Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-30
BOILING ON STAND
DENIES bRIbE STORY
OF BANKER SANDS
Presidents Brother -in-LsW TX
plains Transaction in Which
He is Accused.
PERSONAL RECORDS
ALL AVAILABLE
By Asuc,at.1 Press ~ Hvsry Evening

By As,ociatsd Press 70 EvsrY Evening
New York, Nov. 3O.--A denial that be
hsd ever taken money for Influencing ~
disphsition q contracts oT machinery b.
the United States Shipping Board, a.
charged by r. X Sands, former Washing
ton tanker, compiled With request thai
all II his businegs transactions With Sands
he investigated both for my OHu and
my farniiys sake''-ws made before me
Walsh Congressional committee here
today by X W Boiling. President VII
son's brother -in-Isv, and now trssTirsr
II The Shipping Beard.
Mr. Boiling told of business associatioDs
with Sands dating bark ~ 1916 ard esriicT
years. out n which grsy several financial
transactions He told the committee thai
his personal records we're AT available ~
rs inspection Sands hrs testified tnat 70
reoeived $4,000 from the DOTney Ship
building Corporation for "repreaenfing
Il before the board, O'it of rh,ch hs paid
money 20 Mr.. Boiling
Mr.. Boiling said that after banking With
the Institution vhirh Bands Vas r1nnsr'r5
With for several YEAR,, ne h.sd 'ssen
contract in 1915 N build hosl-e iuy fh~
bankers and in making y''leDen' fO-
its oost vith Nr and Mrs Sand hs6
f0rgone any profits beoauss - ohisrtio-
by the Sands N a charge for arfrs-
T volunteered tn ,1noei M vharp n
This charge. which figure fsSoo r~prr~erte-
mne- of the profit had expected ~ make
On the entire Transaction. " Boiling
said n hu statement, t,ecrpIse ~ ,h~i~
IN this settlement and gave rne his no+r
for 300 which endorsed and -..
counted
fHovever = shor- while sf'e-rsrd W
Sands told me that 10 did ~. wsr- NJ
N lose anv n nv r0rnmis-ions frT bnid
ing tho hn-Ise and tha. he hsd arrepted
this reduction onlv berssi~~ 10 wife wsE
vevv much worried hat 80 1nsIae
should have on~t morp than th~v had
originally planned and fhst 10 INTENDED
paving me the additional 300 snGva re-
ferred %.
Earlv IN 1918 Mr. sands .ent W
Cranor 20 see me II regard - s0nne ma
ehinerv which was 20 BE- used IN cnnnec-
Ton with construction u ves-els- Mr
Cranor told me that The machInsrv
question wss bending rolls and "a 'n
have been shipped % ms company f7oul
the factorT but ~ the las- minute surnr
: other COMPANY succasneG N having fnr
/ order changed. and that fhis machiner7
would be diverted % them that 4 uHa-
4 ttt'i4f4C% PAs DPt.A hsJuS ~ NAra ~
Cranor's company. I knew nothing anoir
the construction division. 80 ln me
I presence Of Mr. Cranor ! called Up Mr
I Lester Sisler who was then -errerar-
( Of the Shipping Board. snc explained the
( matter 70 him. he SAID he wCuld iooA
( into IL and subsequently, told ne that hr
1 found upon inquiry that the rolls bad been
F.! promised 20 Mr.. CranOr cOmpanv lDu
/ would be shipped 70 them.
F., "A snort time after this Mr. sands toid
I me that he had made, y would maze.
/ 81 l.Oc0 IN connection With tnl. rransaC-
I tion-thouzn he nov states he has
+, no recollection u me matter that
I he was 70 ng 70 tAke are q me. t0il
Z him | would accept nothing He then
I mentioned the $500 which ne sll osea
/ ms in connection with the changes maze
( IN his house. saying that naa not Tor
/ gotten lt and would pay it. gave o.
Thought as 10 what Mr SsRds reiAtsun-
ship was 70 the principal. Out Iooke-1 upou
hun as the nee president oi a .arEe ana
and a man Eho gEs justly indeote0 tt
me I therefore toid hun that | Eouid -
glad 70 have HIM pay what be Uwe1 me
+ but that u would in 40 gav - CONNECTED
with fees 1r commissions nv0ivIng gUv
eminent gork-a and thIs c.eariy a.
derstOOd. pom my request he uala nr
subsequently, the sou ~ follows Fer-
r,lary Is 1915 1900 June -. : 500
SnG August 5. 1918 sl0o. -ave l.
knowledgs II where -hls money 40 nt
by Nr. Sands came from
Mr. sands s.so made 1lC uan g
$500 On MAY , a. '9is. 'ar tlicl Sass
HIM NY note This sas -rpaId ~ lll ~
nm july I. 1919, with interest, at shi,
time Mr SANDS ,a4l 10 eas Unable
hnL nay notes However nAye I'd.
cAncelled check b-aring has n6Wsemea
This represents every 0erf w, ~an4.
has nasd me sn,e Decembsr 20 fQl.
'Of the So, ,0OO nh4ch Mr ~A4ls IS
Was paid fos procuring coatTacts pave
heard until il Was mentionet IA Anouvmc-r
letter.. coupled NTH thrua,s that llles-
something was done 20 stOp ne nro
,eedlpgs 81 the Department OF Ifisg ~
against Mr. sands that nay name would =
brought INTO 10. Upon thc receipt
these letters ! personally reported o.
matter 70 The Department oi Iuslce ~
Questing that Az Investigation - uaer
! of my transactions With Mr. Sauls
Il feel that 10 : unnecessary 'or l.e
4 say that never, by word " tocl rcu
/ in any Wsy % assist n, frO telrt
Engineering CorPOntiou os ans y'hsr
company 70 procure a cou'f..t'
Regarding the fetUuOo, give. s.olu
( the committee by Ben!amn tllet
\ who has been indicted tor .ork1s n.
utterlng and sentenced e. 'he ncnitca
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