El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-15
Shoes In Three
COIOrS; Border
Claims Settled
Judge Sweeney and Brown,
OfElPaso, Have News
For Ell Pasoans.


Kansas City No, Oct 15.-Judge j.
[. Sweeney and Frank W. Brown, OF
FL Paso, passed through here today
en- route to Washington, and Chicago.
AIr. Brown is a member Of the price
fixing committee on leather and
leather goods for the United States.
Judge Sweeney Is going on some
business before the departments. Both
had some interesting information Mr.
Brown was able % state that after
the first OF next month there viii be
but three colors OF shoes-white,
black and DARK brown. and that the
higest price to be charged for q pair
Of shoes will be SI1. Judge Sweeney's
information is to the effect that he
believes all claims along the Mexican
border for damages growing out OF
Mexican disturbances viii soon be ad-
jucicated and paid.
Damages For Border Deaths.
Judge Sweeney has already collected
damages for the only two death claims
from FL Psso and believes that L. s.
efforts, viii soon succeed in getting
a measure through congress TO fix and
pay al Claims.
Z cannot praise judge Fail too
AAlZAA-s Ea-A4 lA4EE ~ EEAANes ~ AAAAN
here today We received aid and
help from senator Sheppard and con-
gresham Smith from Texas and from
senators Ashurst and Smith Of Ari-
IONA, but senator Fail worked unceas-
iugly until he got the first results.
That was a measure. attached TO the
military appropriation bill that be-
came a law last July, TO pay all claims
for deaths arising out Of trouble along
the Mexican border
Two Claims Paid.
as n result of this measure.
have collected the claims Of Mrs.
Cecilia Griffiths. of Cleveland, O.,
of $4,000 for the death Of her
husband. VIM. r. Grifnths. killed
1t the Santa Fe bridge in FL PasO
during the battle Of Juarez on
May :. 1871, and OF VIM Chandler.
CT Weed. n NJ, for So. 900 for the
death Of his son, William. Killed
at the same plave about five min
utes before Griffith fell.
of course made a dozen trips to
Washington before these claims were
allowed. and appeared many times
before the foreign relations commit
tees OF the house and senate, ] had
the opposition Of Philander C Knox to
overcome. for ne opposed paying
Americans for death or injuries sus-
tanned on the border from Mexican
bullets. although he was secretary Of
state when It all occurred
Had Hard Work.
The first step IN our success was
the appointment of a committee by
the secretary Of war TO take testimony
in the cases Of the claimants This
was secured only after the Texas leg
islature had passed 2 joint resolution
asking congress TO take action and
after we had threshed IL out IN both
houses Of congress This committee Z
in the person OF Col. Francis r. ker-
nan now a major general in France;
Mai Har7lnrsl- and THaTrm NTnrnrn Hnnlr D
testimony in FL Paso and along the 4
border in June, 1912. They awarded /
what was in their judgment the prop I
er amounts OF damages Senator Fail /
got through the measure last July to I
pay those who had been killed and he /
is now attempting 90 get through a i
to take testimony and fix /
damages IN the cases Of all those who ]
suffered physical injury or property
damage as a result Of the Mexican
troubles.
I. s. Responsible.
I DO not believe il will be so hard
now 10 get these measures through.
as congress has admitted the respon-
sibility OF the United States by max
ing the first appropriations. There
has never been any doubt in the minds
Of people on the border that IL the 4
United States did not protect them
from the damage being inflicted by 4
Mexican armies fighting on the line. 4
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damage. but 1Ir. Knox. secretary Of /
state az the time, contended other
wise
I believe all claims viii be paid in /
a few months and those who are bene-
viii have senator Fail to |
thank, for he has been tireless in his I
efforts 10 get redress. just as he was
ceaseless in his efforts at the time
OF the trouble, 10 have the American
government give the people on the
hnrder nrnracrinn .