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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Kunkle are here
from Cheyenne, wyoming.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs H. w. Harrington OF
Enterprise are visiting In the city
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

A. L. Eberhart Portland bridge man
Ia here today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. y. sturgIil, Of Union.
are pendleton visitors.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

Guiding stores, c%antcens, a p%ostoff1ce
and, in fact, almost every adjunct for
the comfort and convenience of the
workers n their families who are
10 inhabit the place.
The undertaking is described as
among the largest and most ambitious
ever known even in South Wales,
where the great advances in industry
have yielded more fortunes than in
any other part Of the United King
dom.
Quickly Built.
The town spranS into existence as
if by a magician's wand on an arid
waste, lying in a hollow basin sur
rounded by small hills. 1t is about
400 acres in extent and about five
miles from Swansea. Towering tanks,
each capable Of holding 1000, 900 gal
Ions Of oil, now rear their heads
above the village and at Swansea
great docks and reservoirs have been
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

How an Ambition and a Discovery Led to
Building a live, Industrial City of
Comfort and Good Cheer

mobile. He was ever longing b
satisfy that demand. The ambition
grew to build a better motor car
than had ever been produced. But
his most advanced engineering and
designing plans were limited in their
execution by the materials in which
they could be worked out.
Molybdenum Discovered
Then came the. discovery Of
molybdenun-the super-steel.
With the discovery dawned a new
era in the automotive industry, an
era that found c. Harold Wills best
prepared to take immediate ad-
vantage of its possibilities. For
molybdenum steel was the material
with which he could at last work out
his cherished plans for a high grade
lightweight motor car.
Wills seized on molybdenum steel
as the solution of his problems He
kn. " that no automobile could be
stronger than the steel i'll it. In 4
steel Of entirely new properties lay
his only hope Of success. And this
he found in m%olybdenum steel.
Using the new steel for every
stress-bearing part, Wills set about
constructing his car. At last it was
built. Its accomplishments aston
ished even its maker.
Marysvills Grows Rapidly
It was to produce this car that
Marysville was started.
As a result of the first announce
ment that Mr.. Wills was to build his
new plant at Marysville, six other
manufacturers asked him to-sell them
land near his own site to build
plants of their own.
Twenty-four hundred building lots
we're offered for sale in Marysville
and were sold to 1900 buyers
The city of Marysville is now In
corporated and the commission form
of government instituted. Besides
completion of the streets, %boulevards
and park areas, miles of water
mains, sewers and sidewalks have
been laid. Three steamer piers have
been built on the water front. One
of these is large enough to accom-
modate the biggest freighters On the
lakes. The first unit of the great
Wills plant is completed and ir
operation and several factories are
running. \
The Edison Company is construct,
ing in Marysville an enormous plant
entailing an investment of $2,50O,0N
to supply gas and electricity to tn
people and the industries of the city
The Marysvil1e Savings Bank
with a capital of 100000 Gall paid,
and a surplus of $4,000, was opene,
officially in November, 1919. Its de
posts now arc over four time
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

roads hamlet he had visited occasion
ally while cruising on the St. Clair
River.
With his partner, John R. Lee,
one day in 1918, he inspected the
whole locality more carefully. They
found its possibilities tremendous.
With a natural adaptability for the
location of healthful homes, were
combined potential shipping facilities
that might rival those of Detroit,
and proximity to railroads. I
Here was the site for a City OF
Contented Livng-and Working.
Mr.. Wills, Mr.. Lee. and their as.
sociates straightway proceeded to buy
400 acres of land in and around
M%arysville, including a waterfront on
the St. Clair River of "a miles.
Twenty or thirty acres would have
suficed for the building of a fac
tory, BUD Mr.. Wills high ideal was
to build not just a huge plant but
the whole environment for that plant.
Mr.. Wills next step was to plan
the construction of model living sur
roundings for his worknen. He
! combined in his plans the best feat
ures Of model industrial communities
| here and abroad and in many cases
improved upon them. The minimum
width for streets is so feet. One
third of the whole area of Mays
vile is devoted to Fairgrounds, parks
and boulevards. The smallest build
ing lot is 40 feet wide by 40 feet
deep so that every mar can have 4
garden
Seventy-hve engineers then began
to lay out model Marysville-the
City Of Contented Living. Hundreds
of other men were put to work fell
ing timber ON the Land. Streets and
sidewalks were built, sewers con-
structed, water mains laid, electric
lights installed, and all houses
equipped with electric stoves.
This work went On throughout Tx
entire wintcr-arh it was the most
severe winter that Michigan had eve,
known. 1t was real pioneering. Nc
evidence of the splendid spirit of ths
new city is stronger than the sus'
tanned effort of those men who 70.
weeks endured %privations such a!
were encountered by the earliez
i settlers of that section in the days o;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

effective. 1889; supernumerary, e42;
retired, 1887; total, 1903; an in
crease Of lat. During the year 372 died
and 286 located.
The total paid for ministerial sup
port was s24,sss,323 a gain Of 3d.
09S,199, or IA per cent
Church memberships: Baptisms,
130,561 increase 4 4,627); children
baptized, 153,601 increase 29,945);
preparatory members received 315, 9O7
increase %12S,490); full members on
roll, ~3,94S.409 increase 1%52,43O); total
membership ~4,393,98S (increase 49,
959). Deaths, 5o1S3 decrease 49,
$500.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
MANY SE.AMEN DISCHARGED.

Manila, P. T., Jan. 30.-(Corre-
spondcnce of The Associated Press.)-
Eleven hundred American scamen
were discharged from American mer-
chant ships here during the year 1920.
according to the report of acting
United States shipping commissioner,
Francisco Corrales, just issued.
OF this number, 4S8 were thrown
out of employment by mutual agree
ment, 1853 on account of sickness, 295
owing to termination of contract, and
1853 were discharged for cause. During
the war, subsistence and lodging were
provided for 375 destitute American
seamen, the number OF destitute be-
ing remarkably large owing to the
fact that the American c%onsulates at
the various Asiatic ports have shipped
to this port the destitute sailors in
their respective Jurisdictions.
The increase in the number of sea-
men furnished subsistence and lodging
is due to the fact that during the year
there was a marked increase in the
number Of American ships calling al
this port.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

the general minutes Of the church. 1t
raised $6o,s31,6S1 for all purposes; Of
which the pastors received 2 1,944,-
613, the district superintendent ST.
36s,221, the bishops $314.080. and the
retired ministers $1,360,409. New
church and parsonage buildings and
improvements took $1O,655,179. Debts
to the extent Of $4.626,796 were paid.
Current expenses Used up amounted to
$11,210,835. For the centenary and
benevolences including the receipts of
the two woman's. societies $%2O,0O5,727
was provided.
Travelling preachers: on trial, 1926;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

the first numbering camps.
Asa result spring found the work
of building Marysville six month,
ahead Of what would usually be con-
sidered the quickest possible schedule.
When all the fundamental facili-
ties Of a city were installed work
was begun on the dwellings for
Wills first employees.
The Hall. Shell Oath
AT the same time an auditorium
seating. 1900 persons was built. 1t
was erected in q single day with
everybody pitching in together on
the job. Here the best moving pic
lures and theatrical entertainment
were Immediately provided. The
workmen were organized into en-
tertainment groups. One of>the first
steps in this work was the forma-
ton of the Half-Shell Club. The
Half Shell, symbolic of open and
above-board square dealing, was
chosen as the name of this club on
the inference that an unworthy
oyster is readily discovered on the
half she'll. Every male citizen of
Marysville is eligible for member:
ship.
The Career Of {. Harold Wills
c. Harold Wills started to work
at the age of twelve. He first served
as an apprentice in a machine shop,
studying at night to complete his
education. In his night study he
took up draughting, later becoming
a skilled draughtsman. and designer
of machine tools. Persistent study
and application won for him in time
the position of chief engineer for
n of the country's largest adding
machine companies.
Then dawned the motor car era.
The beginning Of this modern in
dustrial period found Wills alive to
its tremendous possibilities. His Sue
cess as an engineer oon attracted
the attention of n of the largest
automobile manufacturers in the
United States who offered him a
position. He came to be chief EN-
gneer and manufacturing manager
with a large share in the profits; he
was 50 instrumental in creating
This connection was not severed IN
til March IS, 1919.
In this time Mr.. Wills had de
veloped a number of different kind!
of steel for commercial uses, ane
was recognized as one of the fore
most commercial metallurgists ane
mechanical chemists of the country
He also perfected the processes any
devices which made large quantit,
production possible.
Wills realized the increasing de
mand for a lighter high-class auto
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
WALES INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT A
RENEWED ATTENTION

London. March 5.-(Mail.)-Re-
newed attention has just been called
to the romantic story of the great in
dustrial development in South Wales,
a land of in industry, by the
building Of a new $1,000, 900 "oil
town near Swansea with homes for
a population of 1900 workers.
The site of the new enterprise for
the refining of oil brought there from
the Persian gulf is Skewen, between
Meath and Swansea, where vast oil
rc1neries have been constructed. E
There within a boundary wall Ii
miles in circumference a great oil
company has built a new town in.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

constructed to receive the ships with
their oil from the Persian fields and
other oil-bearing regions of the Near
East. AS received, the oil will be
pumped through pipes from Swansea
through the new refining town and
after refinement will be returned
yer the same route to Swansea for
worldwide distribution.
This inaugurates an industry in
South Wales which it is predicted will
add new wealth to hat already pros
porous region,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
larger than its capital stock.

A great portion of Marysvilie
workers were unmarried men. TO
provide quarters for them, commun-
ity houses have been built. There
are four of these, each accommodate
ing Sc men, with a big assembly
room, shower baths and all modern
.convcniences. A huge central dining
room seats 400 people. The COM
munity houses are more complete
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
MAKE
BIG GAIN in NEW
CHURCH MEMBERS

Chicago, March 21.-The Methodist
Episcopal church made a net gain Of
1859 members in 1890. and 91,-
237 in Sunday school enrolment, ac-
cording to a statement issued today
by the committee on conservation and
advance, from statistics gathered by
DR.. Oliver S.. Baketel of'New York, for
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than many college d%ormitories.

than many college dormitories.
To help Marysville home builders
and to secure for them the benefit
of quantity prices in building sup
plies and materials, the Marysville
Supply Company has been organized.
It has a large supply depot fully
stocked and equipped. The Mays
vile Land Company: in connection
with the supply company, maintains
an architectural and house-specif-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

cations department, which service Il
extends to all Marysville home
builders. ]
Such is the beginning of Marys-
vile. A bright future lies ahead
Ia future bright not only with tho
promise of success, but with the as
surance that such success will bo
fairly won by honest toll made most
productive through the very spirit
of the City of Contentment
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

sAn ambition. a discovery, an accomplishment a problem-the solution.
These are the stepping stones in the building of Marysvile, Michigan.
The record of this thriving yearod city on the St Clair River not
far from Detroit is one Of the most interesting in the romantic history
Of American industrial development. 1t is unique in that it prepares for
a tremendous task Of production by first making sure Of happy living
conditions for the men and women who are to make that production
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
The Selection Of Marysvins

The city of Detroit had become 80
c6..gested that it was soon evident
he could not build his plant there
and satisfy his ideas of properly
treated labor. He therefore sought
a site onte;ic Of Detroit yet sufi-
ciertlv = "e"' car center.
II a cross
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

The ambition that led to the build
Ing of Marysville is that Of {.
Harold Wills, one of the greatest
creative forces in the automobile in
dustry. 1t has long been his desire
to build the ideal motor car, EN-
bodying the features of the highest
class cars, but far lighter III weight
and selling at a comparatively low
price.
1t was the discovery Of molyb-
dcnum that made possible the fulfil
nent of this ambition. This valuable
alleging element for steel was found
in Colorado during the war IN sufh-
cient quantities to make possible the
production on a commercial scale OF
4 new super-steel, of mequaled light
ness and strength
The accomplishment that made it
practical to proceed with the build
ing of Marysville was Mr.. Wills.
construction of a motor car OF
molybdenum steel
The problem was to manufacture
this car IN great numbers: MI.
Wills experience had taught him
that the greatest factor in this prob
lem was the element of labor. Es-
pecially is this true, he knew, in the
automobile industry, where he esti-
mated eighty-6ve per cent OF the
production cost goes to labor. How
were de workmen who were to build
his car to be made most efficient.
and under what conditions would
they do their best work?
Mr.. Wills found the solution Of
bis production problem in building
the city of Marysville-the City OF
Coutented Living. He believed that
no motor car could be enduringiy
we'll built except by we'll paid, coz
tented, deccntly housed workmen. Sc
before he had given a thought tc
the construction of his plant, he de.
tcrmined to provide for coutentet
labor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

Sunday schools; number of schools.
1851 (increase 451); officers and
teachers, 392,1O6 decrease 1,099): en-
rollmcnt, 4,414,472 increase 91,23).
PLAN BIG CONFERENCE.
Geneva, March 4.-(Mail.)-The
second International Railwaymen's
conference will be held here in April
next. Twelve countries were repre-
scented at the first conference in lion
don last October and their delegates
claimed to speak for $4,000 work
ers.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21

Herald Want ADS Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-21
PLAN BIG CONFERENCE.

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
The evening world., 1921-07-14
ENGLAND ASKED
TO HAVE HER WAR
DEBT CANCELLED
Lloyd George Told President
Wilson She Would Then
Cancel Allies Debts to Her

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE first
conclusive evidence OF a proposal of
a general cancellation OF Allied war
debts was made public to-day when a
letter from Lloyd George to Presi-
dent Wilson was read TO the Senate
Finance Committee. considering the
refundlng of the Allied debts.
In this letter dated Aug 5, 1920,
the British Premier stated the willing
ness Of England to consider the can
collation. of all dents owed to her by
the Allied Powers. If the United
States would consider wiping out the
British indebtedness to this country.
a cablesram on the same subject
from the British Chancellor of Ex-
chequer to r. G. Lindsay, represent
ing the British Treasury in his coun-
try, which was transmitted to then
Assistant Secretary Leffingwell of the
Treasury Department, also was pre-
scented.
Appearing before the Senate FL
nance Committee, Secretary Mellon
again to-day urged Congress 10 enact
the bill giving him broad powers to
settle the Allied debts to the United
States.
The bill will be brought before the
Senate after the soldier bonus is dis
posed Of, according to Senator Pen
rose, Pennsylvania, its author
Assistant Secretary Wadsworth
said France still possessed a credit OF
$50,OO0000 against which stood a
commitment to pay claims if present
ed, but that no claims had been pre-
sented for two years and 1t was not
thought any would be. Greece, he
added, has credit balance of $751;
900, 900 and Czecho Slovakia $4,000, 900.
a comprehensive plan for the re-
funding Of the war and allied debts
OF the United States was presented
to the House to-day in bill by Rep
resentative Luce Massachusetts. The
measure is the work of Alfred u,
Chandler, Brookline Mass, who has
made a study OF the Government
financial situation
The bill authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury to substitute seriol
bond system for the sinking fund plan,
retiring certain amount OF the re-
funded bonds eacr year. The bin gives
the Secretary authority to issue bonds
maturing in from twenty to fifty years.
with rates ranging from to per
cent -.li.,
The evening world., 1921-07-14
ALL FIVE NATIONS
WILL JOIN PARLEY
ON DISARMAMENT
Japan Announces Acceptance,
But Avoids Pacific
Question.
+ WO M OR E ANXIOUS.
Holland and Chill Show Will
ingneSS to Be Members
of Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE State
Department to-day was notified of
Japan's acceptance OF the invitation
to a disarma ment conference.
The Japanese communication.
however, omitted any reference to
discussion of problems in the Paci-
fic, which was also included in the
tentative invitation sent out last
Saturday.
Unqualified acceptance by the
Chinese Government also was re-
ccived.
State Department officials would
Japanese reply. which was not made
public in text.
II was stated on high authority
that Japan's failure to include the
Pacific questions in her acceptance
was not necessarily regarded as an
expression OF disapproval OF the
American proposal. 1t was added,
however. that the japanese Govern
ment would have to agree before
hand Ia include Pacific problems, be-
cause any practical results OF dis
armament would have to be based on
an amicable settlement in the Paci-
fic. Chinas answer included such
an agreement.
Officials were plainly perplexed by
the japanese answer and it was as
sumed that no formal invitation
naming date for the conference will
be prepared until the Japanese atti-
tude is cleared up. The possibility of
Japan making some such answer had
been foreseen and discussed here, but
il was believed that she would finally
accept unreservedly.
The suggestion that apeared in
cablegrams from LONDON that the
British thought there ought to be a
conference over there preliminary
TO the Washington conference strikes
no responsive chord over here. The
approaches were for q conference at
Washington.
While our officials will not say so,
they rather think that after the ad-
ventures of the Versailles Treaty the
Allied Powers will realize that it is
better to have the matters attended
10 here, where the Senate will be in
touch with what is going on, than
overseas.
Though the State Department win
not give out the actual text of the
replies, they indicate that there is
nothing in them suggesting any
modification of the programme. 1t is
surmised that undoubtedly the I'm
perial Conference now in session in
London will discuss the whole propo =
sition most elaborately from the
standpoint of Great Britain. 1t is
Continued on Eighteenth Page)
The evening world., 1921-07-14
WOMAN JUMPING
BEFORE SUBWAY
TRAIN ST|LLLNES
Her Only Injuries Commissions
From Chains on Cars Pass
ing Above Her Body.

Mrs. Rose Henkin, OF No. 1856 Presi-
dent Street Brooklyn, jumped before
an lnterborough subway train at
Kingston Avenue and Eastern Park
way at | o'clock this morning while
searching for her. She fell between
the rails and her only injuries were
contusions from dangling chains OF
the two cars which passed above her.
Asher Henkin, the husband. Is an
Early this morning he was awakened
and found that his wife who had re-
tired several hours before was not
in bed. Her clothing was in the
room Their only child. a son, two
months old, was asleep. Henkin went
through the house but was unable
TO find his wife. He called his brother
DR.. Abraham Henkin. Of No. 707 Will
loughby Avenue. The physician hur-
ried to the house IN his automobile.
The pair made "A quick run around
the neigh borhood and 10 police
booth at Utica and Carroll Streets.
With Policeman Fisher. the husband
continued his search about the lots
while the physician drove 10 the At
lantic Avenue Station to report the
disappearance.
ID, Wnipgtain
ceded him into the station by a few
seconds and was saying 10 the Lieu
tenant in charge: II have case Of
a woman who jumped before a sub
way train al Kingston Avenue. Her
name Is Rose GOLDBERG No. 7O7 VIII
loughby Avenue"
That's my sister-in-law," sad DR.
Henkin. That was her maiden
name. We are searching for her"
From the policeman the doctor
learned Mrs. Henkin had gone 10 the
station and waited for a train. One
came in at los, in charge Of Daniel
Donovan. motorman. Donovan saw
"a woman on the platform hurl her
self TO the tracks and he, applied tho
brakes.
After the cars passed over her Don
ovan had the power smut or Nhi,c a
wrccking crew cxtr,catcd Mrs, Hen
Kin.
Traffic was tied up eight minutes
When carried to the platform II was
found Mrs, Henkil vas only stunned,
She gave her maiden nam and said
she wanted to lie. according 10 the
police. She was fully dressed.
DR.. Henkin returned to where his
brother was searching for the wife
and told him of her miraculous
escape from death Mr.. Hcnkin told
the police his wife had beon unable
to sleep Of late and that she was
almost a nervous wreck from the
heat, lack Of rest and worry about the
baby