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Died. Frank A. Seiberling, 95, inventor-industrialist, retired board chairman of Seiberling Rubber Co., founder, in 1898, of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; in Akron. Known as the "Little Napoleon (5 ft. 3 in.) of the rubber business," Seiberling twice built fortunes from scratch, founded Goodyear with $3,500 of borrowed cash, built it into the world's biggest producer, lost control in 1921 to a combine. At 62, he started the Seiberling Rubber Co., built it into a $7,000,000 company, retired at 90.