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Mr. Miller wanted to warn the peo- ple of the Province that Premier Fer- guson's proposal ot extending university work into high schools was a copy of a system which had most disastrous re- sults in the United States. As a result of such a move in the States, said he, the people of that country were con- fronted with a terrible problem in high school life. with suicides among high school pupils, and generally with a con- dition of affairs that "is the disgrace of the whole country." -"Rip Van Winkle" Plan. Mr. Miller's scathing criticism of the present regime was his offering in the Budget debate. lie followed lion. John R. Cooke. Hydro Minister, who for an hour and a half reviewed Hydro affairs ot the Province. and made his reply to Opposition criticism. Then. for an hour, Mr. Miller turned his guns on the Government generally. and on Premier Ferguson in particular. He declared that the present admin- istration was a most unfortunate and costly one for the farmers of the Prov- ince. He charged Premier Ferguson with "turning over the people of the Province. body and soul. to the. Bankers' Association." And he maintained that it the Drury Government's policy to- ward thc Provincial Bank had been carried out by the Ferguson Govern- ment there would have been an ex- tensive increase in deposits rather than the decrease which has resulted. SAYS FARM POLICY IS RUINING FARMERS With biting satire and stem denunci- ation, E. Blake Miller. Liberal stalwart trom East Elgin, took the Ferguson Government to task yesterday after- noon. EAST ELGIN LIBERAL . MAKES HOT ATTACK ON FERGUSON REGIME E. Blake Miller Warns People of Ontario That Plan to Extend Univers- ity Work Into High Schools Shows Disas- trous Results in United States Mr. Miller declared that the Gov-' ernment had built a road at Port Rowan, in Hon. John S. Martin's rid- ing, running from the main highway two and a half miles to the lake, near Long Point. and that it all was done "in a secretive way." His information was that it cost between $65,000 and $70,000. but there had been one rumor that $100,000 taken trom the Northern Development Branch had covered it. At any rate, said he, he and others had culled the Public Accounts. and found no explanation. Mr. Miller also chided the Premier for proposing "free fertilizer" for the farm- ers of the Province. He said it must have been "Rip Van Winkle. not Fergu- son," who broached such a project. tor such production was several years old. "And all." said he, "that we have to see for this road is a muskrat farm on one side of it. some hunting shacks on the other. and the smiling countenance of the Minister ot Agriculture." "Whiat did the county pay'? her asked. Mr. Martin declared that there were hundreds of applications" for building pgmits on Long Point. grid the park "The county didn't make a Mon, because it would raise said Mr. Miller. was set aside by the Drury Govern- ment. Because there was no access" there had been no development in six years. - A - d _ Mr. Miller-The land there now is controlled by a hunting association. Is that correct or not? Mr. Martin-at is not correct. "e..aoear/ir,t-- "ttr-rs-ri-rim-r-, T' a mem- contribu- a stink," 6p- ' Shows Hunting License. I Liberal Leader Sinclair yesterday questioned a report of Monday's pro- ceedings in the House. So Hon. George ts. Henry repeated a statement he had ' made on that occasion and told the members that Mr. Sinclair "is not a farmer, but spends his time in a law 9 oftlee." 1 Through an error, the word "lawyer" was printed instead of "farmer" in The 1 Globe's report. Mr. Miller produced a hunting li- cense to prove his contention. Mr. Mar- tin insisted that the land referred to led to the park. 7 - A Mr. Miller went on to criticize the Government's agricultural policy, main- taining that in the past five years the Ferguson Administration had cost the farmers millions of dollars in depre- ciated farm values. Then on financial matters Mr. M11- ler recalled how the Drury Govern- ment had resented approaches from the Bankers' Association. "Yet," he went' on, "when the Bankers' Association; came to Premier Ferguson with itsi Satanic purpose of governing the:' people, he turned the people over to it, body and soul. True," said he, "that interest on farm loans had been reduced one-halt of 1 per cent., but interest on other forms of loans werei reduced from 2 to 3 per cent., and the ' Government made sure not to tell of' the extortion on farmers," in its sys- tem of loans. 1 Aurelian Belanger (Liberal, Russell), protested another report denying state- ments and actions attributed to him. He thought perhaps the man meant in the article was Mr. Boulanger, M.P.. and that it all showed the importance of changing a letter in a name. He declared that it the policy of the Drury Government toward the Pro- vincial Bank had been carried on, there would have been $70,000,000 or $100,- 000,000 deposited there for the benefit of farmers and the man who put the money there. High School Suicides. Mr. Miller next attacked the Premier on his proposal of university work in high schools. He declared that the Prime Minister was, in this project, tol- lowing a similar movement in the United States which had most disas- trous results. In the States, said he, fraternity life had sprung up. among high school and collegiate students so that they became unruly. Moreover, he declared that in the United States high schools there had developed "a sex problem that is the disgrace of the whole country," and that "suicides in the high schools and collegiate insti- tutes are higher in the States than in any other country." "And this," he climaxed his remarks, "is what the Premier advocates and submits for the Province of Ontario. With this thought he concluded his address and A. C. Calder (Conservative, West Kent), adjourned the debate. The House then rose at 5.55 pm. "Free fertilizers." said Mr. Miller critically. "Why the farmers of Chr. tario don't want anything free. All they want is a, square deal from this Gov- ernment." He also criticized the Premier for re- quiring teachers to have two years' Nor- mal School training instead of one. He saw in this the "purpose of making a close monopoly ot the teaching pro- fession the same as lawyers and doc- tors and the increasing of the salary." Why, said he, Teachers' Boards were unanimous in declaring that it was the experience of the teacher that counted. Then Mr. Miller got after the Prem- ier on another topic. He recalled that, home from overseas last year, the Prime Minister had, in an interview, suggested the producing of "free ter.. tilizers" for Ontario farms trom nitro. gen. Mr. Miller thought that it wasn't Mr. Ferguson. but "Rip Van Winkle,' who gave that interview. For, said he pack in, 1911 European countries had fertilizer. - 7 Only Want Square Deal. using such méthods of producing ncRAL LINE CHARGE OF $240,000 A YEAR MAY BE TRANSFERRED Commissioner Cooke Says Hydro Ought to Assume This Burden Claims Power Costs on Rideau System Are to Be Reduced HIS PERSONAL VIEW ONLY That the time has come for the On- tario Hydro-Electric Power Commis- sion to assume the burden of main- tenance charges on the rural Hydro system-a matter of $240.000 a year--- was the personal opinion advanced in the Ontario Legislature yesterday after- noon by Hon. John R. Cooke, Govern- ment member of that Commission. The Minister, continuing the Budget debate, spoke to the House for an hour and a halt on Hydro affairs. Much of that time he gave over to a reply to' Opposition members. who had criti- cized the system of rural Hydro rates, and much of that reply was in the form of a denunciation of those members for their attitude. Mr. Cooke made it plain that this proposal for the lowering of the costs to rural subscribers was his own per- sonal thought. However, said he, if the Executive of the Union of Munici- palities took it up with the members of the Commission and the Commission- ers gave their approval, he would be pleased to tell the House of that con- sent. Defends Hydro. The announcement of his beliol that the Commission should now act to re- duce the rural "burden" came in the last moments of his address. He led up to his proposal by observing that rural Hydro costs amounted to $2,200 a mile. that the maintenance charges were 3 per cent... or $66. or a cost, ot roughly. C?, a month to three families on the line. He believed that the cast should be reduced, but the question was: Who shall assume the burden? To Reduce Cost. There was, said he, s8.000,000 invest- Pd in rural Hydro. and that the 3 per cent. on this amounird to 3240.000. The Government. as a share in Hydro on- deavor, contributed $1.250.000, "f be- lieve." he added. "that the Hydro Power Cemmisaion might easily D? asked to assume a I lion dollars a. year to maintenance charges. the scrvice charge tt farmers would amoun' asked to assume 2. ouartexforsl -iiiiT- lion dollars a. year to take care of those maintenance charges. It this was dous- ene service charge to the majority ol tarmers would amount to $1.50 a, month. Mr. Cooke observed that there wa'; tM0,000,000 invested in the assets of the Hydro Commission and municipal:- ties today. There is no tax on Hydro investments, only on certain lands. So that if it assumed the $240,000 bur- den it would be no more than what represented a tenth of a mill increase in the tax rate of the Province 1 V V _ . mW., an'rn u an m tot; Ila-x Aauv v. v--- --- During his speech' Mr, Cooke also emphasized the problems ot clectriu supply that faced the Hydro Commis- sion. The demand goes up 10 per cent. each year. which means that with it being 1,000,000 horsepower this year the Commission must provide 1,100,000 horsepower next year and 1,210,000 in the following year. Growth of Hydro. Mr. Cooke's address dealt, with the Hydro movement in the Province. He traced the growth of the enterprise hom its inception down to the present day, and the wonderful contribution it has made to the industrial expansion of the country. Power at cost, he said, was the principle which underlay every hit. or legislation on which the Hydro- mctric Power Commission operated, and as long as he was a member of the Commissicn that principle would re- main "Arm denarture from such a iGiiiruiiy departure with the