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Show RUEF MAY GET OUT. Fremont Older, the San Francisco editor -who did more than all others combined to land Abraham Kuef in the penitentiary, and has been trying to get him out again because the other grafters got away, may be successful ere long. Tho supreme court of California Cali-fornia has ordered the pardon board to consider Ruef's application for parole, pa-role, the rule that a convict must servo at least half his net time before malting malt-ing such application being declared a violation of the statute. Under tho ruling of tho pardon board Buef would have to serve seven years boforo making application. Under the decision of the supremo court a convict who has worn the stripes for one year is eligible, and, as Knot has already put in three years behind tho dreary walls at San Quentin, he can now make his plea for parole with the assurance that it. will be given consideration. Bucf -was sent up for fourtcon years for grafting, after a long trial in which there were many dramatic and exciting incidents. Many others wore indicted' and placed upon trial, but managed to escape conviction, although it was manifestly impossible that Ituef alone could havo been guilty. So perhaps per-haps Editor Older is justified in seeking seek-ing the release of the former political boss on the ground that he has been punished enough. The" agitation of the Ituef case brings to mind tho fact that the present governor gov-ernor of California owes his political prestigo and elevation to offico to the part he played when ho volunteered his services as prosecutor after Ilonoy had been suot down in tho courtroom. Prior to t.iat timo Johnson had not shown tho least interest in the prosecution. prose-cution. Ho took, advantago of his opportunity op-portunity at tho psychological moment, however, aud must be given credit for the faithful performance of Iub duty at. a crucial moment. The governorship was his reward and Ituef went to the penitentiary. Among others eligible to parolo by reason of the supreme court decision is John J. j.lcNamara, the former secretary secre-tary of tho iron workers' union, who is under a sentence of fourteen years for complicity in the Los Angeles Times horror. McNamara has served more than a year, but it is more than doubtful if his application would bo favorably considered while tho crime for which ho was convicted is still fresh in tho minds of the poople. |