THE MORNING OREGOJflAN, THURSDAY. JULY 12, 1906.
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BLAME FOR WATER
FAMINE
APPARENT
Contractors Laying High Serv
ice Main Are Guilty
of Delay.
WORK IS WEEKS BEHIND
City Board Compelled to Put Oft
East Side Suburban Applicants
for Bull Run Connections
Who Besiege Meeting.
Standing room was at a premium when
the Water Board met at the City Hall
yesterday afternoon. An unusually large
number of Important matters were
brought up for consideration, and these
features had the effect of crowding the
board's close quarters to the doors.
A big delegation headed by Dr. De Veny
was present from Montavllla to urge Bull
Run water for that suburb, and they
brought with them a petition signed by
more thar. 80 per cent of the population
and containing upward of COO names, all
crying for the beverage that has made
Portland the healthiest city in the coun
try. Other outlying districts were also on
hand with their advocates, and not a
few were present with private axes to
grind at the same general dispensary.
Not only Montavllla. but Mount Tabor,
Central Addition, Vernon, Holladay Park
Addition and Irvington residents were
there.
Answer to All Appeals.
To all these appeals, the Water Board
had but one answer, however: They
would relieve the situation as rapidly as
the situation would permit. Funds were
scarce, and, besides, the big high-service
main in process of construction between
reservoir No. 1 and Highland, which, un
der the terms of the contract, should
have been completed by July 1, is ad
mittedly months behindhand, so that it is
lndelinlte Just when It will be ready to
supply districts that are now suffering.
Paquet, Giebisch & Joplin, who have
the contract for laying the immense
main, applied for 60 days' extension on
their contract from July 1, but their
request was denied in view of a show
ing from Engineer D. D. Clarke that
there are 6215 feet of 24-inch, 5403 feet
of 20-lnch and 2000 feet of 16-inch pip
ing, or a total of 14,115 feet to be laid.
Engineer Clarke stated further that
at no time has there been any scarcity
of pipe or material, and on this show
ing the Water Board declined to grant
any extension.
Consideration of the needs of Holla
day Park, Montavllla and other suburb
an districts developed that the water
supply In those localities had been
gradually decreasing until now it is
worse than It ever was. This condition
is due principally to rapid Increase of
population, according to statements
made before the Water Board by Clyde
B. Aitchlson, of Vernon and others.
The fact that an Immense amount of
water is now being wasted was
brought up In this connection, and
Mayor Lane made a strong plea for
economy.
The proposition of the Mount Tabor
Water Company then came up In the
ehape of the following proposition from
President J. M. Arthur:
Proposition to the City.
We will turn over our plant, leaving the
entire territory east ot the old elty limits
Just beyond Sunnyslde to the City Water
Works on the basis that the City Water
Works turn over to us. say once each month,
such i. sum of money as equals the entire
collections from the territory Rained In the
two recent acquisitions to the city limits
(known as the Mount Tabor District) until
such time as the totals of this collection
so paid shall amount to such a principal sum
as will be represented by the average net
earnings of the last 0 to 12 months, on 6
per cent basis: for example: Provided the
average net earnings for the time specified
shows $300 per month; multiply this by 12,
wnlch would equal $3000 net earnings for
the year, which Is 6 per cent on $60,000.
Meantime, we will deposit deeds, assign
ments of reservations, contracts with con
sumers, pipe lines, etc.. In escrow In some
place mutually satisfactory. This proposi
tion would mean, that the plant would prac
tically come to the city without cost, as
within a short time after the full payment
of the sum of money agreed upon the city
would be reimbursed for the water at the
meter rates, and for the labor.
Explained by Mr. Arthur.
Mr. Arthur explained that if h was
guaranteed Bull Run water in connec
tion with his Paradise Springs plant
in sufficient quantity to supply the
district now In the city limits. he
would be willing to supply the people
there at city rates. R. B. Lamson and
Dr. S. E. Joseph!, of the Water Board,
were appointed a committee to Investi
gate the Arthur project. In the mean
time this resolution was ndopted:
"Resolved. That the Water Board
furnish the Mount Tabor Water Com
pany all the water It will need to
supply water through Its gravity sys
tem to customers within the city, ex
cepting such outside consumers as are
now supplied by said Mount Tabor
Water Company; provided. It would
furnish water at the city rates, with
the understanding that the city may
discontinue the supply at any time;
the connections for the supply to be
made by the Mount Tabor Water Com
pany under the direction of the engi
neer of the Water Hoard; the company
to pay for the water at" the regular
meter rates. The board reserves the
right to discontinue the water at any
time. Connections shall be so ar
ranged as to preclude the admixture
of Bull Run with other water. The
city rate to take effect August 1, and
water to be turned on as soon as con
nections are made."
Major Lane Votes No.
This resolution was carried by the
nfftrmatjve votes of Lamson and
Joseph!. In voting no upon the propo
sition. Mayor Lane explained that he
did so on the ground that there are
citizens all over town out of water,
and for the city to sell 3,000.000 gal
lons of water per month at wholesale
rates to a retailer, who would dispose
of it at a profit to city consumers, did
not Impress him as reasonable.
J. M. Kavanaugh and four others were
granted their petition for a six-Inch
main on Twenty-fourth street, between
OUsan and Johnson. The following were
denied: W. Y. Masters and 16 others, for
a six-Inch main on East Madison street,
between East Twelfth and East Twenti
eth: Henry Jennings and sons, for six
inch main on Wasco street, between East
Eighth and East Eleventh: Sunnyslde
Land & Impr6vement Company and nine
others, for a six-inch main on East Sal
mon street, between East Thirtieth and
East Thirty-fourth: and A. Sat
terlee and five others for a six-Inch main
on Prescott street, between East Tenth
and East Twelfth.
Action on numerous other petitions woe
postponed.
Bids for 900 five-eighths Inch, 60 three-
quarters inch, and 50 one-inch water
meters resulted:
Henry K. Worthington, -inch. $6.98
each; -inch $10.85 each; 1-inch, $14.20
each.
Crane Company (Keystone) -inch,
17.14; fc-inch. $10.71; 1-Inch, $14.28.
National Meter Co, of New York
(Crown)--inch, $12.40; -inch, $21.60; 1
lnch, $30.80. Also. "Empire" Meter -inch.
$10.40; -lnch, $15.60, and 1-inch,
$20. SO.
Standard Water Meter Company, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. (own make) -inch, $7:
-inch, $9. and 1-inch. $12.
Union Meter Co., of Worcester, Mass.
(Union Rotary Piston) -inch, $12; -inch.
$18. and 1-inch. $25. Also. "King"
disc meter i-lnch. $8.25; -inch, $12.45;
and 1-inch. $16.55. Also, "Union," Co
lumbia Meter Co. -inch. $8; -inch, $12.
and 1-lnch, $16.
Neptune Meter Co.. of New York ("Tri
dent") -inch, $7.90: -inch, $13, and 1
inch, $17. Also, "Frost Bottom" -inch,
$9; -inch, $13, and 1-inch, $17.
All the bids were referred to the Super
intendent and Engineer for tabulation
and report.
RAGE WAR IN TRftNSVflAL
BLACKS OF RAXD FIX DATE FOR
UPRISING.
White Women Warned to Flee for
Safety Church Conference
Hears of Coming Storm.
JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal. July 11.
The disquieting rumors that the blacks
of the Rand contemplated an uprising
July 17 are borne out by the fact that
the native servants nave warned their
mistresses to retire to places of safety.
Similar rumors have been circulated in
the Reef, but the police ridicule them.
However, much anxiety Is expressed
that a paper read at a conference of the
Ethiopian Church, embodying rfeports
from the various districts, says an upris
ing has been openly advised. '
MORE CARE FOR TOMMY ATKINS
Haldane's Plans for Soldiers' Mate
rial and Moral Welfare.
LONDON. July 11. War Secretary Hal
dane, in opening the new portion of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Pimlico
tonight, said unless the people at large
work for the material and moral wel
fare of the soldier outside hie bare pro
fession, they would not get the quality
of men needed. They could not induce
men to give the country their best unless
they were prepared to hold out some
prospect of care ana help due those
willing to lay t'own their lives for the
nation.
For some time, he said, a War Office
committee had been laboring on plans
along these lines and for the co-operation
of existing agencies with some state
assistance for the systemized arrange
ment for providing employment for for
mer soldiers and improving their ma
terial cordition. In this scheme the com
mittee did not t'ouch directly the re
ligious side, but its report would show
how deeply these things had Impressed
those concerned with army administra
tion. Mr. Haldane said he felt strongly that
the care of the spiritual needs of the
army should be placed on a compre
hensive footing. He had been trying to
devise a new element in the War Office
organization for increasing the breadth
and reality of the foundation on which
this matter should be dealt with. He
said the army council had decided to
appoint a committee, as part of the regu
lar army organization, charged with
looking after the spiritual needs of the
soldiers on a broad and comprehensive
basis. All churches would be represented
on the commission and it would also in
clude distinguished laymen who appreci
ated these matters.
DOUBLE TRACK HER RAILROAD
Russia Plans Expansion in Manchu
ria In Rivalry With Japan.
LONDON. July 12. The Daily Tele
graph's correspondent at Tokio reports
that the Chinese Minister at St. Peters
burg has telegraphed to Pekin that Russia
has decided to double-track her section of
the Chinese Eastern Railway and expand
all its branch lines at an estimated cost
of $10,000,000, to be raised by the issue of
domestic bonds.
The correspondent adds that it is report
ed that Japan intends to spend $50,000,000
in railway and colliery Improvements in
Manchuria.
"The diplomatic corps at Pekin," the
dispatch concludes, "is proceeding contin
ually with reference to the complaints of
the China Association concerning the ad
ministration of Manchuria. It is realized
that this must be the incentive to intervention."
FIGHT DUEL WITHOUT RESULT
Peruvian Statesman and Jourpallst
Exchange Shots.
LIMA. Peru, July 11. Senor Sepata, re
cently Minister of the Interior, and Senor
Ulloa, a Journalist, fought a duel today,
exchanging shots without result. They
left the dueling grounds without being
reconciled.
Senor Sepata had accused Senor Ulloa
of insulting him in a newspaper article
and resigned from the Ministry of the
Interior to be free to fight the writer.
SLUMMING ENDS
IN POLICE COURT
Sad Experience of Portland
Sunday School Teacher
and Pupil.
CAPTURED IN "DOPE JOINT"
G. W. Williams and Frank E. King
Spend Two Nights In Jail and
Only Escape Punishment
After Much Explanation.
DENVER. Colo.. July 11. (Special.)
When George W. Williams, teacher in the
Sunday school of one of the big churches
in Portland, and Frank E. King, a mem
ber of his class both young business men
of the city stopped in Denver Sunday on
their way to attend a religious conference
in Chicago, Williams said to King:
"Frank, let's go out and see the town
do a little slumming on our own hook."
"But. Mr. Williams, what would the
folks back home say?" protested King.
"Bother the folks back home. There
are things we ought to know. You come
with me. and everything will be all right.
We won t do anything out of the way,"
spoke Williams.
Caught in Dope Joint.
So Williams and King took a short cut
for the Market-street district. Some one
had told them that by passing through
a passageway that opened on Market
street at 2018 they would reach "Hop Al
ley." They followed directions, found
' n " oTifl nln rained entrance
to a Mope Joint." All of which explained
a plea for release from ornctal restraint
made to Justice of the Peace Hudson.
They were hefore the court with f.ve
others, all arrested in the "dope Joint"
and charged with vagrancy. Both were
much excited and extremely anxious that
the court understand the situation Just
as it was. so far as they were concerned.
Explaining to the Court.
"You see. it was Just this way," ex
plained Williams. "Mr. King and myself
were on our way to Chicago. We are
going to attend a meeting of the heads of
the Sunday schools of the Middle West
and the West. We thought that would
not be anything."
"Yes, that's Just the way," interrupted
King. "That's just the way It was. Your
Honor. We did not think it would be
wrong to see."
"Yes. yes. Your Honor," broke in Wil
liams, "that's what we thought. You see,
we had heard so much about Denver and
how terribly wicked it is, that we Just
wanted to know."
King was more earnest than Williams,
if that could have been possible. "We had
heard what we have heard, and much
more. WTe never thought for a single min
ute that there would be any harm in doing
a little slumming on our own hook. We
discussed it and "
Williams took up the thread of conver
sation: "Yes, Your Honor; we discussed it,
and Frank said that he did not think there
would be any harm in it, that unless it be
in going on Sunday night. And so I said "
Afraid of Publicity.
"Look here, gentlemen, where does the
court get a word in this debate?" Justice
Hudson had been busy trying to restrain
his emotions. Williams and King started
in together to tell the court where he
began.
"Ah! that's just It. if the court please,"
Williams once studied law "that's Just
it, if the court please. We wanted to ex
plain this to you, and we don't want it
to get into the vile papers. If this story
ever gets back to Portland how we were
arrested in that terrible place and com
pelled to sleep two nights in a dirty cell,
it" King groaned as a thought of the
terribleness of the situation passed
through his mind.
"Horrible! horrible!" he moaned, rocking
back and forth in his chair. Williams be
gan again:
"Your Honor, It was just this way. Mr.
King and I "
Loaded With References.
"Gentlemen, if you can prove to the sat
isfaction of the court that you were simply
on a slumming expedition, I will release
you. If you have any references, hand
them to the court."
Williams and King had a battle-royal
to see which should reach the good, kindly
Judge first. It was an even break. Each
shoved two hands full of letters and bank
books and papers at the court. A glance
over them satisfied Justice Hudson, and
Williams and King could hardly tear
themselves away from the courtroom for
the apologies they showered on their benefactor.
More Clerks for Alaska Postoffices.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 11. Because of the over
crowded condition of the Nome and Fair
banks Postoffices in Alaska, the Depart
ment today allowed $4240 for additional
clerk hire at Nome from July 1 to Sep
tember 30, with $400 permanent increase
annually, while the same temporary al
lowance Ls made Fai-banks and a per
manent increase of $CO.
In the Name of Sense,
that good common sense
of which all of us have a
share, how can you continue
to buy ordinary soda crackers,
stale and dusty as they must
be, when for 5 you can get
Uneeda Biscuit
fresh from the oven, protected
from xlirt by a package the
very beauty of which makes
you hungry
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
M
rurcnase Portland's new SmW&r
DEPARTMENT STORE p?
PORTLAND'S NEW
DEPARTMENT STORE
Don't
Us
Grow
Midsummer Clearance Sale
FIFTY-NINE GREAT BARGAIN SALES COMBINED
IN ONE-FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SELLING
Black Taffeta Silk.
200 yards of good strong black
Taffeta, 20 inches wide; regular
selling- value 75c. Friday CO
and Saturday on sale at OOC
Pongee Silk.
ATif 1 ;n -.. i ot : i. :
r cj:ii-. i ii n
yyji. ecu j. uugce oua , xTcguiar sett
ing price $1.00. Friday OQ
and Saturday on sale at OJ7C
Poplin Silk.
36-inch Poplin Silk; regular sell
ing price $1.50. Extra special
for Friday and Sat-fl1 OQ
urday pX.
Domestic Pongee.
Domestic 34-inch Pongee, in
tan, gray, red, black, brown and
old rose. Friday and
Saturday on sale at v
Dress Goods.
Organdy, in all the new pat
terns and very latest designs.
AVe have bought it at a ridic
ulously low price. They are
easily worth 25c. Extra special,
Friday and Satur- 1 Ol.
day.. XC
Batiste Dress Goods.
38-ineh wide Dress Goods, in all
the very latest shades. 75c val
ues. Friday and Sat- AJSLg
urday on sale at tmIJC
Dress Goods, Extra
Special.
Beautiful line of 44-inch wide
Dress Goods in all the very lat
est shades. These are good
Values at $1.50 per yard. There
are about a thousand yards in
all. Our price, for Fri- ,7tr"
day and Saturday C
Ladies' Belts.
$1.75, 50c and 25c Belts will be
placed in one lot consisting of
leather, silk, kid and wash Belts,
you take your unlimited choice
Friday and Satur- Ol
day
Cotton Scrim.
15c regular Cotton Scrim, ex
tra special Friday and Ql
Saturday O3C
Doilies.
25c Linen Doilies, extra special
Friday and Satur- 11
day. AC
Embroidered Waist
Patterns.
You take your unlimited choice;
values from $1.00 to $5.00. Fri
day and Saturday 1 f"i
only p l.VO
Gilt Purses.
Finger Gilt Purses, the latest fad
in New York; get one quick.
Extra special, regular 1 Qf
50c values X27C
Sample Handkerchiefs.
Handkerchiefs, only one of a
kind, about 5000 in all; extra
special. Some are worth as high
as $1. Friday and Sat- "1 V,
urday VfC
Sunbonnets.
25c Sunbonnets in all
colors, well made
18c
Bissell's Carpet Sweeper.
Genuine Bissell Carpet Sweeper,
price all over the city $3.50.
Ball-bearying kind. Friday
and Saturday QQ
only p.OI7
Decorated Dinner Sets.
60 pieces, high grade, some
porcelain Dinner Sets under
glazed decorations $8.50. Sell on
Friday and Sat- GA QO
urday at ty.iJO
Note Paper.
Quarter ream good Note Paper,
sold regular at 25c a package.
On sale Friday and 1 "
Saturday X VC
Fancy Toilet Set.
4-piece, fancy shape; regular
$2.25. Place on sale d1 Q
Friday and Saturday. .P X W
Boyd's Jar Caps.
Porcelain lined, made especially
for all fizes of Mason Fruit
Jars. Friday and Satur- 1 Q
day, extra special, doz...'C
Agate Saucepan.
Regular price of these is 89c.
Friday and Saturday AQf
extra special UC
$1.75 and 50c Neckwear.
2000 samples of ladies' Neck
wear. They are all the very lat
est styles, and we secured them at
50 cents on the dollar. We have
placed them on sale, your choice,
for Friday and Saturday O A
only
Embroidered Turnovers.
1000 Embroidered Turnovers ; the
regular price of these is C
10c; Friday and Saturday.
Sample Stockings.
1000 pairs of ladies' Stockings,
blacks, grays and almost any col
or you may wish for. These are
travelers' samples. We secured
them at 35c on the dollar. We
have placed them in our central
aisle. Your unlimited choice,
Friday and Saturday, J
White Stockings.
Ladies' white lisle Stockings;
double heel and toe; regular 60c
value. Friday and Sat- OC
urday, per pair Ovv
Ladies' Patent Leather
Oxford Shoes.
Goodyear Welt, regular price
was $3.50. We will place these
on sale Fridav and fijl "TO
Saturday at f LlO
Ladies' Vici Kid.
Heavy Sole Oxford Ties; they
were always sold for $2.50. On
Xia! $1.48
Ladies' Patent Leather
Lace High Shoe.
Heavy sole, low heel, exception-
Friday and
$1.78
al value at $2.58
Saturday on sale
at
Ladies' Extra Good
Value Shoes.
In all sizes, always sold for
$2.50, Fridav and Id
Saturday sell at P X . X J
Men's Box Calf Shoes.
Medium weight, sold for $3.00.
Friday and Satur- fljl QQ
day placed on sale. .P 70
Fine Silkoline.
Regular 15c. Friday and Q
Saturday on sale at SC
Good Madras.
Regular value 25c, Friday and
12ic
Saturday on sale
at
Lace Curtains.
$4.00. Friday
$1.69
Regular value
and Saturday
sale at
Women's Wash Belts.
With detachable buckles; values
up to 19c; Friday and 1 r
Saturday on sale at vJ
Buster Brown Suits.
250 Buster Brown boys' suits, in
grays only. Regular $2.50 value.
Exceptional price, for Friday
and Saturday only, 98c
Boys' Suits.
Worsted and cheviots, in Buster
Browns, Norfolks and D. B.
These are our regular $5.00 boys'
suits, ages from 4 to 16. You
take, your unlimited choice, Fri
day and Saturday, 2 98
Suspenders.
35c value, in men's heavy and
light weight, good Suspenders;
Placed on sale for Fri- "I Q
day and Saturday only...C
Men's Leather Belts.
Black and tan Leather Belts, with
nickel buckle. Friday OQ
and Saturday, on sale at.
Men's Wash Vests.
Men's single-breasted Wash
Vests, with detachable buttons,
in white and fancy colors. Val
ues up to $3.00. Friday and Sat-
at. 0n..Sa!? $1.48
Men's Fine Half -Hose.
Black, tan and fancy cotton
Socks with double feet, in sizes
9y2 to liy2, 50c values. Friday
and Saturday, on sale J 0
Fine Cretonnes.
Regular value 20c. Friday
and Saturday on C'
sale at O3C
Mohair Skirts.
Beautiful white and cream mo
hair skirts, pleated, panel front
and back, extra wide. They are
regularly worth $7.50. Extra
special for Friday &A QQ
and Saturday Vpt.OIJ
Invisible Plaid Gray
Skirts.
We will sell all our skirts as high
as $7.50, at your unlimited
choice, for Friday &A OQ
and Saturday only. . . P0J
Corset Covers.
A beautiful lot of slightly soiled
Corset Covers, ranging in price
from 50c to 79c. Placed on sale
Friday and Saturday 34c
Muslin Nightgowns.
Travelers' Samples of Muslin
Nightgowns, only one of a kind,
Some are slightly soiled and this
price will move them. You take
your unlimited choice Friday
and Saturday . 11 AQ
only &L.iJ
College Blouses.
We have just received the latest
fad in College Blouses, with large
polka dot, in lawns and percales.
These will be regularly worth as
high as $2.50, but will be placed
on sale Friday and Saturday,
your unlimited
choice
$1.23
Men's Silk Four-in-Hands.
Fancy silk Four-in-Hands, from
the very best makers, in the lat
est colors and patterns. These
goods go for less than cost. Val
ues up to 50c. Friday and Sat
urday onjy, on sae J 9c
Pure Linen Handker
chiefs. Men's pure linen Handkerchiefs.
They are laundered and ready for
use. These sell at 17c.: For Fri
day and Saturday, on 1 f
sale at 1 X
Dress Goods Remnant
Special.
All remnants in short lengths will
be placed on sale Friday and Sat
urday exactly for half the regular
retail price.
Bargains in Umbrellas.
Ladies' and men's Umbrellas,
with Italian taffeta silk covers,
with fancy or plain handles,
mounted on Paragon frames. Val
ues up to $2.50. Friday QD
and Saturday on sale at. . 3FOC
Women's Cotton Hose.
Fast black, seamless Cotton Hose,
fast colors, fancy front. A rare
bargain. Values up to 17c per
pair. Friday and Satur- -1 I
day on sale at X XC
Children's Cotton Hose.
Fine, fast black, seamless cotton
Stockings, with double heels and
toes; sizes 6 to 9V2 value, 19c.
Friday and Saturday on 1
sale at X VIC
Ladies' Lisle Gloves.
Washable Suede Lisle Gloves, in
white, black, tan, brown, mode
and gray. You will pick up a
rare bargain in this lot. Values
up to 50c; Friday and )Af
Saturday on sale at t'C
Sample Gloves and
Mitts.
Ladies' lisle thread Gloves and
Mitts. Plain and lace patterns.
Just one pair of a kind, and ev
ery one in good condition. Values
up to 50c a pair; Friday Q
and Saturday XC
A Long Glove Special. .
We will place on sale tomorrow,
Friday, a good collection. We
have only about 200 pairs of long
Gloves, in gray, white and black,
in all sizes. Extra tfT 7Q
special P X I J
Wash Belts.
Women's Wash Belts. We pur
chased several thousand of them
at less than the cost to manufac
ture. Regular value 19c. Fri
day and Saturday, on 1 fl,
sale at 1UC
Hose Supporters.
Women's Side Hose Supporters,
in black, white, pink and blue.
Regular price 35c. Friday and
Saturday, on sale 19c
Children's Hose Sup
porters. In black, pink, blue and red. Reg
ular price 15c. Friday and Q
Saturday on sale at 17 C
Gingham Aprons.
Gingham Aprons, the very best
make, full sleeves, full length.
Extra special, for Fri- JQ
day and Saturday only. . . VV
Dresden Ribbon.
35c, 4-inch Dresden Ribbon. Just
received from New York. We
have all the latest designs and
beautiful shades. Friday and
Saturday, at the excep- A r
tionally low price fcixC
Children's Caps.
We must clear out our entire line
of Children's Caps. They will be
placed in one lot. They must go.
You take your unlimited choice,
For Friday and Satur- " O
day, without reserve X OC
Mail Orders Delivered Free to Your Home. Express and Freight Prepaid and Shipped the Day Order Received
GOLDEN EAGLE DRY GOODS CO.
Entire Corner, Third and Yamhill Streets
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