Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-05-30
THREE CENTS.
Schultz MayAsk
Approval Of Bill
Ending Milk Tilt


D. c. Committee;
Paving Letters Reed
fTert of the Randolph -Moler.
McCodch correspondence on
page A-4)
Representative Schultz, Demo-
crat. of Indiana, a member of tho
House Milk Investigating Com
mittee, who last week broke away
from the investigating group to
conduct his own public hearings
on the bill he introduced to open
the Washington milk market to
producers in various States, is ex.
pected to seek approval of this
measure at a meeting of the full
District Committee Thursday.
This meeting, originally scheduled
Tor yesterday, was postponed be-
cause of the absence of a number Of
committee members, who went home
to make Memorial Day speeches in
their various districts.
A favorable report on Mr.. Schulte's
bill likely would halt the milk inves-
tlgation. since the major issue before
the Milk Committee concerns
whether the rigid District milk code
should be modified to permit Ship
ment into Washington of milk and
cream for fluid consumption from
States outside the so-called WASH
ington milkshed.
Meanwhile, it appeared today that
the Indiana Democrat will be in
line for appointment as chairman
of the District Committee when the
present chairman, Representative
Randolph, Democrat, of West Vir-
GINA, resigns as he indicated yester-
day he intended to do after compile
ton OF the milk investigation.
Letters on Paving Made Public.
Ordinarily the chairmanship
would 60 to the ranking majority
member, who is Representative Ken
nedy, Democrat, of Maryland, but
the latter turned down the chair.
manship last January. Mr.. Schultz
is not in Washington and it is not
known whether he would accept the
Craftsmanship if developments make
it possible for him to become head
OF the committee.
Representative Randolph made
known his intention to resign both
as chairman and as member Of
the House District Committee at
the conclusion of the milk inquiry
in an interview with a Star repre-.
sentative in Charleston, w. Va,
yesterday. At the same time, he Is.
sued statement urging the Com.
missioners to make public immedi.
ately his correspondence with re.
spect to street-paving specifications
mentioned in the dictaphone re.
corded conversations in possession
Of the Milk Investigating Com.
mittee.
Immediately after learning Of the
request, 1t. Col. McCoach. jr- En-
gineer Commissioner. made public
correspondence between himself and
Mr.. Randolph relative to a proposal
made by Messrs. Warden and Somer-
vile, representing lake asphalt firm,
that the District require the use Of
lake asphalt to the exclusion of oil
asphalt for paving in the District.
According to District officials,
Warden is field representative Of
the Barber Asphalt Corp. of Barber.
N. j.. the sole importer of the So
called lake" asphalt Warden, it
is said. lives in Martinsburg. w. Va,
as we'll as Mr. Somerville, in whose
interest D. Grove Moler, also Of
Martinsburg, approached Repre-
sentative Randolph in connection
with the paving contract specifica-
tons here. 1t is assumed at the
District Building that Mr. RAN
dolph's statement that he was act
ing for his constituency had refer
ence to the Martinsburg men.
Mr.. Randolph, in the statement he
gave The Star in Charleston. w. Va,
said yesterday that he quite nat
urally was interested in aiding his
constituency, but that he would not
expect any favors and he wanted
their case decided solely on merit.
Other Developments.
This action was followed by these
other developments:
The Department of Justice turned
down the request Of the House Dis
trict Committee for assignment Of
two Omen to aid the Public Health
Subcommittee in its milk investiga-
| ton.
Kenneth Romney, sergeant at
arms of the House and head of the
Capitol police on the House side,
disclosed he Is conducting an in.
vestigation of the reported dicta-
phone-tapping of the Milk Investi-
eating Committees room in the Old
House ONCE Building.
Two other members of the House
District Committee - Cha r m n
Bates of the Public Health Subcom-
mittee and Representative Byron.
Democrat, of Maryland-were said
to be planning to resign from the
committee at the conclusion Of this
(See MILK, Page A-4)