The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-24
Possibility That Radio Cur
rents Caused Disaster
Enlists Help.
THIRTEENTH VICTIMS PIES
Foripn Exchange Teller of
Bank Succumbs to In
iuries; q Hurt
GOODYEAR TO TELL FACTS
Company Officials Reach City
and Say They Will Dis
close All Data.

CHICAGO July 23.---As result Of
tho newest theory, that the naval
Ado currents produced the spark
,bst lrnlied the Goodyear dirigiblo
,,,.hin which plunged In flsm les
b,ongb the roof OF bank building,
reuil'lng IN death for ) persons, one
o, whom succumbed today. and IN
hry 10 q others. Monday afternoon.
naval communication officers VIII
,id the authorities IN fixing respon-
thlly for the disaster. IL was
,scsrtalncd today that technical ex-
p,rts had suggested the theory. be
cause the big ship sailed over br near
the TRANSPORTATION building. from
,ihe roof of which are projected the
an,ennae ~ the naval radio station.
Lieut. r n. Mason OF Great Lakes
naval training station. district com 70
runication service officer, while re
kalning from agreeing with the
theory, said he would cooperate
with the Investigating officials.
Not Aware OF station.
Pilot John Boettner OF the III
faled airigihle said he had not been
aware Of the location OF the paynl
radio station
Hon. Billesby, hcsd OF a large
engineering corporation and foreman
Of the coroner's jury OF technical
men, aid experts already had sug-
EeStsd the radio theory TO him.
Marcus Callopy foreign exchange
teller Of the lillRols Trust a Savings
hank through whose roof the blaz-
iRs biimp erased, exploding It's gas
,anks and spreading fatal flames
h.sd today. the thirteenth fatality.
Nns other employees of the bank
~tte killed. five Of them girls.
Col j. G.. Morrow. chief air officar
ul thicentral department OF the
army the principal witness at todRy's
session of the inquest, was q passen-
ger In the diriEible on a trip pre-
ce1,ng the fatal one. At that time
hs said tho ship was in safe con
dillon Tho pilot he considered
competent lie thought the posi-
billy Of sparks from the exhaust
If Ting the gas bag very remote. but
sid he had not formed an opinion
as 10 the cause OF the accident.
Colonel Morrow, however, urged fed
sral examination and licensing Of
commercial pilots.
'lhis cannot be inaugurated too
soon he said FOR we are on the
eve o; great commercial aerial de
'olopment'
GOody ear Officials Arrive.
+" NJ Smdelman, vice president OF
l1r Goodyear Tire a Rubber Co, and
,Hree other officials arrived today
from Akron, Ohio. They immediate
y announced that they we're anxious
10 disclose fully all facts concerning
.he accident and said that Pilot
hociiner and W. G. Young, chief OF
me eompany's aeronautical forces,
VINO directed the assembling OF the
aJ'glhle here. would testify at the
inquest The two men had refused
10 testify yesterday on advice OF at
'ornoyr
In statement issued by Mr..
sadelmau tonight, no said the Of
ie'als wished to publicly express
'oe.r regret for the tragical conse-
4lences To the accident" while no
ee'ermination Of the cause could
h'ugatc calamitous character,
no 'Ald, they asked In Justice to
,uelr men, a suspension OF Judgment
w me public as 10 theg RESPONSE
ouly We have asked" the state
mtnt continued. irrespective OF
Nnat these investiga lions may dis
,i9'e' as TO our responsibility, TO be
,I'Ned 20 afford all possible facill-
,ss ior tho care OF the persons and
Anilies afflicted"
ne company Is conducting IT'S
w lnNestigation, the statement
s..0 In conclusion, and the findings.
ast completion, will be placed i'm
.,ll'ately In the hands OF the proper