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Show THEPRISON Forty of Them Are! Looking Forward to Release j Ivavonworth, Kan., Oct. 27. Srv-eral Srv-eral hundred convicts, twelve of whom ! are former bankers, are eagerly looking look-ing forward to the meeting of the board of parole, which Is expected to i convene here early In November. At ; this time the board will consider ap-. ap-. plications for parole under the net of con cress approved last June. i ! There are forty members In the bankers' colon, and some have such short time to' serve thai theV huvo ; not applied for their freedom, ' preferring prefer-ring to serve their time rnlher than ' be released under parole. Among those who are eligible to receive the i benefits of the law are: Frank Blcelow of Milwaukee. J L. ' Broderlck, Elkhart, Ind.; G. A. Cons-man. Cons-man. Terre Haute. Ind.. Fre.j Lu'ul. Indianapolis; W. H. Schmidt and S. 11. Brai nard. Cleveland, and C. If. ! Thornton. Chicago. John R. Walsh will not be elii'de for parole until October. iy 1. but lias a petition for pardon (M-ndlng now. W. W. Montgomery of Plttlurg. Pa., former political adviser of the late Senator jnay, will not be eligible until September. Ifl4. The law In regard to the parole sys- 1 torn provides that every prisoner who has served one-third of his total sen-; sen-; tence, and whose record shows he has observed the nibs of the prison, may be paroled at the discretion of the board. |