The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-23

Fatty" ArbuckIe a pardon, which means that Fatty can return to the film business. A storm of protest comes from various parts Of the country. Fatty eHasn't convicted of the crime with which he was charged. but was convict ed of association with a sort of life which units a man to func- tion as a teacher of manners and morals to the great American public. If Arbuckle is to succeed he will need more pardon than Will Hays can give him.
 That picture may pay 1t needs the support of the whole public. If 10, Is, or 20 per cent. of the public or even less than that. stay away from the Arbuckle pictures, they won't pay. A picture that doesn't pay is something that even Will Hays won't forgive.
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 Newspapers tell about dissen- sion in the farm bloc It is said to be increasing. Frank Nun sey's newspaper says, deadlock now hopeless" Ten to one the deadlock isn't hopeless. It is one thing to talk about helping the farmers in beautiful, flowing, gen. eral terms; getting down to brass tacks is something else again. Gentlemen who make very fine speeches about helping the farm CT, often back up hard when they are face to face with the meas nres that might help. The farmer is powerful, he feels his oats. and he is going to get all that he ought to have and. perhaps, & bit more, therefore. the farm bloc may not be hopeIessly deadlock ed.
 Pierce Butler is confirmed. 51 to 8, despite the opposition of the Ku Klux Klan. This fs we'll It is not America. if men can be de- nied promotion for which they are otherwise acceptable, be- cause they are members of a par ticular communion. This is one country in which each man may 
 
 The Federal authorities refuse to suppress Mayfleld's Weekly, all legged to be a Ku Klux Klan pa per. The paper spoke harshly of Mayor Hylan. He asked for its If there Is an 'in- empire" the more newspa- pers 1t runs the better. A news paper is something that can be seen and read. It is an anti dote. to invisibility. To suppress a newspaper because one doesn't like the owner is the same sort of thing as it would be to suppress Pierce Butler because one doesn't like his religion. Free speech, free press, is good American doc trine.
 Surrounded by Christmas pack ages she had arranged with low ing care, Miss Amundsen, IS years, was found dead in her room. She had prepared for 8 happy reunion with her family. mad laid out her smartest clothes and her pretHest ornaments. She lay down to sleep without turning ofr the gas. Is this a happy or m unhappy death? Death some times occurs after a fit of anger. pr in the greatest despair What is your opinion?
 
 Here is Arthur Joffee. 2S. found l lead near his home in Willoughby, Ohio, with II bullet holes, six of them in the back. slain. the police believe, as the outgrowth of blacknaiI plot. Which death would you prefer? And here, on the same page of yesterdays Times, Is the case of Mrs. Mon who collapsed on the wit ness stand as she heard the brothers she loved, charged with the murder of the man she wed. Assuming that in such a case the gaIIows may do its perfect work. which would one rather be, the slain or those who slew?
 
 And one more. same page of The Times. In the home of Jo- seph Sicenski, Brooklyn, a Christ mas tree stands and toys litter the floor. When Sicenski left for work Thursday. he gave his wife money for the tree and the pres ents for their six year old daug- ter, Ella On his return they were dead. A draft blew out the flame of the gas stove while they slept, fatigued from their Christ mas shopping. There is a law of Christmas and there is a law of Eas. Those who would live hap