Evening star., 1928-06-02

as the beneficiary Of a fellowship at
the University of Colorado which is be-
ing financed jointly by the Rocky Noun
tain committee and the university.
Topping the list of questions was a
note to Lewis, saying: These were
written by yours truly so that Petersen
could talk intelligently to the board of
regents. No doubt this will be just a
start toward the continuance OF such
conditions"
Lewis identified Petersen" as the
director of the University of Colorado
extension service. Elmore Petersen fig
ured in the evidence also as having
consulted Delphi Carpenter, the Col
orado water commissioner, regarding
the proposed river commission, and
Carpenters name was on another ex-
hibit in connection with supposed rec
concentrations for membership on the
commission. A second list OF names
was found on memorandum bearing
the name Of Lewis. and the commission
finally announced by the board of
regents last December included some
of the men named on both lists. Among
them was Wolfe. The commission had
not yet reported.
Healy interrogated Lewis sharply re-
garding the commission and the utilities
representative denied that his commit
tee had influenced the selection of
members. Heaiy asked whether Lewis
oid not expect report against the
Boulder Dam project by the commits.
sion. and Lewis did not agree.
Other evidence entered Yesterday
dealing largely with activities of the
zfltv
70 inpart its viewpoint through the
high schools Of Colorado, New Mexico
and Wyoming was summed up in a re-
port made after the third year of oper-
alton. which said that the committee
vas rapidly Withdrawing from mental
circulation the countless counterfeit
ideas relative TO the public utility tiIsi-
ness which have been foisted upon the
people Tor so many years by the un-
friendly. the misinformed and the
preiudiced."
Friendly Understanding.
Contrasting the situation with that
which existed before we began ID di-
rect our attention TO this great lob
OF building UP better public relations.
the report said university and high
school students were being given "a
friendly understanding Of the utility In
dustry. IL was added that the "stu-
oentg heads are no longer being cram
niec with municipal, government and
state ownefgnip theories. and teach-
ings Of sociaiistic principles were said
70 have been "at least leavened By the
lectures and other information provided
by the utilities"
Noting that "the effect Of our work"
IN the universities would mot be 10
direct or instantaneous" the yeport
said "the papers and talks that have
been provided for the high school stu
dents and the pupils OF the upper
classes Of the grade schools are making
their effect Immediately apparent"
An outline OF the methods followed
by Lewis in Denver and elsewhere in
conducting the educational work" was
contained in a letter written by him
in 1924 TO Clarence q. willard Of the
Connecticut committee on pubic sery-
such information. The letter was intro
duced fn evidence, and said In part:
We now have every university and
college In the State Of Colorado utiliz-
ing oHr speakers. Euch plan neceS-
saT1ly entaiied considerable preliminary
work, a. there was considerable gkepti-
esSn1 and suspicious when we first uK-
6ertook this activity. However, we now
have the ft;Ii confidence Of all the edu-
Gators and there Is hardly any iiu1ita-
ton placed upon our talks"
He told willard that every utility In
Denver loaned "tne services Of It's big
gest men" for the talks, adding.
In order 70 enlist the cooperation
Of the high school authorities, IL has
been necessary In some instances 70
a6fs&ks fkza1~s 4KaE9ssf%,taH5sg sE1zks
We found this method more effective
than eg5deaYOrsng 10 put over the idea
before the school bard as a whole"
Sends Check.
The attention of Lewis was directed
ziSo yesterday 10 a December J., 1927
letter from him W Wolfe, IN care Of the
University u Colorado.
''You viii recall" wrote Lewis, that
& short tirle ago / assured you that
Santa Claus might be prevailed upon
70 yastt your sq1siic hut That ] sue
csecsd In convincing the old hoy is
eytcenceG by the check herewith This
check ID IN accordance With the ar
Yanae9nent mentioned goy1ae time ago for
stepDan2 Up Jour income q Bit, Don I
spend II al for liquor or nam and fggg.
. By the way, tell me again what your
Z
MAKE DEoDer arrangements for the
future"
~ had been testified previously that
| Wolfe c,1Edacted survey of text boJks
! V1'c6 In Colorz<So schools for. the Rocky
/ Mountain utilities information commit
I t1e, sDd 4 iettsg relative 10 this WsE
! inlFG61ceS
j III this Wolte ASKED Lewis IL he had
/ "s9y more tszt Dook surveys" on file,
/ afa6 &skfc whether II would be possible
+ W bse them, u have found that the
/ ones yssI have given ne contain re-
1 FAeBs NJ many ~ me Doyks used in
/ C19sWzco - he a,1Ged.
/ fsea3y prfc9ceG another nleng1ga
/ urging local utilities managers 70 get
NJ N1dch with editors " "sxpgaIn
( Eoglcef Dam" and " urge them IL
/ sef9s wires " Eenstorg and Representa-
tiyes In imposition ~ the EYt1g. John
! z1p DtA. Lewis ssAggeeted that this Was
/ q 4fosng let9hf," possibly res,EiYed by
hin, ard denied that tle ia2d scGeGed
W the gs1ggeStiOLs. IieaJy intefposed
ttszt Legts apparently had NJ one ttn1f
ktagHb mare a4sJs3t Boulder Dam thar
his testimony showed
Utilities Issues SiatemSBt
This and the Cyiors1e River com-
ngissstgn phases 81 the Days testimony
were ceaIS WITH iD q press statement
asssjfc lsst night ny tils joint COMMITTEES
~ hsttGfssI Dttlaty AEs,cisttoHs n noted
inst IhW.s Degtifed Ms Srf')fmstasn nOil.
cefBiBg o seYen EtssGs Boulder Dan
HoDfsTsDne a. Denver had eafas from
l'gfse reports and s}So inst 'tlle Daanf3sl
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