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Show then his grandfather. F. N. Mat th lessen, manufacturer of La Salic, III., died and left his millions ti his grandson. Thn former newspaper man now heads the Chancellor-Stuart field museum expedition. The expedi lion is under the auspices of tho Field museum of Chicago, and Chancellor is accompanied by Norton Nor-ton Stuart,, museum curator and naturalist. The "reticulated python" is said to he the largest re'ptile known to science and to have its habitat in the waters near Borneo. Chancellor and Stuar t plnn to sail from here about February 18, for the Society Islands and then to Java whe're a boat will be char tered for the actual expedition work. TO SEARCH FOR GIANT PYTHON Newspaper Reporter Who Inherited In-herited Fortune Will Head Great Expedition. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30. (U.t?) In quest of a "recticulated python" py-thon" Phillip M. Chancellor, the young Chicago newspape'r reporter -who recently inherited $6,000,000 was here today outfitting for an exploration trip to Borneo, Java and the Society Islands. It was not long ago that young Chancellor earned but $18 a week |