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Pleads for Justice, Early (ppporhmity To Clear His Name Charges M a d 0 Againsi Sault Member by Premier I Will Not Be Examined Until Sir James Dunn Re- fuens From England Arthur Ellis: (Cons. Ottaw. South), W. A. Baird (Cont, HU!, Park). Russell Nesbitt. (Cons., Bra- condale). and Wilfred Heighington (Gina. St. Davids) all joined Willi Dr. Roberts in protesting the dcizn The Government was accused at having ulterior motives, and D- Roberts voiced the threat that lt other charges were brought agtsins. him. as indicated in the enlargemen ot the committee's scope. he wouu bring up charges to match them. The Conservative group attemptm to haVe the committee meet agazn on Tuesday to hear evidence from the witnesses asked for by Dr. Ron. arts. but this ettort was defeated on I called vote. It was decided to stand adjourned at the call of the Chairman. Mr. Croll was unable to aay when Sir James Dunn would be available. but hoped it would be within a month. "I am the injured party so far. and I want to be sindicated," sad Dr. Roberts. "1 am not asking iw any favors. I would be foolish "n expect any. But 1 want ordinary common garden juetine. t am m- c'used ot being a blackmailer and the story has gone all over the Dominion ot Canada. Now this committee is asking me to wait four or five weeks. My reputation has been be. smltched. and I am not being given a chance to clear myselt. 1 can't see why I should have to live under the cloud of being n tttaetanaiier. 1 huge I shrewd idea of what other men are to be made agelnst me; ' they ere brought up. I Will bring up some. too." The Minister of Welfare Intro due: a resolution which provided tor . thorough "nvvstlttatUn and the production of all letters. tele. mms. and other data pertainlm to the cases. "I Vindication. NEW CHARGES HINTED bers of the committee. Claiming that he stood accused as a black. mailer and that he should be given the earliest opportunity of clearing " name. Dr. Roberts sought tn have the committee proceed mm the Investigation. He introduced a resolution asking that Premier Hepburn. Dr. B. T. McGhie. Deputy Minister ot Health. and a number of Sault. Ste. Marie residents he subpoenaed to appear immediately before the committee. Hon. David Croll. who acted to: the Government. refuse" to ente'. tain this resolution. declaring tha' no good purpose would be sen'm by proceeding in piece-meal fashion with the evidence. Slr James Dunn was in England. and until he nu med nothing could be done. hr Thls was tho decision reached b. the committee yesterday over th. Itnnuousty voiced protests of Dr Roberts and the Conservative mem- Charges made by Premier Her» burn against Dr. A. D. Roberts Liberal member for Sault Ste. Marie, will not be aired before the committee of privileges and elections until such time as Sit James Dunn returns from Eng- land and is able to appear to ttist' evidence. Would thpoem Premier'. "in" tse' two' or three monghg "Let the honorable member speak for himself." retorted Mr. Croll. "He has no authority to presume what the Prime Minister wlll do. If the Prime Minister is required by this committee he will he here." Mr. Baird said that in a month's time Premier Hepburn would prob- ably be on his way to the Coro- nation and thus would be unable to give evidence. hi hour. It is understood that when " comes before the House proper for third reading. it will be strenuously opposed by Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Minister of Highways. The designation of "built .up areas" will be left to the Highways Department. Although thirty miles per hour is the limit set for them under the proposed law, the munici- pal councils dmcerned may pass by- laws regulating the speed within their parka to fifteen miles per. The committee's action was by way of a compromise on legislation from Major James Clark (Lib., Windsor-Sandwich) which advocat- ed the abolition of the present limit altogether. An attempt to defeat the Clark measure was rejected by 16 to 12. The compromise legisla- tion carried on a vote of 14-11. Approval was given by Munici- pal Committee of the Legislature yesterday to a bill increasing the motoring speed limit in this Prov- ince from 35 to 50 miles an hour on the open highway. A limit of thirty miles per hour is to apply in cities, towns and built-up areas. McQUESTEN O P P C) S E D 50 Miles Per Hour Approved by Committee of Legislature SPEED Ijl/ff Ti) BE RAISED