Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-20
FAT MAN Of
FILMS WILL
START WORK
Hays Gives Arbuckle His
Pardon In Belief"
in Fatty
JANUARY l
Arbuckle Promises to
Go Right Now and
Win Riddles
by Press staff Correspondent


Los ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-Roscoe
Patty" Arbuckle today was given
christmas pardon" by viii H.
Hays, movie mentor, who banished
him from filmdom almost year
ago.
The pardon is effective January l.
j, In announcing the ''pardon y
SHays declared that he believed the
spirit Of Christmas and of Christ IS
teachings would serve as guide
both for Arbuckle in his future con
duet, and for the public in its atti-
tude toward him. No attempt will
be made. however, to release Ar
buckles films for number Of
months, and although the most ia
nous fat man in the world may go
back 10 work on the Hollywood
lots none of his new pictures, if
he makes any, will be released be-
fore the fall of 1923.
Hays gave out the statement on
the eve of his departure to spend
the holidays at his home at Sullivan,
Ind. The statement said:
Every man in the right way and
at the proper time is entitled to his
chance to make good. 1t is appar
ent that Roscoe Arbuckle = conduct
since his trouble merits that chance.
SO far as | am concerned there will
be no suggestion that he should not
have an opportunity to 90 to work
in his profession. In our effort to
develop a complete cooperation and
confidence within the industry |
hope We can start the new year with
no yesterdays. Live and let live
is not enough; we will try to live
and help live
Spirit of Goodness
''This is a great human industry,
where belief in mans capacity
for goodness should prevail rather
than the threat of punishment, as n
motive for right conduct" Hays re-
marked. 81 want this spirit of
goodness, instead of spirit of pun.
ishment, to permeate the industry,
and that is the reason l am rein
stating Arbuckle. | believe he has
learned his lesson-and no one can
demand more than that of a man
who has made n mistake.
''Live and HELP live is my rule
Of life. Every man, l believe has a
right to a chance TO come back after
he has taken to heart the lessons of
his folly"
~ will play the game square with
Mr.. Hays and with the public, if it
is the last thing ! ever do, declar-
ed Arbuckle, when the news was
carried to him.
Arbuckle was deeply moved by
the pardon, and the Christmas spirit
in which it was given.
81 want to say that / am very
grateful to all those who are help
ing me and will prove myself
worthy of their faith in me.
Life Open Book
81 have made my mistakes, but
they are behind me. ] want my life
hereafter to be an open book-as
frank and as clean as my pictures
We're. ] shall try to be personally
in my character all that | want to
be on the screen-and ] want to
produce pictures that make the
Riddles love me- -
Joseph Schenck, Arbuckle g friend
and former producer, said:
Roscoe Arbuckle will go to
work for me. am glad to help in
giving him his chance.
Jesse l.. Lasky, first vice.presi.
dent Of the Famous Players asky
Corporation, which had Arbuckle s
three comedies ready to release
when the comedian was arrested,
announced that Paramount would
probably handle his future produc-
tons.
He said "We are sure that Ar.
buckle will prove himself worthy of
the trust No thought has been
given to the matter of releasing the
pictures he has already made and
we have no plan in that connec-
ton. "
In explaining his reasons for
"pardoning" Arbuckle, Hays sum
med them up in the words, faith
and belief and went on to tell
how the idea came to him.
Belief" Did It
"The other day | happened to
turn over the leaves of an old pocket
bible that my father had given me
when | was seven years old.