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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
GAS EXPLOSION
TAKES ONE LIFE
20 Others Injured, Toll in
Chemical Experiment.

By United Press
ORANGE, N. j., Nov. IA COM
paratively slight explosion during
an experiment in the laboratory of
the Kessler Chemical Company here
cost the life of a fireman and re-
suited in injury to nineteen other
firemen and a chemist.
Fireman Edward A. Schwab, 81, is
dead. a victim of lethal gas, gener-
ated in the laboratory after a three
gallon proving jar filled with chem
zeal mixture exploded Wednesday
while being heated by Joseph Stonis,
81. chemist, and Walter Freeman,
his assistant.
Stonis and fireman Max Sanger
were burned so severely that they
were taken to Orange Memorial
hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
COUNCIL ACTION ASKED
Board of Works to Appeal for Street
Widening Order.

The board of public works may
ask city council to approve the
widening of East New York street,
from Randolph to the Belt railroad,
despite protests of property owners.
Theodore Dammeyer, works board
president, conferred with Council
man John F. White relative to the
project and asked White to discuss
the need with the other city fathers
Dammeyer said the city is willing
to pay so per cent Of the costs, the
remainder to be assessed against
property owners. demonstrators in
sist the city pay rs per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

predecessor and John Vorys, state
director of aeronautics, will be
among the official party.
The ZRS-4 and ZRS-5 will be 1885
feet long, 146 feet high and con-
tain a gas capacity of 6,500,000
cubic feet, nearly twice as great as
that of the Graf Zeppelin.
A unique feature of the Zeppelin
will be provision in the hull for a
complete airplane hangar housing
five scouting planes.
Before today, the public never has
seen the huge factory under con-
struction for housing and building
the two airShips. When finished it
will be the largest structure In the
world.
The zRS-4 is expected to be COM
pleted by July, 1881.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer


WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-No kill
ing short of a presidential asSaSSi-
nation has ever excited the national
capital as has the mysterious death
of Virginia Mcpherson.
The Mcpherson case has all the
important elements Of any half
dozen good mystery novels.
The mystery and its complica-
lions, which have cost some Of the
highest police officials their jobs
and now threaten the post Of the
superintendent of the force, have
attracted the interested attention
of the White House, the senate, the
Attorney General and every one else
in town.
Every one in Washington, 1t seems,
has a theory as to whether Mrs.
Mcpherson was murdered or COM
mitted suicide. And, if murdered,
whether her indicted husband, Bob
Mcpherson, committed that strange
crime.
StrangIed to Death
Mrs. Mcpherson, "a, was a nurse,
pretty, blonde, vivaciouS, popular
and attractive to various men. On
the night of Thursday, Sept. IL, or
the early morning of Friday 10, she
was strangled with a silk paJama
cord tied into a surgical knot.
Bob Mcpherson found the body
Saturday noon in the bedroom OF
their three-room fiat. 1t lay, hall
clad in a pajama jacket, against the
closed door leading to the living
room.
Bob Mcpherson is a handsome
dark haired, hard-boiled BOOK
keeper in a bank. His mother has
been confidential secretary to Sec
retaries of War Weeks, Davis and
Good.
Husbands Story Supported
He said he had last visited Viz
GINA between 1880 and 8 Thursday
night to arrange the financial de-
tails of their separation. He then
had gone to attend a meeting OF his
football team.
The meeting broke up about II
and Mcpherson rode around with
some friends, stopping at an aunt's
about 1870 and reaching the home
of his parents at 1890 or 12:45. He
talked with his father until after l
o'clock and went to bed. His story
is well supported by witnesses.
The police called it suicide. Viz
GINA previously had attempted sui
eide at least once. A coroner's jury
confirmed the verdict.
Patrolman Robert j. Allen, who
previously had been a storm center
on the force and on whose beat lies
the Park Lane, assented that while
patrolling he had seen man leave
the Mcpherson window, cross the
low roof and descend and disappear
into the alley some time after mid
night early on the 18th.
The grand jury met, heard evil
dence and voted Is to 10 to indict
Mcpherson for first degree murder.
The star witness had been located
by newspaper men in the person Of
Garrett Frye, taxi driver, who
swore he had taken a man whom
he identified as Mcpherson to the
Park Lane between and a. m.
on Friday the 18th.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
TIRE TEST CARS DUE
q. S. Rubber Company's Fleet Is
En- Route to Arizona.

A United States Rubber Com
panys tire test fleet of eleven cars,
en- route from it's summer proving
grounds in Michigan to winter ac-
tivities in Phoenix, Ariz., will pass
through indianapolis this afternoon.
The caravan has made stops at
various cities on its way south. II
is estimated these cars cover a
million miles yearly in the sandy
terrain of Michigan and Arizona,
the travel determining causes OF
tire wear. A police escort will meet
the tire feet as 1t comes into the
city, to remain until Friday noon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
BY HAROLD E. RICHTER


Unlted fFeoS stan correspondent
AKRON, o., Nov. IA little gold
riyet no larger than a collar but
ton will be drilled here today into
the largest dirigible ever planned
and work will be started officially on
the navyS ZRS-4.
The rivet, which Rear Admiral
William A. Moffett, chief Of the
navy bureau of aeronautics, will
drive into the highest part of the
biggest rib-rinP of the giant craft,
was fashioned in a dentists labora-
tory. Moffett will use a small hand
drill to drive the rivet.
Goodyear-zeppelin corporation is
building the ZRS-4 for the United
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

A lead Of nine votes over Henry
c. Denker, Sixth district Repub-
lican candidate, resulted in the
election of George A.. Henry, Fifth
district Republican candidate for
city council, according to official
tabulation of returns.
Early returns gave Denker a
lead over Henry. The final count
was Henry 1896 and Denker
36,957. Henry will serve in the
council with Fred c. Gardner and
Maurice E. Tenant, Republicans,
and the six Democrats. Tenant
received 5000 and Gardner 37,918.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

paper correspondent in Europe.
She is the author of "The New
Russia"
Tickets for the lecture may be
procured from Mrs. j. S. Mllligan,
ID South Bolton avenue. Mrs.
Josephine Ostrander, 1913 North Au-
dubon road, is chairman of the lee
ture program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
PRIZES OFFERED IN
DRAMA TOURNAMENT
Religious Onc-Act Play Contest VIII
Open Friday Night.

First annual religious one-act
drama tournament, sponsored by
the Sutherland Presbyterian church,
Twenty eighth street and Belle
fontaine streets, Friday and Satur-
day nights, will be opened by Mrs.
A. Starr Best of Chicago, chairman
Of the religious drama section OF the
Drama League of America.
Mrs. Best will speak on 'The
Drama in the Church"
Several local church groups win
participate in the tourney and
awards will be given the first and
second highest group at the close of
the Saturday night presentations.
Mrs. Best, Ted Nichols, Walter D.
Hickman and Corbin Patrick, In
dianapolis dramatic critics, will act
as judges, Norman Green, Suther-
land Players director, announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
AGED BANKER WILL
FACE FORGERY CASE

church and civic circles, but re-
turned early this year, after friends
had located him In the south, where
he was In poor circumstances. He is
past 20 years old.
The trial date was set after Judge
Arthur E. Debaun refused a change
of venue, holding that application
for the change was not made until
after legal time limit had expired.
The judge sustained a state de-
murrer to the defense's plea of
abatement Of the forgery charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

1lOUGQ duGllO43 III q
lecture at 8 Fri
day night in the
auditorium of Irv-
ington school, No
81.
The lecture is
under the aus
pices of the Irv-
ington Union OF
Clubs.
Mrs. L e W j S
known under the
pen name OF Dor
othy Thompson
has distinguished
herself as a jour
naliSt and news
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
Alleged Slayer Held

BN Times Special
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Nov. T.
The sheriff of OverGon county,
Tennessee, is on his way to Livings-
ton, Tenn, today with CISCO Walker,
30. charged with first degree muir
der, it being alleged he killed his
father, Frederick Walker, with a
shotgun. He was arrested here
where he had been employed since
being q fugitive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

BIZ Times Special
SULLIVAN, Ind, Nov. flames
E. Lang, former president of the
defunct Citizens Trust Company
bank here. will go on trial in Sulli-
van circuit court on forgery
charge during the November term
which will open Nov. IS.
The charge was filed in connection
with transactions said to have pre-
coded the banks failure. After the
crash, Lang disappeared from Sulli-
van. where had been . leader II,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
PREPARATIONS PR0BED
Formal Conferences Between u. S.
and Germany Started

BIZ United Press
BERLIN, Nov. 7-Negotiations be-
tween Germany and the United
States for separate reparations
agreement, independent Of the
Young plan, entered formal stage
today with the arrival here Of Edwin
c. Wilson, first secretary Of the
United States embassy in Paris.
Wilson, who acted as an observer
for his government at the Hague
conferences in August, will cooper
ate with Jacob Gould Schurman.
United States ambassador to Ber-
lin, in conducting the negotiations
on behalf of Washington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
g. Minister'S Wife Dies

F,T I1V'PN NnOc7Tt
RICHMOND, Ind. Nov. Fun
oeral services were held today for
Mrs. Mariana Kenworthy, 10, wife
of the Rev. Truman Kenworthy,
formerly pastor of the Friends
church at Dublin. Recently the
couple observed their fortieth we'd
ding anniversary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
Dirty Bet

Election bet paying has
started. Mike Stewards judg-
ment regarding the outcome of
voting at La Porte was wrong,
so he will not shave or wash
his face for a month. He
works in a foundry. Chester
Starr, a loser at Anderson,
rolled a peanut with a pencil
over half a block of pavement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
MAN is FOUND SLAIN
Bloody Gas Pipe Only Clew in
Crime at Pontiac.
Blu United Press

BIZ United Press
PONTIAC, Mich, Nov Ed
ward McCrurnb, 49-year-oid cleo
trician for the Consumers Power
Company, was found murdered to-
day in the living room Of his board
ing house here.
A lead pipe, smeared with olood,
was found beside the body. The
house had been robbed. Police inn
mediately started search for other
boarders In the house
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
RAILWAY DAMAGE TO
FREIGHT Is REDUCED
Decrease Of Ss5OOO.OOO in Claims
Listed by Big Four Agents.

decrease Oh ScOrVVVsVVV III
Listed by Big Four Agents.
Reduction of sS5 100000 in freight
claims since 1920 was announced
wednesday at a meeting Of freight
claim representatives and other
freight officials of the Big Four
railway Chicago claim conference
In the SEVERN.
Paul @. Richey. president Of the
Chamber of Commerce. welcomed
the visitors.
p. T. White, general superinten-
dent Of the Big Four railroad; F. E.
Winburn. special freight claim
official of the American Railway
Association; w. D. Browning, SUI
pervisor of stations for the Big Four,
and Earle G. Reed of Columbus. o.,
agricultural agent for the New York
Central. were speakers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
AUTHORS Wife
TO make TALK
Modern Russia Topic of
Lecture Friday.

Living conditions, social and eco
nomic organization and the love-life
of modern Russia will be explained
by Mrs. Sinclair Lewis, wife of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
KIWANIANS TO ELECT
Two Tickets In Field for Clubs
BaIloting on Dec. 4.

Balloting on Dec. 4.
Two tickets are in the field for
the Kiwanis Club election Dec. 4.
They were announced by Harry E.
Yockey. chairman of the election
committee at the Kiwanis Club
luncheon Wednesday.
The tickets:
Herman c. Wolff. president: Milo
n. Stuart, vice-president; Joseph A.
Kebler, treasurer: Clements o.
Mueller, Frank A. MontroSe and T
J. Lippincott, directors, and NJ. 1.
Miller. district trustee.
Herman c. Wolf, president; IT.
I win Bertermann. president;
Robert H. Bryson. treasurer: o. F.
Hammer. John Paul Jones and
Clyde Titus. directors. and Frank
a. Flanner, district trustee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
Author-Veteran Dies

BIZ Hitfd presS .
MARION, Ind, Nov. Richard
Dobson, go, Civil war veteran, is
dead here. He was widely known as
author of books and contributor %
magazines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
HOLD NIEMAN FUNERAL
Last Rites Scheduled Friday for
Deceased Furniture Designer.

Deceased Furniture Designer.
Funeral services will be held
Friday for Elmer H. Nieman, 81, of
1902 East Forty-ninth street, fur
niture designer, who died Tuesday
at his home Burial will be in
Washington Park cemetery.
Surviving him are the widow,
Mrs. Gertrude Nieman; two sons,
Paul Nienlan, Lansing, Mich, and
Richard Nieman, Indianapolis; 3
daughter, Mrs. Glenn Bracken, this
Icity. and two sisters and three
brothers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07
FRAT CHAPTER TO MEET

Sigma Delta Chi VIII Select Dele
gate to Convention.
The indianapolis alumni chapter
of Sigma Delta Chi, professional
journalistic fraternity, will meet to-
night at the Spink-Arms at $50, to
elect a delegate to the fifteenth ma
tional convention at University Of
Missouri, Columbia, Mo, Nov. 1920.
Alumni and local newspaper men
have been invited to attend. S P.
Ochiltree, president. will preside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

Mofett will drive the gold rivet marking completion
of the ring.
With driving of the gold rvet actual assembly
of the zRS-4 will have begun. Some $4,000 persons
will attend the ceremony, including federal and state
officials and aviation notables throughout the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-07

Here's a sketch showing the great size of the
Master Ring for the zRS-4 first of two super
Zeppelins being built by the Goodyear Zeppelin
Corporation for the United States Navy. The ring
Is 1873 feet in diameter
This great circle will be featured at the ring lay
ing ceremony today at the mammoth arship factory
and dock in Akron. when Rear Admiral William A.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
VICTORIOUS
over BAYLOR, 13 TO 7

GRIFFITH STADIUM. Nov. 30
Emerson Institutes husky foot
ball team today staged a last
quarter rally to outscore Baylor
School of Chattanooga, Tenn, in
intersectional game here. The
final count was 1877.
After coming from behind,
7 to o, the instituterS completely
outplayed the Southerners over
the rest of the way. 1t was the
second defeat of the season for
Baylor.
Led by Little Joe Trilling. SEN
sational halfback, Emerson put
up a smart and Scrappy battle
throughout.
Williams set the stage for
Baylor's touchdown early in the
third period when he DETECTED
Trilling's pass into the hands of
White who ran so yards to a
touchdown. Baylor added a point
when Emerson was ruled off
side.
A long aerial. Trilling to For,
ney, and some powerful plunging
by Trilling carried Emerson to
Baylor's 5-yard line shortly after
Trilling passed to Buscher over
the line for 6 points and Trilling
rushed over the tying score.
Trilling also featured the win
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
ALLEN JOINS
FIGHT TO AID WRITER'S

port of the Capper measure, de-
clared that it is based upon his
experience as newspaperman,
as we'll as a public official.
The bill was introduced by
Senator Capper after three re
porters for The Washington
Times had been sent to jail for
45-day terms when they. refused
to accept the role of shoppers
and prosecuting witnesses after
they had conducted an inVestiga-
ton which exposed the prevalence
of violation of the prohibition
laws in the District. Allen is
the latest of dozens OF. Senators
and members of the House OF
(Contirued on Page 2, Col. p
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HILLT0PPERS beaten
BY DETROIT, n TO IS

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 30
Though Georgetown outplayed
Detroit in the closing football
game of the season here today,
the Eastern team was defeated,
Ia to 13.
Georgetown gained almost twice
as many yards from Scrimmage
as did Detroit. 1t completed four
forward passes for a total of 81
yards in l3 attempts. George
town also made IL first-downs to
five by Detroit, while Mooney
had a fair edge on ParSaca on
punting.
Georgetown looked an easy win.
ner at the end of first half, for
it negotiated a touchdown and
goal kick for 7 points in the
first quarter and a forward pass
netted it touchdown in the
second quarter.
Detroit. however. had the ad,
vantage Of three breaks in the
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
SNOWFLAKE, ESKIMO
WIN FOR HUNCHERS

BOWIE RACE TRACK, Nov.
30.-Walter j. Salmon's Snow
Flake surprised 10000 fans who
braved the zero weather by cap
turing the eighth renewal of the
Endurance handicap by neck
from the Seagram Stables Sweet
Sentiment after they had Travelled
one and one sixteenth mile in
1:45.
Snow Flakes victory enriched
her owner to the extent of SIG,
$50 while the Seagram Stable
was awarded $4,000 place money.
Third money amounting to $1,000
went to the ColdStream Studs
Plucky Play. Sylvester w. La
brot. of Annapolis, took down
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Los ANGELES RECORD
LAUDS JAILED WRITERS

The President, instead Of do
ing anything, asked the Senator
to make stool-pigeon out OF
himself and give a list Of speak
caSieS. The Senator very pro
perly declined. holding that it
was not up to him to do the
work of the police and the en-.
torcement department.
Nothing, however. seems to
have happened to Senator
Following the episode, how.
ever, The Washington Times as.
CONTINUED on PdRe }, Col. 80
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Enthusiastic Endorsement of
the bill introduced by Senator
Arthur Capper of Kansas, de-
signed to protect newspapermen
from being compelled to divulge
the sources of information, was
given today by Senator Henry j.
Allen of Kansas.
Senator Allen is a newspaper
man and has been reporter, war
correspondent, editor, and owner.
In recognition of his wide ex-
perience as a newspaperman, he
was selected as director of pub
licity for the Republican national
committee in the campaign OF
1923.
Allen, in announcing his sup
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fourth money amounting to $500
when Porphyry led home the
ether eleven starters.
The Coldstream Stud Farms
Eskimo running in his best form
set a new track record for the
seven furlong route here today.
His time was 1923 As which bet
tered the former mark byRl and
2-5 seconds.
Eskimo running third all the
way around the oval closed when
called upon and won with plenty
in reserve. Peggs Pride finished
second with Sun Shadow close
behind in the third position.
Eskimo payed his hackers $40. J
for the usual So investment.
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Navy ENDS SEASON
IN BLAZE OF GLORY

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadel-
phia, Nov. 30.-A desperate Navy
team. faced with the prospect of
going through the season without
winning a major game, rose to
their best form of the year here
this afternoon to whip a sup
posedly stronger Dartmouth team
by the score of l3 to 6.
Led by Lou kim, a half back,
Dlaying his first year on the var
sity of the midShipmen, outplayed
the big Green team in every de-
partment of the game. Uncork
ing a neat aerial game, Bill
Ingrams sea officers scored early
in the third period when Kirn
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continue their editorial denuncia.
ton of the jailing of three re-
porterS of The Washington Times
for refusing to be prosecuting
witnesses against SpeakeaSy pro
prietorS whose eStabliShm cntS
they were investigating in a ruin
traffic expose. Some of the
editorials follow:
Los Angeles Record:
Some weeks ago Senator
Howell, of Nebraska, protested
to President Foover about the
wide-open selling Of liquor in
the National Capital.
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8. & 0. HEARING DELAYED

{ al argument on the appliCa-
ton of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to acquire control of the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pitts.
burGh railroad by purchase of
capital stock. set for December
10, yesterday was indefinitely
postponed by the Interstate Com.
merce Commission,
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DETROIT. Nov. 30.-George-
town took an early lead over the
powerful Detroit eleven in the
early periods of today's game
but the Washington rooters' en-
thusaism was Stilled when the
Detroiters ran off two touch
downs in the third period to take
the lead away from the Hill
topperS by the score of IA to 13.
First Quarter
Detroit Won the toss and took
the kick off.
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took short pass from Cannon
ano crossed the goal line. They
added another score a few Sec
onds after the fourth quarter got
under way, when the same Mr..
Lou Kirn crashed through the
middle of the line. The extra
point was added by Clifton pull
ing down a pass. s-
Dartmouth goth their lone score
seven minutes before the end OF
the game when Mccall went over
the line after a 10-yard run, upon
receiving a short pass.
PIay.by-pIay account OF game
on sports page.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
WALSH D|S0VNS SCR|vENER TIE.
ELDER RUNS SO YDS.
TO SCORE FOR Irish; /;
$1,000 OUT FOR GAME

Notre Dame looked the part Of
the winning team. The game
was played in a frigid atmosphere
and the <gridiron was frozen so
hard that the Irish backs could
not flash their stuff.
In consequence, Notre Dame
was pretty generally outplayed
and had to put up a fighting
defense to Stave off the advances
of Murrell and eagle. The latter
twice got away for a long run
of 81 and 80 yards, but was
stopped by the Notre Dame de-
fense whenever a score seemed
imminent. A frozen crowd Of
$4,000 people saw the game.
Play-by-play account Of game
on sports pa@s,
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
By DAVIS J. WALSH

YANKEE STADIUM, N. Y. Nov.
30, 1N.SD .-Notre Dame sur
vived its season unbeaten this
afternoon ~ winning from the
Army by score of Z to 0, thanks
to Jack Elders thrilling run of
80 yards to a touchdown. Elder
made his game-saving and title
saving effort late in the second
period at a time when the in
spired Army team was threatening
to score. It was down on the
goal line and knocking at the
door of touchdown when ElGer
snatched eagles pass out of the
air on the 1-yard line and speed
90 yarCs 4e Side-line to the
winning score.
This was the only moment thai
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NEW YORK, Nov. 80 U.N.S).-
Comdr. Richard E. Byrd today
was hailed by the world as the
first man ever to have flown
across both the North and South
Poles.
Last night, the New YORK
Times. the st. Louis Post-DispaCCh
and newspapers affiliated with
them in publishing reports from
Commander Byrd'S Antarctic ex
pedition, announced that the CON
mander had safely returned 20