Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-31
BY FREDERIC j. HAsK1N


Since and during the recent presi-
dental campaign. that latest deve-
lopment of modern Journalism, the
telling of news by photography,
reached probably its highest point to
date. Tho average reader hardly
realizes or appreciates the fact that
his newspaper is enabling him to see
the world and its great characters
without budging from his chair. The
personalities of tho news. especially
are brought before him just as they
live and work.
Ten years ago the public man or
woman was comparatively safe from
tho cameramen. a posed STUDIO
picture showing the subject at his or
her best was all tho public expected
or asked. Tho hero or villain of the
moment was shown in the news
papers attired in his Sunday best,
wearing the expression that usually
accompanies such garments.
woman appeared In public print
adorned as for n ball or some other
formal social function. II she pos
sessed Jewels she was shown wearing
them. and her expression generally
was tho complacent smirk that
adorns the face OF oven the most
modest of mortals when told to look
pleasant, please"
There was no question OF letting
the picture tell the story. From all
the public could learn from the pic
lures shown them, their idols spent
their entire time smiling stiffly into
space or gazing dreamily into The
heart OF n rose. A visiting princess
and the latest murdcrcss received the
same treatment.
Today the formal, posed studio pic
to-, F.tk nj
10 satisfy the newspaper reading pub
lie. The readers demand 10 sec their
favoritcs as they work and play. They
want TO sec them with their hair mus
sod. II they are the kind whose hair
is apt TO be musscd. They want them
human.
II the particular hero IL a baseball
genius tho public wants to sec him In
action or at home playing with his
dogs and children. II he is a politi-
cal hero they want to see him busy al
the desk where he habitually trans
acts business or out on tho golf link,
for bit OF exercise.
Tho Whole Official Family
Nor docs the public curiosity stop
at the hero himself I. is interested
in his wife. his children. his house.
his servants. his dogs, his horses and
everything that concerns him. No
member of his household is safe from
the prying eyes Of the little black box
that spells satisfaction for the public
demands
II would be n hopeless task TO al
tempt to cnumcrato tho thousands OF
snapshots Of the presidential candi-
dates which were made In the last
election. Candidates Cox and Hard
ing were shown all over the country
at play and at work. Their wivc,
and families wcrc known by sight to
practically every man. woman or
child in tho country. a picture Of
Mrs. Harding pinninE a rose in her
distinguished husbands lapel was re
produced in almost every newspaper
In the nation. The picture was one
OF few dozen snapped OF the sue
ccssful candidate and his wifc the
morning OF their return TO Washing
ton from the convention at Chicago
They were brolkfasting when ths
army OF camcramcn descended upor
them and left their coffee To cool tc
obey the hchest OF their visitor,
Facing the camera gracefully has be
come an essential to political succers
A jolly picture OF candidate Co,
playing with his tiny daughter Anne
probably won for her daddy more
votes than many OF his speeches
One of tho Democratic candidaic''
chief aScts for. publicity was admit
tcdly his youngstcr. This particular
picture was. I, might he added. not
snapped by ncws-photographcr hui
hy tho wifc Of the Ohio Governor
best friend. Mrs. Timothy Ansbcrry
OF Washington. Tho picture was Dor,
rowcd OF :hc lady by news pictorin
syndicate and by them sent ihruou'
tho country.
Ton or firccn years ago tho news
picture field I'm Washington was prae'
tlcally uncovered. To-day n dozen o'
80 camoramcn spend the entire day
at the White House. II would he Z
clever man who could pay call upor
the Chief Executive and slip awaJ
lunphoto-raphcd. Nor are tho visit
or~. the sole reasons for the camera
mems attention TO tho White House
Nothing concerning the iifo OF th'
present tenants - allowed TO remain
unpicturcd. Laddic Boy. tho Airc'
dale puppy presented TO President
Harding by an Ohio admircr. has bccr
I photographed SO often since his ar
rival at tho white House that he Is
said to have acquired the camera