THE BOSTON HERALD' 



SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1929 _ 



HUGHES RADIOS 

 PRAISE TO BYRD 



Talks from New York to I 

 Antarctic, Lauding Spirit i 

 Of Expedition 



NICHOLS ALSO ON 

 AIE WITH MESSAGE 



frEW YORK. Feb. 16 (AP)— 6vte 

 thousands of miles to the icy Antarctic 

 ■jth« vOjcp of Charles E. Hughes extended 

 '* brer the ••radio tonight tlie greetings of 

 hlS 'JeUow-cltizens to Comdr. Byi'd and 

 meft^bsrs of his expsdition. 

 • --BpeaMng Irom the NBC stuao in 

 Ijejjr Yoj-k through stations WBZ, WBZA 

 KDKA, Mr. Hughes characterized 

 -ith« spirit and motives impelling the 

 south polsi- exploration expedition as 

 aai InspirMion lo American youth. He 



.■■i^^Y#*&r"»<»,^rcful preparations, lyour 

 •'1 ■'\«quijpm*uf,' ti\e tcslcd qUali/ications • 

 •. . of-.'Sto'ur as-sac-'Sles, evci;y detail oi 

 ■ i'ou'r plan.;, reilect tae SiigTiesi pos- 



■ sjWe aims' in the advancement of 



■ knawledg?. The path of your leati- 

 ership diaclos.es no sordid traU of 

 commercialism. The gams you will 

 make po'iEibls vill belong to all, in- 



. creasing humanity's nth inherit- 

 ance. 



