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PAGE FIVE Sljns of Mar, BOSTON, July J8.(AP)Th. Boa. ton Olob. ny, ia , j from a member of iu staff in Halifax. Dragon Is under secret order, to be In readiness to speed Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald back to England at a moment's notice, so seriously does the head of the British government regard the Austrian situation. St. Louis Toll 930. ST. LOUIS, July 28. (AP) A wan ing heat wave continued to exact Its toll here, as 18 deaths from torrid weather were reported, bringing the total of such fatalities here to 350 for the season. More than 430 have died throughout the state. on the highway near here when they were struck by an automobile driven by John C. Clreen, a Seattle fire mar. shsl, wss described by police here to day aa "an unavoidable accident." To Meet Chief. PORTLAND, July 28. (AP) The Portland office of the United States army engineers announced today that Major General Edward M. Markham, chief of engineers, will reach Port land late Tuesday from Washington. D. O., Tla San Francisco, and will meet President Roosevelt here Fri day on the president's return frorja nl tioplo sea cruise. Use Mall Tribune want ads. Highway Tragedy. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 28 (AP) The desth of a man and a woman KENO HALTED BY Big milkshakes at DeVoe's, 10c. Use Mall Tribune want ads. ALL NIGHT FIGHT saw Farm Homes, Crops and Timber Saved Power Lines Crippled and Klam ath Falls Smoke Blanketed WS( V '"TWi IV ft-wu BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, .TULY 29, 1931. ip 'UC?' 'ZK s imiiiM ySaeiwjMMSu. ' 1 YV !' KLAMATH PALLS, July 28. (AP) A spectacular fire on the outskirts of Keno, tiny community west of glsmath Fells on the road to Ash land, was brought under control during the nlgnt. Forty men work ing constantly until dawn turned the blaze sway from farm homes, crops and valuable timber. Starting as a brush fire Friday afternoon, the flamea raced along a seven-mile front between Worden and Keno. A brisk wind brought the con ' flagratlon to within three-quarters of a mile from the highway community tnd then changed, carrying the flames back along the previous burn. ........ mrem nt thin. BCCOnd BTOWth Alan? " pine were destroyed as the fire rushed on through the tinder-like grass. Two little used bridges on an old county .a were burned when It leaped the .....v. Although several fields or rye were lost as the fire moved near farm homes, no Buildings were De stroyed. Five power poles were burned out J and a California Oregon Power com - pany distribution line cut off. Tele phone connections In part of the dis trict were out for ft time. Late last ftrm arM n menaclnff farm ers started moving their household goods. The heat from the blaze alone was sufficient to spread the fire to fields at a distance of several yards. All through the night Klamath Falls was covered by a haze of smoke but this morning the atmosphere cleared as the fire was placed In con trol. No further danger was expected un less an unfavorable wind developed. , LASHED. TO DEATH PALAHATCHTE, Miss.. July 28. (AP) The whipping to death of Henry Bedford, a negro born in alave days, sent anger surging through this little town today. Four white men, accused of mur der were hurried to Jail at Brandon last night. Sheriff Vlrden Therrlll of Rankin county, who made the ar ret, aald he had delayed prelimi nary hearings because feeling was running high. The negro had been known to almost every resident here for years. Alex Murray, John Scales and Benny Cawthome, all of Pelahatchle, and M. M. Dotson. of Shlloh, were under ar rest. They were denied bond, pend ing hearing next Wednesday. Cawthorne charged the negro, ft ten. nt of his father, D. W. Cawthorne, talked "disrespectfully" when they disputed ft rental agreement. The sheriff said the men took the 70-yoar-old negro to a secluded spot outside the town Wednesday and whipped him with a heavy leather strap. The sheriff said he was notified of 1 the beating five hours later and went Vlo the scene with Cawthorne and ft doctor. He said the negro was lying on the ground, unable to move, and although he was taken Into town and given medical treatment, he died that night. SLOT RACKETEERS PORTLAND, July 28. ( AP) Two slot machine distributors, Royden H. Enloe and Earl Wurzweller, sentenced to six months In Jail for assault and battery, were free today after having served only two months of their sentences. The two were released Friday aft ernoon on conditional pardons ex tended by Oovernor Meter. Enloe and Wurzweller were con victed of assault on Clyde S. Betts. ft private detective, who went to Wurzweller's establishment to return. ( lor ft consideration, two slot ma chines thatf had been stolen. In extending the pardons, the governor said the action was taken on recommendation of Circuit Judge Kanzler, the committing magistrate. 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