The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-30
BOILING DENIESN
.BRIBE CHARGES
President Wilson's. Brother
in-Law Asks Full Inquiry.
for FamlIy's Sake. +.
DIDN'T SHARE IN "FEE"
OF $40, 200 Alleged to Have
Been Paid by shipbuilding
Corporation,

New York. Nov. so.--A denial that n
had ever taken money for infiuencin
the disposition of contracts or ma
chinery by the United> States shlppin
board. as charged by T. X. Sands, for
mer Washington banker. coupled witt
request that all OF his business trans
actions with Sands be investigated
both for my own and my family
sake--was made before the walsl
congressional committee here TODAY b,
r. w. Boiling. President wilson
brother-tn-law. and now treasurer o
the shipping board. Els
Mr.. Boiling told Of business associd
IONS With Sands dating back to ia
ana earlier years. out OF which grey
several financial transactions. He tol,
the COMMITTEES that his personal record
were all available TO ita inspection
sands has testified that he receive,
10000 from the Downey ShipbuiidinI
corporation for representing II be
money TO Mr.. Boiling. -
Mr.. Boiling said that after banl,in,
with the institution which Sands wa
connected with for several years. h,
had taken contract In 1915 to build ,
hose for the banker and IN malsinI
2 settlement for. its cost with Mr.. ant
because OF objection BY the sands 10 /
charge for extras. m ,4Ii.E
offered to Cancel.
IT volunteered 10 cancel NV share A.
this charge, which figure, $500, repre-.
sented most Of the profit had ex.
pected 70 make on the entire transac,
tion," Mr.. Boiling said in his state.
maent. because Of their unpleasant at.
utude. Mr.; Sands agreed to this set
tlement and gave me his note for $4,000
which | Endorsed and discounted.
however. short while afterward
Mr. Sands told me that he did not want
me to lose any Of my commission foi
building the house. and that he had
accepted this reduction only because
MS wife was very much worried tha,
the house should have cost more thar
they had originally planned, and tina,
ne intended paying me the additional
$500 above referred to.
EARLY In 1918 Mr., Sands sent a Mr..
machinery which was TO be used In
connection with construction OF ves-
sells. Mr.. Cranor told me that the ma
chinery In question was bending rolls
and was to have been shipped to his
company from the factory. but at the
cseded in having tie the order dpsy Changed. sSS
and that this machinery would be di.
verted ITO them; that a great injustice
was being done to his, Mr., Cranor's.
company. I knew nothing about the
construction division, 20 II the pres
Lester sisler,. who was then secretary
pf the shipping board, and explained
the matter to him. He said he would
look into II, and subsequently told me
that he found upon inquiry that the
r0ss nos naa s,. been promissas e Mr; ,Sa,; CEas
y swbst W.. Jasssv pas.s 4,
"a short time after this Mr.. Sands
told me that he had made or would
make. $1,000 IN connection with this
ransaction--thouRh he now states he
has no recollection OF the matter--and
that he was going to take care Of me.
/ told him i would accept nothing. He
then mentioned the $500 which he still
owed me IN connection with the changes
made In his house. saying he had not
forgotten II and saying he would pay
It. ] gave NO thought as to what Mr..
Sands relationship was to the princi-
pal. but looked upon him as the vioe-
president of large bank and man
who was Justly indebted TO me. there
have him pay what he owed me, but
that II could In no way be connected
with fees or commissions involving
government work--and this he clearly
understood. Upon my request he paid
Fee s ss soo ns June sso s a iss sSce
and Aug. 5, 1913 500. I have no
knowledge OF where this money paid
me by Mr.. Sands came from. ~
Mr.. Sands also made me a loan OF
$500 on May 81, 1915, for which I gave
to him my july IL, isis, With interest. al
which time Mr.. Sands said he was
unabA to find my note. However, l
have my cancelled check bearing his
Endorsement. This represents every
cent Mr.. Sands has paid me since Dec.
"of Of the $4,000 which Mr.. Sands
says was paid for procuring contracts
I never heard until IL was mentioned
in anonymous letters. coupled with
threats that unless something was done
to stop the proceedings 81 sne nds nepar, sSst
my name would be brought into 1t.
Upon the receipt OF these letters, ]
personally reported the matter to the
department of Justice. requesting that
an investigation be made OF my trans
actions with Mr.. Sands.
Refers to MeAdoo Letter.
II feel that Il is unnecessary for me
to say that never. by word or deed.
tried in any way to assist the Provi-
dence Engineering corporation or any
ether company to pr ocure a contract.
Regarding the testimony given be-
fore the committee by BENJAMIN II.
Fuller, who has been indicted for forg-
ing and utterinR and sentenced 20 the
penitentiary for four years, In which he
stated that Mr.. Sands gave me q check
In his presence, I beg to say That MS
81 ltement IL absolutely and unquali- i
fledly false. therefore most urgently
sands to Immediately produce all OF
his checks made to me since Jan. J.
1918"
could find available an anonymous let
ter addressed 10 Mr.. w. q. McAdoo;
all other records In connection WIN
Borrowed Of Sands.
Mr.. Boiling. in reply TO questions. tes-
tined that in January. 1917. he bor-
rowed 1880 from Sands and later re-
paid this amount by mortgaging his
home. He constantly referred 70 MS
note book before answering questions,
Alonzo Tweedale. comptroller OF the
board, sat beside him and frequently
conferred with him during the time Mr..
Boiling was testifying.
Iends Discrepancies.
But while Mr.. Boltlnu's denlals
were along the same lines and quite
as emphatic as his original state
ment In Washington, Chairman
Walsh discovered q number OF DIS.
erepanelss between today'S state.
rnent and his utterance sto newspa'
per men In the capital Immediately
after Sands charges had been com
munleated 20 Boiling. When Chair
man Walsh called 6olilnu's .atten.
tlon 20 these diserepaneIes, Boiling
said that his Washington statement
was made when he was upset" ara
without consulting my records"
"Today's statement is the correct
one" the witness saidf
Excerpts From Testimony.
How did II strike you when Sands
said he would take care OF you In the
bending rolls deal1's asked Chairman
Walsh Of Mr. Boiling.