The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-12
MOvIEDOM
IS DIVIDED
BY ARREST
Los Angeles PhotopIay COL
ony Is Split Following
Charges Against ArbuckIe

ony Is Split Following
Charges Against ArbuckIe
Los ANGELES. Cal. Sept a.
Arrest of Roscoe Arhuckle In san
Francisco. charged with the murder
Of the beautiful Virginia Rappc. has
''splt wide open" Los Angelcs--the
worlds movie capital
People are talking OF nothing else.
The movie colony Is divided into
factions. one processing n belief In
the Innocence Of the famous comcdl.
an; the other denouncing him.
MOVIE HOUSE
CANCELS FILM
One motion picture house last
night followed the lead set saturday
In san Francisco and cancelled an an.
ncunccd showing OF one Of his latest
films
Jesse l.. Lasly. head OF the numcr.
Gus I.aSixy interests. was reported to
have cancelled a trip 10 New York on
which he was scheduled 20 start to-
day. In order to watch and consider
s.sr,sS rs~Sx.s cosnra ME. con.
$50 -.~~~-t - Arhucst..x t,,r,s
There were many rumors OF can.
ceiling picture contracts. but mono
was verified.
Minta Durfee. IN real life Ar.
buckles wife. from whom he has
heen srparated but not divorced. teie-
ernphed friends here that she be-
iieved Arbuckle innocent
II know HIM and I know he could
nat have done the thsnxs with which
he Il charged Miss Durfee was
uucted a. saying In . telegram from
New York.
A mild sensaficn was created here
vben policc. acting under ,cicxrAphed
snrfruesions from san Francisco.
took possenrsou Of the silk garments.
uttered ana torn. said 10 have been
found In the possession OF Al Sem
racher friend Of both Arbuckie and
Hsysr Rspua. The raxments wcrr ten.
tasiveiy identified a. those alleged to
hnva ban torn from Miss Rappc
~hf,e - ~ said 10 havs been
sfrurr,inr with lArbuckle last Mon
Az n lie Can rranctsco hotel apart.
ws,s-
$1,000 IA h fouid them on
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Aon q .ne mo s, p'ss.
uee - ~ = puDns
epnce<ned. rexuseo 70 discuss inc
cAs@ Whsa apptoecneu ~ nswsp
per naeo msy
oen&1y csoesa npe
Tx % ne tnaw
- goenp ana ~ noLS = sne
bach eafes ana N me 'oooy ~ tne
Hotel Alexnndr1A. where movie toi.
are accustnmed % gAihcr. me usual
lzughfnr ana G1ery nss night ma
given wAy 70 wnhperss grave faces
and plain worry.
Il - elar ~ ne movie sots
were asking thsmsesvcs what would
b. The ecfect On the entire movie In
dustry.
For several years the moeoon pic
ture Industry has been . bone Of
contention h Los Angcies- The
business community supported it.
for Il brought the city millions Of
GollaFs annually. The home foRS~
element quiet retired farmers from
the middle west. church people and
many -natives" denounced II. claim
ing Hollywood. where the motion
picture people center. was hot bed
Of immortality.
GOSSIP OF
WILD PARIIAB
Tho movie colony has been inves-
tig1fed~ BY social workers.: charges
that stage struck girls were lufed to
ruin By the giamor Of movie life:
and Allegations that dAyS before the
camera were zoniy forcrunners Of
nights OF carousai have bean made In
the press and from the pulpit Los
Angeles always Wa flied with gos-
MP Of wild parties" with which the
names Of movie people were con
nected
The movie colony largely has been
confined TO the Hollywood section OF
- - ~. ..~. 49,. ~
s sssa with favor '' landlords as
e. But n none =. Of a INT. t.ct.on.i resuns
the charres nov sr.inst po-cos
crafty, Arbuckie-
Arbucl<Ie ba. thr~~ nm. q
stated here. which he -. s,n,.hsd
but which have not been rslea1sd
There was much speculat,on a. "a
what effect the charges AGAINST b,,n
vrov.tH nay. - 49, -,,.a~s. 80,