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ECA e o ie es' ' Febru ary 23 ' C# «'/ " j _ ASKS PROOF OF Refused by He'pbu in BEER'LEAKS' @uemmemenemmemmmemmmmmemes (' speemmnemen mm mmmmmemmmnmmemzem Temperance Deputation To Follow Up Information Urged to Give New | NVESTIGATION of j 11 # # # # | 4 0 a Legislation Fair Trial | } & | complaints alleging ille-- s | < f al distribution of beer in HERE will be no | omga 1 umm s1 | | Ontario was promised from iquor advertising in | | the f1 £ the House ves # { I r id Ontario. : ' t ed oob OP s M'tsl,'; i1 s * | ier Mitche There will be no sale of use inia beer and wine in restau-- | -- | F. Hepburn. rants. . Quotes Complaint. There will be no Province-- } Just before the orders of the day wide referendum on the § | were called, the Hon. William H. Price beer law. ' (Conservative, Toronto Parkdale), di-- Hepburn Urges Education. rected the-- Prex?ucr.s attsntion to ® Incip lX despatch appearing in a Toronto eve-- These principles--laid down on iy $ 20. in whi occasions as the Hepburn Gov-- ning newspaper of Feb. 20, m'. which an * ernment liquor policy--were repeated Atherley beverage room proprietor com-- yesterday when an Ontario Temper-- plained bootleggers were purchasing al;'cee;nl."e(gr:':ion deputation called at beer and selling cheaper than he could, 6 A + «s y + *» ian 4 j "Carry on a campaign of education," % Ir'. as .n ,)orvcd.' (':o.f-)xfelfrx'ce saxc}. Premier Mitchell Fp.dg}{(-pburn told his there are outlaw places s*lling beer, visitors. "That is your particular what steps does the Prime Minister fiecld. Eliminate the customers and propose to take to stamp it out?" there will be no sale." "*Not being a constant reader of The deputation leaders -- Roscoe that papcr," the Premier commenced, Rodd, Dr. John Coburn, Dr. A. J. "I hadn't read the report." Laughter Irwin and Mrw William -- Pugsley-- and desk--thumping followed. presented an indictment of beverage-- "I hadn't suspected you were," re-- room conditions, Mixed drinking, plied Colonel Price, smiling. "That's treating, public drinking, and the why I brought it up." profit motive were denounced. Lecal Ont Promises Action. al Up '°"f_ "If any one has knowledze of any The, principle of local option, Mr. complaint, let him give us the infor-- Rodd held, was less satisfactory be-- mation and it will be investigated. cau§e of the speedy transportation The complaints will be turned over provided by automobile. Notice of to the Provincial Police," the Premier a beverage--room application, he sug-- promised. gested, should be posted, and protests "It needs to be corrected all over pe'x:mlttcd in a thirty--day period. the Province," the former Attorney-- That is in effect now," said Liquor General put in. Control Commissioner Odette. He '"We don't want any general insinu=-- declared that the board had turned ations that this is widespread, without _ down more beverage--room applica-- specific complaints. I say again that tions than it approved--in Toronto if any one knows that this is going on. twice as many,. we would like the information. I Premier Hepburn urged that the assure you all complaints will be fully new legislation be given a fair trial. investigated," Premier Hepburn de-- To requests for its repeal or for a gon-- clared. g:l referendum, he would noy ac-- ~------------<--< _ _ ommmssmmmmmmmmmmsenmmmues e.