The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-20
BOILING NAMED !
IN GRAFT PROBE
Brothsr-in-LaW Of President
Wilson, Treasurer Shipping
Board, Shared Money.


New York, Nov. 2O.--R. w. Boillnks
brother-iniaw OF President Wilson.
and treasurer OF the shipping board.
was named In connection with Sf0e
900 bribe alleged to havo been paid
by u Staten island shipbulldlng COM
pany TO procure unusual favora nom
the board, In testimony before tho con-
gressional committee investigatlnk
shipping board affairs here today.
Sands said there werc dozens IN his
room at the Hotel willard relative 10
obtaining contract from the shipping
board for the wallace Downey bhin-
building corporation. IN
Don't you know" continued walsh.
that Boiling and Mr., SiHsler had noths
Ing to do with letting the cc~trnctsTl
"But still you had meetings with
Boiling and slsslerg"
Sands said, however. that the con :
tract was obtained for the Downey
company
4 Replying to Chairman walsh, sands
said that he received $4,000 In NOTES
from kranor.
walsh then read from tho photosfat
was to BIO divided equally between
Sissler, Boiling, Kranor and mysolf,H
How much did you actually reoaiso
from Mr. DowneyT' asked walsh.
about $1,000 replied sands
nownsy E%y ssan wasn't sSS se' sasssd' sni Rss"c' d
Sands, $50 I agreed to rebate $4,000
Y,.iiowamueh did You say. Mr. noIIInx
got Of thls2" asked walsh, A.Al 81. 4,
"A don't think ln got ilEiSs's%e esad
why didn't heY'
He wouldn't take any
You didn't press him any?"
II think did. Sands said. II think
he was promised HIS share"
from the affidavit" In which Il was
stated that $500 was paid TO Boiling.
Now which OF your statements is
correct2" thundercd Walsh.
THAT one is," said Sands.
(which one?" asked Walsh.
Prober Grows Sarcastic.
Tho one In the statement
what was this payment?' asked
Walsh.
TT was loan to Mr.. Boiling re-
piled Sands.
Walsh sarcasticaly inquired n, as n
banker, Sands was In the habit Of maxi
ing such loans without security, and
Sands replied that he was with his
friends.
How old is Mr. Bolllns?" asked
Walsh.
about 80 or 4o."
what salary wero you getting from
the bankTt
About $500. was getting some
other salAries, too" replied Sands.
"pid NJ; sod Boiling s ever repay you any
II think he repaid me about $780,"
said Sands.
'iIow do you expect to collect TT"
pursued Walsh. "You haven't any
note?"
II never expected to collect IT," was
the witness reply.
split -Four Ways.
Tucker X Sands, former vico-preEi-
dent Of the Commercial National bank.
%ssnna ss'sa tRai in@ 10 w oanes ed
Boiling against his note" and o. which
Boiling already has paid back $500. was
Rolling's share OF the $40 900 brlbe oil
the Wallace Downey shipbuildinR. cor.
20. alton for unusual shipping boo'd
sands said that the $4,000 he un-
derstobd was To be split four ways
between himself. Boiling. Lester Sisler.
former shipping board secretary. ana a
sards admitted that he had In mn
interview with Alfred w. Mccain. re-
porter for tho New York Globe. made
allegations oi the alleged brlhe, which
were Incorporated N an hfiidnylt,
TO the board today prepared tor hlS
(sandsl signature The transaction IN
volved the loan Of 81 500 TO Boiling
against bis note. Of which Boiling has
paid back 5000 Sands said.
Waa mot q Loan"
Sands admitted that he y under IN
dctment for allowing shipping COM
pany in which he @syAA Interested tQ
overdraw itF account NJ the Conlmercim
Natlona bank Sands said he hhh palo
!slsle5 $1,000 and that It was mot
BolIlng'a share OF the money. Sands
pnid he Understood was 70 have been
So 200. but that Boiling dil not take
the "bnlane@" between Il ana tha shao'
Admits Receipt OF Money.
Admitting TO the, chairman of the
committee that he had received IRON
Downey $40 900 IN notes Sands Hald ne
could not say u , WIZ 70, sonp ~ oro'
ruring n Hhiphuilding contract We no.
mittcd that tho Ind said IN hiR state.
rent 70 Mccain that Downey Wah'eu
these notes to appear osttuH'o'y NV
SANDS added that ne got a loan from
fhe Commercial National bank Tor
300 600 for Downov and thar W. sntn
vas lett on deposit there, aithouEh
later transferred 10 the "savlngs nc
sands ldentines the name Of "a mar
named Kramer" aR John Craner' W."
no said Is promoter living N Weh-
nond Va and "reprcHen'n'ive on the
Dnwney Shipbuilding company
re said that he Introduced Craner 70
Boiling and Slsler. lie sald he knew;
however, that Boiling nrd SiHrt nlu
rot have anything N DO with I'VE hWHt'-
nR ~ contracts in tho Fhinn.ng nna ~,
Rande raid ha stiil owes Boiling tnu
IN . real estate lot Boiling solo MN
md admitted asking him. owing 70 MS
connection with the president p ""
,lA ipnueuce IN mis- behalf lu cfhhFS.
Ion with Sands Indictment he Fal1
he did not doubt that he hnd rerflNg.'
! letter from Boiling dated OCT, ".
1915. exhibited 20 him hy the commltee
hartman In which Boiling said that
lecnuse ~ his relations with the psri-
lent" any attempt on Bolllng's paH 70
interfere with the processes ui thf
department of iustic, wour not only he
ipcu tp scriops inisconsIuction, but
o. frare~ "