The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-17
HOLLYWOOD OUT
B!ABYLoNs BABYLON
PEOPLE MUST CLEAN MOVIE IN
DUSTRY OF VICIOUS STU
do LIFE

~, ..aE DlO LIFE 80.
y The decent people Of the nation
have been shocked again by movie
lewdness, although the indecent be.
havior of the heroes and heroines Of
the celluloid world is now so com.
mon and so much a thing expected
of them as that the shock is not sc
pronounced as it used to be. Thi.
time, jury of twelve men and won.
en- sat and listened to the most re.
voting evidence that the human
mind could conceive of the beastli.
ness and british lewdness of movie
celebrities, so vile in it's nature as
to cause the jurors themselves t.
turn their faces, crimson with
bushes, from the morbid throng that
crowded the courtroom, and even toe
vile to be printed in the newspa.
pers. 49,.
Castor Glass Case
CASTOR Glass, a nationally known
star, whose pictures are minting mil.
lions for the big movie barons, was
the star of this performance. Ac.
cording to three policemen, who
watched him and movie produce,
through a window as in company
with two women, one of them being
also movie actress, they engaged
in the excuses of the famous "wilG
party" of Moviedom, there was moi
much in the way of vileness that
the human mind could picture that
was not INDUCED in on that occasion
However, the jury disagreed, eight
standing for conviction and four fol-
acquittal. It is always possible te
hang jury in Los Angeles where as
much money is jeopardized as in the
case of the movie producers, with
the possibility of the CASTOR Glass
productions following in the wake Of
the Fatty Arbuckle pictures.
However, the jury did not disagree
on the guilt of the famous star, since
he himself confessed to much that
was charged against him and the
only plea that, his lawyers made was
that such conduct in a private home
with only the four participants pre-.
sent, did not constitute a public out.
rage. They also claimed that the
SACRED privileges of the private
home" had been invaded by the
three policemen who got their evi.
dence first hand by watching the
parties in question through a, win.
dow, over which the shades were not
perfectly. drawn. And these were
the points upon which four jurors
stood for acquittal and hung the
jury.
Few Horrified Any More
But so far as shamelessness is
concerned, the vileness of unthink.
able lewdness, the beastliness of de-
generate conduct, the evidence
brought out in this case has forever
put the Arbuckle party in second
place. And yet, the pity is that Sc
common have these parties become
and so usual this conduct among
the movie people, as that no one is
especially Mortified by it. We have
come to expect this kind of living
from them. That they should con-
duct themselves as lustful animals
when together has come to be the
natural thing and the public would
be surprised at any other kind OF
department. So a courtroom, pack
ed to suoffcation, heard the revolving
evidence of the degenerate practices
of these movie artists upon the oc.
casion in question, and only giggled
and twittered at the embarrassment
of the lady jurors as they were fore
ed to listen to- such vileness. All
seemed to accept the facts brought
out as the every day happenings that
transpire among the movie people.
And yet, these are not only the
entertainers of the nation, but they
are the teachers Of the childhood OF
America and the youth of the Repub-
lie in ideals and character. No in
stitution within the borders of this
land couples place Of approaching
advantage in the matter Of moulding
and making the text generation.
The effects of such teachers are al
ready apparent upon every street Of
every city in America. Just what
the terrible consequences will be to
our civilization is matter Of con-
lecture, but that our morality is, be-
ing shot absolutely to pieces by
such so-called artists, no informed
man can doubt. r.@
Hollywood Forgets Publicity
CASTOR Glass will continue to "pull
down" hundreds Of thousands in
salary and his pictures will be even
more popular than usual, since the
people have gotten a glimpse of the
kind of man he is. Hollywood will
soon forget the publicity given the
Glass party while she is thrilled with
some new and more vile sensation
if such thing is possible. The ma.
ton will continue to feed its MIND
and soul from such source. putrid