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. _ Mr. Joynt made a: plea for lower freight rates and criticized the ‘wages demanded by labor. He said he wanted to give the Attorney-Gen- eral a great deal of praise for the way he enforced the Ontario Temper- ance Act, and declared that he had always been a temperance man. Use Better Detectives. J. C. Brown, U.F.O, member for North Middlesex, came to the rescue of the Attorney-General when Mr. Lewis was criticizing the administra- tion of the O. T. A. He asked Mr. Lewis if he’ had heard Mr. Raney’s defense in the House., and what rigid precautions were taken in the em- ployment of operators. Mr. Lewis maintained that detectives of the character of those on the Toronto police force should be used to fer- ret out crime, and then there would be proper enforcement. Mr. Lewis, however, said he was a supporter of temperance legislation. Mr. Lewis said he disagreed with the Premier’s statement that his new Hydro-radials Act would be more workable than the one of 1914. The municipalities affected, he thovght, were of his (Mr. Lewis’) mind on that. Members Not in Favor Of Lights on Vehicles In the Legislature yester- day the bill introduced by | Charles Swayze, Niagara Falls, making it compulsory for all vehicles to carry front and rear lights between dawn and dark on highways, met overwhelm- ing defeat, after but brief dis- cussion, on its second reading. J. M. Webster, West Lamb- ton, said that if they kept on pedestrians would soon have |, to carry lights, He thought. someone ought to bring in a bill putting a tag on the On- tario Safety League. Sam Clarke, West Northum- berland, said the bill was a burden, The bill of R. R. Hall, Parry Sound, to amend the Public Lands Act, was ruled out of order by the Speaker. ' FRIDAY, APRIL 28, OPPOSITION HURLS — MANY CHARGES Welland Liquor Operators Act in Reprehensible Manner, Says R. Cooper — M. MM. MacBride Brands J. H. Spence “Head of Bootlegging Fraternity’ — Raney Promises Inquiry “LAST NIGHT PARTY” COMES UP AGAIN Opposition members had “a fleld day” on the Budget debate in the Legislature yesterday. For several hours six Opposition members beat a iattoo of criticism upon the con- sciousness of the assembled ilegisla- tors. Serious charges were hurled in the teeth of the Government. A. C. Lewis, Northeast Toronto, making grave allegations concerning the death of.Capt. O. Huston at ‘Fort Frances, startled his colleagues by hurling across the fioor of the House what are, perhaps, the most damaging charges ever voiced in the Chamber. Robert Cooper, Liberal member for Welland, speaking of the ac- tions of liquor operators in Wel: land, whose operations figured ir both the recent attack and defense of Attorney-General Raney’s ad: ministration of the O.T.A., read from an affadavit alleged details of the most serious and sordid nature. D. M. Hogarth (Conservative, Port tiars. of Government rthur) charged _the ; ath taking an attitude toward New Ontario which encouraged the seces- sion movement and caused the peo- ‘ole to resent being looked on as a Crown colony. A vote on secession, taken on January 1 next, would r he stated. oe a6 MacBride (South Brant) es ; be the man- lmade a strong attack on Bec in which the liquor traffic had ‘been investigated, or not investigat- lad in Brantford. In this connec-, tion, he stated that John H. Spence | of Brantford was “the head and 2 ote of the bootlegging fraternity offered to secure evidence , and me iwhich Spence could be prosecut- . ed if Hon. Mr. Raney would give him a special officer to help him. Will Be Given Officer. Mr. Raney promised to give him the officer. W. D. Black (Conservative, Add- ington) hotly attacked the Govern- ment’s good roaas policy, and J. A. Pinard (Liberal, Ottawa Kast) charged unfair treatment of the sep- arate schools, and said they could: | recover by law the sum of $150,000 | from the Government. The affidavit concerning the con- duct of liquor operators at Wel-, land, which Mr. Cooper read, set! forth that three men had _ taken! rooms at the home of the lodging- | | house keeper who made the affida- | vit, and there also was in the house @ seventeen-year-old _ girl. The | affidavit said the men had invited | this young girl into their room one; evening and “had given her liquor | ; and a pill, which they said was dope that would fix her up.” The following day she showed $10, said the affidavit, which she said one of the men had given to her on con-" dition that she go away with him. Two of these men, said the affida- vit, were the principal witnesses in liquor cases where heavy fines had been coliected. ‘the affidavit said, further, that the inspector had never visited. the lodging-house keeper to make any inquiries concerning the | incident. ‘This inspector, said Mr. | Cooper, was not, and is not, a per- | son who should be in charge of a department of that kind. Urges Careful Spending. Mr. Cooper urged upon the Gov- |ernment the importance of being | careful in the expenditure of money ; On works which could be left over itor two or three years. Some expenditures would have to be made, ; one of them being the great Hydro /improvement, the Chippawa Canal. Discussing agriculture, he said that the local expenses on the farm were getting high. The Government should be careful not to get the taxes so high on the farm that the farmer could not stay there, Mr. Hogarth made a hot attack 'on the Government and said the | movement for secession was grow- | ing in the North county. The | people there, he said, objected tu being viewed as a Crown colony, to being patronized, and to the /bungling in the handling of their resources. If a vote were taken on) January 1 next, on secession, the vast majority of the people would) say ‘yes’ to that movement, he de-| -clared. (oo