Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-21

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Benson of the shipping board In for.
nial statement regarding charges a
bribery made before the Walsh Com.
mitte nj New York against u. W. BOIL.
ing. treasurer of the board. declared
that Mr.. Iiolling's explanation u the
rcaurt wa- perfectly satisfactory
Statement Made.
While the attitude of the cf llrnian
of the shipping board IN Ia render every
issillc assifipnoc 10 the Walsh invcsti.
gl'i0n Committee" Chairman Benaon's
formal statement said. and To do every.
thing possible o. aid them IN carrying
out the duties assigned Ia the commit
tee. he feels that IN view Of the serious
charges that have bccn made against
= responsible official cf the shipping
board. In order 10 rcassure the public
mind at the earliest possible date. h.
shntle maze "a statement In regard
thereto.
The chairman said that after he took
office and Mr.. Rolling was appointed
treasurer. Mr.. Boiling told him the
whole story u the alleged charges"
made by Tucker X Sands.
His explanation was perfectly sat.
isfactory 10 the chairman of the shin
ping board" Admiral BENSON said. In
addition. after the same subject had
bcen brought 90 my attention by Mr..
McCann. the matter was discussed with
Colonel Goff our general counsel and
together We directed that a thorough
and complete investigation of the Va.
rious allegations ana charges against
MIR Rolling h. made
Attached tO the chalrman's statement
WIS a copy of the report of the invcstl.
cation made by the division ~ invcstl.
gation. dated September "a. 1920.
Others Implicated.
u was signed by Frank Burke. chief
~ division. who said the inquiry had
been as Ia charges made that Mr..
a. W Boiling. now employed by the
shipping board had participated in com.
hisisons said 10 have been paid by tho
Downcy Shipbuildng Company to
Tucker Sands.
4 saw Mr. Houston Thompson. vice.
president ~ the federal trade commits.
sion. and who was for some time up to
the latter part of 1919. United States
assistant attorney general the report
said. who told me that Mt Boiling
came o. him about two years ago AMI
reported that an unsigned communica.
tiun had reached Mr. Tumulty. sccre.
tary o. the president. In which the
writer charged that he had accepted
part u $50. 600 which was paid by Dow.
ncy oi the Downey Shlpbuilding Com.
pany a. Tucker Sands.
"Mr Boiling requested Mr. Thompson
to make q very thorough investigation
because ~ the fact he was charged with
"a s,riOus crime and II be was guilty. he
should h. punished. II innoccnt his In.
noconcc should be- established.
THE letter u seems. was either mis-.
placed or destroyed 81 that nothing was
done ~ the time.
sands Makes Demand.
After receipt ~ a second unsigned
letter which they believed ominated
from the Sands family Mr.. Thompson
said Mr. Boiling had told him that
Tucker Sands had made a very urgent
demand that be- niollingl see the prssl.
dent and Use his influence with the
president o. have activities of the de-.
partmrnt at justice stoppcd and have
the prosecution against sands dropped. %
sands NJ this time" the statement
continued. was under indictment hy n
federal grand jury charged with viola.
tion ~ the banking act. On advice ~
Mr. Thompson Nr. Boiling wrote let.
Ter g. Sands telling him that while he
regretted exceedingly that he lad b..
cumc involved with the government he
would and could not approach the presi
Hrnt On any such proposition