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The House in Committee was con- ' sidering estimates involving the super- vision ot loan corporations. Mr. Belanger referred to the old legislation to check up and get bond guarantees (tom co-operative banks. Such organ- izations administered loans through a trustee. Mr. Belanger did not criticize their activity or the work of mutual l benefit societies in making loans to i' shareholders, but rather felt that if c, the act was proclaimed it would give ii them such a status that their work g'could be extended. The legislation. Isaid he, did not interfere with the Bank u Act. PREMIER 1lllnil)glllli Premier o es or er a ice 1in)(W)MIM BILL To «415453911301? ff Coal To Be Given More Carefu Consideration During House Recess INTERFERENCE BY JUDGES A plea that the Government proclaim legislation put on the statute books by the Drury Government to regulate and control co-operative banking organ- Izatlons was made in the Legislature yesterday afternoon by Aurelien Belanger (Liberal, Russell). Premier Ferguson, suggesting that the matter might come under Dominion Jurisdiction, promised to look into it. While arguing that the principle of the measure was worthy of support from every side of the House and had been generally approved up and down the country, Premier Ferguson yester- day withdrew his Widows and Orphans' Maintenance Bill in order to give the question more careful con- sideration during the House recess period and to iron out some of the kinks which have appeared in the bill since it originally was drafted. Idea oi Bill. The bill was drawn with the idea of offsetting, in effect, arbitirary attempts by disgruntled heads of families to prevent their immediate heirs from re- ceiving any portion ot their estates. A tew years ago. as the Prime Minister explained yesterday, widows were well protected under the Dower Act, since most estates consisted largely ot real estate. or recent years. he pointed out, there had been a trend toward stocks, bonds, and similar personal property, which do not come within the pro- visions of the Dower Act. The conse- quence has been that many widows and orphans have been stripped ot some 'g, the protection which formerly was eirs. Belanger Urges Proclamation of Drury Regulating Law CO-OPERATIVE BANKING DISCUSSED IN HOUSE The bill as first planned would have overrome this situation and restored the widows' rights. but on close exami- nation, said Mr. Ferguson, it was found that it interfered too greatly with the Inherent right ot the testator to dis- pose ot his property as he wished. Some medium position between this interfer- ence and the principle of greater pro- tection would have to be found, he said. before the measure was brought in next session. Connioting Decisions. Furthermore, said the Premier, the original draft provided for interference by County Court Judges in cases where heirs-at-law disputed the will ot a testator. It had occurred to him since the bill came into the House that there were so many County Court Judges tn the Province that a. vast mass ot conflicting decisions might be built up; BO when the bill next comes before the Assembly, Superior Court Judges will likely be entrusted with this work. ('Av VsA'avh Cla, Hope that the Alberta Government would create an organization and establish an omce in Ontario which would serve not only as a publicity bureau but assist in the distribution of Alberta coal in this Province was voiced in the Legislature yesterday afternoon by Premier Ferguson. The Prime Minister, questioned during consideration of the estimates on a $5,000 salary item, stated that it was tor Fuel Controller Ellis. Mr. Ellis DO CIVIL SiRhllffS WILL DO 'S()iErllll)(l "MIX IN nlfiW? ANENT ()lifli1llf MY Liberal Leader Queries Item Attorney-General Price to In. for Education thr vestigate Fee of Crown partment Employees PREMIER'S STRONG VIEWS The question ot civil servants "mix- ing up in politics" was raised in the Legislature yesterday when the House was in committee on the main esti- mates. Liberal Leader Sinclair, questioning an item of $1,800 for the Education Department, was told that this was the salary of Constance Boulton. He recol- lected often seeing her name in the press. And he suggested that the Gov- ernment "keep her busy" so that she would not have too much spare. time "iiiGirG" iaisuson stated that he had "just as strong v)eys" on..,t:h.e subject of civil servants being politicians, and that he'd even told one member of the service that such action would mean loss of the job. _ . ijriariaiurilnd so wandei' into the political argna. . ' , A NIXON ARGUES USE OF LOCAL ATTORNEYS " "--""---'---- Attornfy general Says Spa, Main estimates to the total of $14,- cials Are Often 692,108 were approved yesterday by the Required Legislature sitting in Committee of Sup- _____.__.__ ply. A vote in the main estimates for ugget,tetiiv.tl1e 'ie/glee/il "132133; . " . S - . ' . special Crown prosecutors .drew from had been only partially examined on Hon. H. C. Nixon, Progressive member Tuesday. the House approved votes of for Brant, the advice, in the House $49,925 for the Insurance Department: . . It yesterday, that local Crown Attorneyg {31:21:Iggdfgoggtgaégg735,231.13"ng should be used wherever pos.sib,le if: ern Development: 'siiiiijidi) for Mines; all. eases-and It1 the great majority 0, $1.282,165 for Public Works: 352.650 tor minor casts. . 'the Game and Fisheries Department: Mr. Nixon reiterated the oit-heard $562,339 for Highways, and $458,350 out argument the" "oy,tslt?Tf', coming vn of a total of $686.450 required for the are not familiar With the Circumstances Health Department. of the case or conditions in the locality, On Tuesday the House had voted the 'Crown Justice. . ernor's Office, Premier's Department. Jytorritt9etyTtl Price defended the Legislation, Agriculture and part of the, policy ot his department. 8321118,, there Attorney-General's Department. Com- were many times when 'specials were pletion today of the Health estimates required. and citing a. number 915 cases will only be a matter of minutes. and in which. he claimed, his policy an then the House will only have to con- his JUGEmFHt had been upheld by thes sider votes for Labor. Provincial Treas- "smeeials.' urer. and Provincial Secretary. "srviciais." id was aiding in providing standard quality Alberta coal for Ontario fires. - _ .. -., "-4". 4.....- "an ' "Mu-nu", o--~~- v" - -_ -e For, said the Premier, since the Do- minion Railway Board had announced rates, the Ontario Government was going to assist in making the coal available for Ontarians. He recalled that some shipments of inferior Alberta coal had come into the Province, and so the fuel got a bad name. Now it was planned to have a board fix stand- ards and qualities. He hoped that the railways would carry only such coal as {was passed by the board, thus further guaranteeing quality tor the consumer, Attorney-General Price told the Legis- lature yesterday that during the House's recess period he proposed in- vestigating thoroughly the fee system as applying throughout the Province to Crown omcials, with a view to "doing something" at next session for any cases of "underpaid.", _ - Col. Price's intimation came in reply to questions from D. J. Taylor (Pro- gressive, North Grey). who cited the story of a Sheriff who believed him- self entitled to more money than he was getting for the discharge ot his duties. _ _ a . The Attorney-General said that, fol- lowing last session, he had asked tor reports on the situation, generally speaking, but that these reports had come in too late tor any action during the current session. "During the recess," he said, "r pro- pose to go into the question thoroughly and ascertain if there is any discrimina- tinn in these affices." $14,6923108 VOTED IN MAIN ESTIMATES House to'Consider Labor, Provincial Treasurer and Secretary