The Detroit times., 1913-11-20
''NOTHIN' DOM"
SIGN HANGING
FOR SNAPPERS
Photographers Get No Show At
Washington Under New
Administration
WILSON FAMILY ABHORS
FORM OF PUBLICITY
Marked Difference Shown Be-
tween This and Taft and
Roosevelt Regimes

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s.--Wash-
ingron snap-shooters are In despair
The Nothing Doing sign Is sus-
pended from the White House It's
the highest administration I've ever
experienced" is the way one OF the
disgruntled ones expressed II.
photographer. who has been here
since the Mckinley days. I'VE had q
chance under Mckinley. Roosevelt
and Taft" he said. when there was
anything big going on all sorts ot
facilities were Afforded US. They were
obliging. and seemed to realize that
we had to make q living out of thc
occurrences in which the public was
interested. When the engagement OF
Alice Roosevelt was made public AND
the demand for pictures of all sorts
increased, President Roosevelt gave
us the run OF the White House, within
proper limitations. We got every
thing we had right to get. When
Mr.. Taft was president most obliG-
ing spirit prevailed. On every impor.
tant occasion. such the signing OF the
peace treaties. the signing OF the tariff
bill, important cabinet meetings. NO
we're given chance. But It's differ
ent now, They don't want us on the
White House grounds They wouldn't
permit us to make pictures OF the
Easter egg-rolling. When President
Wilson signed the tariff bill we
wanted to immortalixe and preserve
that event. but we were not permit
ted to do It. And as far as the ap-
preaching nuptials OF Jessie Wilson
and Francis B. Sayre are concerned.
we are simply not In Il. Not the
slightest favor or consideration has
been shown us. The police chase US
out OF the White House park. The
portals Of the White House are closed
against US. They've done everything
but sick the dogs on us. And II We
endeavor to make snapshots. such as
the law permits us to make, II We
are enterprising and energetic enough
to make them, the police come along
and threaten to smash our cameras
or to lock us up
The Wilson family seems to shrink
from that form OF publicity which
finds its outlet In the illustrations.
Not long ago q photographer lay In
wait for Miss Wilson and her be-
trothed in Lafayette park. at time
when they were about TO emerge
from the church across the way. The
alert policemen. acting under instruC
lions, threatened to take the picture
mans camera away from him. But he
cisregarded the warnings OF the guar
dams OF the peace. and pressed the
button as often and as rapidly as he
could. when the engaged c0upi"
stepped from the door to the side
walk. Miss Wilson was warned, and
Practically waved her hands before
her face in the effort to prevent it's
reproduction. She reached her auto
mobile and was whirled away. The
policeman made no arrest and de
stroyed no camera. There wasn't any
need of It,. The photographers out
put was published In a newspaper the
next day, but the only way to identify
II was to read the explanatory para.
graph printed beneath the cut.
ION another occasion the same hero
Of the camera gave stern chase to the
lovers, who were enjoying the de-
lights Of an automobile ride. They
saw Mr. Photographer standing erecr
In the madly speeding machine, aim