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■■ * ; THE LEADER-TRIBUNE. FORT V ALLEY, GA., APRIL 23. 1920. AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL Established 1H88 —Puulished by— THE LEADER TRIBUNE CO. JOEL MANN MARTIN, Subscription Price* (Payable in Advance) 1 Year ......... 6 Months 3 Months ..... Published F.very Tuesday and day and Entered ut the Post office at Fort Valley, Matter. Ga., as Second Class Mail *7 We did it. ¥ In union there is strength. ---★ All together now for “Peach Coun ty- > * Together we stand; together we will advance. ★ Now let us have peace, progress, peaches and prosperity. -*- „ The big majority of at least went on record u» not being Pro-German. Wheie there are irreconcilable div isions in spirit essential or interests, the weal division is to progress of all concerned. Well, even if our candidate ? et a majority of votes in the pref¬ erence primary we don’t have to that crow Capt. Jim Mathews sed to serve us. It’s all right We’re satisfied so far, and hope you are tho same. - 4 Even if Georgia did not wholly «n dorse the administration, she ly rebuked at the polls her son” who was one of the most bitter personal enemies who turned prodigal and with the swine. Here’s hoping he will repent and arise and return to father’s house. o THE COUNTY PRIMARY The new-county forces won a cisive victory in Tuesday’s The motive was justifiable, the od fair, the organization the work efficient and effective. Ev ery candidate named on the adopted by the new-county tee was elected by a big, sufe the indisputable majority combined.. over given all opponents Never before had this section the County fully determined to an election its way. Its strength never before demonstrated. strength can no longer be od. To our sister precincts, ville, Byron, Tucker and Dunbqr, due much credit for loyal co-opera¬ tion. We have no disposition to crow over this victory. Conditions demand¬ ed it; we achieved il. We did it fair¬ ly, and have no disposition to this point with opponents who may allege ‘.he contrary in ihe soreness of defeat. True, we did not take the ptiins of informing our opponents of our organization plans. No good general become would let his intended move¬ ments known to the enemy. But when these plans were launched they were launched openly and above-board. No effort was made keep either purpose or methods a se¬ cret. There was no unfairness—no by ii hitting below the belt,” as charged our esteemed contemporary, The Home Journal. Such charges ure un becoming from the side who put across the land-cession deal. As to The Leader-Tribune appear¬ ing Tuesday morning for the first time as a semi-weekly, as mentioned very nection significantly by in the above con¬ The Home Journal, we have no excuse, apology or defense to make. It was clearly our legal and moral right to become a semi-weekly whenever we chose. Our explanation for doing so at that particular time is very frankly given in another edi¬ torial in this issue. It was legal and perfectly ethical for us to take a stand in this election in the inter¬ est! of the section in which our lot is cast. We have a great affection for the town of our nativity and that of our fore-fathers and for its people, our old friends and acquaintances. It would grieve us greatly !o do any¬ thing to justify the alienation of any regard they may have previously entertained for us. But our tent is could now pitched in another camp. We neither be a traitor nor neu¬ tral in that camp. On the contrary we well are thoroughly deed loyal in spirit as as to that camp. We sin¬ cerely trust that our esteemed con¬ temporary and other Perry friends, in the course of time, which accus¬ toms us all by merciful degrees to the various vicissitudes of life, will eventually come to see the matter in its true light, i.nd that they may nourish no rancor in their hearts to - - ward us, as we cetninly shall not to¬ ward them. We are willing to forgive and be forgiven under the circum a,an«<io th^t D.ef ti,.. bill’d h u ° WeVe r n ? th nR that we we feel called upon to f ’ ask ,' R ' V eS t.rus°t r m an V "’*3' We We trust tW that u„ our friends who u op pose the new-county movement will eventually accept the results of the election with good grace: that they will come to realize that the mutual distrust and imn^Lvp° antagonism between the ^p? nS imperative U hlf before ft ^ ak !t, the a County can get out of debt and ro ads arid bridges and progress with other counties of the State, We would he triad to have their co-oper ation to this mutually advantageous 1 Mlk after the Two years ago. soon Leader-Tri¬ present edilor of The bune came to Fort Valley, be of began the advocating thru the columns paper a County bond issue for the building of permanent roads. A mass meeting was called by the county < ommiftsioners at Perry. At this meet ing 47 persons voted to call for this bond election; two opposed. The el¬ ection was never called. Private in¬ vestigation is said to have disclosed insurmountable opposition. J he two sections of the County could riot get logether. The rnutuul distrust was 00 great. Has anyone a workable ■ and plan to eliminate this distrust assure all sections of the County equal participation in a bond issue for this or other purposes? remain U not al .nust the County always deeper a standstill and continue to go ;n debt? In every other case where ... created both •\ new county has been he new and the old counties pros¬ pered wonderfully. Has anyone a Hitter solution for our own case. The Home Journal states in its editorial on the election that the el¬ ection, then in progress, was to be i decisive test of strength between he two opposing factions. We hope ‘hat the opponents of the new coun¬ ty will accept the results of this , est of strength as decisive. ★ \ LITTLE BIT LESS, BUT A LITTLE BIT OFTENER Tuesday of this week The Leader i’ribune blossomed forth, modestly in lize if not in head-lines, as a semi wee ____kly. The lack of modesty in the atter respect, as well as the unher tided nature of the transition, were due to the election. We hope that loth of these shortcomings as well 18 others will be overlooked by out oaders in view of the momentous rcumstances under which we made Hir debut as a semi-weekly. The conception was not quite as idden as the execution. The idea ook hold of us rather forcibly last eek before we knew anything about he new-county organization the plans VVe had intended giving matter f beginning a semi-weekly at this me a little more consideration; but .he county primary and its issues ook hold upon us quite as forcibly \s did the idea of a semi-weekly . We .nought that perhaps we could help . arry the new-county ticket by com¬ ing out strongly early Tuesday morn ig in favor of it. Not until after the political rally at the Chamber ol Commerce hall Monday afternoon lid we decide positively to launch K* semi-weekly this week. We de ded to have a purt in Tuesday’s •lection. Monday night after supper e editor sat him down at his desk, .•rode up the mass meeting and sev ■ ral other news items, manned the iinotype and batted out three ,r four columns of eight point solid. Our two faithful compositors stood by at the imposing stone and press. \s day dawned and early business nen were whistling their way cheer¬ ily to their stores to open up we nut :ie first issue of the ive Sem Semi-weekly Leader-Tribune, under present man¬ agement, into the postoffice. posu That’s he story of the re¬ birth of the senii weekly. But there’s something more than hat back of the conception. It is >ur faith in Fort Valley and the '•'each Section, their present and fu ure. It is faith in our fellow-towns nen. It is the belief that the social religious and business interests of ihe town and section demand a more frequent news and advertising n*ew me lium. It is our faith in the coun¬ ty movement. There is every indication that Fort Valley and surrounding section are on tlie eve of a big awakening; an awakening to greater civic pride, home-town loyalty, commercial and industrial development, We didn't want this awakening to find us asleep at the switch. We wanted to antici¬ pate it and to furnish the town and section with a news and advertising medium adequate to their require¬ ments and all leady to serve. In one respect it it not an auspi¬ cious time to start a semi-weekly. The newsprint situation is critical. We have months a supply sufficient demand for five or six of normal on hand. But we don’t know whether we will be able to get any more or not. There is none on the market now. For this reason we shall con¬ fine our issues to the smallest num¬ ber of pages possible until condi¬ tions improve. Meanwhile we are constantly trying to unearth a source of future supply. We hope that by Ihe time our present stoek is ex¬ hausted conditions relating to raw material supply, transportation, con¬ servation and production will have so improved us to enable us to ade¬ quately meet the increasing volume of news and advertising which we anticipate. There is a great deal required of a progressive, live newspaper in the line of public spiit, for which we receive no appreciable or immediate return, but which costs a good deal of money. Our expenses run between $250 and $300 per WEEK. Paid ad¬ vertising and job printing arc ouv main sources of revenue. We hope that the increased advantages the semi-weekly feature offers as a mori frequent advert ; sing medium wir justify an increasing volume of pa tronage by all the business inter¬ ests as well as individuals of the com¬ munity and section. —* GO TO CHURCH a song wm ne sung that you ought ries to near. It will awaken memo¬ in your soul that will make you a better man. A message from God’s I word will be read that you need. It may give you light on some life pro blent that will be to yoo an untold b ' ess ‘ n R. A prayer may be offered k that will lift up your soul until it 0mes in touch with the Most High A sermon will be preached that will inspire you with a stronger purpose to do a man’s work and to live up to there your highest ideals Friends will Kp to meet and to greet you Man you do not realize what vou miw bv of Renting God.- Go yourself to Church nurth. front the Wesleyan house ! CHURCHES FIGHT RED Score of Large Denominat ons Allied With Attorney General Palmer in Awakening Nation to Enemy Peril Within. AMERICANISM GREAT ISSUE. God-Fearing Voter* Covenant to Put at the Head of This Government a Man of Proved Capacity and Firfn ness Who Will Suppress the Preach art and Practicer* of Discord and * Violence. Washington.—The greatest Indorse menl ever given to the outstanding Americanism of a living official in pub lie life is the forward movement repre Rented by the powerful among mon 'ban a score of large church detiom national organizations which has Jus, been effected in this country to combat i he “Red menace.” Twenty-live million persons, repre sen ting more ttiati 70 per cent of ft" membership of all Protestant ohurc organizations In the United States, nr, how lending their strength to the all: >nce which will carry on to its logic: 'inclusion the work of Attorney '(If! ral Mitchell Palmer In awakening tt eople of the nation to a realization ■ heir peril from the enemy within no protecting the government with a fii ! and from those who sought to ovv throw It by force and violence. Americanism nut! Americanization ■ be the watchword of the cliurche nd the Christian people of the con ry, who have caught the note from il evcllle sounded by Mr. Palmer, wl' oe to It that a man alive to the grea Miration and of proved capacity i nrrv on the great work that Is heir. ' innched Is put at flic head of affair 1 government In this country To these millions of earnest peopi din see In the safety of the eountr; ' >me and fireside Ihe overslindowlti sue of Ihe future, regardless of pel ies or politicians, there can lie no ste- 1 nckward now that the forward move t tent is on, and the man who appon' to them most strongly as measuring in it the highest standard of American m and whose deeds are test-proof ut Ms high purpose to bring his who!* ountry to n realization of the loftiest deals of citizenship will receive tlieii niHvliled support In primary, election ml In the adminislration of his high ' iliee. Before the great campaign of Amerl , luiisin to he undertaken by tbe Proles nt church organizations is well under nay It would not he surprising to find ihe percentage in the alliance grow to i round HHJ per cent, representing BK.1 per cent Americanism. The gruat hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church In the United Suites Is heart and soul with Ihe movent'lit for Americanization and will lend it* jA 1 11 strength to the promotion throi :i> :he far-reaching channels of h# church of the preaching and tench ig of staunch Americanism to the m ,i> I'iliions of Its congregation within ha United States. A pastoral letter. Hie first issued ;, y ihe heads of the Catholic Church iu Ihe United States in 35 years, lias re¬ cently gone to all Its people, in wb'cti tlie following paragraph is not he least in importance of tlie declarations of tlie letter: “Whatever may he tlie industrial and Social remedies which will approve themselves to tlie American people l there is one that, we feel confident, they will never adopt. That is Hie method of revolution. For ft there is neither justification nor excuse under our form of government. Through ilif ordinary and orderly processes of edu cation, organization and legislation ail social wrongs can he righted, Willie these processes at times piny seem dls tresslngly slow, they will achieve mors 111 the final result than violence or rev¬ olution. The radicalism and worse than radicalism of the labor movement ti some of the countries of Europe ha* |o lesson for the workers of the Unit¬ 'd States except as an example of methods to he detested and avoided.” Thus tlie churches and their peopi* in the United Stales stand united in * determined movement to look to the future security of the government of their country and the peace and happi¬ ness of its people. Iti this, as in many similar movements which have writici history, it is more a question of tic man than the measure. * The formation of the powerful alii mice in tlie intercbureli world iiiom inent to campaign against red radical ism with Americanism is leji anothc proof that the American people have made the issue of the day for tlie gov eminent, for tlie church and for tb nation. !r is stated that the Inter church world movement is serving as a clearing house for speedy and co¬ operative action to cope-with the evils of radicalism, which have been rnndo public as the result of a nation-wide survey. On their own account the rep¬ resentatives of these 25.0rt0.OiKI people of the country have found that “Ameri¬ canism" is tlie one and great Issue now before the people and have called upon the churches to expend from their emergency funds several millions of 4oilar* in immediate effort to raise the fUUUlird 0t Americanism. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ ★ * FLASHES FROM FLOYD * i( Of the L«*d«r-Tribun* Fore* ★ ★ ★ Swat the fly, and swat hi** gsod and hard. P Soma fine weather f*r gardenia*; these last few day*. -- ★ Pull for Peace, Prosperity and Peach County or Pull Out. * for worlds to • • tl Oh new conquer, i.ighs the sated profiteer. -- ir - Election is over; you might try for a few days at the old fishing hole ,!OW. ★ Tom Watson is the man who has nut a spoke i in Hoke Smith’s po litical wheel. ¥ We are wondering if any of the overall club boys have started to doing the chores. Some men will feel like going up Salt Creek and eating crow now that the election is over. ¥ A “picker-up of wisdom crumbs” is the girl who is chaperoned during her first season by a widow. ★ Some of the candidates did receive enough votes to know that they were in the race. Others also ran. After a man roams around for a ,'hile he discovers that all the cheese is not in the delicatessen stores. ★ Some of the fairmers were be¬ ginning to think that the weather i.ian had it in for him as well as the •oil weevil. ¥ Add to ilife’s little ironies; the vife who doesn't believe her husband '- hen he happens to be telling the truth. ¥ He who doesn’t marry too young mains in the bachelor class to the end, according to a disappointed enedict. That it will be all the same in—not i hundred, but five years—is a truth }f which no one can ever convince oung lovers. We will have to add a little elec rical juice to this column in order to get out enough flashes for our wice-a-week. ¥ Now is the time to put in good work for the new county while every >ne is interested and talking it. very new booster may in turn get • ther boosters. Soon be time to plan for that sum ner" vacation. Guess the price on va¬ cations has kept pace with every iiing else and has gone skyward in ne wake of the others. What He Required After reading a poem about a little •my who was so happy because there were lovely flowers, beautiful birds, blue sky and running brooks, elglit \ear-old William remarked: "Those things would never mak* me happy, Miss Jones.” “Why, William.” replied his tetmher, “what would it take to make you happy?” “Saturday!” was the prompt reply. Cleaning Leather Good*. Do not use gasoline in cleaning leather upholstery. Plain water, with H little ammonia will remove the dirt and a brisk rubbing with a clean wool t‘Il or flannel cloth will do the rest. For still more enreful treatment u*e a regular dressing. We Doubt It. “Why dM you take these fish from the aquarium?” “Because I was afraid the turtle might eat them.” "Why, there’s no turtle In there.” “Well. Johnny put hts boat In the aquarium, and papa said It turned turtle. Like Humana. Maud—Isn’t it queer that lobsters are always green until they get into hot water? Fred—Nothing queer about that. If they weren’t green they wouldn’t get into hot water. The Answer. “They say the Jonses are a very linpp.v couple." “But Junes is a traveling man. and Is very seldom at home.” “Exactly." o UF2 w BOND COME TO US FOE POINTING That Sells Goods I ■o Now fir a first class base ball team. A class A tall team can do more to advertise a town than two brass banns O Read The Leader-Tribune for all name news. *® ® * *® ® * FOOD FOR REFLECTION + ® tgt t+ + © W .. *® The man of discernment doesn’t * m write a letter when a phone call would do; send a messenger when * (®) Jf a teiegram would serve, or trudge *® (S) + on foot when he could ride on a ®* train. He utilizes the conveniences *® modern science puts at his disposal. *® ©) * He doesn’t handle his money in *® ® * such a way that its safety is uncer¬ ® ©)* tain; that he gets tangled up in + @)* wranglings and losses. He takes (©) * advantage of the protection and har¬ * ® mony a Checking Account guaran¬ + © !©) * tees. *® EQ) * ®) * New business invited. + (§ ©) * ® *® *® * ® ©)* *© •ft @ -ft® §>* •ft© •ft® Citizens Bank •ft ♦ m •ft ® OF FORT VALLEY ♦ FORT VAI LEV, GA. •ft® •ft •ft Strength *>• Safety. •ft© Ul •ft® §)* •ft® •ft ® •ft® (§)★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★*(§ FAMOUS FOR FAIR DEALING Are the Insurance Companies we repre¬ sent. Will You He Fully Protected when your properly is destroyed by Fire.' Auto Fire, Theft, and Fire Insurance; Surety Bunds. GENERAL INSURANCE WESLEY HOUSER, Manager PHONE 107 1st Nat’I Bank Bldg. Fort Valley, Ca. THE UNIVERSAL CAS The Ford Model T One Ton Truck is really the necessity of farmer, manu¬ facturer, con ractor and merchant. it has 11 the .strong features of the Ford car made bigger and stronger. It ha# the powerful worm drive, e*tra larae emergency brakes acting on boih rear wheels a d controlled by hanu lever, 124 inch wheelbase, yet turns in a 46 foot circle, and has been most thorough¬ ly li sted. We know it is absolutely de¬ pendable. We adv se giving youi order without delay that you may be supplied as soon as possible. 1 he demand is large and nrst to order first to receive delivery, i rave your order touay. 1 ruck Chassis $ ’50 f, o b. Detroit. G.k. STRIPLING & CO. Authorized Ford Dealers. r