Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-20

Prohibit Hypnotism-1he prac-
tice of hypnotizing persons and plac-
ing them in show windows to advertise
theaters where hypnotists are appear
ing has been prohibited by the police
of Chicago.
Platinum Cheaper - The price
of platinum has decreased from $24 an
ounce to 1923 1t is used largely in
mountings for heavy stones. The dis
covery of new deposits of the rare
metal is credited with the decrease in
price.
See Big Iceberg-Capt. Polak,
of the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, which has arrived in New
York. reported the sighting of an ice
berg 1876 feet high and thereupon made
the unique suggestion that the United
States government send out specially
equipped warship for the purpose of
blowing up with dynamite all icebergs
that might float into the path of trans
atlantic steamers.
Children in Port-The largest
consignment of little children ever
sent to this country from Europe un-
accompanied by chaperon were
claimed at Ellis island. N. Y, yes
a city employee, living in Brooklyn.
The five Herzog children, whose ages
range from to II years. were sent
on the Princess Alice from Bremen by
their mother and grandmother, who
will arrive in a few weeks.
Metallic Toads-Two thousand
horned toads from Texas are going
through the metalzing. process at a
rlant a W1II-
kegan and are being formed into hat
pins. To make each pin a fresh toad
is needed. 1t is chloroformed before
being put into the process. The COM
pany plans to put out $4,000 toad pins.
The idea of using them for hat pins
is expected to appeal to women who
like fads.
To Disinfect Cars-According
to a statement made by DR.. M. B..
Grieve, city health officer of Spokane,
one pint of formaldehyde will be
sprinkled in every street car every
night during the epidemic of scarlet
fever which now prevails in that city.
During pleasant weather the doors
and windows of the cars VIII remain
OPEN The management of the street
car company has agreed to enforce
these rules said DR.. Grieve.
Prevents a Wreck - The pres
ence of mind of Mrs. Peter loft, wife
of a rancher living near Echo, Ore,
saved a freight train from being
wrecked. A break in the Furnish ditch
had carried away "A small portion OF
the track The break and the wash
out was discovered by Mrs. loft just
as an extra freight train was APP
preaching Grabbing up piece of
el,a ,.1tchaH the track and
signaled so franticallY that the en-
gineer brought the train to halt.
To Exhibit Map-A railroad
map of the United States. said to be
the largest ever sent abroad, has just
been shipped from Chicago by the
chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road for exhibition at the Golden West
and American Industries exhibit at
London. The map is AZ feet inches
long and 10 feet 6 inches high, painted
i'm colors on transparent cloth and is
illuminated by electricity. Twenty
transparencies of scenes along the st,
Paul road are shown.
Witness Is Threatened-A few
minutes after Giuseppe Gambaro was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree for having slain his brother Vim
cenzo. late Tuesday afternoon, another
brother Frank Gambaro, who had
been a material witness, was leaving
the court room when a stranger whis-
pered In his ear: You won't live this
day out" Gambaro rushed back into
the court room and eXcitedly informed
the officers, but when they reached the
corridor the stranger was gone. Gam
baro, who had been much interested
in reading and hearing of the opera
lions of the "black hand" was so af-