The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-07-17
GERMANS REVIVE
AGED SW|NDLES
Large Crop Of Kind. Heart.
ed Tourists Are Pluck
ed of Their Coin

SNHNNDH' Spun, Suis -
Americans have quit coming tt
Spain In search OF the beautiful
and wealthy princess imprisoned in
a dark. damp tower by a greedy
uncle who is anxious to annex her
fortune.
The historic old Spanish swindlc
apparently has gone out OF fashion
in the United States. but II is still
In vogue In other parts OF the
world. Germany has recently sup
piled quite crop OF kind-hearted
gentlemen who advanced money for
the release of the dark-eyed Spanish
beauty who was suffering In a rat
infested cell and slowly dying on
diet OF dry bread and water
while the bats hovered about her
head and added to the tcrrors OF
her solitary confinement.
Granada has always been n pop
ular center for the men who have
contributed to the relief OF I'm
prisoned beauties. Washington lr-
wing and scores Of lesser writers
have credited Granada with having
more beautiful women than any
other city In the world. The legend
OF the Rose OF Alhambra and fhe
stories OF the three beautiful prin- ]
cesses. zayda, zorayda and Fora
hayda, hover about the Alhambra
and make II the natural refuge for
disappointed investors in distressed
beauty.
Vaudeville stars always have
found the names Of Moorish prin-
cesses profitable on playbills. They !
carry with them the atmosphere OF
the harem, OF the vciled face and
the oriental dance. They suggest
the Alhambra and millions OF gold.
and the Sriceless Moorish Jewels
which Boabdil and his court are re-
ported In legend to have secreted
I'm their beautiful palace before 1t
was surrendered to Ferdinand and
Isabella. Boabdii and his queen
are supposed to be hiding In
cavern in the neighboring noun
tains waiting for a magic call from
Mohammed which will restore them
to their old glory In the Alhambra.
Every tower. every turret. every
minaret and every dungeon In the
old Alhambra has It's legend.
So II is not strange that search
ers for princesses should come to
Granada after having sought vain
ly for mythical castles In mythical
mountains. Most OF the modern
Spanish princesses are being held
captives In castles by the sea.
Castles by the sea are SO much
and then II is much more
romantic for rescue parties TO ap-
proach the rocky coast In ships and
wave 10 the imprisoned princess,
who will promptly tear her cloth
Ing TO bits and make a rope with
which she will lower herself from
the gloomy tower.
Many OF the imposters who are
adventure to credulous
Investors give their princesses the
names OF famous women who have
been dead for centuries. Moray
nah and Aishah. queens OF the
regime who have been
dead for over 400 years. and many
other celebrities of history and leg
end have lent their names to prin-
cesses supposed to be In distress.
Hotel keepers In Granada have
become skilled in detecting visitors
who are searching for imprisoned
beauties. They usually make very
inquiries and seldom admit
hey have been duped. Frequently
hey inquire for gypsy fortune tell
'rs. or astrologers. who probably
,harge well for their services. Let
lers concerning the distressed prin-
'esses are usually marked strictly
and instructions are
'iven that nothing must be said to-
lny0ne lest the life OF the princess
,e endangered. Most Of the dupes
ire too much ashamed OF their
light to confess openly that they
AVE been gulled. but. an occasional
'ictim approaches some OF the for
Ign consuls or seeks the aid of
he Spanish police in trying TO re-
over money advanced to the
wlndlers.