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Show Boiled Down News By Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 20. Fred D. Hill, alleged by the police to be a noted crook and swindler, was arrested hero, today charged with passing fraudulent checks. Will Is said to be engaged In colonizing a tract of land In Mexico and to have received scores of checks from persons living In the middle west. In his pockets whon arrested were many alleged bogus and rejected checks, among them being ono sent to a priest at Columbus, Col-umbus, O., In payment for prayers. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 20. Representative Repre-sentative William E, Humphrey, ono of tho closest supporters of Speaker Cannon Can-non In tho house, stated tonight that he would not vote to re-elect the speuker. Mr. Humphrey is being opposed for vo-nomlnntlon vo-nomlnntlon by the Insurgents of his district dis-trict because of his relations with Cannon. Can-non. TELLURIDE, Colo., Aug. 20. V. U. Rodgers, former city treasurer and county coun-ty assessor, who is said to have confessed con-fessed to a shortage of more than 10.000 In his accounts with the city, was taken Into custody early today. When tho al-' ieged shortage was discovered soveral days ago, arrangements were made so that Rodgers could reimburse the. city and no prosecution would follow. The time for restitution expired last night and tho arrest followed. CHICAGO, Au-g. 20. John M. Taylor, general storekeeper of tho Illinois Central, Cen-tral, who, With Frank 13. Harriman,, former for-mer general manager of tho road, and II. L. Ewlng, former superintendent of lines north of the Ohio river, is charged with conspiracy to defraud, was arraigned before Judgo Cottrell in. the municipal court today. Taylor requested a continuance contin-uance until August 23, but Chief Justice Olson Instructed Judge Coltrel! to set the case for tho chief Justice's court for next Monday. The cases of Harriman and Ewlng are sot for next Friday. SPRINGFIELD, III., Aug. 20. As a result re-sult of several hearings held In Chicago regarding express rales in tho state, the state board of railroad and warehouse commissioners has decided to order a reduction re-duction of approximately 10 per cent per hundred pounds between Illinois points, to go Into effect October 1, The express companies will ignore tho order, as they claim tho legislature- has never given tho state board tho power to regulate freight rates, and the matter will be fought out In the courts. BUTTE. Mont. Aug. 20. Samuol A. Hall, a well-known real cstalo dealer, mombcr of tho firm of Hall Bros., was arrested at rioon today by Under Sheriff Mike iIurra.y on a warrant charging him with grand larceny. Hall is charged with having unlawfully appropriated $5G'i.G0 belonging to ono Maggie Stephens. |