; t.- 0r^K>\-:U '4..\-:\. ■; '■.-'; ;■ v '*' i •■ -Va ' - ■ T' ' “ . .V> ,’H ■V?i! -'t i PAGE TOO THE CLINTON CHRONICLE,. CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1929 Former Prosecutor ;U. S. May Yet Join Behind The Bars' With World Court Las Anjreles, Feb. 9.—From his cell Washington, Feb. 9.—A decision of In the county jail, Asa Keyes today | the World Court interpreting th^ directed his fight to escape imprison- rights of League of Nations •council ment. . . I preventing disputes from The former district attorney of Los j being brought before the court may Angeles county was convicted here ■ eventually remove the outstanding ob- Friday with Ben Getzoff and Ed Ros-1 stacle to American membership in the enberg of conspiracy to bribe. The j court, it is now declared in well in jury of ten women and two men, after | formed quarters. (icUberating three and one-half hours, ''The court problem has been revived upheld the state’.s charges that Keyes received $1(»5,000 and other consider by reports that Elihu Root, while in Geneva to discuss revision of the court ations' for lax prosecution of fraud ^ statutes,, might informally raise the oases. I question of American adherence. Only All three defendants, who will be'Albania, Cuba, Greece, Ligeria and sentenced Monday, announced they ( Luxembourg unconditionally accepted would appeal if a new trial is no,t the senate reservations to court mem- granted. The penalty for conspii acy to bci-ship. The bulk of the court mem- bribe is one to fourteen years. The bership including the great powers bribery ca.se grew out of the collapse [and most of the European countries here in May, 1927, of the Julian Pe-! proposed i» effect thai the United troleum Corporation when it was dis-] States be a league membe/. covered that about f100,000,000 worth j It is understoodjthe court never has ot spurious stock had been sold to the i determined whether a league council pu/)lic. ' j submission of a court must be unani- Keyes conducted an investigation which re.sulted in the filing of charges against fifty or more persons, among mously decided. If the decision were that one dissenting council vote could Veto submission, the United States, in i them certain officials of the Julian jthe opinion of informed persons, would ' ('orporation. One ofter another of .have won its point. This country would j these charges were dropped until J expect to enjoy the maximum pre- j eventoaily the only two held were Ja-1 rogatives of League members. . | col) Benhan. alleged “Bright Young-j Considerable speculation has been slcr” of the eorporation, and Ed Ros- aroused here by the coincidence that enbejg, stock salesman. It was alleged j Root is going to Geneva a short time t;Qvlidg,s„»ni , , wrr.iDOOr^^ 7—^ • •• ~ | nf-SrgryKitTngg Tna^lflgTnTWff Duing the trial of Bennan and , that this administration intended toj: llM.'C'nbcTg on fraud charges, the pro.s- the court question with other:; ci-utor filed a motion to dismiss the ' governments. Jt is not suggested that i ■ « a>e against Rosenberg. The motion . Root is an emissary of the Coolidgel; was denied and the case went to the 1 administration, even in an unofficial]: iun- resulting in acquittal for both. capacity. But it has been reported that i: ■ I V ^ he has been authoriced by President- - La.'^t November Buron ritts, lieu- , ^ „ . .f . !: . f r- I f , elect Hoover to canvass the court sit- - tenant governor of California, was v-i l j j .v x-I- 1 i, 1 J- i Jk r I „ uation while abroad, and the question ; elected district attorllfey of Los .An- ;; . . * ' ^ : , , has arisen whether Mr. Coolidge and ; geles county on an “anti-corruption ^ l j. • • j - , , r, u * 1 ff I his secretary hacr this action in mind j platform. Soon after he took oftice a' , - ' , . . Cl: / when suggesting the possibility that : grand jurv began an investigation of - , v- ,. ,, , , : ,, , r e- the negotiations would be resumed. : allegeil official corruption here. Six . . person.s. including Keyes, Getzoff and Intimations that Mr. Coolidge would : Ro.senberg, were indicted. resume negotiations may have had the-: ] effect of discouraging resumption byil 1 1 1 4- Ol senate of discussion of the Gillette ]: . LiOCSl iRl6nt a Idy I resolution designed to facilitate set- problem. The Gillette ^ resolution calls for “ a further ex- A comedy. “The Arrival of Kitty,’ given under the direction of the Y. P. i j change of views with the signatory ; states in order to establish whether i .-IT 4 TT TT L u 1 4 1.T • i^he diffcrenccs between the United < U, of tt» A. R. P. chnroh last tn- signatory sut« can be day night, was ve^ saeeeaaful. The I ,1 .. , aiKTitonum was filled to capacity and , [ •eome were turned away. The play, pre- • « i e 4. 17 I sented by this organization of young‘oCil vTOV,Crmndll HOT I T^eople, with a few assistants, kept the 1 PhilippillCS Prcdictcd rudience in laughter from beginning- to end It has been nmored that it| might Iw present^ again for the ben, | ^ ^ crit of those who did not see It, and It s I legislature today, predieted jvpetition will doubtless score anothei | ,'^j Philippines eventually would big hit. have “full self government.’' Stimson t . —. gjjpjj ^jjg United States I where he is expected to have a place in j Hoover’s cabinet, possibly that of sec- ‘retary of state. The governor general did not ex plain whether by “full self govern ment’’ he ment independent or govern ment entirely by Filipinos. He said that if the executive branch efficient- CAR LOAD LOTS Seed Oats and Feed OatsT nice choice Timo thy Hay, Meal and Hulls, Milk-Flow Dairy Feed, , . ^ 1 e tv, i 04- ¥ ’g ¥ • ' ^ perfomed its duties and if the legis- otail-O-Lilie Li a y 1 n ^ latlve branch did not attempt to en- Mash, Baby Chick Mash, croach upon the powers of the execu-1 ^ 1 could foresee the islands fol-1 Ha by Lnick Lrrain, Liime; lowing a course to full seif govern- Sulphur Solution f ori"'«"‘ Spraying Fruit Trees. See Us For Prices. Farmers’ Exchange T. J, BLALOCK. Prop. WHAT DO P. S. JE VNES DO? O 1 Stimson praised Manuel Quezon. SS I president of the senate, and the gov- ^5 jemor general’s cabinet for loyalty — anJ aid to the government. He thank- iS ed the legislature for its cooperation, las Dr. W. T. Hughes^ 1 i DENTIST = ‘ Ciinton. 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