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METHODS OF CONTROVERSY.
METHODS OF CONTROVERSY. Messrs. C. Richards & Sons, in the letter which appears elsewhere in this issue, indicate quite the right attitude to adopt towards the differences of opinion that appear to exist in re- gard to the outstanding loans of the Llangollen Urban District Council. The matter is not one that lends itself to effective treatment in the columns of a newspaper, and ex parte statements, because they are so extremely liable to be mis- leading, cannot possibly serve any good purpose. As to the merits of the contentions advanced by either side we do not desire to say a single word but, because we realise that persistent attempts to introduce undue personal feeling into a matter that is purely one of business and, therefore, quite capable of amicable adjustment in accord- ance with those principles with which as men of honour business people conduct their dealings, may, if persisted in, prove injurious to the best interests of the ratepayers, we are gratified to find that the -1 red herring" some desire to draw across the trail is not to be followed by those for whose enticement it is chiefly intended. The facts of the controversy are not difficult to understand and, as Messrs. Richards point out, they have been fully and frequently ventilated at meetings of the Urban Authority during the past eighteen months, and we have regularly, and at 'consider- able length, reportel those meetings. It is quite supposable that a ratepayer resides in the Urban area who is unacquainted with the nature of the dispute; but, even so, he is not at all likely to be greatly benefitted or to become very well in- formed by reading only one side of the case. The genius has not yet arrived who can include the whole even of the salient features of a contro- versy obscured, purposely or otherwise, by numerous irrelevant side-issues, into the limited space of a letter to the paper and so effectively imitate, in another sphere, the procedure of the manufacturer who compresses the merits of an ox into a tea-cup. Even when, with a perfectly clear and unprejudiced mind, such a literary task is attempted it is found to be difficult if not altogether impossible but when those who attempt it do so with judgment warped by purely personal spleen that will go to any lengths in order to vent itself, the issue cannot possibly be otherwise than an unsatisfactory and lop-sided abortion. And, because such lop-sided abortions are unsatisfactory and misleading, it is far better for the community in general that they should be strangled at their birth and the Editor of any paper, whether it be influential or insignificant. pursues a purely sanitary function when he sees that such literary bantlings get no further than the waste paper basket. The practise is far too common of making use of the columns of a paper to hit an adversery below the belt. When this is done under the shield of an anonymity it is despicably dirty but it must be borne in mind that it is quite possible for a corres- pondent who signs his name to a communication to make covert insinuations for the set purpose of misleading readers and for caus- ing unnecessary pain and annoyance. To outrage finer feelings and sentiments to put forward half-truths which Tennyson tells us are ever the blackest of lies; to attribute dis- honourable motives and mercenary intentions- this is not a line of action that commends itself to clean-minded British people; and what is more it is not likely to assist the solution of any question, simply, becanse it is not an honest attempt to do so. And it is because we have witnessed a disposition so far as discussions regarding the loans are con- cerned to unduly introduce personalities we are glad that Messrs. Richards adopt the course which they have adopted. It relieves us of the responsibility of declining to publish letters sent to us by ratepayers, the perusal of which, in print, often reveals covert suggestions and carefully veiled insinuations that may not have been apparent on the first hasty reading and which, whilst they may do great harm, cannot possibly do any good. And, beyond this, on the face of them, letters of the kind we have indicated—and in this connection we de-iire it to be clearly understood that we have no particular letter in mind, but allude to a class of correspondence—have a tendency to become additionally offensive simply because it is impossible for healthy-minded people to reply to them. They are the vehicles in which the poison is conveyed, but they exclde so offensive an effluvium that it is impossible to get suffi- ciently near to their sphere of influence to administer the antidote and if for this reason alone it is desirable the columns of a newspaper should not provide the dumping ground for this type of deleterious matter. There is an old but trite proverb which emphasises the impossibility of handling foul matter without becoming foul in the process; and there is an undoubted element of wisdom in displaying reserve in the face of attacks of a certain type. Those corres- pondents who this week forward us letters, and who are so unanimous in their appeal that their names should not be disclosed will, after reading so far, understand why their letters do not appear. We have written the above for their special information and as a general indication that, humble in influence and limited in scope though the circle may be that is approachable through the medium of our columns, we do not intend to be accessories in any way to the bitterness of feeling and the exhibitions of bad taste which some correspondents, writing to us, desire to introduce into the settle- ment of a purely business transaction. We feel confident we voice the sentiments of every right- thinking ratepayer on the matter to which the Urban Council has recently been devoting so much time when we state there is a growing feeling against any attempt to repudiate just liabilities and that advocates of such repudiation insult the intelligence and impeach the honesty of ratepayers by their suggestions. There are two ways of playing every game, but to men of honour only one of these is possible. ♦ LOCAL AND DISTRICT. Congratulations to the Bishop of St. Asaph on his birthday on Tuesday. -+- At the Llangurig sheep dog trials, on Wed- nesday, the open stake was won by Mr. George Barcroft, Manchester. Mr. Peel, of Brynypys, after a short visit to London, kept a shootiug appointment at Llan- idloes on Tuesday. -+- Mr. Jones-Parry, one of the senior students, has been appointed to assist the Principal and Vice-Principal of Bala Theological College in the work of their classes. Lady Williams Wynn, travelling by special train, left Llangedwyn Hall on Saturday for Ardley, Bicester, for the hunting season, and she will probably be away until April. From our report of the Eisteddfod in con- nection with the Welsh Baptists we omitted the name of Mr. J. E. Jones, Coedfryn, who secured the prize fer the best poem-five verses of eight lines -and the englynion. The Committee appointed by the Calvinistic Methodist General Assembly have decided upon the e.rection of a statue in bronze of the late Dr. Lewis Edwards at Bala, and a memorial at Penllwyn, his birthplace. The scheme is estimated to coat at least £ 1,000. Mr. Jonathan Powell, Mile End, Acrefair. has been awarded the Associate Diploma of the Royal Sanitary Institute, having passed the examination held at Liverpool early in the month. Mr. Powell was a prize-winner in the architectural drawing competition at the Llangollen National Eisteddfod. Mr. Edwin Owen, the patriarch of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, left Liverpool on Thursday, on the conclusion of the first visit he has paid to this country for twenty-nine ypars. By the same boat materials were taken out for the construction of a bridge 350 feet in length over the river Gal- legos. Arrangements are completed for holding a grand Gramophone Recital and Concert in the Town Hall, on Friday evening, November 12th. The programme is a splendid one and will include selections by Madame Melba, Caruso, Madame Patti, Madame Tetrazzini, Kubelik, Herr Backhaus and others. A really high-class and enjoyable entertainment is guaranteed. The event will be under the auspicee of the Penliyn Calvinistic Methodist Mission. Sir J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., addressing the Colwyn Bay Liberal Association on Saturday, said marvellous results had followed the unfolding of the Budget, and new hopes, life, and power had come to Liberalism throughout the country. To whom was it due? To the genius, courage and magnetic personality of the Chancellor of the Excnequer. The Budget was the golden key which would open the door for Liberalism in its best and highest sense to obtain its rightful place and power in the life of the nation. Three St. Bernard dogs owned by Mr. and Mrs. James Redwood and Mrra. Jones, Railway Hotel, Cefn, Ruabon, succeeded in carrying off the eleven undermentioned prizes at the Crystal Palace Show:—Smooth-coated dog Viking Pearl, one first prize and championship of the Show. Rough- coated bitch Kathleen Pearl, one first prize, three second prizes and silver cup. Rough-coated dog Young Ehormer, three first prizes and one second. Destiny of Duffryn, owned by Mr. Davies, Port Talbot, and bred by Mrs. Redwood, won the 250 guinea trophy. A correspondent writes to state that the Glan- rafon Congregational Church Bazaar, now that the accounts have been definitely balanced, is proved to have been a great success and the hon. sees, desire to say the committee recognise and appreciate to the full every help received from friends. A deep debt of gratitude is due to Mrs. Morgan, President of the Ladies' Sewing Class. Mrs. Mor- gan's uufailing kindness and generosity, has al ways been the means of giving the congregation much encouragement in all their efforts. Amongst her m*ny other contributions she supplied each •till at the bazaar wir.h a valuable parcel. The com.ni.tee feel it is their duty to acknowledge her kíaJIIOJ:j:j8 and willingness to support the many applications made to her on behalf of the Church.
LLANGOLLEN COUNTY COURT.
LLANGOLLEN COUNTY COURT. Tuesday.—Before His Honour Judge Moss. A COMPENSATION CLAIM. John Jones, Llangollen, represented by Mr. LI. Kanrick, Rtzaboa, appealed in regard to the reduc- tion of the amount-from lis to 5s. 6d. weekly- paid to him under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Mr. H. A. Allen (Messrs. Pearce and Ellis), Warrington, appearing for the respondent, Mr. Ll. Rowlands, Tanybwlfia Farm, Llangollen. Mr. Kenrick said that the applicant was a farm labourer formerly in the employ of the respondent who, in addition to being a farmer, carried 011 the business of a butcher. It appaared that, on February 24ah, Jones was engaged in helping the butcher to re- move some pigs from a sty when one of the pigs rushed out and, in endeavouring to stop it, he some- what, injured his knee, and a week after that, when following his employment on the farm on a cold, fro,ity morning, he stepped on some ice and slipped, again twisting his kuee.—Mr. Allen objected. Only etc accident was alluded to in the information.- His Honour Of coarse, if there were two accidents, I uliiss allow any answers I will not shut it out now.—Mr. Kenrick The exciting cause was the first accident.—Mr. Allen No; the exciting cause was the pig.—Mr. Kenrick Since then he had raported the accident and, as he was getting 22s. wages a week, he wss paid half that amount, 11?. per week, up to July 12uh and then that amount was suddenly stopped and he has been paid 1)".61. a week, which amount had been paid up to the present time. The applicant has done everything in his power to find work but he has nut done a stroke since the date of the accident. At the pres 'nt time he is a crippie and, if he walks about, iufljmmition is set up and he is not able t" do any- thing at all. If he could get some aeon p ttion by sitting down no doubt he would do so, bun he coa- tended the full amout of compensation should con- tinue to be paid.—John Jones gave particulars of th-) accident on February 24th, when a pig rushed past him and twisted his knee. and said that, on Monday, March 1st, he again fell down and hurt his knee. It was a frosty morning and there was ice about; and, from M irch 1st to the present time, he had been mbte to follow his employment, and since that date he had been unable to earn any money, and before that time he was receiving 22s. weekly-twelve ahi lings and his food. He would be prepared to work if he could get work to do sitting down but, although he had honestly tried to secure it, hs could not obtain work and they were nearly clemmed" living on 5s. a week.—Cross- examined by Mr. Alien Some time after the accident he was examined by Dr. Freeth. He told the doctor he could do light work but not work that would require him to walk, and Dc. Freeth told him walking would do his knee good. Dr. Freeth said that what was ri quired was to keep the knee moving. He had applied to a many places for work, including Pentrefelin Factory—Dr. Macdonald (Cefn) said that the appellant consulted him on March 1st. He complained of having strained his right knee, and told him it had been injured a few days before, and that he had had a second injury. He examined the knee and found there was a swelling of the joint. He complained of pain, and witness prescribed rest. He had examined him fortnightly ever since, and made notes of his condition. He had power to put weight upon his heel, but when he put weight upon his toe it caused the knee to give way. He had varicose veins which might been aggravated by the accident, but he did not attributed their presence to the accident. His knee gave way when he walked and hs did not consider that he should continue for long at a time standing. To a certain extent rest was what was needed, but he did not think that he should rest altogether.—TJ Mr. Allen It might be taken that the injury was a simple sprain of the knee and the natural cure for that was rest. Jones walked from his home at Llangollen to Acrafair Station and then from Acrefair Station to Cefn, where witness had bis surgery. He did not come and aRk him if he could do any work and state that Dr. Freeth bad told him he could do so. He could not give another instance of a man who had had a simple strain of the knee being unable to do any- thing for eight months and he did not think Jones would get better by idling about. A reasonable amount of work was the very best thing for the knee. It depended upon the work whether Jones could do it and a certain amount of standing might not do him any harm.—Mr. Allen Surely there are plenty of odd jobs, like selling news- papers, that he might get. A knee joint, if it were kept stiff and not moved for a considerable time, required movement within certain limits. This is the case of a man who has met with a slight injury and does Rot want to come off the compensation fund. He had sustained a simple strain of the knee and compensation was paid until July and in May, Jones was seen by Dr. Freeth, who was of the opinion that what he wanted was some light work. They had no evidence to show that he had sought work beyond going to some works and ask- ing for a job. There was little the matter with him-he was nursing a strained knee and if they nursed a strained knee long enough it would not recover. There were too many of these cases and Jones was not playing the game.—Dr. Harold Freeth said that he had examined Jones on May 31st. He informed witness that he had twisted his knee whilst catching a pig and that two days after- wards he had slipped and probably made it worse. He complained of pain, which was most likely due to the joint being kept too long stiff. He certified that he was capable of light work.—Oroea ex- amined: There were no complications that he could make oat. He told Jones that he Wus o p- able of doing light work and he said that he would do it if he could get it to do. He told him that, the best thing for his knee was to move it. The knee pained him when he used it but this might be owing to disuse. He constantly oame across sprains of the kind, 9"d the length of time for which people suffered f om them depended upon whether a man will, or will not, do his share to get the knee into use again. If the knee were not brought into use the effects of the sprain might continue for a long time. He had since seen Jones walking about and°he was still of opinion that he was able to do light work. The longer he idled about the longer he would remain in his present condition. There was nothing whatever abnormal in the case.- Cross-examined He would expect him to do a day's work on his legs, but not to carry heavy weights, which would probably have caused him pain. He made several suggestions to him as to how he could improve his condition and, as a sample of this, he might say he suggested that he should walk up some stone steps near his cottage. He differed from the diagnosis made by Dr. lVho- donald as to what was the matter with the knee and in re-examination said that a man might think he was worse than he really was and there was no reason, when he examined the man, why he should not have been doing odd jobs about the farm.— 'Mr. Llewelyn Rowlands having given evidence as to the accident said that when the compensation pay- able to Jones was -reduced to 5s. 61, per week he accepted it without demur. He did not think he would have had any difficulty in getting work if he had tried to obtain it as farm labourers, just now, were very scarce. Jones was leaving his (wit- ness's) employment ani had given him notice prior to the accident. He was insured under the W,)rk. men's Compensation Acti" and wouH, therefore, not be money out of pocket. He had been paying Jones 11 h. a week and he never s'l.id anything when it was reduced to 5s 61.—His Honour said noone who had heard the doctor's evidence could say chat Jones totally incapacitated. He thought there was a little misconception as to the responsibility of the respondent to find work for the appellant, It might be desirable, if possible, to see that the j man had light work, but that waa a mere matter of I arrangement between the parties than an obliga- tion on the employer to find work for the party in- jured. The question he had to try was "Is the man incapacitated and, if so, to what extent." It was admitted that he was partially incapacitated and it was difficult to find out from the information why the doctors took different views on the matter. It was, however, quite clear that the man had not tried very much to get employment and he was boand to take this into consideration. Both doctors stated that, in reason, light work would do the maia good and that the longer he delayed putting the knee into activity the worse it must be for him. He thought there must be a medium between the two doctors and he found that the appellant was partially incapacitated and awarded him 7s. 6d. a week as from July 12oh, less whatever amount had been paid to him since that date. 0
SCALDING AND BLOOD-POISONING.
SCALDING AND BLOOD-POISONING. SAD DEATH AT LLANGOLLEN, Mr. Ll. Kenrick, Coroner for East Denbighshire, and a jury of which Mr. T. M. Rowlands was fore" man, neld an enquiry at the County Buildings, Llangoilen, on Wednesday, into the the circum- stances attsnding the death of David Robert Evans, seventeen years of age, who died at the Cottage Hospital on the previous Sunday.—The Coroner stated that the youth was employed at a factory a, little distance from the town where, he understood, fountain pens were made, and it appeared that, at the beginning of the month, he was engaged at the factory and was in a stooping position, when a boy reached over him to get a spoonful of hot wax and, by some means, it fell upon the neck of the de- ceased. The manager of the works appeared to have seen and attended to him and the lad proceed- ed with his work. About a fortnight afterwards complications ensued and he apparently suffered from a sore throat. A lump appeared on the aide of his neck and his health seemed generally affilict- ed and he was removed by ordpr of Dr. Frederick Drinkwater to the Cottage Hospital, where he attended him up to the time of his death, which occurred oa October 24th. He reminded the jury that they need not trouble their minds as to any sub- sequent proceedings which might be contemplated and pointed out that; what they had to deter- mine was the cause of death, and who, if anybody fr was to blame for it. — JIr. E. Foulkes Jones said, that he appeared on behalf of the employers of the deceased and desired, at the outset, to express their depp sympathy with the relatives of the poor boy,, -Evan Evans gave evidence of identification and said deceased came home on October 7th with some wadding on his neck which, he said, his master had told him must not be touched until it came off itself. He would have taken him to the doctor at ones had he not been told by his son, who wouid not go, that his master said the wadding mast not be interfered with.—Geo-ge Henry Gale, sixteen years of age, who is employed at Pentrefelin Works,, said th it he was working with the deceased about G o'clock on the 7th inst. He was larking. The work they were engaged upon was plugging the caps of fountain pens. Witness took his spoon and took up a spoonful of warm wax and, whilst he had it in his hand and was reaching over deceased's head, he suddenly raised his head and the wax fell at the top of bis neck. Mr. T. Williams, who was foreman at the works, buc who had died since the accident, then came up and summoned Mr. George Davies, one of the foremen, who dressed the wound, and Mr. Stacey Jones, one of the proprietors, told him to see a doctor. There had never been an acci- nent of the kind at the works before. Deceased said that he was not going to tell his mother any- thing about it.—Mr. Joseph Ernest Stacey Jones said he was proprietor of the portion of the factory in which the accident happened. About thirty were employed under the Factory Act in the manufacture of fountain pens for a Liverpool firm. There were. also three or four construction workmen. He took over the works on July 30th and the Factory In" spector had visited the place on three occasions., He was in the laboratory when the accident happened on October 7th and, when he was in- formed of it, he mixed some linseed oil and time water and took some lint with him to the place and Mr. George Davies bandaged the boy's neck, witness superintending the operation. Deceased came to his work the following morning and concinued to work for a week. On the Wed- nesday after the accident, Mr. T. Williams, foreman at the Factory, died of scarlet fever at Berwyn and that made them rather careful, The interior of the works were disinfected and orders were given that any boy developing a sore throat should be reported at once. The deceased was reported to have a sore throat and he was ordered to go from the factory and see Dr Drinkwater and not to come back until he was certified to be better. He did not return to the works and he had not seen him since. Witness described the process of the work upon which Evans and Gale were ei gaged and said tnat if Evans acted in the prescribed manner the accident coulCt not have happened. He couid suggest no simpler method of doing the work than that they adopted there was no more danger attaching to it than in sealing a letter with sealing-wax. He could suggest no other method of carrying the wax thaa in°the ladle as they used it, and during a long experience of lads at similar work he did Dot remember a similar accident happening. It could not have have happened had the lad followed his instructions. He certainly told the boy to go to the doctor.-Dr. F. Drinkwater said that the deceased came to his surgery on October 14th, telling him that he had been burnt on his neck. He exa mined him and found some dressings on the neck which were saturated with pus. Under aeath the bandages was a wound oe about three inches by an inch and a quarter, and just below this another small wound the siz3 of a peany. The wound was a little past the third degree of burns, that was to say, the super- ficial skin was destroyed, and part of the true skia was also destroyed. He dressed the wound and,, the next day repeated the operation and on Satur- day, October HLh. for the fi.t time he complained of hating a sore-throat. Witness gave him some medicine and directions, and sent him home, telling him to let him know how he was- on Sunday. He got no word from him on Sunday morning and went to hunt him up as there had been talk of a scarlet fever epidemic and the case appeared to be the one that needed keeping a check of. He then found the throat very septic, the septicity spreading round to the tonsil and in- flammation extending to the deeper parts of the neck He attributed death to hemorrhage.-The Coroner Am I correct in recording as your evidence that deceased died from the wounds on the throat follow- ing upon blood poisoning resulting from burning. That was the immediate cause of death ?—Witness s Hemorrhage was the immediate cause burning would be the primary cause. Continuing, he said there had been quite a little epidemic of throat troubles lately and he did not say that the throat trouble complained of by the deceased was conse- quent upon the burn—The Coroner: Then how do you connect it ? \V ltness: Possibly, tnere being- great septicicy at the back of the neck, the germs may have entered the throat—they may have been the same germs. If the wound had been properly dressed in the earlier stiges there would have been fewer <*erms flving about and consequently less danger of a fatal result.—After retiring the Jury returned a verdict to the effect that death was re suit of hemorrhage following upon blood poison- ing, which was caused by accidental scalding by wax falling upon the boy's ueck and that it was a pure accident.—The Coroner That is practically a verdict of death by misadventure.
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