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pHE BANIEI.SVIU.E MONITOR C. E. Avers, PuMitW' JC. tefed lit:- bfootid e'<>:•* rasti-W at Lie I’ot.t <■ til Baruelsvirte Mku! Or gun of Madiac’n Counts Subscription Ittttf'S. One *¥it*y >l.l*o , Six Months, 7 r > Centt. CO-OP MEMBERS EMPLOY LAW YERS TO PUSH BIG SUIT The suit fw SIOO,OOO damager } rough! against the Jor es Mercantile . unpany, cotton buyers of Canton, *,.'., alleging slander and libel, has re mitted ■in unusual developments in two counties in which that firm doe;, 1 ueines*, according to announcement by the complainant in the cb#*, thfl Georgia Cotton Grovers Co--operative 7 s-'iodatfon. ,mmm " There developments were the em ploying Cy groups of association mem be is o{ counsel to as-ist in the cxeca t<sYi of to case. Members in Bartow county, acting independently of the board of 'liree i of the awsociatiou, notified head quarters that they had, on their own r< -siponsibility, retained 0. Pitt i mu, a prominent, member of the < Jarteijsv'lJo bar and former hta.t|C i-.enator from that district, to asfLst in presing the charges against the mercantile company and ita directors. Similar action was taken in Forsyth county, where a committee of associ ation members engageged the law f i m of Fowler & Kirby to represent them against the mercantile company. Self;*!? Inierer* Seen The following ietler was sent to houilquar* s in re.e:cnee to tbc ac tion: “Cumming, Ga.. April H, 1 !)24 jjia Coil on (.’••owims* Cu-ojm a live \r, oci.'Jiun, “Al.laritn, On. ‘ < lentlcmef:: ‘•We have b< on rna;) : ng all along 1 1 ■'<' pamphlet •< nr-1 newsnapo • eel v<> ii-M-'vats that ihe .Jo:.'® Me van - tile compel y i.nr bom putting out j pa*iv t. aa> v-miri' 'V- 70 1 nil a!ora that ii wa-- a rclfisb infereat ■* l '-*il caused i’.erri to do so, and it and and not hotter us until they came oat < n 1 01.1a of t'e weekly newspapers re *■ u.tly p.r.rl b<." klclr charging our vinriapem-n* with dishonesty, fraud, fraudulent eorvcalmont arid bad faith in their <1 ding-- with our mcm- N-.-v. T V ■F YJ'jgx also insinuate that our much appreciated Journal, Georgian. and <‘> niitutii i . Atlanta daily pap.re, had concealed the facts about our nfxaciatioa and were not printing the truth. Wo v.ill always npp 0i: t ■ what those papers have done to us sod all of the cn-opo-stiv ‘ Now we do noi be’hive that any of that stuff t’.a- the Jones Wen ar'ilo company ha* told is trite, and they calculated that it would injure our Association n err iradn and business den lin os with the Commercial world . "We, as a body of Forsyth county members, condemn the action of the Jones M*>vjnpU‘ company, who, it appears, are anxious to destroy o r nvsneiution so they can price >; r cotton 'ii the 'all, ami we praise the nothin of our association in suing them for SIOO.OO. Wo hr.v > gone further than *hvt by employing the f1 ni <d 1-,Hv'<"• <vi- 'r\ir!t\ io jepresent mu associmion a; this trial. Reflection on Members ‘ This action may not iveer wi'h y v -* approval. but. we have In n greatly 1 em-f'fed hv our assoc ati. n nml we do not propose to have o'c individual <>r set of individual? t tea- up something ♦hat k of ’ , o'*T to millions of farmers. We have o't - pl.'vrd this able law firm and w e T -1 vai io bo there and ienrisva' vs and our good brother ni'-n’c s i I'lioiokt i* county to the fullest w tent of their ability. i* you den ; ai wove this a '. •> of ours at first tb ' ;ghi. look a‘ it f. m: ; 0 . vi 1 -. v . Wp f oe ] li-o that -:> d;e ' icm'ul - ejection 4 ouv inti n-gencc in seb ci; - bmu--t an i e- -sc! ~ten to rim our e >:i.i'i,.etie . . nd if v. c'n bo off u's s' ■ •- (• )i 0 n cs i “!*• K- V - . IFF, “JESSE L. WORRELL, “W. A. HOLEROOK, “C. D. GILBERT, “B. H. GILBERT, 7T “T. J. HENDERSON, “VY. it. COUCH, “T. R PRICE, “Committ-e** in Charge.” - —The Atlanta Journal. CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING SERVICE. The antic.? of the cotton marie 7 during the past ten days give new emphasis to the conserving rrrincip es •'.( co-operatf.ve marketing and dem onstrate again what has long been I self-evident, that individual selling of ’cotton leave* the grower largely st ;tl:e mercy of chance. Cotton has lumped thirty dollars a bale in market value in a few days Yet during this time there has been reithcr ir,r*cscc in the aro.ovrnj of Cotton available for use. Nor has there been increase or decrease in I ‘by amount needed to satisfy nor i nod consumption. Hence it must be that so great a ,-iss in so short a time has been owing to other facto fa, such t:s the outlook for the next crop, fluctuation in gen eral busiiresß and likelihood of a larger demand for cotton than had been expected during the three menth of low price levels. To this must be added, as always, the influ ence of speculation—the buying of cotton that is not wanted and the selling of cotton that is not owned. With most of the cotton produced '■it A r,erica being sold by the produc er in the fall months at the best price be nan obtain at the moment of necessary delivery, a normal reaction from the influence of demand on supply ear.not be had. For thus in three months there is thrown on the market the greater pert of the cot *-on pr < retd, which must supply the "•till* 'ri ; twelve months. There go k out of the hands of the producers, nearly cm* hundred nor cent of the year’s cotton production at a time when there is spinning need for o-I.v tv’tMdy-flve nor cent of this pro- ductiou, Evider.tly the flooding- of; tr.e mu-i- if far beyond the immedi a'r corse notion needs—a thing tha f j hupps r s every fall and ban ipe and for fifty years.—will force th-- ! price of cotton far below what it j coin'd be if there were put on the market in September. October, No vember only the amount needed by *he mil-? 0' the world during that oerio-i, , This; doe‘- not mean nee.-s a-i’y j that the Twice of cotton will rise as ■ ■he season waxes and wanes. There' are exterior factors, some of which ' arc mentioned above, that modify the , narlct once. The effect of such in-; Alienees would be felt whether cot- j ( ton were sold gradually during the I VOC'- or all io three month*, i the co-operative cotton selling r.s- MocirJioPK, formed under a plan de vised bv Aaron Sapiro and now fune , tioning in every cotton-producing I state, fire based on the primary prin - Cipic that the dumping of twelve months supply of cotton on the mar ket. in three months is an economic wrong and ; the main reason whv the cotton producer is r,ot prosper ous save in abnormal time?. The eo-cpernrivcs rest, on the rock of gradual selling, thus obtaining for their members, net the highest price thg mav prevail during the year ard certainly not the lowest, but an vo rag, rjrice. <’cr .11; ry to thk. they promis' ‘’•■er members to ob f ain for them rr lft, n profit? from the actual hand ■•u wni'chousing, insuring, cmn piosn.t . fv. it;':ting and delivering i to -P nru .-, v.-h'ch profits go to raid db iien 1 1 ora sort, and another in ' 'f individual selling. Further, | 1" ' ; nt ol* that they grade the ■lon -' v hen tile ip the intc-re tof -ir me: mors whereas cotton sold ; ; : ;d v,e a.- -Iy ,< eroded by employes of i r.e buv —i. ’u 1! ' there is no flaw P, 1 tnrrn of s.’li;iig>otton co-oner ‘ actual nvactice, its sncrcss - d-’rc-t.ljs .p the soundness and •>.?> manjigenient. as true w-.” ■ > v other hucsiri-ss ■*-"!te prl<-e. The ileor"-:, associi.’ion made a spier-rj v.- 'a f • its memln> -in *.e ■ :-v‘-.n year U*22 - ,0 .. b paid out to them, - cce ding tr its records I cv-m 1.,,,,; OHMuy six cen f e a pound I for middling cotton, after the dedue- THE DAMELSVILLE MONITOR f)AN3EI.SVILLE. ft V tion cf all expenses of management j a; .1 the '♦ettimg up a contingency re serve. Thir figure contrasted bril- : liantly with Hester’s figure of twenty j four cents c.s the average price for the feasor. In short, the Geoagiu association sold its members’ cotton so well that it paid ail the expenses of doing business and then gave to the u*od.uc.ers two cents a pound more than they otherwise had reason to expect'. The accounts of the association, ! it is p'inted out, were rigorous:y audited by a Arm of rational reputa tion. This audit report was immedi ately placed in the hands of every bank in Georgia, the association do ing this in the stated belie? that its interest and the interests of the bank* cf Georgia are identical in on*? pr iieuiar—that cf increasing the pro ductiveness iwid-prosperity* .and hap piness of the'cotton farmers. The financial affairs of the asso ciation arc subject to the cons*.ant scrutiny of a large board of directors of notable personnel. Also they ere handled with the advice and judg ment cf a committee from the clean ing house banks cf Atlanta, of which committee Mr. E. )|. Block, presi dent of the Atlanta Trust Company, is the chairman. This advisory com mittee has been functioning since the Georgia co-operative began actu al business, to the satisfaction of the association and the Atlanta banks. The interest of these latter insfcitu tutions lies in the fact that at time* the association is a heavy bor rower, one of its main reasons for existence being that such an organi zation can borrow money more sound ly and more cheaply than can indi vidual producers. When the cotton season opens in the fall, the co-oper ative extends a substantial advance to the member when he turns in his cotton. This advance to Georgia farmers last fall was at the rate of twenty cents a pound, one hundred dollars a bale, and necessarily was mado before the association was m position to sell any cotton. The money for the purpose was borrowed from Atlanta banks—hence the busi ness soundness of clearing house committee-supervision of the finances of the association. One of the interesting develop ments cf the past year hag been the great number of public indorsements made of the association's conduct of business by the country banks, news of which has been made public from time to time. When the association was in the formative state and du ring the first year of its work, bark ing intertsjfcs naturally waited to see hew well the theory worked out. Now they seem to he virtually unan imous in their indorsement not only of the theory, but also of the prac tice c r co-operative marketing of cot ton in Georgia. The Journal has consistently ad vocated co-operative marketing under competent and trustworthy manage ment, believing that it is sound in theory and workable under proper direction. The record ti elate of tie Georgia Cotton Growers’ Co-opera tive Assoc inti op indicates that the forty thousand farmers of Georgia who make it up are to be congratu lated on their choice of officers. And the fact that cotton can fluc tuate thirty dollars a bale in market price in a few days proves that the association is needed to protect the producer and the public. —The Atlanta Journal. I - MUNG BEANS 1 have a kinail quan'.ilv of Muni; Btans for sate at 20c pound. OLLIF- GENTRY, Rt. 4, Coir.er. G*. 4-18, 4. rr-r crrvfCE Ctn*? !.K-r r i-.i ho® registered, fSheban- si js ): v '! *.-• -> fervice for corn rr ?- ’ ~'cr* GE’. r MEADOW. •t t Ccirfir. Ga. We r. e nreparej io dc vst- l-.orse r.liceirg rnone ' Halit Garage and Repair Shop From Comer Miss Allic Thompson returned to Athena Sunday after spending the week-end here. j Meters .3. -J. Carmichael and C. i IR. Avers ware in Carnesville Sunday j afternoon. M■>’*. Wi. H. David visited her i ,sister, Mrs. Darlina Belle Stoke-ey ! in .Athens the first of the week. | t i * - Tin* J prior High School play, “Billy’s Aunt Jr.'-e,” pre-ented §_, .the School Auditorium Tuesday eve ning was a most enjoyable oc.carion, I and the play a most delightful one. Mr. and Mrs). R. M. Rowe cf Carl ton spent Sunday, with, Mr. and Mrs W.. C. Cook. I ; Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Matthews of Athens came over Sundav after noon to see Mi s Mildred Matthews j who continues ijuite sick,. • Mr. Sidney Wilkins of Atlanta visited relatives here last week-end. Quite a number from here went over to Athens yesterday for the Shrine Ceremonial. i Mr*3 Elsie Barge, of the faculty of Chicago College of Music, of Chica go, 111., spent the week-end with her aunts, Mrs. ,T. E. Stevens ard Mav.- \. M. Wilkins. j Mrs. Emma Strickland went over to Athens Sundry to visit relatives’. Dr. R. M. Jetton returned Sunday fr mo a week’s stay in North Caro lina. Mir. : ;. Jetton will return the .latter part of this week. i Miss Merle Matthews who works in Athens spent last week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Noell were in Athens yesterday for the Shrine Cei e menial Mr. and Mrs. John Bond of Craw ford were shopping here today. Mesdam-es G. S. Rowe, W. A. Rowe, F. C. Whelchel and J. T. Nc.e’l were visitors tc Athens y. mer day. Mr*, ard Mrs. Grady Cooper, Mrs J. T. Carithers Jr. were visiters to Athens today. Messers Jim •Cooper and J. O. Nix were among the visiters in Athens yesterday Mi 4 . G. W Whitehead attended the Shriner* meeting in Athens yes tei'day. Mrs. R. E. Davison came over from Woodville today io see Mrs. 0. S. RowJ. Mr®.. Rowe and Robert will acccmpary her honre for a visit. Mr. Guas.r.an of North Carolina spent last wc-ik end here with his wife at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Park. Friend* of Mrs. Candler Sen ells will reg*i*- > !v-arr of her Hires*. Me.t-ers Conwell and Knight,who are with the Cotton Growers’ Co operative Association, wore in Co mer and vicinity Tuesday in the in terest of the Association. ’ The Fidelis Barbecut- on last Fri day was a success despite the down pour of tain which continued all ilav. About fifty dollars was cleared and this amount will go towards completing the Baptist Annex. Mrs. ; Matter David, who was chairman of tnis committee, did splendid work, which i? highly appreciated by the Cla?s. CARD OF THANKS I The members of the Fidelis class • wish to thank each and every one , who helped towards making the bar becue a success. To those who let us have the building, and to those who patronized so liberally we otfe** 0-1® 1 i;mks and assure you ot our appre ciation . MISCELLANEOUS REV. AND MRS. logen " The int - (:st of the Baflfce, tored at the home of Mr. „*■ r, E t wav-It,!: where tntir new pastor, Rev. Lo J‘ and wife were given a miscellanS shoves. The various Mission*!! Circles of Baptist church met ' c ‘ that day, so after the concision of program of each circle, ail Wepdp . ”and Gr “ h ™' 8 ' T. C. Davison, as the Baptist La dies representative presented &' g.'ftg in g few well chosen w or tdrspcrsacl with humor an<! • ReY. Logan thanked them with short talk in which he paid the ladies many compliments, calling on the , ( to uphold their clmrrh and p as f c ,' and be loyal to their Maker. Sandwiiheg and iced tea weii) sowed, and the happy “get acquaint ed meeting” was brought to a clop? by Rev. Logan with a dismissal pmv. er. METHODIST NEWS NOTES Last Sunday’s morning and eve ning services were unusually good The music was splendid and Rev, 0. R. Tally preached two wonderfully inspiring sermons to large and at tentive crowds. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Meadow and Mrs*. A. M. Scarborough spent last Sunday with relatives in DanlclsvHle. Dr. L. E. Roper spent Saturday in Athens at the bedside of Dr. Proctor. Mr. Hornet* David attended the Shrinern Convention in Athens. Mew officers were installed at the Epworth League Sunday night. The services ware beautifully impressive The oflrcrs were: Pres.—Miss Lois Birch more V. Pres.— jfrs. Mazelle David bee.—Mi s Willie Lee Whi Trear.—Miss Mary Comer Cor. Sec.—Mrs. Head Ist Dept. Supt—M,:a. W. H. St rick lard 2nd Dept. Supt—Mi vs May 3rd Dept. Snot.—Mrs. J T Carithe*. 4th Dept. Supt.—Miss Maude David Era Agt.—Mrs Dan Porterfield Supt. of Junior League—Mies Anns Comer. RUPTURE SHIELD EXPERT HERE MEINHARDI, WELL KNOWN IN THIS SPECIALTY, CALLED TO ATHENS K. J. Meinhardi, the well known Expert from Chicag o will pers naJy be at the Georgian Hotel, Athcrs, G- r on Wcdneudsy, only, April 22:*-. v Mr. Meinhardi says “The Va cuum Rfcpture Shield” will not only hold the Rupture perfectly, hut, wr! con tract the opening in ten day-, on t -< average cz&o —usually giv rg stanteneous relief withstanding : f strain regr reliefs of the siz-9 a I'd lo cation of the Rupture. Tbs instru ment is highly indorsed for F rot * u< ’ ing results in the United Stares a * foreign countries without the use ■• surgery, medical boatmen *■ P r " scription? or injections. Caution: Ruptured persons ho vr beware of old-style trusses with u der-itrapu. Thii e truase: ■ place the pad on the lump and n r - on the rupture opening. Thus nfui* causes serious trouble resulting strangulation arid necessitating surgical operation. Mr. Meinnui will be glad to demonstrate * I ' c( ' all who call at the hotel from 10 m. to 4 p. m„ the unusual)’- Tapia results produced bv “The Vacuum- Shield.” Tlie largest and me-t cult e ve? are especially desue l. Only gentlemen are invit n the above date a? a special ■ ■ will he n adwr.ere r.t a ’•it, ' - , ; e f women and children. .Nr-rice: Do not write asking to h fitted bv r.-iaii as this ** imp rrs d Every cassj must be seen perron-si If interested, vou must cad a hetef on the above date. demands present stepping a. B ‘ other place in this section.