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Show ICaminetti and Diggs Gain Further .Respite Conviction Under White Stave Law to Be Reviewed by Supreme I Court Washington, Juno 21. Reversing its own action ot a week ago, tho Buprcmo court today decided to ro-, ro-, view tho conviction ot 1 Drow Cam- I Inettl ot Snn Francisco, facing pr.Bon sentenco (or violation ot the whlto Blavo law. At tho samo tltno It also ngrccd to rovlow tho conviction ot Maury I, Dlggs, found guilty with Camlnottl In tho sensational cases .which attracted country wldo attention atten-tion two vears ago. Tho cases will be the first In which tho supremo court has reviewed a white slave law prosecution where It won contended that tho law did not apply to porsccutlons which failed to show evidence of llio elements of commorc'allzed vlco. Camlnctll, son of tho commissioner commission-er gonoral of Immigration, faces n fine of f 1C00 and eighteen months Imprisonment Im-prisonment In Snn Quentlu. Dlggs, formerly architect for tho stato of California, was fined $2000 and son-ten son-ten led to two years In prison. 'Attention was focused on these cases when John L. McNab, United States attorney at Snn Finnclsco, resigned re-signed nnd In nn open letter to Pres ident Wilson chnrged that political Inlluenco was being brought to bear on Attorney General Mclleynolds to keep tho cases from trials. In tho controversy which followed Secretary Wilson of tho department of labor, tho Immigration commissioner's ch ef figured. President Wilson closed the Incident by appointing a speilal prosecutor. |