The Washington times., 1920-02-15

fainter hearts had given up and gone home. Then
of the international photographers, whom will call
Bill had ''idea.' At midnight he and his assistant
smuggled the out Of the hotel and made their
way little log hut that overlooked portion OF the
golf links 1t had been the custom of the President and
his bride take stroll the links every morning.
but they always surrounded by Gordon OF Secret
Entering the hut the conspirators lifted up three of
the floor boards and followed out enough earth to
modate a man 3 body. Then the camera placed
the ground with the lens projecting through chnk in
the foundation The stretched himself out
eughws and his assistant carefully replaced the boards
and returned to the hotel
All night long Bill lay in his cramped position, wait
ing for daybreak 1t mighty uncomfortable posi-
ton, but he big hunter after big When day
break finally he kept his eye glued closely
chink hole in the foundation Every five minutes seemed
like hour, but his patience finally rewarded.
He spied the President and his party coming briskly
the links There seemed only possible chance
Of discovery and that the click of the
But able assistant had taken Of this No
had the Presidential party reached the links than old
standing outside the hut began sharpening knife
grndstone the noise of the stone killing the sound
of the camera From his position beneath the hut Bill
ground away until the party passed Of range
Then he had another long and uncomfortable wait until
nighfa The first train out after dark carried Bill and
his assistant And they had the film
Another instance where the cameraman success
full but experienced slightly rougher treatment occurred
at Newport during the Summer of 1914 when the
Duchess Of Marlborough formerly Consueo Vanderbilt
The Duchess scheduled to deliver address to
number of prominent woman suffrage leaders on the
grounds of Mrs. Belmont's Summer home at Newport
No movie man the assignment, but the
day Of reception staff operator by the of Dick
happened in Newport covering naval review at the
Training Station He heard about the Duchess of Mar
boroughs presence in the city, and supposed the New
York office had fallen down" on the assignment. &c.
with and tripod his back, he started for the
Marble Palace.
He walked by the gates and into the grounds, where
the Duchess delivering her address to the assembled
suffragettes. Dick set up his camera.
He worked exactly minute and half when several
husky looking gardeners appeared from behind
shrubbery Some seized the and the others seized
Dick and hustled him the top IF the wall But
Dick s minute and half had been well spent He had
about hundred feet of m and the following week the
Duchess made her first appearance the
When j. p Morgan was recovering from the murder.
assault made him at his Summer home Long
Island all picture agencies films and newspapers
anxious to get pictures showing how Mr. Morgan
looked The capitalist Is great yachtsman, and h.
standing his private pier day when a rowboat
made its appearance and stood up in the bow and
called out:
"Hello Mr.. Morgan will you pose for some pcturesf"
Mr. Morgan never had any more use for the camera
than his famous father, and the photographer told
to off in very emphatic language just then a
friendly gust Of wind csme along and carried the million
aire cap into the water he photographer didn't waste
second He grabbed theNpars and rowed frantcay TO
where the cap lay bobbing Up and down. He seized Il
and then started for the pe Az he got close
enough he called out: Nov, Morgan IL you n pose
III give you your cap" And MhSNMorgan posed.