crown's investigation of the case had convinced the authorities that there was no evidence which would warrant bringing the man to trial. oecde _ Esmy PV ffavin ) L ARREARE NCM EWO eb eondocoec, T. K. Slack (Progressive, Dufferin) deplored the "very meagre mention" of the old--age pension scheme in the Speech from the Throne. The Premier, he said, had apparently not given the question the study it deserved, and he suggested that Mr. Ferguson was not particularly in sympathy with it. "Surely," objected Mr. Ferguson, "the honorable member must remember that' I said that the Conservative Govern-- ment was responsible for the Mothers Allowances Act and left it ready in the pigeonhole for the Progressive Gov-- ernment." IN HOUSE DEBATE