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:3;;Ltt2W: urez'jz::z c. oswTci ;47i;ji pacing iie:scrc3 fiyr3cajLdarge Amount or -10:1 5 :" -. Weher forecasts ' Unsettled with rains; moderate temperature; : diminishing to ne west cs.Ie on the const. .!&xlxauja. temper ature yesterday (7. minimum 45. river 7.4, raiafall .20. atmosphere cloudy, wind south east -. v v . THREE SECTIONS THIRTY-TWO PAGES V . iTY-SZYEinil YEAR SALEH, OnCGON, U0?jmTG NOVEJIBER 20, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS ; ill Li MM mm b , . wTiw wi vp In -Asccciction cf American Univcrsitisi r . Ar-:ur.::d Hero P.ATU.'G GAINED BY FEW Ob!t 2"i Othrr Prtrately Ea-! - oirc-l SLooIs la 'ort hwrst - Bo Recognized; President -v ' ' Dopey Congratulated , . - TriUamette nnlreraity baa been I -elected 'to xnembenhlp in the Jui- ocuttoa orAmerican Universities. tbe Jaat "word tn approTal for an lni!UtuUQO,.ccordlog tP word, re-' -ceiTed Friday by : President , Carl Doney.;W ? :'t -fh;-'"'. The recognition comes as the re- Alt of a Visit here last yf 6y Aaan TaVvi f T9 iTff!Ti trees: rnr. Watire of tha aasotiaOoa. Deanl ?n nd. coanlfers whoeesjrer- FINI PREHISTOIUC RELICS AT BURNS rc-ix. . KciiAcrs date bags , - lilLLIONS OF YEARS ' City StreeU Being Paved With "lioaee- of ; Caraltvroos : , rermlaa Iixards , - PORTLAND, Nor. 1 CAP) The reptilian ace' existed ia Ore gon; : fossil, remains of aaarians, older than the oldest dinosaurs, ahoond by the ton, In Harney eoanty; the streate pi Barns. Ore., are now - belns; pared witn the bones of carniroroua Iixards of tht Permian' age. J,V t- iV'1"' v"" v " These statements, aammarixing v hat. he belleres may prore to be the most astounding scientific dis covery In the alstory of Oregon, were made here today by E. P. & Daude of Boise. I Idaho, chemist and geologist ' He had. completed the preliminary work of anex haustlTe survey of 75 so.uare miles of Oregon terralne Incidental to a prtrate enterprise that ' Is, he says, in no sense ommerciaL "' . A carload of fossilized . scales from reptiles such' as' the raeso thorinm. tractodon and other Brobdignagian - monsters can ' be picked up near Tfann Springs on the edge of the town of "Borne, Dr. Daude declared; What the United States ; geological survey fhas ported as rnyolite Is actually a alcifled- forest of 1 sequoias, ce- 1110 SIEGlI! gou::tv judce Rcsisncticn of J. f Hunt end f Go verncr's Appointment s .55!. Bcth;i5urprises1;J LONG tllXn ESS REASON ,Jf finger made a thorough, inspec tion of the1 schools,' Its facilities, and scholarship- ratings. s.nd ex pressed himself as well pleased. He recommended Willamette's ad mittance when he returned to the University of Michigan, where .-he feotds the deanship. Few. Granted Places ? ' Only two other privately en dowed 'Institution In the north west are members. They are Reed and Whitman. There are no oth ers north of Mills college, Califs holding membership, except, of course; the state Institutions. Ore Kon Agricultural college was ad mitted last year. ' fOut: of; 800 degree granting ed-ncat-. Institutions In the. Unit ed Bu.-; only 200 have member ah!p.! as'iift requirements are high. rrnT'eiicttUoBS Sent I Telegrams and . letters of con f gratalaties are "beginning to ar- rivejat Trasident Doney's office from representatives of other In- (tltutions. ' Henceforth, a student x of Wll jtamette may carry his or her cer . . . - . . . . . ji tincate to omer scnoots.aaa nave .- accepted ?at i face Tiae -no Questiocui asked. ' ' J - The way also is paved to secure Phi Beta Kppa, the national hon orary V scholastic fraternity," and other meritorious honor arles. . Presideat Doney has been work ing for several years' to bring the university up to a standard where It might be placed on the ap proved list. - Rapid etrides : have been taken In the past, few years by elevating the scholarship - re- quirements of students,-by estab lishing oral examinations foe grad uating seniors, Inauguratlg fresh man week, and making- attend ance requirements more stringent lug size is such as to test the most vivid- Imagination, the s geologist added. . - . , " S:.S. i Proof Dr., Daude pointed oat that supposed rim rock had been subjected to chemical analysis and the -tests revealed the .- various wood textures and even the bones and hide of, the prehistoric mon sters: " '-"S Jt '.l'-x "What I have found and stated are plain factsDrr .Daude de clared.: 'Much of i these , matters can be noted by ; a layman. I have taken the matter up - with various Institutions and asked that my conclusions be rechecked. Rechecklng may cause a variance but there will be no dispute as to the facts. " ( Change Take Effect December 1 ; New Incumbent Once County .y Recorder, Coavtegant Wltla j -". rSl" AWlr,T Hera T Governor I. I. Patterson yes terday- - afternoon c appointed John C Siegmund. - well known Salem business man to succeed Jokn T. Hunt as 'county Judge of 'Marlon county. "Judge Hunt tendered his resignation yesterday morning. giving as his reason his continued ill " health. Siegmund's appoint-, ment followed within a few hours and will take effect December 1. The suddenness .of the whole thing makes it a big surprise to the ' people ' of Salem and Marlon County. No one had the slightest Idea that Judge Hunt . was consid ering - a resignation t and Sieg mund's,' immediate appointment came not only as a surprise to the public but to Mr. Siegmund him self, he declared.: . ' fharprise. Declared :-:- MI hadn't the slightest idea that Judge Hunt intended - to resign," said Mjr. Siegmund last night, "and certainly, was surprised when , a friend called me on the telephone and Informed me of my appoint ment by the governor.- I small ac cept the appointment. Whether I shall stand for election in 1923 I CoBtias4 m para ) ; 4 HOP FOSTPOriED . AGAIN British Aviator Now Declares He r" 3 Will Start Tomorrow ' r : r WOMAN ELECTED TO P ARLIAT1ENT COUNTES3 IVKAGH GETS 1 HOITSE OP COM3IONS SKAT " f. WUe of BHtUh Lord Xeads Xear t Competitor by Substantial ' lUjortty : SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. '18 (AP) Forced;, by fogs to turn back today Captain Frederick A. Giles. British aviator, will attempt again Monday ' morning to get away from San Francisco to Ha waii , in his biplane Wanda, offi cials of Mills v. field , announced here tonight. The captain aspires to fly to Wellington, New Ze land. by way of the Samoan and FUl Island. - t : Captain - Giles ' could not- be reached" for his own explanation of the announcement but the air port v officials a'.d they, 'under stood that ,th e " decision to wait until Monday for a new start at tempt was das to adverse weather conditions reported prevailing "out over the Pacific - 4 . ' Ca tain Giles started toward Hawaii today despite, the, fact he knew it was foggy at sea and the weather officials . warned him to srast for. better atmospheric con ditions. 5 He flew out to a light ship. 20 miles off 'the Golden Gate, established his bearings and then tried to lift his 6,100 pound plane above the low fog.' He said after he came back that he could not lift the plane above" 225 feet so had to dump his main gasoline tank of Its 2S4 gallons and re turn to Mills r field on! bis. wing tank; gasoMne jsupply. a, . ni .aoiaer woman sawn ait- ieh parliament with a tbumping majority. Countess I lvsaxh.. con-e-slve -was returned In the by- elfcLbn at South End-on-Sea to day to fill the aeat vacated by her husband. Lord Xvesgh, on his el- vatlon'to the house of Lords. She oIled 21.121 vote. The liberal candidate. Ddughall Mestep. re ceived 11,91 J 1 - CriMas Harper, labor 4.777 and Ernest Hallwood. Independeat, ft I7r The ' votinf shews little chance from the last general election. -. The prime minister.' Stanley Baldwin, the chancellor of the'ex ehequer. Winston ChurehlU, and tthe noted novelist XI." OYr Wells, 'J-- i took a hand In the South End by i j f elecUo"' . ' . Vf""- "s Ja etier enaorsea !."TiDril caadldste a o;yosed "to Lady Ircajh oa the ground ef war-iiVe policy of the eonser- j . Chancellor CLurcfcilJ W' fcaci j at Wells, dsclvtorj "It is wtoei to make an untrue stalsmant lie j this, aad indescribably mean to xnake an nntrue statemeat for the paltry purpose of cadsisg votes,' "f rremler Baldwin wrot to Lady Inveagb, varnlag the conserva tives cf the danger of ejatty li the Totisf 14 Jlie electica. -'. . . "It has been one of the great aims of r arty," said the pre zrdar la fcia litter, "to break down t!.e i-.rrisra cl class ani sax." CHAUP0EG ROUTE TOPIC rropo4?d ntshway to be DlflcoMed ssis sfl i s 1 1 1 ' sr T.hbuKaaw - " -r en taai jhwv 4mmm.vii .--k- .- LAKE VIEW. Ore- Nov. 19, (AP) Eileen, and Betty Lynch, aged 4 and 7 years, who became lost yesterday morning when they went for a stroll into the hills east of Lakeview were " found shortly before last midnight, still guard ed by their faithful dog Peggy. ; .' Remembering the t Amburgey catastrophe of last winter, when two children were frozen to death and the tnother and another child suffered Iron exposure when lost In the, hills, almostery man In Lakeview Joined searching parties which combed th hUW yesterday afternoon -and best 'night. When searching parses I reached the children aboot three miles from town' the" raa -were . held at bay by the dog.rwhich bad accompan ied thegirls:-.:r-iv The'anlmat finally was . fright ened away by the lights and shots, pemltting; tho rescuing partylto reach the babies. The children had been missing since 11 o'clock yesterday morning, when they took a lunch and their toys-and started from home - -. : -, T , Air.LIE HEARING 1FUT -OFF 'V- - - . Southern Pacific Requests Indef inite- Postponement ; Attorneys for the Southern Pac ific company have -requested j the public service commission to! post pone Indefinitely hearing of; the application of the transportation company, to abandon , 28 'miles of its Alrlle branch In Polk county. The hearing, originally! was I set for1 early. SnDecember. "Vi i x The attorneys ' " Informed i. the public service commission that no attempt would be made to aban don' or curtail train service On the Alrlle branch until . auch time as the application was disposed-of. ;The hearing was ordered by the interstate commerce . commission which has Jurisdiction of all pro ceedings -where the abandonment of rail lines Involved. '. : - M ' 2 TOTS GUARDED B Yi FAITHFUL DOG SEARCmxa ,PARTTES FIND " ' LAltETlEW JHDEIX3 1 r.nr and Seven. , Tear Old Girls Lost La lTUIa'All Day ndt Half M;ht : " ADULTS HAVE INFANTILE: Precautions . Necessary , - Among Older Persons, Warned As a result of the unusual sit uation of having two adults In the city afflicted with. Infantile paralysis, Dr. Vernon A.- Douglas, deputy health officer, yesterday issued a statement advUlng adults to exercise the same precautions as children against the disease, i 1 Two more cases of " paralysis were 1 reported yesterday. A ;ten month" old baby, at Aurora, whose father. Mr. Welslw is employed on a" river boat, has a mild case. The other la Mrs. James , Lam birth, 23 years old, living at 2011 Eoutbf Commercial ; stf teUr Until three weeks ago, she lived at 252 North ..Cottage streets Where the two contracted the disease- has not been determined. , . -.. WILL NAME BUDGETERS Committee to be Appointed at r: Monday Council Meetins; .. Two citizens "from each of x the seven wards ; to jneet , with city councilmen as the city budget com mlttee ' will be appointed at the council meeting Monday, night. A meetlftg of this committee will be called early the following week to act on the budget and report .It backjto thev council' for adoption after, the regular20 day publlca- tlon period. ' '. . - ' The budget already has been put Into, tentative form by the .ways and means committee. J . YOUNG RU3SIAN WEDS 1?JNCESC ElSTXIt OP FORMER KAISER MARIES REFUGEE - : Floods of AsHmysaoas Coznsaaal . cations Received j "Affair . Opposed By Germans . ' BONN, . Germany. Not,' 19 - (AP) After a : somewhat hectic life, the ex-kaiser's sister, princess Victoria Schaumburg-Llppe, at the age of 61, again baa landed safely la the haven of matrimony. J i A young Russian refugee, Alex ander Subkoff,. one time dish washer, : professional dancer and motion picture t-extra,". Is the groom, : and by reason of today's alliance he will figure in the next edition of the Almanach do Gotha as the consort cf a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England, and as .brother-in-law - of the once powerful German Emperor Wil liam. . v. , :.. ; . ; The weddinc, s -drll marriage, surprised the good people of Bonn who were led. to expect It next week. The town license clerk re ceived a hurry call this morning requesting his. services forthwith. Even Princess Victoria's. chamber Iain, Baron yon Solemacher, was unaware of her sudden decision and was -on " a business errand when recalled to function as a witness.. i4''i'- : r . The entire ceremony .was given such a pronounced bourgeoise set ting that few of the casual pedes trian or. visitors at the town hall recotnlzed the wedding party. It la assumed the ceremony was hurried purposely to end the flood on anoymous: . eomm-anicaitionts which have deluged the couple since their engagement was an nounced. .' .- ,,-. - The princess Is reported to have said that, she did not invite her Hohenzollern relatives, who have shown ;n o enthusiasm about the match, and apparently she was cut by the German nobility gen erally. In contrast with the flood of abuse anonymous letters from Germans have been cordial con gratulations from persons In Eng land and'France. - V '- - The - prlncees wore a simple dark tailor made costume. " - Index of Today V .New 7 V. '" ;. ; ,! - Section. One v - ; .Page General Newsj .1, 2, 13, 18 Theater ;.',....;;.v.2-s Radio n7T7;".T.T, . . 4:5 Jports , f . 13. Editorial . ; ..'......8 wily News . , . m - 9 society . . 12, 15, 17, II reature ........ 14, 20 Woman's ..'.. 4 .10 Classified .:....,......1 '"T Soctlon'Tro-f ... I Automotive '. r. . .l,' 2, ti 4, 3 Better -Homes v 5, , 7 . Section Three " Comics ..14 THE NEXT BIG BATTLE WILL BE UNDER MARQUIS OF CRANBERRY RULES One of'tbVobJectlves of the Sa lem chamber of commerce at pres ent Is to bring to public attention the need for a - new highway to Portland; to relieve the congestion on the Pacific highway. A number of routes for this sev ond highway have been suggested, and these will have mention at chamber of commerce luncheons In the. near future- - The . first - of '.these possible routes to be dtscaesed will be the proposed Champoeg highway, the advantages of which will be outlined- by- Milton A. Miller, former ly collector of Internal revenue In this 1 district, at Monday's lun cheon. . - old wo:.:an ?.!urderess Dr. Ijucy i:a53vrt "Jf. Gets Four. ? ' : teen 'Vear Knteace CHICAGO, Nov.. 19 (AP) A woman 82 years old was foaad gunty, of murder today and -the iurr which res.:Itl tls Terdict firM her punishraent at 14 years L a ii lh. Lucy Ilar, T--....1 lJ ilary Lixti ?Iof re.iad 6. t!3 voman who per- foms-i a crirr.;.j.I oratioa wh.Sch death a year c ia. .. A: tsT . : . 1 youro wooc ) I - 4 - - WAf- f VXV rC-T 7) . yX . . . . Ill HOSS CLUB 10 EOT mm mm Candidacy for Secretary of State Now Accepted As., , Settled Fact J ANNOUNCEMENT UCKING Governor Secretary Won't Admit It but Neither Does He Re- pndlato Efforts Made in ; . T . Ilia Behalf ' Progress In the organization of a state-wide "Hal Hoss.for Secre tary of. State- clubwasireported hero" Saturdayjjby friends of the governor's ? "secretary, who - thus made the first semi-official even if not first hand, announcement that Mr. Hoss would be a candi date. . . ; ; Friends of Mr. Hoss Indicated that the organization would in clude members in every county of Oregon. , - It - was also Intimated that Mr. Hoss would announce his candidacy for the' office before the first of the year. . ... Declines Statement , Mr. 'Hoss has refused to make any announcement ' of - his cam paign to date, but he has not re pudiated the efforts of his friends. These include a number of influ ential newspaper, men throughout the state, among whom Is men tloned Elbert Bede Of the Cottage Grove Sentinel, who - has been reading clerk in the house, of rep resentatives for a number of years and "has been prominent in the activities of the state editorial association. ";'" Others Suggested ; - v. Other possible candidates who have been- mentioned ' In ' connec tion with the contest for secretary of state at the republican primary election are: Lin Jones of Ore gon City; H.H. Corey, member of the. public service commission; C. NT Laughridg deputy secretary of state; Mark McCalliater, deputy state corporation commissioner; W. C. North of Portland and John Carkln of Medford, speaker of the house "of '"' representative sdurlng the last session of the legislature. Persons close in touch with the political aituatlon predicted that the contest for secretary of state eventually would narrow down to three republican candidates. They mentioned in this connection the names of Mr. Hoss, Mr. North and Mr. Corey. - . . " . COMMISSION DEFENDANT Western Union Case to be Heard Monday In Portland . Hearing of the application of the Western Union company for a temporary Injunction restraining the Oregon state tax commission front fixing Its property valuations for the year 1927 In excess of 21, 100,000, has-been set' for Monday in the United States district court In Portland. Three' federal Judges will boar tho application. - . The. state' tax commission fixed the i property valuations of - the Western Union company for y the year 1927 at. 22,300.000, 'which Is sn Increase of only 31200 over the valuations fixed in the year 1924. The Western Union company con tends that the assessment is unrea sonable and out of proportion to the : valuations placed on other simllsr properties. . . - As a result of this suit the state tax commissioner will not. be able to certify the property valuations of the Western Union company to the county assessors prior to mak ing the tax levy in December. An effort will be made to have the suit dismissed on the grounds that the Western Union company failed to file Its protest with the state, tax commission within the time required by law. ' PASSENGERS TAKEN ON Twenty Stranded People Carried South From Redding ", - REDDING, : Cal- 'Ner, 19. (AP)Twenty stranded passen gers whe were left here Thursday night when JI, G, Hankie, stae driTSr refused to carry them fur ther after bringing them here for the Imperial Stage company, from Portland, Ore., get away today at 11 a, d, when an Imperial stare from FertfarM arriyed, The super intendent pf the Dell line from which llenkel hired the stage. In t ei&tement dislaiEe4 all ffspon sU iUties fer tia taixup, ' essentas chat his stage was chartered' only "m- the trip frera Portland to Jled BUILDING CODE TO BE DRAFTED COMMITTEE APPOIVTMEXT IN NEXT FEW DAYS SEEN " Regulations for ' Construction in "" Oregon Authorized by - -.; Lrglslatnre : Steps' toward securing an offi cial building code for Oregon will be taken In tho next ten days or two weeks," when Governor L L. Patterson will announce the se lection of a state . building code committee, as authorized .under senate 'Concurrent resolution No. 11, adopted at the 1927 session of the Oregon legislature.' ! The committee is to be com posed of 13 members, and Its du ties consist of drafting a state building code to be submitted later to the legislature'; for enactment into law. The times and place of meetings, other ' than the first which Is to be called by the 'gov ernor, are left to the discretion of the members of the committee.' j ' Will be Representative - rj . Under 'the provision of the res olution one member of the -committee shall be selected from the legislature," one 'citizen at . large from eastern Oregon, one citizen at- large from southern Oregon and one member from the Oregon or Portland branch of a number of organizations. " ' - . Organizations to be represented on the committee Include the Ore gon state federation, or labor, as sociated general contractors of America, American Institute of ar chitects, Oregon technical council, Oregon building trades, Oregon league of building and loan and savings- and loan associations. Pa cific Northwest real estate asso ciate, Oregon lnsursnce . rating bureau, Oregon Manufacturers as sociation and state . board ofl health. Early Action Sought Governor- Patterson has indicat ed that he will announce his se lection of the committee within the next few days In order that there will be no delay In complet ing- the code. Members of the committee representing the ' va rious organizations shall be recom mended to the governor by their BKilGE i ni'i hnrnn" uiuuraiiiiiui .SH JES Rjf. Discrepancies Ih.-Frl::- ' . Same Articles Vz:l In 0!d Reports OVERHEAD COST N0THi;:3 Board of Control's Supervision cl Purchases Extended To All ' State Activities; No '"' ; Employes Added v tCaatiBoad pace 18) SONGS BRING DISCIPLINE University of Oregon Football Men' Lose School Credits : EUGENE, Nov.v If. (AP) An unscheduled serenade, which Included such offenses as trampl ing flower beds and breathing sour notes on: the nocturnal 'air. cost t four ; University of Oregon students,, all prominent ' football men, seven eredita each today. The men were fined by a faculty disciplinary committee. t. , j The men are - Victor Vetsel, 1 Ted Pope and Frank Rlgg's,' ends. and; George Burnell, full' back They were temporarily taken off the . football squad earlier la the week for breaking, training rules. They will be reinstated later, how ever. "'.-"" - ; Under, a new ruling serenades must be scheduled and police no tified. This is the first violation of the regulation. Charges of disor derly conduct during the serenade were found to be "unfounded by the faculty committee. :" : "Although it has been In.oDersv- tion only a few. months, the new law creating a central purchasing agency for the state of Oregon haa already resulted In savlnr the state many thousands of dollars. according ., to col. Carle Abrams, secretary of the state board ef control, and 'Other officials.. The law establishing the central purchasing agency was long ago advocated by Sam A. Koser. sec retary of state, but the innovation was not adopted until the last ses sion of the legislature. - Since the law became effective two or three months ago the department has been organized, and is now operat ing to the benefit of the state of ficials and taxpayers. Price Variance Noted Under the old law the the state board of control approved requis itions and authorized all pur chases for the 11 largest state in stitutions. These included the Oregon state hospital, peniten tiary, feeble minded home, deaf school, blind school, state training school for boys, state Industrial school for girls. Eastern Oregon . state hospital, Oregon employment Institution for the adult blind, and tuberculosis hospital. v The new law has extended 'the authority of the state, board of control to purchase supplies'and materials for all activities con nected with the stats government. -Must List Requests Under the rules adopted by the board of control all state activi ties, when" in. need of sucnlies. must file with the secretary of the board a requisition giving all de tailed information In connection with the proposed purchase. In (Ooatinaas sr S) DIAGONAL ROUTE EXTENSION PLAN FAIRGROUNDS ROAD MAY EC CONTINUED TO HIGH ST. SCHOONER IN DISTRESS Deckload of Lumber' Lost Over ' Side of Disabled Ship ' PORTLAND, Nov. 19. (AP) With one mast over the side, the deckload of lumber - lost and the house.; smashed "in the steam schooner J. B Stetson waa report ed off the entrance to the Colum bia river tonight waiting to cross in. S-::;: :,r -,':-;': ...;, ; , The merchants exchange was advised from" Astoria of the fact that the ship was In trouble. She was bound for Grays Harbor from San - Francisco. ' No details were given as to her position at the time of iosing her deck load. The ship ,1s among the best known of the steam schooner fleets on' the coast and has trad ed' frequently out of the Colum bia. She flies' the flag of A. B. Johnson of San Francisco..' She was built at Winslow, Wash., In 10S. Her length Is 111 feet. DEADLOCK, SAYS D EPEW Traffic Jam Predicted of 1023 Presidential Candidates NEW .YORK, Nov, 19? (AP) - Chauncey M. Depew today predict ed a traffic Jam in candidates at the -1921 republican- convention which will end only with the re- ne-miaation ef President CooMdg He predicted that the cenrentlcn would ; go Into " reeeea until ttt president should have fully consid ered what would EenB.t to- a unanicaoua call for fciu to ran agafg,-'." V.'."-' : . '-. ' lir, DcpefT - did '.'not : Indicate whether i9 theuglit the president Weuld accept the renoinination, ; Pavins; of Present Portion Long ' Delayed Because of In- ' tersectlons ! " The possibUty of cutting Fair grounds Road across to connect with High street for a straight shoot into the down town section is arousing speculation amonr city officials, . If any action to bring this about is taken, it will have to be initia ted by property owners in the af fected district, many of whom are said to favor the plan. At present Fairgrounds Road ends at Hood and Church. .- Under the proposed plan, it would be cut across two blocks to Intersect Gaines and Market streets, running east and west, aad Fifth; street, running north' snd south. . Ths paving of Fairgrounds Road, which has been a bone of Contention among city councllmra for the past four years because cf the great assessment against, ths city due to the many intersections, was finally completed, and It hi thrown open to traffic Oct .oier SI v,- .v..;.- ' According to figures prepared In the cKy recorder's office, the city must pay almost 60 rr cent of the cost, or $5511.42, as against property owner's assessments r.f 18284.12. On ordinary streets which do not run diagonally, the cltyCasessment usually runs only 10 to 12 per cent. - Because of the great expense In paving the road, city officials feel that the 'fullest benefit should be gatned-br run ning it straight down town. tlore than a year ao. the t'Ay eounc-il under pressure from r rc r erty owners passed the na!.!!: : act to pave tha road, but it was found tin tLs frit' I -eifla would reraove It track.- at . o escape a Suars in te cx; . the-work v.-as . It hM la r' ;i-'e ; '.1 r.' : :. la Ca . t . .: i it tea tl iti it tlt i, ( ' i ; invcWf 1 veuli Is f-. : rc-ai j: -rjr t '. I : - . board . " '. . X C reatsltini; i b . er f r : a tl. -y : : . con:; en:--:- 1 If t". c'.ty.