The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
By SAMUEL WHITE Special Correspondent of The Age-Herald Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald.)

Special Correspondent of The Age Herald.
 Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald)
 Los Angeles, Seuptember 17.--Wha is the opinion of the Los Angeles film colony of the Arbuckle ease? In the characteristic language of that colony, craving always for newspaper notoriety, it is rotten press stuff for Arbuckle," but won't hurt the game.
 The film colony very distinct grouping of the Los Angeles popula- tion, having its Headquarters at Hol- lywood, Is gradually returning to what it happily assumes to be nor- malcy after the typhoon kicked up by the tragic outcome of the notorious Labor Day party staged by Roscoe Ar buckle at the St. Francis in San Francisco.
 When the big news of the Arbuckle case began to break in San Francisco, news that threw open the columns of the newspapers of the land to easy invasion, there was a stampede in the colony Female members, from star to extra girl. with ever ready pho tographs and statements more flimsy than their costumes, led the rush to tell the world what they did or didn't know about Virginia Rappe victim of the tragedy, and the male members. to boost their standing, joined in to proclaim, almost as one man, their opinion that Roscoe was just a bis, lovable boy" and that 1t would be great mistake to take anything he did seriously.
 All this was good press stuff until the newspapers tired of it and closed the gates of their columns to the be- sieging army and then, personal equation eliminated, they began to study the matter from their own out look-their own peculiar angle--with the virtually unanimous conclusion as stated that while rotten press stuffv for Arbuckle, it won't hurt the game. and that's the end of it.
 Won't Stop Parties
 Will it change the way of life of the members of the film colony in Hollywood, put damper on their parties bring them to a greater re- spect for the laws of the land? In about the same ratio that storm at sea makes the salt waters fresh.
 Will the Arbuckle scandal result in a house cleaning among the studios and fling out as undesirable the no- torious offenders against the morais and standards of conduct common to the people of the country? In about 
 some personal opinion expressed by George III concerning George Wash ington would affsSt the value of the dollar bill because it bears likeness of Washington.
 This is because the human elements that enter into the private and public lives of actors for the screen are as unchangeable as the sea, and that the motion picture actor is literally engaged and exploited upon hIs or her face value, and as long as that value holds good, the business men" now in control of the motion picture industry are not going to throw the monkey wrench of a moral standard into the machinery that is grinding out profitst that pour millions of dol lars annually into their pockets.
 Have Law of Own
 It is fact that the film colony of Hollywood, or more particularly that part of it made up of actors for the screen, live under their separate code of morals and conduct and are law unto themselves. It is. broadly speaking. the mounting of several thousand beggars in motor cars and setting them out under mob rule. There are exceptions. of course, but their number is few among legion.
 The Stock allDl, when one IS called into use by exposure of some fragrant violation of the moral code as affect ing the lives of those of the film col- ony. Is that the newspapers elevate some extra girl or man into star dom" In their efforts after sensation. but the facts lie strongly against this claim.
 The attorney general of Nevada haE>pread upon the unofficial records that Mary Pickfords divorce was shameful act to make public, for ex- ample.
 The Charlie Chaplin-Mildred Harris divorce, as the facts leak out was obtained by collision on the part of the principals, such as to show utter disrespect for the laws.
 May Allison Twice Wed
 A few days ago a prisoner In local court happened to make the re- mark that he was the husband of May Allison, one of the few women stars of the film who could with seeming confidence make the boast that she had never been shared into matri- aony Miss Allison confronted the foolish prisoner and pronounced proudly that she had neyer Heen hi11I