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-4. TIIE StfXDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTXAXP, NOVEMBER 21, 1920 7 RELATIVE OF WILSON J SHIPPING SCAFJDA L R. W. Boiling, Brother-in-Law of President, Accused. CONTRACT PLOT CHARGED Witness Tells of 3Ien Who Dis tributed $ 10,0 0 0 Jobhold ers Arc Implicated. 'Continued From First Pag-e.) ever got a cent from anybody for aid ing to get a contract that money given him -was a "loan." Later, he stuck to a statement that Boiling was to get his share of the transaction that he gave Sisler $5000 and that he lent Sisler for one of his compan ies $5000 on his note, which note he still has. He had never had anv con troversy with Boiling. He also told of a purchase by him from Boiling of a lot for $900. Sanda Under Indictment. Sands testified he was under in dictment "for allowing a company to overdraw a shipping company, in which I was interested." He testi fied he was then "cashier" of the Commercial National bank of Wash ington. He also testified he had en deavored to secure Mr. Boiling's in fluence to have this case settled. "This document says," . Chairman Walsh informed the witness, referring to the photostate, '"that $40,000 Is to be divided in the following manner: $25,000 to be paid in one lot and equally divided in the sum of $6250 for each of the four of us Sisler, Boiling, Cranor and myself.'" "Mr. Cranor was to share, too?" Mr. Walsh asked. "Yes, sir." "The representative of Mr. Downey?" "Yes ,sir." "And you say 'during the negotia tions Mr. Downey came to Washing ton. He ratified the agreement whereby $40,000 compensation was to be paid?'" "1 think I did," the witness replied. Sand Introduce Cranor. Sands said be introduced Cranor to Boiling and Sisler. He" testified to receiving the notes from the repre sentative of Downey but added there was one thing be "would have to look up," referring to the photostate docu ment "and that was whether I paid Mr. Boiling any of the proceeds of these notes." "Don't you know you never paid him a cent?" Mr. Walsh asked. "1 don't recall that I did pay him on this deal; I don't think I did." Sands then testified he had pur chased a lot from Boiling and that he etill owed Boiling $900. He also testi fied to asking Boiling to intercede for him with the department of justice to get the case against him brought by the bank out of the department of justice. Mr. Boiling had refused, he testified. "So Mr. Cranor came to Washington and had several conferences with you and Mr. Boiling and Mr. Sisler?" in quired Mr. Walsh. "Yes eir," replied Sands. "And you were to use your influ ence with these two gentlemen?" "I simply introduced them, that's all." Money for Introduction. '.'What were you to get money for this introduction?" "That is what I thought." Ho said Mr. Downey "insisted" that tho "ostensible consideration for these notes should be for services of Sands in procuring a loan for Downey." He said he did procure a loan for Downey amounting to $100,000, which, he said, was "very favorable for the bank -that it was to be left on de posit." Sands testified that, in all, he re ceived in notes from Downey $30,000. Asked why he did not get the balance of the $40,000 he alleged was prom ised, he said "Downey raised such a kick I rebated gave him back one note and agreed to rebate $5000 more." Sands was asked "how much money Mr. Boiling did get." "I do not think Mr. Boiling got any," Sands said. "Why didn't he get it?" "Because he would not take it," Sands replied. "And he never knew he was to get It?" Mr. Walsh asked.' "Well, 1 suppose he expected to get it." "And did you not promise him any?" "I think I promised him, sure, that he would get his part of the fee when we got the money." Photostate Held Correct. "Well," Mr. Walsh asked, reading from the photostate, "if he got no money, how came it you said in this document 'it was always understood by Mr. Boiling and among us, that Mr. Boiling was to receive $6250 from the proceeds of the discount of the Dotes, but for some reason he became worried and would not accept the balance of the $6250 still due. 1 had, tn the meantime, advanced to him in different sums approximately $1800.'" "That Is correct." replied Sands. The witness had testified that he "loaned Mr. Boiling $1800." Replying to Chairman "Walsh's questions as to which of his state ments was correct. Sands said: '.'What I put in there is correct." "How did you give him that $1800?" loan about $1850 Sisler have any Mr. Walsh ' shot "I gave him a or maybe $1950." "Did you let Mr. money that way?" back. "I loaned one of his companies that he was in. I think. $5000 and I think I gave him about $5000 I cannot say exactly." Slater Interested In Gravel. He said It was a gravel company in which Mr. Sisler was interested and added he took his note. "Did Mr. Boiling ever repay you the $1800 he borrowed?" "I think he gave me back about J 3 00." .-. "He still owes you the balance then?" "Yes. sir." "If you have no note or other evi dence of that loan, how are you going to collect it if he refuses to pay?" "Well.'.' said Sands, "I do not ever expect to collect it. ' I did not expect to collect it when I loaned it. I thought he would be entitled to that as his part of the commission." Representative Kelley asked the witness: "Was this a eort of conspiracy be tween you and Mr. Cranor to use Mr. Boiling in. this transaction, and you to keep the money, all of it?" "No, it was not Intended to do that." the witness replied. "Did Mr. Boiling say he would see the parties who would let the con tract?" "No. sir." Sands also said Boiling did not eay he would use his influence, and when asked- why he was to give him part of the money if he were not going toi perform any service. Sands replied: "Well, he and Mr. Sisler worked together." "Now, here are two men in con nection with the shipping board," Mr. Kelley said. "They are not, however, connected with the letting of con tracts. You agreed to pay them $10, 000 apiece. Now I ask you what were they to do?" "Not $10,000 $6250 apiece," said Sands. "Fifteen thousand dollars was to go to Mr. Cranor." "Now. what was your understand ing with Mr. Boiling as to what he was to do?" Mr. Kelley asked. "Mr. Boiling was not to do anything further than to help with Mr. Sisler." "Why did you seek to blacken Mr. Boiling's reputation by consenting to this statement in this account?" Mr. Kelley asked. "Well, he got about $1800." "You said he borrowed that from you." Books Show Loan. "Well, I put it as a loan on my books, because I thought it would be better as a loan when he got to repay it." "But it really was a part of this transaction, was it?" "Yes. sir." "Did you not tell Mr. Walsh it was not?" v "No, sir; I did not say so." "Then,'" Mr. Kelley continued, "he really did get $1800 out of the money you obtained from the discount of these notes?" . "The first proceeds, yes, sir," Sands said. . "You swear that Mr. Boiling re ceived $1800 'out of the money you received from discounting the first note?" Sands then said he had put it down as a loan "because it would look bet ter and not because it was any differ ent." s Sands also testified that he had paid Cranor $9000. "Did you pay Mr. Sisler his?" Mr. "I think I loaned him $5000 and I think I paid him $5000." "What do you mean by 'loaned him five and paid him five'?" "I paid him five, around about five in money, and then I loaned him." "Out of the proceeds of this first note?" SSOOO Lent on Kote. "I don't know about the proceeds of the first note. I think I let him have about $5000 of the first note. Then 1 loaned him for his company which he has not paid me. $5000 more. He paid me $500 back on that." Sands said" the .loan was a personal loan. -He also said Sisler was then secretary of the shipping board. "And you paid it to him for his in fluence with somebody in the ship ping board to get the contract for Downey?" Mr. Kelly asked. "Well, I cannot say that," Sands re plied. "What was it paid for then?" "That is about it, yes sir. We agreed that if we got the money he would get his, too." The witness said he still had Sis- ler's note for $5000 on which $4500 was siill -due. and that he could produce it, Mr. Kelly asked Sands if Mr. Boil ing's refusal to help him with the district attorney at Washington had anything to do with Sands bringing him into the case. "No sir," said Sands, "I really re gret bringing him in because I am really devoted to him." OFFICIALS EXV TESTIMONY Heads Request. They Board. Shipyard Called Before Be NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Testimony given today before the Walsh com mittee investigating shipping board affairs, naming the Downey Ship building corporation of New York in connection with alleged collusion to obtarn contracts was declared by of ficials of the corporation tonight to be "absolutely false." They declared the company "did not pay any bribe of any kind to any party or parties." Denials of the allegations and a request that they be immediately subpenaed . to . appear to disprove them were made in a telegram sent by oriicials of the corporation to night to Chairman Walsh. XOTHIXG TO IT. S.lS BEXSOX Explanation Boiling Made to Chair man "Perfectly Satisfactory." WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Chairman Benson of the shipping board in formal statement regarding charges of bribery made before the Walsh committee in New Tork against R. W. Boiling, treasurer of the board, de clared that Mr. Boiling's explanation of the report was "perfectly satisfac tory..' The chairman said that after Mr. Boiling was appointed treasurer. Mr. Boiling told him "the whole story of the alleged charges," made by Tucker K. Sands. "His explanation was perfectly satisfactory," said Admiral Benson. "In addition, the matter was dis cussed with Colonel Goff, our general counsel, and together, we directed that a thorough investigation be made." Attached to the statement was a copy of the report of the investiga tion made by the division of investi gation, dated September 23. It was HAZELWGOD Sunday Dinner, $1.25 Cream of Chicken Corn Soup, or Chicken Broth in Cup Celery Ripe Olives Choice of Head Lettuce, Roquefort Dressing, or Shrimp Salad Choice of Leg of Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce -Boast Prime Ribs au Jus . 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S35.00 now I00J 5imimmiiiiimiitinnmmiimtiumminmiiiinmmmiiiiimiinnHitnmMm DOLLS After all, it is the children who enjoy Christmas most, so why not make them happy with a doll? We have placed on sale our entire stock of American made DOLLS at 25 OFF Amberg's Walking Dolls yz Price 388 Washington St. 127 Broadway signed by Frank Burke, chief of di vision. "I saw Houston Thompson, vice president of the federal trade com mission, and who was for some time up to the latter part, of 1919 assistant attorney-general." the report said, "who told roe that Mr. .Boiling came to him about two years ago ana re ported an unsigned communication had reached - Mr. Tumulty in which the writer charged he had- accepted part of $40,000 which 'was paid by Downey of the Downey Shipbuilding company to Tucker Sands. "Mr. Boiling requested Mr. Thomp son to make thorough investigation because of the fact he was charged with a serious crime and if he was guilty he should be punished, if in nocent, his innocence should be estab lished. The letter, it eeems, was either misplaced or destroyed so that nothing was done at the time." After receipt of a second unsigned letter which they believed emanated from the "Sands family." Mr. Thomp son said, Mr. Boiling had told him Tucker Sands had made "an urgent demand that he (Boiling) see the president and use his influence with the president to have activities of the department of justice stopped and have the prosecution against Sands dropped." "Sands." the statement continued, "was under federal indictment, charged with violation of the banking act. On advice of Mr. Thompson, Mr. Boiling wrote a letter to Sands telling him that while he regretted he had be come involved with the government, he could not and would not approach the president." Investigation by the department of justice was then ordered at Boiling's repeated request, Mr. Thompson said. Pre-war transactions between Mr. Boiling and Tucker Sands, which "ag gregated not more than J300." were mentioned and In this connection Mr. Burke's report said Mr. Boiling had produced his check stubs and other documents, "which, after investiga tion, proved - to be transactions out side of and prior to the date on which Sands charged Downey paid over a sum of money, part of which he charged was given to Mr. Boiling." "Bank accountants from the depart ment of justice traced out all checks, notes, drafts - and "other papers," the report said, 'nd failed to find any thing that corroborated the statement of Sands," adding, "in the belief of Mr. Thompson, it was blackmail engi neered by Sands to force Mr. Boiling to intercede with the president to save Sands from further prosecution." Ladies' Silk Umbrellas Make one of the best presents that can be purchased. 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