Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-07
FIND CHARGES
BRIBE TAKING
ARE JUSTIFIED
Travis County Grand
Jury Starts Probe
Of Alleged Bribery
I'm Legislature

AA~ IN AINa%s Itb. f4w NV
pulsion wv representatives. f- a. Yale
and H IA. Moore from the house oL
representatives was recommended WI
the report today of the honSs--L-St'-
mittre of nine Investigating bribery
charges against them
The report said that the charges
were found tO he justified and rec
commended that the house should i'm
pose the highest punishment VA
which tx ~ capable Recommends
tions were s0 w0rdcd that IL the
house adopts the report. such adop-
ti0n Will constitute the grounds Tor
expulsion
Both Dale ana Moore were charged
n the icpOrt with conduct -unhe-
coming" and entirely unJustified
in connection with the alleged trans
action with Willis Chamberlin. HOus-
tan uptometrist. who told state ram
gers. house officers and members
that hc gave Dale $1,000 10 Ect an
urfavorable report I'D Moorc's bill to
tax stationary optumetrISts.
Dale and Moore were in their seats
when the report was read
After some discussion 0f printing
the report and testimony in the
house journal the house recessed On
ti 1880 w. m- without action
Declaring that gravity Of the
charges warrants -sl0w and careful
consideration, Representative Knbe
Loftin IVA Henrietta moved to defer
action and print thc testimony and
report in the journal FOR all mann
bers tO study. Action un his motion
was pending when the house rr-
cessed.
Representative retsch. member of
the Investigating committee ~ nine.
which completed heating w the
charges Saturday. declared hat "
would cost $500 t0 print che pro-
ccediHFS and that four copies uf
these already had been made Hr
said the committee had spent $3.50
already Ou strnogrnphic work
ChamhrrliIl, legislative chairman
of the Texas Optometry Association,
told Che committee in 0rrn hearing
that Dale offered Cor $4,000 TO fiK
things" f5r an unfnrOrahle report cn
the opt0metrv hills which would have
taxed stationary UptumctriStS $40 nm
nually. nv ilinrrant optometrists are
FAXED COW. He said Moore. author af
the bill. referred him to Dale and
that Moore was with them last Wed
nesdGy night when final details of
the alleged transaction were worked
out in AU0re's hotel room.
Ranger Captains Frank Hamfr and
Tom Hickman. f0rewArned wv Cham
berlin. told of nrrcsting Dale near M
hotel alley, and taking from him
SI 900 in marked bills which Cham
berlin had Just handed him shortly
after they left Mnurr's room.
Dale. dn the stand. claimed that
the money wMs N forced On him as IA
fee bv ChamherlIn whom Dale said
depressed fear nr house contempt Hr-
tiOn 0n account uf lobbying activities
including assessment uf optometfy
association members Slh each for
lobbying expenses.
Moore said he knew nothing M the
alleged transaction and that n0 ref
rrpnce wAR made to III when ere
three dinrI together in his room
shortly before the arrest
ORDERS GRAND JURY
10 PROBE CHARGES
AUSTIN, Feb. T -- tHJ -- Bribery
charges against representative m. AL
Dale and In. HI. Moore 0f the f0rtieth
legislature were referred directly ~
the Travis county grand jury today
when Judge James ". Hamilton
charged the body t0 make thorough
INQUIRY. declaring that there iH nD
greater menace wv good government
than bribery
II Chamhcrlin said INV gave Dale
7i .ne0 to work against Mnoreis o.
tnmrtTiat license bill and declared
that Moore was I'm" nn the deal.
Moore asserted hE knew nothing
abolt the transaction and Dale said
the $1,000 wAa fDrceh" on him aA IA
retainer fre.
JUDGE Hamilton told the jurors TO-
day that if they found evidence Nv
guilt. it would ha derrlirti0n Df
duty rp- XIV return indictments"