Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-08
APE is MARVEL
TO SCIENTISTS
Bronx Zoo Animal May Be Father
to New Race of Super
Apes.
USES TRAPEzE AS A LEVER
Actually Discovers the Principle Of
the Lever and Fulerum as Truly
as Did krchimedes, the Gre
clan Philosopher.

New lork.-ScieniiStS who pay fire.
qucnt visits to the Bronx Zuo. marvel
at Gahnu.. an uraug-outang or super
ape. For in his cage he has actually
discovered The principle of the lever
and fulcrum as truly as ,lid Archi
mcdeS The Grecian philosopher.
He not only discovered it--hc ap-
piled il practically. AMI ripped e"
pieces stecl-and-iron cage that the
strongest man could not have escaped
from withuut the aid of tools
Dr. Wundt has said that II you
could give an animal the power 10
think originally and thumb. he
would be building steam engines In
- generations lie added the thumb
because without a thumb il Is imp0S
sihle To handle tools or weapons.
This thinking ape has pot one
thumb or two thumbs like a human
being-it has four thumbs!
Suspended from the top ~ GahOng'S
cage was trapeze on which he used
to take his exercise Gahou.'S Shonl-
ders are broad rs a mans. and it hal
10 hc strong trapeze. The bar was
thrcc-foot length OF heavy iron-a
Shu-; croVbar i'm fact-faSicued by
chains That would hold an elephant.
Used Trspeze as Lever.
one da.. Gabon. got the end of the
bar through link Of the chain and
began tu twist. lie twisted and
twisted. clinging to the clHia with
two "c lis hands" AMI pulling viii
the other two.
Then Gahung pat his weight into r..
lis powerful shoulders hulgc'l. Their
was finally "a sharp snap uN the lin
BROKE and ~ amazed orn--ouian.
landed with bang ON the du"r below
ny using the lever princip.c hc had
broken chain which ten men AMI
ten urius nutaugS could not have
hruiru bay mnn strength
lie climbed hack to The now dan.
CLING bar. AMI clumsily mccrtginly.
hut with definite purpose. twisted It's
end through link of the other chain.
Hecper Dick Spiccr Curator plt
mars and Dr. ilurnaluy. general ~.
rector of the ZOO happened To- be-
watching him. Guhong'S work of lie.
Struciinu WAS too Interesting to inter.
rupt. So they LEI him 20 ON.
Again tlr hairy shoulders hulgcd.
again The chain snapped and Gahuug
fcll second time Ia The door. hut
this time he brought with him three.
fooi length of lron lie had converted
his trapc2c into a crowhnrS-a tool
q weapon
lie huggcd aud pattcd aud foudlrd
his now possession.
~ have here q great new power"
he seemed Ia say As the two men
watched De- climbed Go heavy rlm.
ming board rivctcd 10 the side ~ tile
cage. and getting the lever Into
convenient niche. began to ng and
twist. Tho bolts began ~ groan
The oraug. now fully conscious III
the now pu-y or be welded, ripped the
running board from the wall and he.
gan to dcmoilSh hlS cage. With q con-
venicnt crack for purchase. and
bolt-hcad for fulcrum. hc tuggrd and
twisted until Lee had lonscncd q steel
platc from The wall. Next he turned
his, attention To the powerful cage
bars
IN another minute the huge ape
would he frce-a great. hairy. think.
ing animal with the shoulders ~
man. with four haudS instead 81 two.
armed with heavy crowbar.
Feared Hin n Free.
4 croWhar H. = tool. Rut II Is, also.
weapon And with such a wcapun
an ovaug uutaug. curascd, would be
more dangerous than any man.
Al this time Gabong had been 81
lent. save for few gruntS. and the
watchers did not know his mood.
Scientific interest began 10 be mixed
with different emotion. In a mo
mcni the orang would be through the
harS-frcr.
Something had to he done. Instead
Of waiting for the ape To come out.
Keeper Dick Spicer went In. Quickly
unlocking the cage door, he climbed In
and faced the oranE.
Gabong welcomed Spicer with a cry
Of joy. lifted his crowbar in triumph.
and delivered a chattering lecture In
monkey talk. Then. still holding to
the crowhar, Snugcled his head against
Spiccr's breast. He wanted pettlng
and congratulatlon--aHd he got If.
He now has wrench. hammer. n
pair Of pliers. = screwdriver. wire and
other tools. He keeps himself busy
experimenting with them And
scientists are wondering IL they have
seen In him the first OF super-race