The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-14

being discussed. Mr.. Hooper was at
that time out of the city and could
not be interviewed. The Arbuckle
films are released thru Paramount
contract for Topeka. All but two of
the Arbuck1e releases have been
shown here to date. These two are
Gasoline Gus" his latest, and Crazy
to Marry" which had been booked
for this month Another 1.-The Serious
Moment" was to have been started at
a Los Angeles studio Monday at which
time Arbuckle was placed under ar
rest.
Clubs Urge Action.
Kansas women's clubs want the
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle pictures
suspended in this state until the
movie actors guilt or Innocence is es-
tablished. The Good Government club
of Topeka has taken the initiative in
the fight. 1t has appealed to the
state censorship board to withhold
Arbuckle films. The w. c. T. U. is
expected to follow suit. Even the
state federation of women's clubs may
take up the matter.
At a meeting of the Good Govern
ment club in Topeka a resolution was
adopted urging the state censorship
board to put ban on the Fatty pic
lures until the case is finally disposed
of. Reports in Topeka are to the eff
IeCL that MTS. Lillian Aedu
of the Women'S Christian Temper
ance Union, may bring the matter to
the attention of that organization. A
demand for withdrawal of the Ar
buckle films may be made by other
clubs. Officers of the Good Govern
ment club stated today that the mat
ter would be brought to attention of
Kansas women's clubs Immediately.
Will Harm Youth.
Emmett d George private score
tary to Governor Allen, stated today
that no letters or protests had been
received by the executive department
regarding action on the Arbuckle pic
lures. He said he knew of no con-
templated board action. Board men,
bers are in Kansas City. The protest
from the Good Government club was
sent Tuesday.
This case naturally won't do the
youth of the country any good" said
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe today in COM
menting on action by the Good Gov
eminent club. Our club doesn't want
to be rabid. But we hope the show
ing of Arbuckle pictures can be sus-
pended in Kansas until his innocence
is established. We have asked the
state censor board to take this action.
1.-The club has been much interested
in showing of educational films. We
are far more interested in the Fatty
Arbuckle case from the standpoint of
effect of showing his pictures to the
children of the state than tho Ar
buckle were merely on actor on the
legitimate stage. The effect of bring
ing his pictures into the state is more
far reaching than the appearance of
an actor on the stage could possibly
be-
The letter to the censor board was
sent following adoption of a resolution
by the Good Government club.
state Exhibitors Ban Temporarily.
Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 14.-Taking
the stand that no person who has been
charged with serious or immoral
crimes should be exploited as a hero,
even on the films, the Kansas Ex-
hibitors association and the Missouri
Exhibitors association, in joint con-
vention here, have passed resolutions
barring from the theaters of the two
states all pictures in which Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle appears.
This action follows the precedent
established when similar action was
taken with regard to the showing of
the films being made by Clara Smith
Hamon. The action taken postpones
final action on the Arbuckle films
until after the actors guilt has been
disproven or established. However,
it is thought that the ban will be a
permanent one because that against
the Oklahoma woman was never re-
moved even after the jury cleared