The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-30
BOILING ASKS
INVESTIGATION
OF INTERESTS
treasurer of Shipping Board,
President Wilson's S Brother
-ln-law, Denies That He Has
Ever Taken Bribes.
HE TELLS OF RELATIONS

NE" YORK, Nov. 30.-A denial
That be had ever taken money for in
fluencing the disposition of contracts
or machinery by the United States
Shipping Board, as charged by T. X.
Sands, former Washington banker,
coupled with a request that all of his
business transactions with Sands be
investigated, both for my own and
my famiiys sake" was made before
the Walsh congressional committee
here today by R. w. Boiling, Presi-
dent Wilson's brother-in-law and now
treasurer of the shipping board.
Mr.. Boiling told of business associa-
tions with Sands dating back to 1916
and earlier years, out of which grew
several financial transactions He
told the committee that his personal
records We're all available to it's in
spection. Sands has testified that he
received $4,000 from the Downey
Shipbuilding corporation for "repre-
senting it" before the board, out of
which he paid money to Mr.. Boiling.
Mr.. Boiling said that after banking
with the institution with which Sands
was connected for several years he
had taken a contract in 1916 to build
a house for the banker, and in making
settlement for it's cost with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sands had foregone any profits
because of objections by Sands as a
charge of extras.
Offers to Cancel
81 volunteered to cancel my share
of this charge, which figure, $500, rep
resented most of the profit | had eX-
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action" Mr. Boiling said in his state
ment, because of their unplea SAINT at
titude. Mr.. Sands agreed to this set
tlement and gave his note for $4,000,
which l endorsed and discounted
"However, short while afterward
MI Sands told me that he did not
want me TO lose any of my commits
sions for building the house and that
he had accepted this reduction only
because his wife was very much wor
ried that the house should have cost
more than they had originally planned,
and that he intended paying me the
additional 5000 above referred to.
Tells Transaction.
Early in 1918 Mr. Sands sent Mr..
Cranor to see me in regard to some
machinery which was to be use in
connection with construction of YES
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
last minute some other company sue
ceeded in having the order changed,
and that this machinery would be di
verted to them; that a great injustice
was being done to his, Mr. Cranor's
company. l knew nothing about the
construction division so in the pres
ence of Mr Cranor l called up Mr..
Lester Sisler, who was then secretary
of the shipping board and explained
the matter to him. He said he would
look into it, and subsequently told me
that he found upon inquiry that the
rolls had been promised to Mr.. Cra-
nor's company and would be shipped
to them.
Tells Sands Relation.
"a short time after this Mr.. Sands
told me that he had made, or would
make, $1,000 in connection with this
nsaction-though he now states he
has no recollection of the matter-and
that he was going to take care of me-
l told him | would accept nothing. He
then mentioned the 5000 which he still
owed me in connection with the
changes made in his house. saying
that he had not forgotten it and would
pay it. | gave no thought as to what
Mr.. Sands relationship was to the
principal, but looked on him as the
vice-president of large bank, and a
man who was justly indebted to me.
| therefore told him that | would be
glad to have him pay what he owed
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