Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
AMERICANS STOP
FALLING FOR OLD
SPANISH SW|NDLE
Germans Pay to Get Beau.
tiful Princess Out of
Prison.
GRANADA INNKEEPERS
ACT AS "CO.BETWEEN"
Use Names of Famous Women
of History in I'M
posture.
[Ry Associated preasl

GRANADA. SPAIN. Aug. 5.--Amcr-
leans have quit coming TO Spain in
search OF tho bcauti,ur and wealthy
pr'ncess imprisoned In dark. damp
tower by greedy uncle who is
anxious to annex her fortune.
Tho historic old Spanish swindl.
apparently has gone out OF fashion
In the United States. but II is SIN
In vogue In other parts Of tho world
germany has recently supplied quite
crop OF Kind hearted gentlemen
who advanced money tor IN. rclease
OF tho dark-eyed Spanish beauty who
"hs suffering In ra,-in!cs,cd cell
ana slowly dying on diet o. dry
bread and watcr while tho bats how
cred about her head and added 10
Tho terrova OF her solitary con:ino-
mcnt
Granada has always been popular
center for the men who have CON
tributcd TO the relic. o. IMPRISONED
beauties. Washington Irving and
scores OF lesser writer's have credited
Granada with having more beahti.ul
women Than any other city in the
world. The legend Of the Rose OF
'an Aihambra and the stories OF the
lhfes beautiful! pr!mccsscs. Zayda,
roFhyna ana Horah ayda. hover abou;
tue A!haWbra and make /, the ma
tural refuge FOR disappointed IN.
veato's Ia distressed beauty.
tnc Names on Vaudeville IIlIs
N"uaeN!i!e stars always have found
tho names 0. Moorish princesses
profitable on p!aybnls Thcy carry
with them the a,mosphers Of ih:.
hare'n. or the yelled face and tho
oriehih! dance. Tncy suggest the
A!hambra and millions o. gold. and
the priceless Moorish jewels which
Boabd!l and his cour; are reported
IN legend to have sccrcted in their
beautiful palace before /, WAS sur
rendered TO Ferdinand and Isabella
!'oaDd.! ana MS queen are supposed
80 be hiding in cavern In the neigh
boring mountains waiting for n
magic cal! from Mohammed which
VIII restore them TO their old glory
Ia the A!hambra. Every tower. every
turret avery m!naret and every
dungeon in tho old Alhamb.a has lis
legend.
So !, was no, strange tina, search
after having sought valn!y for myth
Tea! castles In mythical mountains
Most OF the modern spanish prin-
ccsses are being held capttves In cas-
tes Icy the sea. Castles by the sea
are so much Gamper, and then II Is
much more romantic FOR rescue mar
ties TO approach the rocky coast In
ships and wave 10 the imprisoned
princess who will promptly tear her
clothing 10 bits and MAKE rope
.t.h oh oh
from tho gloomy tower.
Some or Frinccsscs Dead Long Ago
Many Of the !nDostcrs VINO are
marketing adventure TO cr.dulous in
Ncstors. give their princcsSes the
names OF famous women who have
been dead for centuries. Moraymah
End Aishah. queens Of the Moorish
regime. who have been dead for over
500 years. and many other celebrities
OF history and legend have lent their
names TO pr!nccsses supposed 10 be In
distress
Hotel keepers in Granada have be-
come skilled In detecting visitors
who arc searching for Imprisoned
beauties. They usually mako very
guarded Inquiries and seldom admit
they have been duped Frequently
'hey inquire FOR Gypsy fortune tell
ers. or astroloEers. who probably
chaTSe well for their services. Let
ters concerning the distressed prin-
cesses arc usually marked strictly
confidential and Instructions are
given that nothing must ho said 10
any one lest the iifo of the princess
be endangered. Most OF the dunes are
TOO much ashamed OF thslr plight 10
CONFESS openly that they have been
gulled. but an occasional victim an
pFoacheS some OF the foreign con
suls or seek the aid OF the spanish
police in'trying 10 recover money adj
vanced to the swindlers