Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-03

number Of cameras TO supply the de-
msnd. Mr.. Taft did not seem 10 lend
himself well 10 photography--hi pic
lures were all much a1iko--but Mr..
Wilson came In to be another good
subject and was often photographed
until his Illness after his return from
f1ne Pence Conference. Since thnn
pictures OF Mr. Wilson have been ex-
tremely hard TO get Mrs. Wilson
was photographed less than any mod
ern mistress OF the White House.
Mr.. Harding is an exceptionally
good subject for the photographer. Flo
poses well. as II Unconscious OF the
lens. and gets n great deal Of his per-
sonality into the pictures. Since his
| nomination for the Presidency two
years ago. ne has probably been the
most photographed man in the world
| Harris & Ewing alone have thou
sand pictures Of him.
| II becomes evident from what has
been said Of the taking Of the Roose-
welt horseback picture that these
snapshots Of the great in action. pic
lures that seem casual and accidental,
are in reality staged and arranged
affairs. And so there are---rnost of
them. Not long ago there was pub
lished photograph az President
Harding playing golf on the public
links in Washington one morning be-
fore most folks had eaten their
breakfasts. The unsophistlcated must
have wondered how the photographer,
too. happened 10 be there at that
early hour. He didn't happen % b.
there-it was arranged in advance.
Each day the Presidents schedule for
the next day IL given out 20 the cor
respondents at the White House. II
any Of these activities lend themselves
to news pictures, the photographers
arrange TO be there Now and then
the photographers are abr 20 pun az
stunts Of their own deyisfns
In spite Of the willingness o. the
modern public oficial N be photo
, graphed. the news photofraphers ar.
, not cynical when It conhss 10 the ss-
, sential nodesty Of such men Many
notables. we're they TO donsult their
3 Town feelings, would shrink from the
! camera as does the rare Individual who
holds up a newspaper IN front Of hfs
. face 10 prevent the photographer
= from giving him unwelcorne publicity.
e But public men. most Of them, believe
2 thoroughly IN full publicity: and they
: feel that the public has just as much
o right TO see what they look Ike "a
= It has 10 read about whattf1ey are do
!, Ing. And go they submit TO the snap
shot as a duty that comes TO them
e with office.
Now and then, however, there come.
. the rare individual who objects. Gem
erai Dawes was one Of these. Wher
he was first made director of the bud.
get he held his famous meeting WITH
the governmental heads; and in hi,
) speech, to illustrate how useless gov
Z, ernment employees should be swep
> out and expenses cut down, he wave,
> new broom in front Of his audience
n Government economy was then tn
q watchword; and a photograph OF Gen
II real Dawes waving his broom woul.
Is have been good stuff. But ne refuse,
rs to pose The photographers appeale.
-e to President Harding, who was there
= but he only replied, with a laugh, NC
IS this Is General Dawes own chow
y I'll not interfere"
D. Later on photographer happene
to surprise General Dawes on tn
e Capitol steps. He secured a good DC
n ture, and after that the picturesari
Z. general was not so camera-shy.
N There IS one familiar figure 1
n washington, a man who on sever
u occasions has been prominently /
The public eye, who has never bee
:" photographed This man is Andres
8, f'uruseth, the head Of the Seamen
- Union and the man who is as nluc
- responsible as any other for the prc
- visions Of the La Toilette Law resu
- !ating the conduct OF our nerchar
marine. So far as is known here. n
picture Of Andrew Furuseth has eve
,a been published. More than ono
m. Furuseth has made bodily attack upo
as photographers who attempted to def
- mis- wishes.