The sun., 1897-10-24
THE HERAID,s GREAT rINp.
True IBwardness OF tho Discovers or pnv.
sen's Island. the Ocean Myutsry.


The Herald has boon tho victim OF a wicked
story that was concocted for the money 1t would
bring. Tho invention, with tho pictures that
adorn 1t. filled thrce.tourths OF a pape OF last
Sundays issue. 1t was nice little romance OF
tho Discovery OF Dawson's Island in tho
Pacific, which has for years been one of tho
greatest ocean mysteries known to the scientific
world" 1t told Of the strange natives found
there, Of the wonderful stone statues that wero
strewn about, and OF other marvols that were
very entertaining in their way.
The story is told by the man who made those
timely and useful discoveries. lIe is prof.
Frederick Alleson OF tho Berlin Geographical
Society,"" 1t happens that tho rcrhandlungcn
OF that society. at regular intervals prints the
names of all its members. Somehow the name
OF Prof. Frederick Aleson has been omitted
from the list, though, tho Herald says, he "has
for years been making study of that vast re.
gion comprising the Central Pacific" 1t is
strange that his name has not appeared in any
of the geographical publications.
There are two islands in the Pacific named
Dawson, but the professors great lind is not
ono OF them. II Is physical law that two
bodies cannot occupy the same space at tho
same time, but the professors Dawson Island"
is an exception to this law. Tho first joke he
played upon tho HcrdM was to fix the
w. long. That happens to be the position
occupied by Easter Island. famous for
its big stone statues. whose origin Is in
decd mystery, for the Polynesians who now
nhabit the lonely little rock could never have
| made them. So the professor didnt invent his
story out Of whole cloth, but FOUNDED il on the
Dawson he was think ny of Easter; and the
island that for years has pccn ',onc, of the
| greatest ocean mysteries" is tho home of
| French missionaries who have lived there for
twenty-five years, and have converted the ma
| tiycs 70 Christianity. ,..
| nginaton for the beautiful pictures that en-
bollish his story. lie gives a fine view of the
picture OF Diamond Head the promontory
near Honolulu Hawaii. known to travellers the
Court a" Gs d es
which, as a matter of fact. is a faithful and
10 .% Of Hn b pueblo
widely known lie tells of a wonderful cave he
made from photograph Of the celebrated Casa
BLANCA cliff dwelling. All archeologists are
lila ith hf Gqgs and also with tina,
fcssor has drafted into service as a prehistoric
Castle Overlooking Volcanic Ravine:" and, last
on Pinnacle Of Cliff" is from a photograph OF
tho Tucatan statue of Chaak Mool now in the
moel o which III fs IS fy iii bs of Mnssn@ ssH
Natural History in this CITY. The picture of the
statue also appears in Susan Hale's STORY o
We now know the ingredients required tc
provide startling solution of great ocear
| mystery. Take one short encyclopaedia article
and expand and lie about it to the extent o
| two newspaper columns; steal one photograph
from Hawaii. three from the Pueblo and cliff
| dwellings regions of our own country and ont
from Yucatan; contde the whole to the keeping
of an alleged professor from Berlin and there
you have 1t. 1t Will tiil three.quarters of pag,
of the Herald for the enli. .htenment of its Sun
| day readers.