The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-08-22
NAPIER NOT
MAPPING
PHOTOGRAPHER WANTED HIS PIC
TURES WITH HIS.CLERKS
Woman Tried to Work Scheme-TeI.
ephoned Mr.. Napier for Permis-
sion-Made False Statement to
MisIead-said Giddongs, of
Oklahoma Wanted the
Photograph.
Special to tho Globe.

special 10 inc GLOBE.
Washington, d. G. August Is, 1873
An attempt was made to get picture
of Hon. j. G. Napier, Registrar of the
Treasure together with his employees
but the trick failed. Mr.. Napier
said: "On Wednesday, last, the very
pleasant voice of a lady called over
the telephone and said she wanted
the Registers Office. l told her
that she had the right connection.
She then said, Il wish to speak to
the Register" "All right, l said go
ahead" She repeated, 81 wish to
speak to the Register in person" |
said, "You have the Register in per-
son, go ahead" She then said, "A
gentleman, an employe Of the United
States Senate, had received a letter
from MIR. A. E. Giddings, of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, requesting that he
secure the services of our photograph
gallery and to go to the Treasury
Department and take your picture,
surrounded by your force and also
your desk in action" | asked for
what purpose it was to be used. She
said that the gentleman had told
them that it was for the use Of the
press. / replied that l was not in
clined to such advertisement of N.Y.
self and had no authority to order
a picture taken of the employees in
the office. She then requested that
the firm be permitted to take my
picture at my desk with my i'm
mediate assistants. l replied that II
could not consent to the taking OF
my picture unless ! knew positively
all the purposes for which it was
intended, and could not at this time
give my consent for their artist to
call. |, thereupon, promised to call
at the gallery and talk the matter
over further with the proprietor
On Thursday, at about one o'clock as
I had not found time to go, / was
again called by the lady in charge
and was again asked whether l was
ready for the taking of the picture.
| said that was not but that would,
within a short while call and talk
the matter over as / promised to do
before. AS soon as convenient, l
went and made inquiry as to the per-
son making the request and the pur-
pose for wrich the picture was to
be used. was told that Mr.. A. e.
Giddings had said l knew him well !
and would doubtless, when the re-
quest was made be willing to grant
his wish, After an effort l found
that | was unable to recall any ac-
quaintance with such person as A.
E. Giddings and so told the lady,
while l did not wish to be captious
about the matter I must decline to
give my consent to the taking of the
picture at this time; but | said to
her, You tell Mr. Giddings that if
he wishes my picture the thing for
him to do is to come to me himself
or write me telling me what he
wants, whereupon, l would consider
his request, and if l deemed it a
reasonable one, would grant it." 1
said, "You know from experience
that like to have my picture taken.
For while l have great confidence in
the judgment of my wife, l do not
agree with her when she says am
good-looking enough to have it taken
at any time" /, thereupon, left
this photograph gallery and went i'm
mediately back to my desk where l
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