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FILM PEOPLE TELL VIEWS
OF FATTY ARBUCKLE CASE
(Prom Los Angeles Times.)
Statements made by represen
tative members of. the local film
colony on rhe Arbuckle case dem
onstrates that such orgies as are
described as. taking place In San
Francisco are not countenanced
by the profession as a while.
A. large number of leading
lights! of picturedom gave The
Times their views on the Arbuckle
case, Many of them are his
friends who Insist that he is In
nocent of the charge preferred
against him, exBresftlng the deep
eat sympathy with hi plight, and
all reiterated their desire that the
world should know that most of
the players are like other folk,
bard working, straight-thinking,
clean-living , people. Leaders in
the film profession expressed their
lews as follows: . r
i Abraham Lehr,r general mana
ger of the Ooldwyn studios: "I
can Touch for It that most of the
film folk are. right-living people.
The failure of one bank cannot
be used as a criterion by. which
to Judge the whole financial
system of a country. The Ar
buckle matter , is terribly regret
table, because, an actor being a
servant of the public, any sad
affair like this fjeta far more
prominence than if the person in
volved had been an unknown clti-,
zen.
Compare (laosc.
. Bayard Velller, author of "The
Thirteenth Chair": Society peo
ple pull far worse things than the
picture people. I know both sets.
I resent deeply, as one who has
associated for many years with
stage folk, and as one now en
gaged in picture work, the man
ner In which people outside , the
business talk about people of the
screen and stage; the wholesale
condemnation which is so fash
ionable among people outside the
picture profession when talking
of the profession. Just because
one clergyman Is convicted of a
crime or lesser Infraction, of the
law, do they say there should be
no churches? I heard a preacher
tho other day at the meeting of
ministers with censors say that
he would not let his children go
to. see a man play a hero on the
screen unless he was really a
hero! Can you imagine that?
Well, this roan didn't look like
Christ, nor talk like Him. I'm
not standing. up for lawlessness;
Ijn only : asserting that the ma
jority of the picture people stand
for what fs decent.
Bryant Washburn: People out
side the profession have got into
the way of believing that picture
people are all fast. I found that
out in course of my last tour of
personal appearances through the
east and south. I feel very sorry
about the Arbuckle matter, know
ing Arbuckle and what a prince
he is in so many ways. But I
regret tremendously that such a
thing should have happened in
the profession, inasmuch as it
furnishes just that much more
ammunition for those who are
only too glad, to believe that none
of us lives quietly at home with
his family.
Hulk In Law Abiding.
Irving Tbalberg, general man
ager of Universal City: If Uos
coe Arbuckle Isn't guilty, be has
been badly treated. But it is un
fortunate that isolated cases of
misbehavior and crime cast so
black a shadow on the business
that the thousands of quiet, law
abiding people who form the rank
and file of the profession, should
have to share in the disgrace of
one or two. This la unjust. Thc
few overly gay parties we hear
about as taking place In Holly
wood do not, I am sure, by any
means represent the social activi
ties of the entire cowd. Very,
very far from it. Indeed. I think
the life of the picture actor fos
ters clean, happy home life.
Tom Mix: 1 keenly resent the
published; statement of San Fran
cisco officials that whether wrong
or right, , innocent or guilty, the
influence and money oi me
because an occasional lawyer or
doctor proves to be a wag.
ti,. r,s ABJteies motion pic-
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SILVERTON PERSONALS AND BRIEFS
Seattle Patrolman Held .
For Transporting Booze
ture colony has suffered for year
t,M.a,lS of a small minority of
b'ack sheep Men ana v.uu. , SUAEUTON. Ore.. SepL 17.
.). -sllv know the personnel i (Special to Th. st.iiPsmMi)
Ane!es picture colony will be the colony t now mat iu- h i ; miss .Marie Tinglestad is spending
iorms oniy a k--'-- -- a ua viamng at tne nouie
the profession; out uuiuimuov ;0i ur crotner who lives at Jei
tbese speedy Individuals keep j ivrson.
themselves in the public eye con- ; Orvan Towe had his tonsils re
stantly. and the public, not tak-; moved at the Silverton hipilal
ing time to vet at the facts. , the early part of last week,
thoughtlessly draws conclusions Mr. and Mrs. Gail Jones of Sa
that are completely at variance , lem visited at Silverton this
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 17.-
ratrolman C. II. Parker, on who.-
beat a federal warehoose hclre was
t-eblnd the accused in this Saa
Francisco case merely because Ar
buckle is a picture actor. This
isn't the cape. I want to say that
there are in this city a great
number of honest, earnest, con
scientious and home-loving pic
ture players, and happily they
eprcsent 90 per cent and more
of the screen actors who do not
countenance this sort of thing, nor
would they uphold a man charged
with a violation of the law just
I because he is a picture player.
We don't want such men araon
us.
There are those of us who work
in the pilctures and who live de
days at the borne of her daughter.
Mr. 4. West
Rev. and Mrs. Crce llenrik-
alias Dora Henriksen and uu" BS ' "
Lawrence Larsen motored out tj
Marquam last night.
with the trntn.
The simple truth is that every
student of sociology who studies
the Los Angeles colony is con
vinced that the moral and ethical
standards of the colony will check
favorably with those of any social
class in any large city. The over
whelming majority of picture
workers live quiet, decent lives.
A daughter was born to Mr and
Mrs. Gilbert Underdahl Friday
morning. The baby died six hours
after birth.
a federal complaint charging b'm
with transporting Ilquor.i Tno
policeman, according to federal
agents was found with six cases
of whiskey of t brand similar to
that which formed part f the
loot. I
I cent lives, who have gained and A staall but noisy minority drives
who hold the respect and friend
ship of our neighbors, and who
are useful and respected citizeus,
and I try to be one of them.
All the picture world must not
be condemned because there may
be one black sheep in the flock.
There is a growler in every gang,
a kicker in every crowd and an
assassin in every assemblage.
Even one of the 12 apostles was
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hitrh-pneed motor cars to hign-
speed drinking places and sup
plies the material for gossip and
scandal reflecting on the preat
army of well-behaved, honest, sin
cere, generous, kindly people.
Within the last two or three
years a profound change has been
slowly and steadily working in
the motion picture colony. The
nlavers. directors and other film
a Judas, and it is neither just nor people are buying homes, raising
right fo. these San Francisco of
ficials to say we are all behind
this man wrong or right be
cause ho is a picture player.
I have recently returned from
the east, and to my way of think
ing there is just as much decency
and as many good, upright, man
ly citizens in Hollywood as in
any of the places I visited, and
that takes in New York, Wash
ington and Chicago. Half of my
life in earlier years was spent as
families. Joining churches, en
gaging in charitable work and in
the general social and philan
thropic activities of the commun
ity. Any fair minded man or wo
man who takes the time to learn
the truth soon realizes that pic
ture people are In no way differ
ent from other human beings, and
those who know the Los Angeles
colony best will earnestly testify
that picture people are just as
an officer of the government ap-jpood citizens and just as upright
orehendine law-breakers, and I
don't like 'em any better today
than I did then.
As it happens some other
.friends of Arbuckle together
with myself tried to patch up
matters between his Wife, ,Minla
Durfee, and him, a few months
ago, and we nearly succeeded in
doing it. But Roscoe is just a
big kid, and somehow the making
up of the two fell through.
Harry Myers: I don't know
anything about the case. I only
read the Christian Science Moni
tor. Unfortunate Effect,
in their lives as are other pro
fessional and business people.
This awful affair at San Fran
cisco has shocked everyone. The
overwhelming comment in the
studios today is one of horror and
disgust at the disgrace brought
upon the industry. There is no
doubt in the world that from this
day forward the noisy, high speed,
careless, unthinking minority will
conduct itself much more care
fully than it has in the past.
Want Discrimination.
I would like to urge the peo
ple of Los Angeles and of America
Jto learn to discriminate between
Robert Brunton: This terrible
incident will naturally have an
unfortunate effect on the busi
ness. Certainly these wild par
ties we occasionally hear about
are not representative of the so
cial life of the picture people,
most of whom lead as humdrum
lives as the rest of the world's
workers. Such happenings as
these furnish ammunition to the
enemies of the picture business.
Buster Keaton: I'worked with
; "Fatty" Arbuckle for years in his
comedies, and I always found
found him a prince. We haven't
worked at our studio for the past
two days since hearing about
this awful thing that ha3 hap
pened to our friend. Some of ua
expect to go north to visit him.
I don't believe he is guilty. I
never knew him to pull any really
wild parties. He was always hos
pitable, and liked to have the
boys and girls drop in. I think
it's terrible to ruin a man before
he is fairly heard. I'm a quiet.
domestic young man, and I don't
stand op for what s not right.
but I don't believe in condemning
i a man Deiore ne s neara.
Maxwell Karger: I know Ros
coe Arbuckle, and I shall never
believe .him guilty until be is act
ullv proven so. My family are
all Yery fond of Roscoe, and in
common with thousands of other
film workers, my family and my
self stand for decency and a right
life.
Rex Ingraham: I know Mr.
Arbuckle only slightly, and must
refuse to discuss the case.
Chet Withey: I'll talk about
any other subject in the world
with you. We all deeply regret
the tragedy in connection with
which Arbuckle is held.
Betty Blythe: I'm terribly sorry
for everybody involved in this
awful i thing. My husband, Paul
Scardon, and I would like the
world to know that we personally
stand : for the upholding of the
law, but we cannot but hope that
Mr. Arbuckle will be found not
guilty. We would like to say.
too, that we know personally
scores and scores of picture play
ers who lead ideally clean, whole
some and happy lives.
Jack Mulhall: I am complete
ly at a loss to know what to say.
I'm so sorry for both Roscoe and
the girl! I'm sure, though,, that
no wild happening of the sort of
party described in the reports is
at all representative . of picture
folks' life in general.
Alice Lake: All I can say is
that when I was struggling along
to make a name for myself, and
was playing in Roscoe Arbuckle's
comedies, he was wonderfully
kind and helpful. I can never
say anything of him that is not
good.: ' He was always doing kind
things, and he certainly was al
ways one of the first to help at
benefits for ; poor people and
other unfortunate ones. He also
did much in the Liberty bond
sales. I wish that not to be for
gotten. .
Viola Dana: He was like a big
brother to us all. I don't be
lieve he is guilty.
Benjamin Hampton: Comment
in regard to the case that is at
tracting the attention of the en
tire country will be withheld
herei The cas is now in the
hands of the officers of law, and
It would not be best to discuss it.
It i inevitable that the picture
profession ' and the industry will
suffer temporarily from general,
indiscriminate criticism aroused
by this terrible affair. Many peo
ple in their hot resentment of
conditions that made the tragedy
possible may, be prone, carelessly
to . criticise the entire I business.
Such an attitude of mind would
be unfair and unjust in the ex
treme. It would be equally un
fair; to condemn all members of
tbe. legal or-.medlcal .'profession
the individuals or groups of class
es in the industry. We urge that
sober-minded, responsible, intelli
gent, fine men and women, who
are in the greater majority, re
ceive the credit that is due them.
and that their actions and activi-1
ties be not confused for a mo
ment with the tiny minority that
gets itself into the scandal col
umns of the newspapers.
The motion picture industry de
serves this treatment from the
public. During this present year
a great reform has taken place
In motion pictures. Doubtful pic
tures- have been driven from the
rMn Dv the sentiments of the
producers, the players and the
directors themselves.
The industry has cleaned its
house of doubtful pictures; it
will clean its house of doubtful
personalities.
William S. Hart: This is a
very sad and terrible thing that
has befallen, not only Arbuckle
and Miss Rappe. but the picture
business. In spite of the fact that
there is no doubt that there is a
fine spirit among the majority of
picture people toward domesticity
and clean living, one scandal casts
its shadow over all. I have been
in the picture business many
vears, and know how fine the
layers are as a whole. But the
world unfortunately does not dis
criminate. The fine women in
our business esneciallv mnit be
protected against scandal. And
the number of the fine ones is
legion.
Carmel Mvers: The stories and
allegations that have been printed
during the last few days in con
nection with the unfortunate oc
currence which has placed Roscoe
ArDuckie in the toils of the law.
tend to cast a definite reflection
on tae decent and law abidin?
members of the motion picture
profession. For one thing, it has
been reported that virtually every
motion picture star in this city
has at some time or other been
either a guest or host at private
entertainments which were shady
in their character, to say the
least. Such reports are (essenti
ally unfair to the large number
of respectable persons who are
connected with the motion picture
profession.
J, for one, feel keenly the stig-1
ma that attaches to the decent
members of my profession as a
result of the Arbuckle imbroglio,
for I know for a fact that there
are scores of motion picture folk
in this city, besides myself, who
not only have not attended the
entertainments imputed to Mr.
Arbuckle, but have never attend
ed or acted as hosts at any but
the most proper sort of enter
tainments. It may also interest the public
to know that I personally have
never attended any social func
tion unless I was accompanied by
my mother or some other mem
ber of my Immediate family.
There are many other motion pic
tare actresses whose public and
private conduct is beyond re
proach. So, in justice to these latter
members of the profession, not to
mention the thousands of truly
reputable motion picture actors
and actresses who have not yet
achieved stardom, and more es
pecially for the purpose of dis
pelling the erroneous Impression
that the public is inclined to get
of the private lives of the mem
bers of my profession by reason
of the unfortunate affair men
tioned, permit me to add my hum
ble words of fact and protest.
week
Chris Buniss and John Johnson
of Portland are stopping at the
home of Mr. and Mrs O. J. Moe.
Mrs. Vida Bennett entertained ;
at an informal sherbet "party at '
the home of her father, Rev. J. ,
Bennett, on North Water street, j
Friday afternoon. Those present ;
were Mrs. Frederick Treadgold. i
Mrs. Merlin Conrad, Miss Ina
Hubbs, Miss Blanche Hubbs, Miss i
Uoselia Richardson, Mrs. Laura j
Hubbs, Mrs. J. A. Bennett, and
the hostess. Mrs. Vida Bennett. j
Dr. E. C. Hickman of Kimball
College of Theology of Saleui, has J
been secured to give the mornine i
address to the Silverton district
Sunday school convention at the
-viemoaist church, October 16 at
10 o'clock.
Mrs. Kathryn Crvsler
contralto soloist and vocal teacher ! i
win again open classes in voice
culture at Silverton this fall. Mrs.
Street has conducted vocal classes
at Silverton during the past three
years.
Orval Towe received a painful
cut on his finger last Monday
which has necessitated his taking
a weeks' vacation.
Mrs. S. Trovand entertnint i
ktoup of friends at her home on
the Pudding River road Saturday
arternoon. Among those present
were: Mrs. Marie Buness, Mrs
Lawrence Larsen, Miss Marie
Carhouse, Miss Lulu Gopelrud,
Miss Carrie Qualset. Miss Ruth
Ormbreck. Mrs. Oscar Satern, Miss
"cicu ineoaora Henriksen, Miss
V vian Burness, Mrs. George Hen
riksen. Mrs. Alma Tarvend. Mrs
Andrew Hall, Miss Lucile Hall.
Mrs. Martin Hatteberg, Mrs. John
Moe Mrs. Bert Iverson, Mrs. E.
Se.5Ianf Mrs- Chr,s BoliB. Miss
m1 ther Larsen, Miss Cora Satern.
Miss Alice Jensen, Miss Lillie L.
Madsen. Refreshments were
served at 4 o'clock.
Olaf Hillard and Amos Benson
anb"slness trip to Portland
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