The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-01

role officer at salary of $4,000 appointed. The
bill will materially aid the needy.
The bill proposes that convicts who merit pa
role by faithful observance of prison rules, after
serving a specified portion of their sentences, be
turned over 10 the parole officer The parole OIL
ficer then will be obligated to find employment
for such convicts, apart from the regular penl-
Tertiary work, and obtain for them the best pos
sbe salaries without divulging to any person eX-
ccpt the employer that the paroed man is con
Wet. All of the wages for the paroled man
work except a portion sufficient to support MN,
would be deposited in bank to be selected py
the governor. and when the convict, whose time
would continue while on parole has served ms
term. the accumulated fund and accrued interest
would be turned over to him.
Under the provisions of the proposed law all
convicts not previously convicted OF felony III
any state would be required to serve shghuy
more than half of u two-year sentence before be-
ing eligible to parole a fraction more than TWO
and half years Of a three to five years sentence
three and a half years of ten-year sentence
five wears of a twelve to fifteen-year sentence
and seven years of a twenty to twenty-five years
sentence. Convcts sentenced to more than TWEEN
tv-fve wears could be paroled after serving ten
years. on recommendation of the parole olliceI'
FORT WORTH MAN WILL TOUR AMERICA
George c. Masters Of Fort Worth is having con-
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he proposes to make a five-year tour OF America
He will be accompanied by his son and WIFE
The fore portion of the car is to contain COM
Portable seats for the driver and four passengers
The rear of the ear will be built like van ana
will be equipped with everything necessary Ior
comfortable camping He proposes to go irst 10
South Texas, spending several weeks hunting III
the country south of San Antonio ana reacuihg
4 ,l.tt,rl tfa n
Laredo, where he has married daush'sr' III uiN0
for Thanksgiving dinner
M COR. viii then be turned westward and the
Marty will spend the winter in the neighborhood
of Phoenix Ariz. Next spring the Journey VIII
he continued TO California and northWard along
the Pacific coast and the winter OF WI Is TO he
spent in Canada The party viii then turn east
ward. visit the Great Lakes and reach Name lor
the following winter. Turning southwark along
the Atlantic coast Mr.. Masters and ms party VIII
visit Florida, continue along the gun coast anu
passing again through Texas and make tour
through Mexico
Mr. Masters has arranged with the Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce to carry curtains on ms
car which shall advertise Fort Worth along ms
route. Il is probable that he will also carry Int
erature telling about Fort Worth and the Fort
Worth territory which he will distribute as he
goes.
Mr.. Masters was at one time a travelling sales
man and saws he acquired taste for travelling
that STAYS with him AT one time he lived IN La
redo. then in Corpus Christi, then he moved to
Denton county and acquired a farm which ne Stlil
owns. and several years ago he came to Fort
Worth, bought property here and has since made
This CITY his home He has a son living IN Kansas
CITY and a married daughter, Mrs. Floyd Wood
ard. living in Crcsson, Hood county.
MIR. Masters is looking forward to the trip with
GREAT cancellations He said Mrs. Masters expects
to enjoy it just as much as he dies. They have
made short trips like it before, but on none were
they so well equipped as this will be-