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Show OFFICIALS I CORRUPT Attorney Says Americans Ameri-cans Settled Mexican Claims "Sub Rosa" Washington, Feb. 6 Charges of American officials at El Paso being "at the beck and call of the Madero government " were made before the bouse foreign affairs committee lo- ' day by A. R. Burgess of ESI Paso, attorney at-torney for several claimants of dnni-api-K growing out of the border troubles trou-bles He declared that Assistant United States Attornev Engol King had settled '6iib-rosa" with the Mexican Mex-ican consul the claim of one woman I Representative Kendall advised Mr Burgess to present his allegations to the department of justice The committee was considering a bill to pay $2)5,000 in clnims lo Americans Pavmcnt is nrged with the idea thjt this government shall demand reimbursement from Mexico -ul |