Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1928, Page 107

(Continued From First Page.) gled cameras and were snapping her majesty in royal style when guards appeared. She gladly posed. In parad- ing the grounds a magnifico with a stovepipe hat walked before her maj- esty and “shooed” cameras off. In waving his hand he almost scratched the royal nose. Cameramen snapped him in this pose, and much to his humiliation the picture was published. * * % X THI longest feather ever planted in the Capital cameraman’s hat was the decision by Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court on February 3, 1926. The Jurist ruled that news photographers are perfectly within their rights in tak- ing pictures of persons on the street, and are “justified in reasonably com- bating efforts to thwart their attempts.” The opinion came on the heels of a cameraman’s arrest for photographing two women in.a bigamy case. His honor went so far as to compliment the photographer on his resourcefulness. And what does the Chief Executive say about the cameramen who keep him before the eyes of the world? Mr. President says, in effect, that pictures speak where words stutter. His latest utterance on the subject is this: | “The work of the news photographer has always been particularly interesting to nte. I confess that when I first discov- ered myself among those whose pic- tures were frequently sought, the -busi~ ness of being photographed so often was more or less an embarrassment. ‘However, it soon became a matter of routine experience, attended with no particular annoyance. Without doubt, the work of news photographers is a most useful part of the general task of presenting current news happenings in the most interesting and attractive And every member of the President's cabinet feels likewise. As the most photographed individual under the sun, it is extremely necessary that a President be acquainted with what the photographi- corps is about. A tripodsman is_the only citizen who may order Mr. President to smile, sit down, stand up or e e in conversa- tion. He does this with impunity, be- cause it is the only way he can perform the business at hand. ‘The White House has housed some lendid talent for phomgll;lc ac- |} on, notably Warren G. ‘Theodore belleves it makes an awkward ‘The 'PFirst Lady.is an exception, course, Another Coolidge policy implies that the President’s children must not be subjected to the photographic limelight of publicity. As a rule the President is extremely 3 iphers charge at privileged assembly which records the Taces of presidential royalty. News pictures, the cub cameraman is %EEE ESE g G ‘The flew so low that the pilot was overcome by poisonous gases. The staggered, then dropped into the heated eauldron and vanished. When word reached New York that Lenin, Soviet dictator, had died the film editor of a news reel concern sent John Doreb to cover the Socialist’s funeral. Doreb's usual job was to cover anything in Europe. A trip to Moscow with camera and film was something not as intriguing as regular assign- ment. How he crossed the border and made his way to the red stvonghold is something that he alone knows but probably won't tell. A bulky camera was useless baggage in Russia those days. In the first place there was a ban on taking pictures, and in the second place they could not be exported after they were taken. Heavy penalties had been posted, warn- ing everybody against taking pictures. ‘Thousands of red police lined the funer- =1 route. Despite a temperature of 35 degrees below zero and general confusion in the public square, Doreb planted his camera and began shooting everything within range. His ends were served by a _crew of gallant messengers, who sped off with strips of films no sooner than the . cameraman finished particular scenes. Thus Doreb held his frozen ground until the very end, when red guardsmen spied the , arrested him and confiscated all his possessions. But the strips of film were smuggled out of Russia and finally brought to where they were shown to comfortable theatergoers. The -Ameri- can Department of State induced the Soviet government to release the cam- eraman. * ¥ ok % URING the last days of President Wilson's incumbency there was a general ban against taking pictures of the invalid Executive. of the public transcended Yet the thirst bans and were held outside the picket fence and watched closely by Secret Service agents. H. M. Van Tine, who was among those aissigned to get the picture, tipped the man who drove the White House hay wagon for a perch on top. At that time sheep grazed on the President’s lawn and there was quite a bit of com- merce in hay. Hidden in the hay load, Van Tine rolled down East Executive avenue and ordered the wagon to stop when he came in view of tke rear porch {to_the White House. He was equipped for long-distance work with a special lens. A fellow pho- tographer walked on the sidewalk, pre- pared to dash off with plates as soon as they were exposed. Through his finder Van Tine located the President sitting in the sun with an attendant. He hardly had time to focus his camera when & Secret Service agent sensed the business on foot and confiscated all his plates, exposed and unexposed. Thus ended a well planned hay ride. Among daring knights of the tripod none is better known for bravery in action than Lieut. John A. Bockhorst, Kiddie Pusher Vo well Table and 2 Chairs Doll Bassinet On wood wheels Get Desk & Chair Consolette | rules. They wanted to know how the President fared, nly a picture ’0&! h the ‘m‘)@imgnhlnj THE SUNDAY Cameraman Finds Thrill in News who serves aerial news reels to thou- sands of movie screens. His camera feats have admitted him to the Ex- plorers’ Club in New York. He is not only a cameraman; he can pilot a ship or act as her expert observer. Opposed to the prevailing notion, the feeling persisted in Bockhorst's mind that a man_jumping from a high build- ing or airplane was not dead until he hit the ground and life was pounded out of him. Another school of thought had it that a person committing suicide died in mid-air from intense fright or merely because he had the wish to die. To lay in their grave all doubts, Bock- horst_planned an experiment with the aid of Army officials. Sergt Randall Bose, a famous para- chute jumper, and Bockhorst rose to a great height over Mitchel Field, Long Island. Bockhorst lay in the bomb bay of a Martin bomber, and on his signal Bose stepped off into space. 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A few months laer he “covered” the naval arsenal explosion at Dover, N. J. It was like flying over Ypres during the war. TNT and bomb storehouses went off as he flew above the magazines. Sixty buildings burned at once and the air was filled with yel- low, sulphurous fumes. His career began in 1914 when he went to the Pacific Coast as a Complete with ) Liberty Junior —wood body; @steel wheels, " $5.49 Rubber-tired wheels. $229 Full Orthophonic Victrola unit com- bined with S-tube Radiola No. 20. Limited to four— no more at this price when these sre sold. May be electrified: at $20 additional. ° Cabinet Phonograph Outfit Pictured $39 Ten Pieces Another popular outfit for music table, lamp and shade. $1.00 a Week Portable ' Phonograph $8 95 Northwest Racer Auto $13-98 Express Wagons for Every Boy Coaster Wagon $4.49 Sidewalk Bike $10-95 An ideal cycle for small boys. o1l $360 Victrola-Radiola No. 20 With Batteries Ready to Use movie man. During the war he was a ipher and filmed lines. In 1923 he made first photographs of the Grand Canyon from the air. He flew from New York to Panama to film bat- tle maneuvers of the U. S. 8. Massa- chusetts. His seaplane was forced to make a landing in the ocean, where he and his companions waited 12 hours before being rescued by a destroyer. The plane sank no sooner than she had been abandoned. This is much more to be said about this famous flyer- photographer. Some day, perhaps, he'll write a book. No one exposed to the business of taking news pictures can avoid some adventure. Often the most innocent assignment leads to a story never told in the picture. Recently a photogra- pher was on the verge of snapping a bride and groom as they marched out of church, when the inamorato espied him and sent his boot straight into the lens. After the wedding the spouse bethought himself that that blow was worth $200 to the tripodsman and sent him that amount. Just a few moons ago a photogra- pher and reporter, sent to report a stranded naval transport in Chesapeake Bay, sailed out in a dory boat and were caught by rain, wind, lightning, dark- ness and mad waves. They reached the boat, but alas, it was too dark for pic- tures. Again, a Star photographer, sent aloft in a balloon to get aerial pictures, sud- Automobile $4.98 Racer style for small Finished in red enamel. ber-tired wheels. 51 For small boys. $4.49 ber, will last for years. = X . 9x12 h! feet..... 5 9x10%4 7Y4x9 _______ IRCE S D. C. DECEMBER 16, 1928—PART 7. boy. Rub- “Sonny” Wagon Strongly made of decorated Gold Seal Congoleum Rugs $10.95 ferl oo denly found himself suspended at 1,000 feet with na te prospect of coming down. Men who held the ro) forgot him when they went off to lunch. When explosive missiles, clubs and bricks flew thick in the Passaic, N. J., strike sector, pho phers and movie men went there undaunted. They wore steel helmets and “shot” the scenes from loopholes of armored cars. Tex Rickard sold picture concessions of the champlonship bouts to one con- cern, but photographers, disguised as peanut_vendors, made views that Tex never figured out. ‘Today and yesterday are different in the photographer’s life. He mirrors the world and its people, and at no time in history has the face of the world changed so rapidly and so often. The evolution of the planet’s face and the history of photography are almost sy- nonymous. Evolution of society and its institutions are best memorized by pho- tography. * ok ok % IN the last four years the news pho- tographer has adjusted himself to new conditions. He had been accus- tomed to have a reporter along on as- signments and be told what scenes were worth taking. Latterly the tendency has been to allow the photographer to choose his shots and act on his own initiative. Among syndicate photogra- phers that has always been the fash- fon. 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