A Resolution. At ■ joint matting of the Mount .A try Merchant* Annotation and the Chamber of Commerce hald on tha aigiit of Monday October 25th the fol lewing reeolutiona war* unanimously adopted Tha members of tha Mount Airy Marchanta Association and Chamber ef (Vmmerce hi accepting tha resign stton of Secretary C. H Van Harrta wish to axpreee thair unqualified ao >wwl of Ma work aa Bearetary of (fee a bora namad aaaociatfona. Hta aarrica to tha Marchanta Asso station In establishing commercial sating* and creating an Improvement ta tha credit aril at this eoasmonity hava been eftciant and highly satis factory. His efforts In the campaign far the completion of a National Highway through this town and aec Uon alone are worth more than tha eest of maintaining this bureau for years to coma. His enthusiastic andd energetic personality has dereloped tha npirit of co operation to a greater extent than has ever formerly existed. His work In the matter of publicity af this section has not only shown the hand of an adept but has already re salted in attracting many homeseek era and capitalists to this county. His aetirities in bringing new indus tries to the town have been very suc cessful. His -•signation U accepted with re luct/ and sincere regret. Respectfully yours, C. Binder (signed) J. H Carter (signed) L. P. Wrson (signed) Committee on Resolutions It was ordered that copies of this resolution be given to the prees, and a copy spread on the minutes of tha Mount Airy Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Taxes About Cut in Two. Kind ton, Oct. SO.—The averag* "poor man" is paying about half as much in taxes a* last year in thi» country, according to Lenoir county •fficials. The first man to pay 1920 taxes here was a planter with consi derable holdings. The statewide re valuation redue.ed hit taxes $124 from last year's. At the sheriff's officii a story is told of a man who refused to pay taxes because of an error in his favor. Ha had listed $3,000 in cash r~"which did not show on the books, he "said. He declined to tender his check until ha had seen the county super visor. Was Very Weak "After the tarft at mf tartjy I had a back-Mt," writes A\n. MjtfHe Craaa wWta, at Glade Va " I was very ■( thaught 1 was gainf to dk I wm so weak 1 coulili t raise my head to get a drink of w.d, atnmjkmm CaMf It mar CONFERENCE ON CUBAN SITUATION Enlightening Fact* Brought Out on Sugar Price*—Ques tion Considered of Taking Ovor a Largo Surplua Hold in Cuba. Waahington, District of Columbia. —A second conference on the financial situation In Cuba, arranged with a u> ascertaining what aaalatanca can be given by this oountry toward a solution of the problem arising oat of the Cuhaa moratorium declaration, and to preventing unfavorable effects In the United States, was held at the State Department recently Following the conference. It was announced that the State Department, wh>ch 1s using Its "moral influence" for the working out of a solution, is forwarding a communication to the Cuban Government informing it that American bankers are willing to par. ticlpate in measures of relief from the accumulation In Cuba of 300,000 tons of sugsr not marketable at the pre sent moment. The accumulation of this large amount of sugar in Cuba, while the staple was selling as high as 82 centa in the United States, Is one of the oat standing featurea In the Cuban mora torium, and goes far to down the re porta dealt out assiduously to tfri American people la the last year that the world shortage was responsible for the soaring price. Probably the statements of the Cu ban banks will show that the money required by the Cuban sugsr interests to carry over this load was largely re sponsible for the financial condition which Jed to the breakdown and the moratorium. It is just a normal eco nomic phenomenon, it is believqd. Ths present embarrassment and the ap peal to the Uni('id Sta'e* for aid are very likely due to the determination of certain interests to ') >M sugar for •record nrices. The question of taking over the Cu ban non-marketable surplus at a basic price wan considered by ienres#nt« tives of the sugar refiners and the bankers at the conference. The re finers, it was reported, did not appear enthusiastic about the buying of the entire sugar stock on hand, but it was at the same time clear that they are willing to make an offer either to the Cuban Government or to the plan ters who own it, to take it over at a basic price. The situation thae has developed in Cuba invojve# one big danger, namely, that the financial embarrassment re sulting from the credit situation may seriously affect this season's planting •nd in that way rebound to sugar ihortage next year It is fro-ri this constructive standpoint and also t( as sist the Cuban Government that the State Department is interesting it Self in the affair. At the same time, however, the ex istence of a non marketable total of 300,000 tons gives weight to the per sistent suspicion that there was a de gree of manipulation of sugar which violated the law of supply and de mand, proved financial'v unsound and extremely harassing to the American housekeeper When sugar was so* -io^-thcre were persistent rumors from Cuba a^d from other quarters that tb« entire crop wx« bought Tip and thi- I'nited St:iu\s wits tno late in crn'n-r 'r.tu 'he nvirlet raw su * tr r 7 cents h j«>und in Cuba Th« r" f ne'l prodiv-1 as h "" lf uv more of the Cuban crop. It j is an economic truism that to buy a large amount of sugar at 7, 8 or 9 cents a pound would react strongly on the 30-cent prices which were charged in the United States, and so long as they had enough on hand—and no real shortage was demonstrated in the past 12 months— the shrewder game was not to risk a slump of peak prices through an accumulation for future consumption.^This, of course, is assuming that the time is to come when the law of supply and demand i9 to be permitted to work freely. The situation that has overtaken the Cuban planters is similar to the dilemma which has overtaken many American farmers. There is no doubt that many producers held their pro duce to an undue degree and strainwl their financial credit to an extent that has led to widespread nliym in face; 6f declining marlc«ta. Officials of the Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department have Refused to budge an inch on the »p-1 1 eals of the farmers for special ex- { !>edi«nt» or for the lowering of (lis- j count rates. The Treasury or " the | Federal Reserve Board is expected to ! leave the matter of relieving the Cu-1 ban (ituation entirely to the diacre- 1 tion of the banks and bankers, as has been dona in the case of the farmers. To do otherwise would be to bring fire from Important group* of American agriculturists who find themselves hard preseed and with every prospect that they most take severe losses. ./T 1 f Raleigh HouMwif* is Another of The M*njr Who H«w Been Helped by Taking Kr Cu-Mi. It >wm« folly for people to suffer nowaday* In theae enlightened timM from such thing* a* lazy liver, con stipation, rheumVHaia, Iom of via and working ability whoa *ueh qaick and positive kelp can b* kad by taking a few do*ee of tke hart) and root medi cine RE CU-MA. It ha* helped thou aand* from the path of 01 health to the road af mum; and today It la the fa*teat aolHng proprietary r*m*dy in the Sooth; thia roeult kaa bean ac complished aolely aa a reault at the kind word* of thoee who hare bean benefited from taking the *ame. Mr*. R. W. Young, of Raleigh, North Caro lina, residing at 611 Person atreet, that city, ha* been greatly helped of a prolonged Llrar condition wtth all the uaual *ign* of Ditxln***, Head ache*, Constipation, etc. Juat a few iut hove kad 25 yaars imp mi mm is Ik* tobacco busiifcM*. W. T ViKfi.m aad E L. Brown botb follow iw nlw «mI will dc ervjtkinK in rf»vjr power to m that every pile of tofcaeee put oa our floor bring* the fu'J uatket price Feral or la»t •*]» it will pay yea to sell with us. Below are our First, and Second salos for Oct., Not. and Dec. Cose to see us, you will always 6«d rot. *u Your friends, Haynes, Brown & Haynes. Sale Days at PlANIBtS WARBtOUSt FIRST SALES. Tuesday, Oct 5th. Monday, Oct. 11th. Friday, Oct. 15th. Thursday, Oct. 21st. Wednesday, Oct. 27th. Tuesday, Nor. 2nd. Monday, Nov. 8th. Friday, Nov. 12th. Thursday, Nov. 18th. Wednesday, Noy. 24th. Tuesday, Nov. 30th. Monday, Dec. 6th. Friday, Dec. 10th. Thursday, Dec. 10th. Save This \d Go By It! SECOND SALK5. Wednesday, Oct «th. Tuesday, Oct. 12th. Monday, Oct. 18th. Friday, Oct. 22nd. Thursday, Oct. 28th. Wednesday, Not. 8rd. Tuesday, Nov. 9th. Monday, Nov. 15th. "riday, Nov. 19th. Thursday, Nov. 25th. Wednesday. Dec. 1st. Tuesday, Dec. 7th. Monday. Dec. 18th. Friday, Dec. 17th. Chero-Cola Thicks Hani OwraMillioii Bottles of Chsra-Cata. each Dau HKRO-COLA BoMI^c PlanW art aqa4pp*4 with ctwjt uarfara aaavaniaace tkat wiU ioaproT* 4h»ir tarv ict. Tb:tufathar witk uai 'ara quality, a!*aolufee pari j, vi.aUiicUva iia*ar m;J C£ taiiaWa adiartlilBK, Bag lialpad ta ipaad *p #u» uvar irrowinc popularity of Chero-CoU / 0 THhM V&A/f {'CM,