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TO that he was special investigator
for the Department of Justice.
Administration Unit Lacking.
In connection with the PaSSama-
duoddy project. sources sympathetic to
the administration power policies said
the advisability of halting work is under
consideration because of the failure
of the Maine Legislature to set up a
State authority to administer the big
undertaking.
1t was said, however, no decision
to suspend had been reached. Army
engineers declared there had been no
change in their orders to buy supplies
for the project.
Secretary Ickes, P w. A. admin
istrator, said day or two ago that
he expected work to go forward. Other
sources indicated President Roosevelt
felt the State Legislature should take
some steps for Maine to assume ad
ministtation of the project.
AT yesterdays Senate Lobby Com
rnittee hearing, Gadsden testified that
power companies spent more than
100000 fighting the administrations
attempt to abolish certain holding
companies in seven years.
Fighting Lobby Bill.
Today Chairman Black expressed
the view that the 100000 mentioned
was the smallest part of the amount
spent"
The Alabaman asserted, incidentally.
that lobbyists are fighting to kill bill
he has introduced to force publicity
for lobbyists activities 1t would re-
quire them to register and to account
for their expenditures.
IF that bill had been passed by
both Houses two months ago." he said,
I'VE would have had I'll the informa-
ton which the committee now has to
dig up
Plunging into the inquiry yesterday
with an abruptness that amazed even
members of his committee. Black
quickly loosed a broadside of ques-
tions that brought calmly emphatic
replies from Gadsden and an I
don't remember" from another wit
ness, Burnham Carter. publicity writer
for the firm of Ivy Lee & T. J. Ross of
New York, public relations counsel.
Carter couldn't recall how many
members of Congress he had talked
the power issue with, nor who they
were.
Gadsden declared the power indus
try was mot on the defensive" add
ing that it was trying Ito save s12,-
600 100000 industry from "destruc-
ton" by the Wheeler -Rayburn bill.
That measure now is in conference be-
tween the House and Senate.
Just before the committee adjourned
Gadsden filed a statement prepared by
Price, Waterhouse & Co. of New York
showing receipts by the Utility Exec
utives Committee of S152,065 from
February 18 to June 30. this year, and
disbursements of s151,865. Cash on
hand June 80 was $199
Twenty-six power firms we're listed
as contributors to the Utility Com
mittee. the largest contributors being:
Commonwealth & Southern Corp,
$l3,140; North American Co., $13, 3,125;
Standard Gas & Electric Co., $14,010;
United Gas & Improvement Co,
s10755, and Public Service Electric &
Gas Co.. $10,500.
Others we're: American g. Foreign
Power. $1,370; American Gas & Elec-
trio. 1880: American Power g. Light,
1913; American Water Works &
Electric Co., $4,000: Columbia Gas &
Electric, $4,000; Cons olidated Gas,
Electric Light g. Power Co. Of Balti-
more, $4,000; Detroit Edison. $3.50;
Electric Bond & Share. $8,957; Elec-
trio Power g. Light. S2,543; Illinois
Power & Light, 5000; Lehigh Power
Securities. $1,956; National Power &
Light. sl,957: New England Power
Association, S5.865. Niagara Hudson
Power, 1890; Pacific Gas & Electric,
$4,000; Pacific Lighting, $4,000; Penn
Southern Power 81 .410: Power Securi-
ties. s195; Stone & Webster, Inc,
$5.145: United Gas $1,174, and
United Light g. Power, $3.50.