The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-09
Picture News Weekly
Latest Departure.

Latest Departure.
No one can question the Importance
OF the moving picture. not only as
.. means of pleasure. but as an edu-
cational factor, and It's feld is increas-
ing almost daily.
one OF the most wonderful perror-
xnances ever given In Pensacola, was
the exhibition OF Edison talking Pic
lures. presented here last winter. And
those who attended this performances.
could not hut be struck with the mar
velous possibilities OF the talking pic
ture.
It was a strange and wonderful thing
20 see before one the figure OF the late
Mayor csaynor OF New York City, and
TO hear him. as he spoke in feeble.
yet clear tones. OF the work OF the
municipal administration Of New York
city, and to contrast bis aged form
figure and robust tones OF the police
oommissi oner.
But It may be many years yet be-
fore the talking pictures come into
any very general use. In the mean
time the Ave and ten cent moving
picture companies are putting on films
that are educational in character and
popular with the masses. These films
serve two purposes. They instruct and
amuse at the same time.
A busy man stops for a few min
utes OF recreation, and there Is flashed
On the screen pictures OF the worlds
work, and his faded mind enjoys the
pictures and absorbs their lesson with
out conscious effort.
The following taken from the Edi-
tor and Publisher. goes to show how
the moving picture is growing IN i'm
portance. as a dissemination OF the
news:
The inauguration in Chicago this
week OF the Hearst-Seiig News Picto-
rial weekly, Is the latest departure
OF William Randolph Hearst. The new
enterprise will be operated along the
same lines IS Pafhes weekly. featur-
ing the CHIEF news features OF the day
Al AAlOGOu E4CN0IOSs Su[l d&3 the 1TduSS~
Atlantic aviation flight. the immi gra-
ton question, the Mexican situation,
etc
The Selig-Polyscope Co, at 90 East
Randolph street, Chicago will attend
20 the manufa cture and distribution of
the films, while the International News
Service. zoo William street, New York,
will handle the news features OF the
service
For many months past staff photo
graphers on the various Hearst ne VS.
papers have been broken into the hco-
ton picture business, go that tie en-
tire service will be operated by n>ws-
paper men entirely. &
STAFF correspondents have been s.
tablished in eye cry large news center of
the globe, while arrangements are be-
ing made to cover Europe and the Far
East. George B. Clements. well known
in newspaper circles, has peen engaged
TO cover the Mexican situation and the
movements OF troops along the border.
A 200-reel film o. the Hearst -Selig
News Pictorial weekly was released for
the first time in one Of the Chicago
theatres this week. Scenes at the Bat
tie OF JuareZ. General Villa and his
stan, and other news items OF inter
est pertaining to the Mexican situa-
ton were shown.
The news feature of Mr. Hearst's
new venture is in the hands OF z. 3.
Hatrick of the international News Ser
vice. who is at present in Chicago.
The moving picture films will hardly
ever take the place OF the newspaper,
for the reason that photographs can
not yet be taken By telegraph Word
pictures can be taken by wire. But
moving pictures cannot. There are
wonderful possibilities, nevertheless, in
the screen.
There are many men and women
who do little reading. and who know
little about what is going on in the
world. these men and women are in
terested in the pictured news-just as
@ child likes an illustrated story book
best The pictures appeal TO their i'm
aginations. and make an impression
tsaat the printed word never could
But the pictures do not appeal TO
any one class. They make their ap-
zeal 20 all classes. They. teach with
out effort and the mind grasps their
message quickly and unconsciously.
The usefulness OF the moving picture
as an educational factor can hardly
be estimated. Not only for the poor.
hut also for the poor rich,.' TO teach
xhem what is taking place in the world
sn which they live. and 20 show them
che worlds work in the hours Of their
recreation