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Published Kvarv Thursday and Kn
fared at tha Pont-office si Fort
Valley, Ga., “•* Second (lisas
Mail Matter.
Tuesday la th* fateful day for the
•umlidatv* A cheer for all the good
one* who win; u tear for all th« good
one* who lose.
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It was Boys' Day at til* Methodist
Hunday School 1 ist Sunday. There
w*r* lfl(> boys present and I /O girl*
• > Which goes to iiow what it goes to
show,” as J. l> S. would nay.
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You'va got to hand il to the mem
b*r» of the Overall Club for being
garni them We couldn't find a one of
who would admit carrying uni any
gooaf bumps under his light
form Tuesday whin other folk* were
wearing woolen clothes *ml ovar
coats
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Can it be that thq rumblings from
the Ruhr mean that doughty France
and Belgium urv going to w it up
on themselves to finish ttie job the
ellies left only well begun? It would
be a shame for them to be left to
finiih it alone, hut the more glory
and honor to them for their spunk.
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Did you ever etop to think that
modern industiiai concern* contain
poet offices a* targe a* many cities
in the United States For instance,
Th* Goodyear Tire ami Rubber Com
pauy receives and answers from 15,
pOO to 18,000 letters a day a* much
mail a* would be handled by a post
office iu a city of 80,000 people. At
thi* rate nearly 8.000,000 pieces of
mail are received and sent out every
12 month*
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Judging from th* editorial ex¬
pression* of our large list of ov
rhangee fully per cent of th*
newspaper* of the State are vigor
euely opposed to Hoke Smith a*
Georgia'* presidential preference and
an •rvlent evjual political percentage of his former
ly repudiating him. supporters are open¬
many in open
letters thru the press: from which
we d'-ice hst the avalanche j . ..
will -v Mr Sm-;h next Tuesday
will the worst this old sphere
witne* *d since the glacial ported
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Th v » l eader Tribune has been a
usted by no persona! ttor poiittca
anirnu* tow* rJ any candidate for
County office in the campaign to be
rioted at the poll* next Tuesday We
have played no favorites We have
•toed flat feotod for fair play am?
an equal chance for all. In several
in at a nee*, when time admitted, we
gate the first candid.it* to announce
in our column* for any particular
office a complimentary notice, but
when there were two or more an¬
nouncements b" published simultaneous
for the firet time we gave ne ther
candidate a notice It is the duty of
every vner to vote for the eand
date who*n he conscistitiouaiy’ be
hove* best ouahfied to administer
th* duties of his particular office
to the best interests of ail sections
of the County It is natural and
proper that the voter should giv e
primary vvns deration to the inter
sets of his own section. But the in
tarvsts of no section would best be
subserved by electing a man whv
lacks the qu' • icstioiis and will to
serve all section* acceptably.
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THE LIGHT THAT FAILED
M"hen is a light not s light? When
It eutobe 'ie
That may bo * dark conundrum
but it’s a dark subiect when you are
diecuasmg And Fort \ alley‘s street lights From
th* auto he He part come
* suggestion that we would be bet
t*r off w th the old oil street lamps
of v* olden times
To be were specific, the reference
fs »o the fact that the street lights
were dark 1*<: Friday niyht. That's
*et so unusual, of course, but on tha:
E articular dark Frdsv night vve are
Hd a citizen of Fort Valley fell intv'
a ho!* and was hurt Saturday noon,
whii# th* sun shone brightly above,
so did the street 1 ghts We have no
doubt tha: there were very plausible
reasons for both of these anomalous
circumstances, but it's harvi for the
uninit>at*4 into Ihe mysteries of
♦ketheity tv> see them
We understand that when the new
iK*ehin*ry ivn... and is msta'.lovl wee
wri'. bar* a nigh; street lighting ser
rice.
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Th* tv'rtvet Hooter adv v-trs
whv' are flocking to p.rmer res'tse
that H»x'vvr is eliminated as a pxm
sthiMty ,
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Biflf Vur >h x that a ot
pe 'I'ie went tx' go k' the n e'er**
*hv>wbA'w weiithey can nwvi v>ct
hsad-
the t.FAnr.r tribune, fort vam *■ v . ga.. april is -<>20
OVERALLS—AND OTHERALLS
The t*<J j tor of thin paper in in sym¬
pathy with ull Hound Mild fair move¬
ment* looking toward* thrift, econ¬
omy and th* reduction of tho high
coat of living and luxuriu*. But no
cannot subscribe to a rnoaauro or
movement that discriminate* aguiutt
one claaa of buainon* while others
are encouraged to button on their
inglorious gain*. For this reason, baa¬
ed upon conscientious objection* as
wo JJ a a business policy, and other
reasons which may appear subse¬
quently, and at the risk of being tar¬
red and feathered, or painted rod,
blue, green or yellow, he ban not
joined that luiity local brunch of the
wide spreading Overall* Clubs. One
of the other reusottM above hinted at
IN 1 hat we know that overall* do not
dm 00 vory becomingly upon our fig
If or
In all sincerity, while giving credit,
to tin- overall wearer* for perfectly
innocent intentions, and noting that,
the prcuinble to their resolutions
Htutns tiiat they moan no reflection
upon our local dealer* in clothing of
the higher grade*, wo submit that
if the member* of thi* organization
desire to he perfectly fair und con¬
sistent they should also organize und
ti.Ho the oath of Allegiance to a
"Fasting Club” und a "House-less
Club.” The last mentioned organize
tion, particularly, could muster a
large members!) p in Fort Valley
during the next three or four months
ami tread on no one* toes.
The ladle*, also, could cut a wide
swath in the II. V. L. and step high
in the public gaze by organizing Uluo.’’ u
“Stocking-less and oiiridttl
We also hear of some real serious
tulk of the ladies organizing uii Over
all Club ull their own, with brown
nether* of the knee-breeches or
bloomer style, and brown hose and
shoes to match. They *ay this cos¬
tume will eliminate a considerable
amount of useless underalls and cut
the II. (’. L. further thru the laundry
biB. When the latter organization
is perfected and have their costumes
ready we would suggest a grand pa
rad* of the Conglomerated Clubs oi
Overalls.
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THE CALL OF HONOR
To every man who loves hia coun
try and his country’ s honor, and who
stands tor personal honor and the
honoruWenes* of trua statesman¬
ship, who honors the memory of
thus* gallant American* who gave
their best for American honor and
for international justice and human
liberty on the fields of France, who
abhors war and all the human mis¬
ery it entails, who honors those who
strove conscientiously to put an end
to all war among the nations ot
earth, there is a clarion call to do
his duty at the polls next Tuesday.
If *ver there was a time for a man to
play the man and rebuke the arro¬
gance, personal spitefulnesa, selfish
egdtism and political charlatanism
that pose* in the role of stuteman
ship, now is that time. The man with
soul so dead as to be indifferent to
tho significance of the present ,polit
ical situation in Georgia is to be pit
icd The man who cannot distinguish
between th* moral issues at stake
:s not intellectually qualified to be
entrusted with the ballot, or has his
largei vision obscured by an exag
gw rated conception of issues of Us
moment.
States' Rights and persnuti rights
are not fins', issues in th.s election
W* have these questions w th us ».
**? s „„ j each can k he sc.,.c.f ,.. , > o r u ....
i settled on it* merits from : me
as it comes up But the great
over-shadow ng issue wnn-h must
sett.eu now or be .e.s t. harry our
psvsterity for years to • 'nie and to be
a perpetual menace to :ru- po.ue ©f
the world i* the Right) of Nations
and of Humanity as involved in the
Peace Treaty and covenant of the
l eague of Nations
There i* only one Candida’ > tvefore
the democratic party who offers any
ho{>e of a settlement of this mornen
tons question in the interests of tho
presctit and future generations, as
against the personal ambitions and
personal spleen of no! tieian*. That
candidate is A. Mitchell Rainier,
We in Georgia rc\A may may run not be oo hoiv able
to enthuse wi I dly over the admmis
tration candidate. A Mitchell Cal¬
mer. but he stands for all tha is
best in the political and other ■ m
dane aspirations of mankind, against
opponents who stand above all else
for SELF— with one foot planted
upon tho breast of war-stricken hu
inanity, holding in one hand the com
missions liberty-loving, of representative* of sov
honor-loving .-reign, and justice-loving ..... ith , <t<
other brandishing people, the bloody w bludg¬ the
eon of personal malice and hatred.
There may he those who are hon¬
estly deceived by near-sighted issues ;
but this is no time for near-sighted
men at the polls VOTE? Get your far-seeing
glasses on. and not for any
nan per se. but for national honor,
•ersonai honor, humanity and Christ
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ARGENTINEANS KEEN FOR
MODERN SNORTING STEEDS
Th* popular conception of reel
dents of Argentine, gleaned from
photographs in geographies, s that
they ride the boundless grassy pam
. hurling , the ... bo.as weightec.
-ms or
rope arv'und the leg* of stampeding
at tie
No and yet agatn.no.
They ride modern motorcycles and
racing is c>n* of their favorite
sports. Recently the Argentine Mot
or Club staged a non-stop contest cm,
I th* Moron track, at Rue-tv's A res
v rnest Whit* led the field of 20
racers from start to finish, making
498.2 miles in 12 hours or. his
speedy Har!*y-Dav:dson equipped
with Goody ears, despite unfavorable
weather condit.-cna.
Mctoreyv # racing receive a
decided stimahis by the sucres* v'f
the recent event.
LOANS ON RE AL ESTATE AT
attractive rates.
A. C I 1 UY, JR. Attend at Law
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY M. E. CHURCH
My dear Friends:
We ileHire to eall your attention to
a matter that is of vory gruve cori
cern to many of us who are inter
fisted in the woik of the Young Wo¬
men's Christian Assocation, and who
have been supporter* of the plan of
lurving the Y. W. C. A. organization
in our Church schools both in this
und in foreign fields.
There is a movement on foot arid
it has been gaining strength during
the lust two or three years, to change
the basis of membership in the Stu¬
dent's Department of the Y. W. C.
A. At present this basis of member¬
ship is membership in a Protestant
Evangelical Church. It is now pro¬
posed to substitute for thi* a per¬
sonal declaration as follows: “It is
my purpose to be a true follower of
the Lord Jesus Christ. >#
On the surface, this proposed
change may not sound radical, but
the movement is really one to make
it possible for those to be active
members of the Students’ Association
who do not uphold the Divinity of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the words of a New England
city Association that is advocating
the movement it is stated that they
desire a city busis “which while Pro¬
testant, will admit Unitarians, Uni
versnlists, nnd those whose liberal
interpretation of Christ’s Gospel has
hitherto deprived us and them of »
union that would be mutually ad¬
vantageous.’’
The Woman’s Missionary Council
in its icgular session in Knoxville in
1818 sent a formal protest against
this movement, stating us strongly
they could their reasons for so doing.
We are enclosing u copy of these re¬
solutions that you may have before
you a clear statement of their po¬
sition.
We hate been thinking that the
| advocates of this change were abut
ing somewhat their efforts, but now
find that the question is to eonie up
for sattlement at the National Meet
ing of the Y. W. C. A. to be held in
Cleveland, April 18-20. Thi* move¬
ment to change the basis of member¬
ship has strong supporters.
We realize, therefore, that Church
leaders must speak now or never.
This is the purpose we have in
ing to you. We are asking that you
in every possible way in public and
in the press enter strong protests a
gainst this suggested change. In
colleges it could he placed
the Association, and strong
.'ould be sent by the faculty and stu¬
dents by telegram, if necessary, to
the Cleveland Convention.
In these days when there is such
•i world-wide tendency to belittle the
crest fundamentals of the evange
f Heal faith, we feel tha: this move
;ie:i: •• the Students' Department of
the t W C A .s of a most serious
nature , _ .. it > ot vita, ... concern . „ to ,, ,, ttie
Caureh educators because,
fore, we have com d the cul
;ur* of the apirttuai life of our *:u
. , ,, .. v ' W C. A
I Should such .i change as thi* be
made in the basis of their orgamsa
uon, the church would no longer be
justified in supporting this organ
ration as us agent for the spiritual
; training of cobege women.
We are writing you not in any
official capacity but as individual »i>
t men equally concerned in th* future
I *he .... h W t A. and the greater
cause of our Christian religion
Signed; Miss Belle H. Bennett.
Miss Mabel K Howell.
Mrs. .1 U. McCoy,
Mrs. B. \V Lipscomb.
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WAITING FOR THE THUNDER
Last Sunday morning at th* Bap
tist Sunday School, Mr. Withoft. everybody the
snigmg leader, who, as
knows is some singer himself, an¬
nounced a song, and then when
piano bngan he didn't, but waited
tor others to begin the singing. A
tew of the braver voices ventured
fo r:h »?'on the l>«'rdous sea. waver
^ , uncertainW when they realized
"ere without a captain and
wlth * «« 1 cr " v; u '' v 0,h '* r$
courageously came to their support;
; until tinally a considerable portion of
! the school got in on the home stretch,
After the song wos finished
Withoft remarkevi. “l>o you know
| what minded tha: reminded of shower me of of? It You re¬
me a ram.
know how the rain begins with a few
scattering, drops sigyUcring vlrv.'ps; then th*
get thicker and finally the
vxvmw down for fair. Why
dft t you to.\s bacs there join »n
y, e s: .
A voice frvun "the Barer* Class
insvw'red; “»* were just waiting for
the thunder"
The?*. ; te Sunbeams burst forth,
and sv' did everyone else.
-. And Tb*r* Wasn't tb* 5ligbt**t
Sm*H Frwm Dead Rata.”
Writes John Simpkins, farmer c>f
•'” * s.e. N J “Rats were cost
•' ne hurdrvs.*s yearly; tried dogs,
ferrets. poison, could not get rid of
them. Bcag ht $’.00 pkg. of RAT
SN AT cakes' Used half, not a
ve rat since. Dead .'ties aplenty. I
like SAT-ikN VF because after killing
rats it vine# he" up—leaves nr
smell " Three 2Sc. J0c. fl.W.
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Sold and guaranteed by Georgia
Agrtcuitaral Work ar.vi C-’peiand's
Pharmacy adv
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! * FLASHES FROM FLOYD
1 it Of tk« Leader-Tribune Force i
j yy j
North Georgia's peech crop is
said to have been damaged 30 per
mit. We never thought tin t it
wuf as safe to try to raise a j each
there, as it was farther south.
It now looks as if the boll weevi
wunts to survive this season he wi!
have to learn to swim.
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There is a lot of building going
on here just now. There is stil
need of much more and still plenty
of space that could well-dje filled
with nice residences
See ns as if the farmers will have
to take an enforced vacation.
*
Might try planting watercress in
your garden.
There is plenty of mud without
the politicians slinging any. A
uiud-Blinging politician never did
make much of an impression with
us anyway.
Trouble it* the easiest thing in
the world to find—don't hunt it
Most of our worries never happen
People who look for trouDie soon¬
er or later create a cause for it.
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“Pins,” wrote a philosophical
schoolboy, “have saved thousands
of lives by not swallowing them.”
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Discretion is sometimes t h e
worst part ot valor.
If a man owns but one shirt he
never bus a big wash Fill
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In ortler to win success a man
must be in position to g rasp oppor¬
tunity by the back of the neck.
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The Way things are going poor
old Choaa is in grave danger of be¬
ing killed by overwork.
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Still there may have been some
excuse for the Senator going asleep
in the Senate, Somebody was
making a speech.
Once upon a nn.e a nickel ws
real money—but thoee sikys- are
gone.
Who can forget the man
u>t»d to wgik it.u the v.g*r '
ai d >ay, in a a tiii vv ;oe. "«,>•. v* a.e
s good Utckei cigar.
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Ahd the street car Cvmponies
hatv tcHh'weii in ihe wake of the
long and illustrious prcvesst >n of
profinbi x rs.
Hit-Tv w..s g time when a ntekei
txHight a dish of ice cream, a iu&f
ol bretui. poui tor a shoe shine or
even a sizeable tip. Sonic
of the txfdcr citizens in tiieir remin
iscrjrt »«vxh5s, can rev'all those fiavs
— or at trust they say they can.
UK WAS BlINL)
She-stooped neath an awt.irtg.
Her tiny shoe to tie;
Fourteen suei. stopped to Kx-k;
Chre alone passed her by
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Wear your overalls and boost
the price ot the same
Too iHjtnv Candida;es evumt their
voXw bedoK? election.
H springs eternal. b'very
married . , , to be abie do
umii tc
as he pleasrs some duy.
Wbou a «v roiui .kciares there is
|hp US¥ talking she is preiieting for
s fresh et*rt
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thuvgs Everyguan that knows of tvs' h;s business tn a n yj
art* none
j Kc-tRcr a five politician than
a
dead fiery'.
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Ten vents worth of peanuts can
make ttKxre noise in a moving pic*
turv- hv'nse than a trolley pi'ic on a
we; night.
TEje wxnnan who buvs things has
but iitU# time fot shopping
it
Then* ns » fixtsi rule fi'i doing
trost everything—except making
k \e.
Gossip* have no use tor people
* fio refuse to furnish material t\>r
ihesru
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D* IRON MEN AND OTHER MEN
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§)* The shiftless fellow ambles along
D* distracted b> whatever
0 ‘D* )* ready to be idle dollar is
happens next. An
§)* much the same. It slides out of its
§>* owner’s pocket at the slightest
provocation.
§)* The purposeful man with the swing¬
(§)* ing stride attracts success, An aet- •x ^
ive dollar is much the same, It ful- * @
(§)* fils its misson of drawing other dol
iars to it, benefiting its owner and
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funds profitably employed.
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