Evening star., 1922-12-22

| byterian Church, of which the Rev.
| 9: A. Brieglieb is pastor, and where
| VIII H. Hays spoke last Sunday night,
sent telegram to Mr.. Hays, reading:
Hays Scored BY Pastor.
Your statement from West Lake
pulpit relative to your intentions as
| motion picture director impressed the
| session and membership with your
| sincerity and honesty of purpose. You
made positive and uneQuivocal prom
| ises. Indeed. your own words were
would have no alibi to Offer We. as
| session. honored and respected you
| as fellow elder. Your action in re-
\ instating Arbuckle is in absolute
| variance with your promises from our
Rpsaeke % e4a. you You9 n8t .Sa. 1is'nd to se
so will mean forfeiture Of the respect
| and confidence of our people. and. wa
believe. the forfeiture of the conf
dence and respect Of all God-fearins.
decent men and women. We pray God
| that you may carefully reconsider the
| Arbuckle order"
Exhibitors Are Surprised,
NEW yoRK Pessmbsr n.sSsn
granted by VIII H. Hays. head Of the
motion picture industry, who had
ousted the hlm comedian because of
! his connection with the party which
resulted in the death OF Virginia
Rappe, will give him a chance to come
! back" on the screens Of Manhattan.
| motion picture theater owners here
have indicated.
But whether he will be able to re-
gain his place in the world OF stars,
they said. was Arbuckle's own affair.
to be threshed out by the motion pic
ture patrons themselves-and there
was q wide divergence Of opinion as
to the probable result.
Officials Of the Motion Picture The
ater Owners OF America said that
body had been flooded with letters
and kilograms. most Of which op-
posed the comedians return. Ex-
pressing surprise at Mr.. Hays ac-
| ton. tho Organizations statement
continued:
"As theater owners having the only
direct contact with the public. we
know Of no new developments to
change the minds of the people on
the Arbuckle situation. AS the pub
lie alone constitute the Judges Of
what should or should not appear on
the screen. the American people will
determine whether or not they want
Arbuckle films. No act of any official
can mako up the public mind On this
matter"
ers, which has three pictures made by
Arbuckle before his arrest in connec-
ton with Miss Rappe's death. /, was
said that no change had been made
in the company's policy of withhold
ing the films. No Official would indl-
cate, however. whether a change in
policy was contemplated.
Joseph Schenck has contracted to
produce new Arbuckle films. but
whether Arbuckle's test will be made
with the films now on hand or those
Schenck plans to produce has not
been definitely determined.
Mayor withholds Action.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. December "a
Mayor William J. Hosey Of this city
will make no ruling IN regard to per-
| hitting the showing Of motion pic
| lures OF Roscoe Arbuckle. should he
be given another chance" by Chair
man VIII Hays Of the motion picture
"All this publicity being given Ar
buckle only rebounds to the adver-
tisement of the actor and the inter-
| ests back Of him." said Mayor Hosey.
] be the jury. They will settle the case
=, without any assistance"
St. Louis Pastor Opposes.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. December 22.-Op-
position to the temperance OF Roscoe
! Arbuckle in motion pictures Was ex-
Smith, chairman of the committee Of
| fifty Of the Church Federation of st.
| Louis. who asserted the committee
| was "aggressively opposed" to Ar
| buckles reinstatement. Miss c. E.
Jordan. president Of the Board of Re-
ligious Organizations. declared the
comedians temperance would have
a bad influence on children
Complete Oblivion Demanded.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, December
| 22.-"Complete oblivion as far as the
Roscoe Arbuckle. film comedian. in 4
| statement by the Fifth District Fed
! GRAFTON Of Womsn's Clubs. A copy
| Of the statement was sent to VIII
Hays. chief of the motion picture in
! dustry. and Jesse Lasky. head Of the
| the Arbuckle Aims.
Buffalo Women Plan Action.
| BUFFALO. N. Y. December ga
| meeting Of the City Federation Of
| Women's Clubs has been called to
! cons.3S. che reinstatement OF Roscoe
C. Arbuckle in motion pictures.
| Mrs. Charles Siegesmond. chairman
the federation. today declared that tho
organization would oppose the return
| Of Arbuckle-
| Hays" Mrs. Siegesmond said. "He
! promised the women gathered at the
| Clubs in Chautauaua last summer
| that Arbuckle would not be permitted
! to reappear in moving pictures. He
| has reversed himself. The Buffalo
| Federation Of Women's Clubs will Of
| fer vehement objection to the reap
| screen"
Chicago Opinion Divided.
CHICAGO, December 21.-A division
1 CT opinion over the return Of Roscoe
Arbuckle to the films was expressed in
f: Chicago, and tho Illinois Motion Picture
| Theater Owners Association was to
take up the question. A number Of pro
| Aims were telephoned to Mrs. Charles
! p, Merriam, chairman of the better films
! department Of the State Parent-Ceach- :
| ers' Association, but Mrs. Edward 8.
ton Of Women's Clubs said she cant
but feel that every human being has a
| right to come back"
| Picture to Decide Virginia.
| RICHMOND, Va, December 21.-The
virginia state board Of motion picture
| censors will act on the films featuring
Roscoe Arbuckle when the first picture
bers state. no action on the reinstate-
ment Of the comedian by VIII H. Hays.
titular head Of tho motion picture in
| dustry, will be taken.
Evan R. Chesterman. chairman of the
board, declared that the law governing
! the censorship Of motion pictures con-
! Germs the picture only and not the ac-
tors or actresses. Arbuckle, he said,
was cleared Of the charges against him,
and in the eyes Of the law stands az
| hiRf as any other man.
| BRITAIN FAV0RS CHINA.