MAY 13 1946
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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'Hydraulic' Leg May Be Answer To War Maimed
Berlin. (UP)—A new and revolutionary "hydraulic" leg, which American doctors believe will answer the prayers of thousands of legless war veterans the world over, is being tested in Germany today.
Even in the 'testing stage, the unique device is producing results never before achieved. During early experiments, war veterans with one leg completely missing have walked up and down stairs and steep inclines with such ease that a casual observer would never know the difference.
The leg itself is a simple yet intricate mechanism. The piston and cylinder of the device are contained in the calf of the leg. To the piston are connected the shafts which control the ankle and knee movements.
The new leg works on the hydraulic principle. It has been produced by American doctors, physicists, and physiologists working with German scientists at the United States air forces aero medical center in Heidelberg.
Since these two joints provide flexibility and must move freely, Dr. Henschke and Mauch faced the problem of controlling these movements. They finally decided that the leg's hydraulic mechanism would be controlled by means of a belt around the waist which contained a small rubber bladder.
It is the product of research by two young German scientists, Dr. Ulrich Henschke and Hans Mauch, who theorized that the ultimately perfect artificial limb would incorporate both medical and technological principles and should be put on a thoroughly scientific basis.
In normal walking, the action is nearly automatic. While walking up and down stairs, a slight expansion of the muscles causes the piston to close slightly, thus locking the motion in the required position.
Dr. Henschke pointed out that the abdominal muscles are among the body's strongest and are not used particularly in walking, although a sensibility is felt by the motion.
The ankle motion of the appliance reproduces normal action so closely that it is hardly noticeable. This control enables the waiver to balance on the artificial leg at a quarter knee bend.
With this new hydraulic limb, doctors believe there will be freedom of motion instead of unyielding rigidity.
13-Foot Sea Horse Found in Mexico
Acapulco, Mex. (UP) — Reports reached here today that a 13-foot long sea horse has been washed ashore at a beach near here.
Rosendo Batani, a local resident, went to the beach and came back verifying the reports.
"I saw the dead sea horse with my own eyes and it is every bit 13 feet long and six feet in diameter." he said. "I informed the National Historical Museum of the find and they will send men to dissect it."
The reported sea horse is the largest over seen in this vicinity. Most sea horses are less than eight inches long.
Night or Day? Coal Shortage Solyes This Problem
Washington. (UP)—The first scheduled night game of the American League season, which was to have been played between the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians, was converted to a day contest because of the coal shortage.
President Clark Griffith of the Senators said that he had complied with a request of District of Columbia officials, who have instituted a "brown out" to conserve fuel, a measure made necessary because of the prolonged coal strike.
Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone in 1876, was a teacher of the deaf.
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Midget Can't Make Choice Of Generosity, Muscles, Or Mustache
Portland, Ore. (UP)—Dottie Wenzel, the singing midget, had a full-sized problem today.
She's in love with an acrobat (midget).
She has a ring from a drummer (midget).
And a standard-model guy wants to marry her.
Dottie, who's 21 and weighs 37 pounds, took her problem to Henry Kramer—height five foot eight—manager of the midget troupe in which she stars.
She figured Kramer ought to know. He's been married to a three foot three midget for more than 10 years.
"A midget wife knows who's boss," Kramer told her. "Midget women never yowl for nylons. They get plenty because they can wear size eight which is much women can't. An midgets always have normal children.
"But women are always patting my wife on the head. Her hair-do bill is awful. I have to get all her shoes from a midget shoemaker in Chicago who's short of help. Takes six months.
"And I can't ever take my wife to the maze. Somebody's likely to sit on it."
"Honest, Dottie, I don't know."
"Tony Vendola's the generous one," she said. "He gave me the ring. Harry Klima's an acrobat—and daring. He's got glamor and muscles."
"But that full-sized man," she murmured, "he's got a curly black mustache."
She paused for a moment, weighing Tony's ring and Harry's muscles
Charlie's An Uncle
Hollywood. (UF) - Ventrolquist Edgar Bergen made room on his knee today for a blonde baby daughter.
The child was born to Bergen's wife, former Powers model Frances Weston, 23, at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital.
"Tony Vendola's the generous one," she said. "He gave me the ring."
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Manhattan. (UP)—Kansas writers today were invited to submit prose and verse for the annual issue of the Kansas Magazine, to be issued at Kansas State college December 1.
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Pratt Host To Peace Officers
Pratt. (UP)-Some 700 officers participated in the state convention of the Kansas Peace Officers association Wednesday.
Featured peaker of the two-day program was Dr. David McFarland president of Emporia Teachers college.
'Judge' Beats Room Shortage
Manhattan. (UP) — White-haired Peter Holm, student in a special course at Kansas State college, became "Judge" Holm on a recent trip to Oklahoma City, friends reported today.
Holm had asked for a hotel room and was told that all were taken. At that point John Alford, rary ex-army captain from Mississippi and a fellow student in the course, stepped up and fixed the hotel clerk sternly with his eye.
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"Sir, I don't believe you know this gentleman," said Alford. "This is Judge Holm, state senator from Mississippi."
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Gas. Well in Reno County May Locate New Field
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Wichita. (UP)—Business men from 74 Kansas cities were here Wednesday for the two-day industrial development clinic of the State Chamber of Commerce.
Holm got the room.
Gov. Andrew Shoepel was the guest speaker at the opening banquet. He spoke on "Working Together to Develop Kansas." Other clinic speakers were Sylvester A. Long, of the S. A. Long Co., Inc., and Warren E. - Blazier, personnel manager of the Beech Aircraft corporation, Wichita.
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Six sessions for each of three groups were presented. The groups represent towns up to 3,000 population, from 3,000 to 8,000, and over 8,000.
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Hutchinson. (UP) — Ruel Durkee Kansas State Corporation commission trouble shooter, was expected to arrive Wednesday to direct efforts to shut off the wild flow of a new gas well in southwest Reno county.
The well, which may tap a new gas field blew in Tuesday on the F. L. Reece farm as a crew sought to pull pipe from an abandoned well.
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Salt water from the hole was causing considerable damage to wheat and alfalfa acreage around the well.
Better Road Building Studied by K-State
Manhattan. (UP)—Kansas highways will last longer and require less upkeep as a result of a study of problems in concrete construction in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Western Missouri, Kansas State college has predicted. Research was completed with the cooperation of the Kansas Engineering Experiment station and cement manufacturers of those states.
A type of deterioration and disintegration has occurred in the region in concrete projects using so-called "sand gravel" aggregates. Concrete structures which contain sand and gravel from this area have a tendency to form cracks that shorten their lives, observations indicated.
The investigation sought to find the causes of deterioration and methods of overcoming it.
Charles H. Scholer, head of the department of applied mechanics, who administered the project, said complete results of the investigation had been released to manufacturers who aided in the research program.
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For Working 35 Minutes
Topcka. (UP)—An action charging the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad with violation of the Railroad Hours of Service act won on file in Federal court here Friday. U.S. District Attorney Randolph Carpenter accused the road of compelling an engineer and fireman to continue on duty 35 minutes past the 16 consecutive hours fixed by the law as the maximum. He asked imposition of $1,000 damages.
Kansas Traffic Deaths Doubled This Year
Topca. (UP)—Traffic fatalities in Kansas in the first four months of this year have increased 100 per cent over the same period in 1945.
Claude McCammert, safety engineer, told the State Highway commission today that there were 142 traffic deaths in the state from January through April.
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