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A fair trial for the Liquor Act was suggested by Mr. Kemp, who, however, felt that promises made for the not were not being tuWled. Mr. Kemp declared that he was seek- ing to encourage the use ot Hydro. " am seeking to give Hydro to the map 1v,11oytyt.'iget it now." he said. Then Mr. Kemp asked what the dif- ference in, cost would be when a line served one consumer and three. Mr. Cooke pointed out that it was not considered wise practice to deliver to one man since the carrying charges would be prohibitive. He suggested that members. instead of going among the people creating an atmosphere of sus- picion, mistrust and doubt, should en- courage a greater density ot custom- Mr. Kemp, continuing, said that the Government paid the some amount for a line whether one man or three made use ot it. Hon. J. R. Cooke (Conservative. Has- tings EasO--The honorable member has made a statement not consistent with the facts. Mark Vaughan (Conservative. Wel- land) interrupted to ask if the rate had not been reduced since, and the argu- ment which resulted was stopped by the Speaker. who declared that a. member who occupied the floor must not be interrupted. The House was getting be- yond control. he said, and warned that interruptions must be confined to ques- tions which the member speaking might or might not answer. R. H. Kemp 'Progressive. Lincoln) delivered an insistent appeal to the Government t devise some method of extending Iiygro service to the "back concessions." no said that. in his own case, several years ago he could have had service from a private. companv but he refused. and signed up later with Hydro at a higher rate. His serv- ice charge, he said, had been $5.50, while the rate was six cents and tour cents, with an additional cost at the outset for the construction of the line. Mr. Anderson agreed that the sur. gestion was a good om. Continuing. he advocated a system of houses ot refuge under which old folks of one type or class would oe placed in one character of home. and aged people of another cuss in another type of building. Weed control. recompense for farmers whose sheep were killed by wolves, and the from act were briefly touched upon in his closing statements. Would Extend Hydro. He opposed any action by the Govern. ment which would lead to the transfer of aged inmates of Provincial mental hospitals. who have recovered sumeient- ly from their iniirpnitios to be released. back to the municipalities from which they originated. Premiér Ferguson-Why dont ht dog!) counties join together then? W. A. Anderson tLiberal. Peterbor- ough County) urgcd the Government to extend a greater measure of financial support to the municipalities. Attacking Mr. Homuth's old-age pen- slons stand. he contended that the On- tario Government would be acting with better grace if, instead of "holding back," it would accept the Ottawa plan and determine its merits by a. practical test. Mr. Homuth said he would introduce tn the House today a petition signed by 1,700 residents of his riding urging the Government to bring an old-age pensions plan into operation. "My contention." said Mr. Homuth, "is that the Dominion Government is forcing something on the Provincial Governments for political byplay, so that it can say to the aged poor: 'It is the Provincial Government which ts refusing you the assistance." The whole Federal proposal was one- aided, he declared. This brought an objection from Lib- eral Leader Sinclair. who called atten- tion to the'provislon in the bill which provides that the scheme is to continue ettective as long as the Provincial en- abling acts remain operative. On ten years' notice, said Mr. Homuth, the Federal Government could termi- nate its agreement, and leave the Pro- vincial Governments with the responsi- Elllty fy.earEyipg on the pensions plan. -Why dont half a weihe but: uovernment to pay 50 per cent. ot the cost of county roads. The Premier pointed out that the procedure was out of order when the House was in Committee of Supply, and the Speaker upheld the opinion. They're still after P. W. Pearson's scalp in the Legislature. Mr. Kemp predicted that the Gov- ernment's policy before long would be beer by the glass, to eliminate the re- taller. He sought to move an amendment to the amendment of R. P. Miller (le- eral, Haldimand), but was ruled out of order. The subamendment was really in the nature of a rider, which asked the Government to pay 50 per cent. ot the cost of county roads. A week, ago the North York member related tit"tfiewouse the, story ot" a travelling man tNsnd whiiasiaimed tttat in the last thrttymonths.he had Seen more drunkenness and heard more bar- room language in North Mir,and Sud- bury thug tn years under tpe Ontario Temperance Act. North Bay, throggh its Mayor, E. L. Banner, prongw denied, tn a twain to Premier r- suson, theme 7 ions lesser, forth "toy Mr. Pearsoii: . "Black Eye." Yesterday the House had the Sudbury side of the story. In a long letter which the Attorney-General read to the House. Crown Attorney McKessock said in part: "This town is well policed with a force ot a Chief and seven men. I havent seen a drunk man on the street here this year. nor do I believe I ever heard any bad language in the same time. Tho merchants and business men, miners and iumbermen residing here will compare favorably with any town in the Province as to sobriety, morality and uprightness." In closing, he added that he "hoped that Mr. Pearson will find his statement false and see fit to withdraw the uncomplimentary refer- ence to us. as we are on the verge of even greater development than previ- ously, and a black eye trom public men, whether honest or not, always does us Crown Attorney Declares Mining Centre Compares Favorably With Any Town in Province as to Sobriety, Morality and Uprightness Sudbury Joins With North Bay To Refute Drunkenness Story Mr. Pearson is, if anything, a fighter. Following the reading of the McKes- The Government. he remarked, claim- ed to have eliminated the big, whole- sale bootlegger, who ftourishiid under the O.T.A., but admitted that there was still the retailer, who bought liquor at a Government More, watered it, and paddled it "up the alley." Sees Beer by Glass. " tr-t 1T\I\ sock letter he admitted he had no per- sonal observation of conditions in Sud- bury, but he did know, he said. "what was going on nearer home." He promptly related to the House the story of a recent "bang-up," disgraceful flght in a downtown Toronto street car, whose kind, he contended. amid boos of Government benchers. he had never seen in the days of the O.T.A. Denial ot Liquor Trucks. Another anti-Liquor Control Act ret- erence, made in the House last week by T. K. Slack (Progressive. Dufferin), drew contradiction yesterday. Mr. Slack's statement was to the effect that two or three truckloads of liquor had been brought into She'lburne and dis- tributed at certain times of the year. Denial was offered yesterday. by the Attorney-General, through a report from Provincial Constable Nelson, which. read to the Legislature, ran, in part, as follows: . "I have made inquiries in Shelburne and vicinity. and fail to find any person who has knowledge. of bootleg liquor being brought into Shelburne in one, two or three truckloads at certain times of the year, as stated by Mr. Slack. Apparently he is the 'only one that knows of these conditions, which I can sately say are incorrect. Shelburne is a village of about 1,200, which I visit once or twice a week, and I have inter- viewed some of the most staunch tem- perance men in the village. They all state that conditions under the L.C.A. are far superior to those under me On- tario Temperance Ari."