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Show I BLAME SHIFTED IN BRIBERY CASE Congressmen Hear Further Details on Shipping Board Scandal NEW YORK. Dec. 1 John Cn r, .sistant to the head of Wnllace Downey Dow-ney Shipbuilding corporation, toda denied allegation!- or Tucker K. Sanda former Washington banker, before tn..-congressional tn..-congressional committee Investigating shipping board affairs, that he knew anything of n division of a 140, "bribe" fund for procuring contracts Of the board, in connection will which the name of U W. Boiling, shipping hoard treasurer, and brother-ln '.'Ww Ol President Wilson, had been mentioned Cranor testified that while he - 1 Washington thr Providence company was endeavoring to procure n contracl for the construction of ten tugboats and that he learned thai 'lie flnancl ll standing of the concern was "not satis-hoard satis-hoard treasurer, and brother-in-law of the shipping board." Cranor eatd thai Mr. Downej m him to Washington to .irnmr i r-dii tor the Providence company and took the fatter of Bands, who was then vice president and cashier of the Commercial Com-mercial National bank. The bans then iSSUCd a credit letter to the extent of $125,000 to the shipping board fot Providence Engineering corporation. The witness N.iid thai be had re to pay Sands no.nno for arranging this credit. Mr. Downey and Sands eventuallj agreed on $2.r..000. Cranor said. William Denman, first head of tht emergency fleet corporation, testified that there never had been any controversy con-troversy between himself iil Major Uneral George W. Goethals, associated associat-ed with Denman when the fleet col poratlon first was in9tiiuted, oer the " wooden ship controversy." Denman said at no time was he in favor of wooden ships except as a war emergency or as auxiliary to stei I irea sels. Lester Sisler, secret. irv of the shipping ship-ping board, resumed the stand and reiterated his previous story, denying Improper business relation with the board. oo |