Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
The News In Pictures
BY Frederic ]. Haskin

Washington. March 31.-Since and
during the recent presidential CAM
paisn. that latest development Of
modern journalism. the telling OF news
hy photography. reached probably its
highest point 10 date. The average
reader hardly realizes or appreciates the
fact that his newspaper is enabling him
To see the world and its great char
acters without budging from his chair.
The personalities of the news. especially,
are brought before him just as they
live and work.
Ten years ago the public man or
woman was comparatively safe from
the cameramen. \ posed studio pic
ture showing the subject at his or her
best was all the public expected or
asked. The hero or william of the
moment was shown in the newspapers
attlred in his Sunday best, wearing
Tho oppression that usually accompanies
stlch garments woman appeared IN
nublic print adorned as for a ball or
some other formal social function. IL she
possessed Jewels she was shown wear
ing them, and her expression generally
vas the complacent smirk that adorns
IN, face of even the most modest OF
nortals when told 10 look pleasant
pease.
There was no question Of letting
the picture tell the story. From all the
public could learn from the pictures
shown them. their idols spent their
.,t.re time smiling stifily into space or
sag,ng dreamily into the heart OF
r.sr A visiting princess and the latest
nulderess received the same treat
meut.
To-day tn, formal. posed studio pic
t.s.. though Stil used extensively.
tails 10 satisfy thc newspaper reading
,,.,b,tr Th, readers demand 10 see
mon, f,Iorltrs as they work and play.
Tb;,v wan; io sre them With their hair
nussed II thes ar the kind whose
han is apt 10 lie mussed. They want
th"m human.
n TN, pai..suiar hera $ baseball
l,-,..tt. ,h, puHIc wants ~ see HIM IN
/, t.oa a- q: honl, plaync with his
Il rs 4.d .ui,drer Il NJ = a political
s. - -h,1 wan ;o soc him busy AZ ;he
d.. t,aer. he hsh.,uaNy transacts bus
...-s ua. ~ the -o'f links for
~ ~ .N,
The Whole onicial Family.
Ia,~ Ia, pa.'i- .ar.asity- stop
ia, a,r, h.ms.it !, interested n
W.t. It's h.jd., III lis house his
..4t,rts. hl- dogs. hl~ horses and every
.tr th,t s.u,tr"S him No member
~ his hou~.hv.d safe from the pry-
,,,- s. .nc nttfe h'ack box that
sp.ss saueta.,soa cor the public de
manls.
4 vculd d, hopeless task 70 at
tempt .o .rlm.rdt, thc thousands Of
snapshot, uf the presidential candi-
a..t,.~ winch were mad, in the last
,.oetiDr Candidate Cox and Harding
were. shown ail over tie country at
rray and IL worh Th,ir wives and
families vcrt known hy sight 70 praC-
,ieally every man. woman on child IN
th, country picture III Mrs. Hard
ms pirnlnc i rose III hcr distinguished
husbands lapel was reproduced in al
Tn, picture was one of few dozen
snapped of the successful candidate and
his wife the morning Of their return
10 Washington from tho convention al
Chicago They We're breakfasting
when the army Of cameramen descend
ed upon them and left their coffee 70
-ool 20 obey the behest Of their visitors
Facing tho camera gracefully has he
come an essential 70 political success.
A lolly picture Of candidate Cox play
irc with his tiny daughter Anne.
rrohahl, won Tor her daddy more votes
Than many of his speeches. One OF
fhc n mocratic candidates chief as
seis for publicity was admittedly ms