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Umsiili-rahle discussion t'nllim'ed and various opinions were heard. Mr. Shortt was wry little known in the constituenry and more light was needed cm the subject. hel'ore definite action was taken. Delay was advis- ed by some before taking: further ac- tion; others fell like arling at onre anal suggested to iieciile by a. vote oi“ the deli-gatow whether or not a ran- tliiiate he rlIOs'i‘n at that meeting. The feeling of the meeting was ev- idently not unanimous. Mr. Shortt's fidelity to Liberalism seemed in doubt, and the beams were spilled when a Daily deli-gate announced that the laat time she heard Mr. Sliortt 'he was on a platform in the interest. of Miss Macphail, L'.F.O. candidate in the last Dominion election. Mr. Shortt admitted this and fur- ther stated that he had been up for nomination as U.F.U. candidate on two occasions, but for certain reas- ons he had split. with the U.F.0. and even in the Federal contest he claim- ed to have voted Liberal in ansWer to a direct question from one of the delegatm. At this juncture he de- ‘ clined the nomination and the con- 1 vention closed without a candidate. ‘ a candida!» in Hm lipid and not Inf an elo-ctinu pm by dvfaun. For var- ious Prawns :IH lhn nnmilwos with- drew rrnm Hm c-nnlvst except Mr. Shnru. whn at Hm vlnsv of his ad- drms allowml his nanw to “slam! for ”w prvsvnl." (St-urge maiv. Priccvillv, W. Unldm‘. Durham 1). '1'. Wright. llundalk, Dr. J. (3. Hutton. Durham. hr. Sheath, Dmmurc, \Viltiam Show“. l’l'ntun. I’m-ct Kardwtt. Pt'ic‘M'iHv. John Mills. Hmwwr, hr. Fut'tluw. .\ytcm. Mrs. J. C. Kn-m'htvl. Hannwr. t)! the uumimws. Mr. Mills was not in utto-mtamoo- and Mrs. Kncchtvl had left the nwolim: tu-l’m-o- the speaking com‘nwncmt. hut mtch ot' the others matte short aohtrvst nxpressive 0f Ltu-ir strum: faith in the idcals 0f Litwralism. and must nt’ ttwm wm-v of the npiniun that own in the {mm 0! a pnssihle otvt'vat- it would be in the hast intvrost nt‘ tho party to have; 'l‘he nominating of candidates to cuuu'st the riding in the Liberal in- terests was next in urder’ and there was no dearth of material. The fol- lowing “816) nominated in the. order gisen: After reading the minutes of the previous meeing by Secretary Pick- oring. the Prvsitlent. Dr. Hutton, called for the nomination of oflicers and all pmititm; were tilled, includ- ing the vice-presidents of the var- ious municipalities. A? anL common The Liberal convention on Friday afternom had a sunll attendance, compared with former occasions of the kind. The date fixed was for May 10, but a postponement was made on account of the very unfav- orable weather. The weather Fri- day was ideal. and as farmers are behind with their work and anxious to get their crops in, many are thought to have abs-exiled themselves to attend to their home duties" CANDIDATE l0? CHOSEN My, I” 3!, 1923. The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the following courses : é!) Junior Matriculation. 2) Entrance to Normal School. Each member of the Staff is a Uni- versnktly Graduate and experienced Intending pupils should prepare to enter at beginning of term. Durham High School “'0 “Paul of a man tho “ho I'I'tusml In Du» a so hm! III'I'aIIsP 1w Imam 01le sutfkcivnt gzIsuliIIo III to last 25 war. CATTLE KILLED BY LIGHTNING During tlw i-lvrlrir stnrm whirl) passml mm the nortlwrn part of the rnnnly nn Sunday at last. wm'k. the llfll'll of William Niilill‘, “'11” lives alumt. a miln amt a quarlvr \wst. nf Shallmy Lakv, was strnrk by light- ning." mill l\\'n rnws and a twn-yvar- ulcl linil'vr were killml. 'l‘llt' barn is [)l‘ttl‘t'lt'li with lightning rmls and .zipparo'ntly lhr lmlt fullnwcd the rml tn tlw ground. \\'lll‘l't' it Spill. one wart lraring a pnrtinn tit" Um run- 'rrnlv wall away and lhl' ntlwr part striking tlu- rattlv and killing tlwn) instantly. \‘nry t'nrtunntvly. the barn lllll nut lakr tirw. iallllmugll tlu' loss at tlw raltlr will lw rnnsiclur- able. I’I'iCM‘iHP. Hannwr.â€"~â€"\VuIto-1‘ Laidluw, Mrs. J . Knnchtvl. Holland.â€"~Frank Han'li'lttm. Markda.lv.~l )1'. MoArthur. Nvustadt..â€"4.I. Durbvvkvr. .\'urmanlnz«l)r. Furtmm. Aytnn. l').~'.pl'¢\\‘.â€"~-l)r. (my. Maxwvll. l’l‘1_)lnll.~\\'. Burner“. Hopvvilh‘. Sullix'an.~-â€"D. Lic'fsn. Dr. Fortune of Ayton, Dr. Sneath of Dromore, (J. Witthun of Hanover and Mr. Thomas Forum) of Proton were nominated as delegates to the Provincial Liberal Assoc iat ion. sh'in. Flcshm'tt‘)n.~â€"~1“. G. Kai‘stmlt. (”WINKâ€"«(funM'gv Binnie, [LR It was not definitely stated, however, that no candidate would be put in the field. The inatter was left in the hands of the executive and if a suitable person, willing to accept nomination, be found, another con- vention would be called or the nom-' ination given him on the 14th of June. We have no authority for saying so, but the general opinion is that no Liberal will he in the field. Durham. Chatsx\‘0rth.-.J. H. Sudden. l)urham.~â€"-J. H. Hunter. l)umlalk.â€"â€"â€"l)r. McAlister. Kgrvmnnt.â€"~Umrgv Calclm' \‘er. Auditnrs. Goo. Binnie. Mrs. Gedcles District Vice-Prvsidmta: livnt.invk.â€"-4Dan. Mclman. 8.11. " dvs, \‘arxwy. Socrutary, Samuel Clark. Hanover, Asst. Smut, Thomas Grafl', Hanuâ€" 1)\'(‘l‘. 2nd Vicp-Pres., D. '1‘. Wright, Dun- ”31k. 3rd Vice-Pros" Mrs. Gordan Ged- Thv following officers were elect- Prosidnut. (I. Witthun, Hanover, 15L Vice-Pres., J. S. Knechtel, Han- JERRY ON THE JOB LITTLE JIMMY 'mn tho ”(new «bay 1)’ a second-hand Imam! thorn was |\\ '/v‘ H‘If‘ world Hol- was no ladder by which he could make his escape, and he began to shout. for help. A passing laborer The minister of a, {serum parish in Scotland was walking one misty night through a street in the village when he fell into a deep hole. There 1 TEE 6mm moment Henderson’s Bakery and-hone . Better than cake. Better than sweetme 3. Better than anything but just true, honest-to-goodness home Bread. --Is the tine Home Loaf. Better than nuts- IF all the world was a loaf of Bread little folks could fairly eat their way through it. -â€"BREAD IS BEST FOODâ€" Makers of GOOD BREAD derson 5 Bread heard his flies and, looking down. asked who he was. The minister told him, whereupon the laborer re- marked: “Weel, wee], ye needne kick up sic a noise. You'll no be needed atom the Sewbnth, an’ this, "' is only Wednesday nichl.” 772 WE"?! ME MIR Advertise in TheChronicle mung By Swinnerton