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FARM LABOURER WHO SHOT HIMSELF AFTER ILLNESS.


DOCTOR SUGGESTS HE MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT HE WAS DOING,


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Some <inn*;enms ellects of ej)il<*i)sy were described durinj' an inquest at Wliitowell, on Friday, on Jamos Wallbank (22), of 1, Xrtb-view, Hiliini^ton, wlio shot himself the jirevious <lay in an orchard at Stakes Farm, Whitewell, wliere ho was employed. The inquiry was conducted by the Craven Coroner (.Mr. K, Wood), alid was held at Stakes Farm.


.the (loiible-barelled shot gnu whieh was found liy his side. The gnu had been fired at elo.se range with the nozzle placed near the hri<lge of the nose.


cNaminin^ the body he fomul a deeir wound in the rij'ht side of the bridge of the iio.se. Almost th‘- whole of the skidl vault was separated from the skull itself and was in fragments. There was a fracture of the front jiortlon of the base of the skull. There were no other abnormal .signs on the body. Death wonhl be instantaneous and the findings were compatible with the use of


Dr. .1. II. Fairweather said that on Mental Automatism. M


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had attendoil the patient since March, llKld, on a(‘e(nmt of major and minor attacks of epilepsy. Jjatterly deceased had had from six to ten attacks in a month. His diagno>is and lino of treatment were con­ firmed by a .Manchester “urgeon on .lanuary IStli, llldo. After both major and minor attacks of epilepsy a patient might pass into a eomlilion of iiost-epileptic mental nulonintism in which acts were performed in n eonscious manner but of which no record was retained by the patient. There was a case on rei-ord of a woman wlio had a minor attack in the stalls of a theatre and afterwards proceeded to undress her­ self. Deceased ha<l a minor attack at (>-0 a.m. on the morning of tin* tragr<Iy and it was possible that ho shot himself during a })erioci of irrc'-jionsiliility following the attack.


Dr. Fairweather went on to say that he


.sai<l he was quite .satisfied that tlie wound could .have been self-inflicted.


In answer to the Coroner, Dr. Fairweather


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ing a jieriod of depression or it may have been an automatic act of which he was not conscious.


The Coroner: Do you con.sider that dc- Dr. Fainvoathcr: It may have boon dur­


gun ns in this case it was a very dangerous thing?—It was.


fluences of that kind so that patients should not have a<*cess to a gun?—It is not usually desirable to warn every epileptic.


The danger is not necessarily always to


the patient. Otlicr people might he in danger. MTion a man in that condition has access to such a weapon as this it would be dangerous for anyone?—That has been known in a jiost-epileptic state, but it is so rare that it is not considered justifiable to restrict the activities of an opilcntic. Not for hlni'-elf, perhaps, but slionld not


the people with whom he lived be warned? Tliis man regularly used the gun.—1 was not aware of that. I am told he <lid. There wa.s always a


bettor to give people with whom they live some svarniiig?—Yes. I t happens so rarely, hut it would he a wise iirecautioii. The Coroner: Personally 1 always thought


there was some danger in these oases. Told He Would Not Get Better.


weather .‘^aid Wallbank bad regularly attended his snrger.v. When he was there throe weeks ago someone had told him Ho would never get bettor and he seemed de- pros-^ed.


In answer to Snpt. Elliott, Dr. Fair- II tried to dispel the depression


and tohl him he woidd improve. Snpt. Elliott: M’as he getting worse?—


Xab-viow, Dillington, father of dt'ceasod, said his son had suffered from ei>ileptio fits ftir three years. He had not siioktm much at home about his troubles, and was, in fact, rather silent about his troubles. Ho had been attemled by Dr. Fairweather since tlie condition began and lie had been scon hv a specialist in Manclicster. William lloskinson, labourer. Stakes


Yes, in spite of bigger doses of sedatives his fits were becoming more frequent. dames Wallbank. unemployed carter, I,


out of the house together, WalUiaiik going to the shippnii while he went to the stable. The gun was in its place in the rack as they went out. At 7-fiO Kvn Wilkinson, maul at the farm, called for him. slating tliat Wallhank had shot himself, M’e went with Mr. Parker, the farmer, to the orchard and saw Wallbank lying on the grass. His liead was lilown to pieces. Tlie gun ^yns King at his left side with the barrel faeing liis head. He picked the gun up and gave


Farm, said he slept in the same room as Wallbank. who got iip at a quarter to six on Tlnirsilay morning and at that lime appeared to ho quite all right.


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ceased was suffering from fits and he nhyays seemed to have them in the early morning. They “ palled” on together and had no


In reply to Snpt. Elliott, witness said ho ___ . Witness adde<l that ho ha<l known do- . , , , ,


danger ho might shoot >-omet)ne?—There was that danger. 1 am wondering whether it would not bo


Then where there was no control over a Should not people be warned against in­


had never .«ceii Wallbank use tlie gun. Ho himself had never used the gun and had only seen Mr. Ihirkcr use it.


Maid’s Discovery.


said slio was washing up in the kitchen about 7-0 a.m. on Thursday when she heard a hang whieh seemed to come from the direction of the orchard at the front of the house. About 7-00 .she went tlirough the orchard and saw Wallbank lying on the gra-s. She miticetl his head was covered with blood.


Eva Wilkin.son, maid at Stakes Farm,


Deceased got up at 5-15 but was .sent Imck to bed. Ho came <lownstairs again without speaking to her imt siie did not notice any­ thing amiss as he often did that. Siic did not. see him lake the gun out of the hmiso.


.She called for Mr. Ihukor.


witli tlie gun? Witness: Yes. He took it out on Wed-


The Coroner: Have you ever scon him


him use the gun provitmsly. hut on Wednes­ day he took the cartridges from the drawer in* the sidclmard where they were kept.


mxlay afternoon to shoot a rat. M’itncss added tliat she had never seen


to the farm Imt wlnm he had been there two vears ho liegan to have fit'. When he ha<l his first lit he sent for the <loctor. On several occasions lie had boon off work ns a result of his condition.


lie iiad employed Wallbank for five years, lie was in goud licaltli when he first came


James Parker, fnrnu:r. Stakes Farm, saiil


saw deceased alive was 7-0 on M'odncsda.v when he was sitting in tlie kitehen ami appearc<l to lie all riglit. On 'rii\irs<lay morning he heard his three farm men got iq) Imt later heard Wallbank go back to bed. The maid knocked at his door and told him de<*cased liad gone hack to bed and he got up to assi>t with tlio milking. M all- iiank Inui his permission t«i go hack to bed if he was not feeling well. When he was snmmmied to the orchard by the maid he fnnmi Wallliank lying on the grass ami the toj) of his head was tu'arly Mown off. Ho found there was one discharged eart- ridge in the gun and one live one. He did not hear the shot and had iioyor heard Wallliank threaten to take his life. 11\ answer to tlie Coroner, witness said


'Ihe hi't lime ho


deceased was a quiet decent hoy and a good, sober workm.:m. The Coroner returned a verdict that


epileptic condition. Road Mishaps.


niglit with lier sjstor, Miss Mary Xewhonld, of Hawdlands Farm, was crossing the road, witli her head down on account nf the fierce hail storm, when she collided with a motor ear driven b.v Horace Aldren. licensee of the King (Jenrge and Po.val Hotel. Ilacnp. The vonng lady .sustained severe cuts on tlio left *cheek and over the right eye and was treated by Dr, Pichards,


TTnrr.viiig to Low Moor Chnrcli on Sunday


were concerned in an .accident at Barrow 0*1 .Sunday night and all of them sustained hrnises and suffered from shock. .About S-0 i).m. Ivlgar Edwards, 0. Tulkelh-nvenue, was riding a pedal cycle accompanied by Edward Ijawrcnce. of fil. AVimKor-avemie,


Three Ashton-on-IHbble pedal (\vclists


when a motor ear witli a trailer atta(|hod, overtook them as they were passing a *bns. Lawrence was thrown from his machine and in falling rollidod with Edwards, who in turn collided with Henry William Lawrence, of .‘H, Wiudsnr-avonne, brother of the other evelist, who was riding in the rear. All three were tlirowii into the road and sustained cuts and bruises, but after atten­ tion were able to proceed borne.


pedal «’yclisi« were involvc<l in an accident in Loworgale, Clithoroe. and one of them, George Swarbri(*k. of 10, King-hpie, fractured his right collar bone. Swarbrick. who was proceeding out of^ King-lane into Lowergate. eame into collision witli Alfred Wilson, labourer, of .Abbey Lodge, AMialley, and George Cliff, labourer, of 17, Old^ Pow, Parrow, near Whalley, who were riding in tlije direction of Duck-street. All three eyollsls fell from their machines, hut Swar- brick remounte<l and j)rocecdcd to his work, During the morning, however, he had to leave Ins work and go to Dr. Cooper s surgery for attention. Cliff sustained a enroll his forehead ami iniured liis left arm, wliilo AVilsnn sustained Jinjnries to threo fingers of his left hand and bruised his loft thi«.rli. Tliey were attended to by two ambniaiico men who live in the iieiglihonr-


On Friday morning, about 7-20, three hood.


tree was common among primitive peoples as far hack ns tradition and history go, and it is referred to in the literature of *dl ancient civilised nations.


MEN DESCENDED FROM TREES Pelicf in the descent of mankind from a


that the liiiinan race sprang irom the oau and the ash. In ancient Greece and Pome the idea of tree parcnt.ago was popularly held; it finds frequent expression in iho satire of Juvenal and Virgil’.s -Encid, Certain Greek families claimed descent from special trce.s. For example, the Pejo- pidoe from the plane tree, and the family* of Phoronous from the ash.


The Scandinavian Edda plainly stales


naturally associated witli trees that i.io most familiar or are most highly regarded in the district. Thii> the natives of tho Pliilippines ;belicvcd that mankind was de.sceiidcd from a large cant with two joints —man from one joint and woman from tho other. The Tamnnaqnas of South .America iiavo a tradition that tho date palm was the original parent of the human race.


In other parts of the world the belief is


deceased shot himself during a lit of de pressjon prohalily resulting from !ii^


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GRANTS FOR VILLAGE CHILDREN’S FURTHER EDUCATION?


COUNTY COMMITTEE STILL WANT TO CLOSE R IM InGTON SCHOOL.


John Pright began his udiieation, and where there is a desk bearing his initials, was referred to at a meeting of Howland Education Sub-Committee, on Monday, Mr, J , M'.atsoii (chairman of Newton Parish Council) said that when the school was closed more than 20 .vcai*' ago a grant was in operation entitling children in Newton to the benefits of higher c<Incation.


Hardy, Headniast(*r of Clitheroe Grammar Srhool. iiKpiiring about the riiarity, and he hlmM‘lf was nni aware whether It was still being ojierated.


He had received a letter from ^Ir. f..


by the (,)nak?rs, ami when it was clos‘'(l certain prop4>rty was stihl and a jmrtion of tin* piiM-eisK, t:I5 a yrar. wa- >ct a-ide for tin* higher i<!ucati«)ii of elnldren residing in the civil parish of Newton. The trustees W(*n> nominees of llie (.Inakers’ Foundation.


The Clerk saiil the sehoo! was conti’ollod 'Jhe Friends’ School at Newton, where 's


authority which is above this Committee, I have known this Committee he stubborn ill an attempt to get the County authority til change its mind.


Tbc Clerk: AVhen dealing with the Comity LEAVERS


ing of Gislnii'ii School was a case in point, but the Committee would do all in its power to keep the school open.


In reply to Air. Klug-AA’ilkinson tho Clerk


said that if Pimington Scliool were chiseu there would he a considerable jinnneial saving.


chihlren were transferred to Gisbnrn School the stafif Wiiidd Iiavi* lo he ineron'od.


The Chairman: 1 do not see it.


is taking nioin'v out of one pocket to put into another.


If tho It


ajiprcciablc saving would work out in the long mil.


large the Gishnrn School if the Pimington children were transferred and the stalF would certainly have to he incroa‘^ed. Tlic saving would he swallowed up by the in­ creased expenditure over a nnmher of years.


do not know whotlier it would not work out as facts.


The (li>ens>ion tlnni closed.


sclmlarsliips. and lie 4(msider<(I the primary iiil4*ntioM of tlie fund was to help young people who had left school and want*‘il to follow up lln*ir ediieation at a technical school,


Mr. \Vat««)n >aid In* know <-a'Cs where


ehildron ha<l hi-on s«‘iit to the (I'rnnimar School at tdillienie through the fund, and In* want«*d t<i know whetlior it was >till possible to obtain gianf ' for tliat purpo>e.


the -clieme was at pn*s* nt operated. Rimington’s Distinction.


Tho Clerk undertook to inquire as to Itow


said it was quite sali'factiiry and Piming- ton Comn*il .School Inul retnrnci! a 1()0 p<*r cent, attendance. That might he bccau'C the scl’.ool had obtained a new lease of life. The atti-ndance was generally above !)0 p*u* cent., »‘xcept at .Sawley where there had been an epidemic of scnrh*t fever and AVaddington where tin* school Iiad been elosed for measles.


Hcpoi’tiiig upon attendanco, the C'lerk


for the wiring of CJi-hiirn .S<‘hool and hca«l- master's Inin.-e, was accepted.


A tender of the Elite Padio C’o.. Clitheroe, Rimington School.


considered it a funny thing that the West Uiding County authority could not aecejit


the opinion of the Hoard of Education and its Inspector.


^Ir. T. W. Hnlcock said they appeared


mulci'staiid that the word of the Hoard of Ktincation was final. The Clerk said tho A


the Howland Comihittcc acted too quickly, but had tho courage to retract and say the school was necessary.


“ Above a Joke.”


are going to go against the Hoard of Educa­ tion report and H.M. Inspector and also the opinion of tho District Committee and the District Council, 1 think it is above a joke.


The Chairman: If the County Council


niulerstand that the jm^ition at Pavthornc is more or loss on the same footing as Pimington. Tho Clerk said the position was very


ro>igning that gave the authority the oiiportunity. .Air. Kiiig-AA’ilkinson: 1 am given to


similar. Air. King-AA*ilkin=on: Tliey wanted to


elo'C Hiinington, >vhy not Paythorne? The Chairman: I think you had better


nii>tross left to-morrow from Paythorne tho qno*ition would arise. Put we do not want to hasten it. The Clerk added that the County must


leave well alone. The Clerk: I can a^^suro .von if the hoad-


be given credit for fooling that on paiier tliey had got a good case. Tliey had not left the District Committee in the dark as to tlieir intentions. Tlio Chairman: I am in tho dark. think the Ivlncation Committee at A’aUo-


fiold have got some means of tr.ving to change tho minds of the Hoard of Educa­ tion.


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I might ho mistaken. Autocratic and Stubborn.”


Mr. Piilcock: I think tlieir attitude is aulocratic and stubborn.


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continued to tho oinl of her time as teacher at Pimington I suggest the scliool would have rmnained ojien. The Clerk: It was tho fact of Miss Hurst


Mr. King-AA'ilkinsoii: Had Miss Hurst It is about time wo gave up.


it a pity that the' members of the Com- niittoe could not let well alone. The Hoard of Ednc.ation would be in an awkward jiosi- tion if they had agreed tho school was necessary and then a lower power did not take their deeision but merely asked for llioir reasons. ^Ir. Huleu<*k sai«l they had licon given to


Innl nppealc4l against tlio d«*cision of tho Hoard, nhose last word was final. Mr. A


A’est Hiding anthoril.v A’atson said that in the first place


to have estal)lis!n*d a dictatorship at Wakeiield. .Mr. H. King-AVilkinson said he considered


AVcst Hiding C'ounty antliorily >tating that they were asking the Hoard of Education for the reasons for their decision with regard to Pimington .School, which is to be allowed to remain open. The Chairman (Hcv. J . Hesloji) said he


The Clerk read a notification from tlic The scheme did not actually award


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])ortaiiee of correct shoe fitting of young, tender, growing feet, and liow many of tlic aer|uircd foot tronliles now so prevalent had their origin in early years ; now wc will endeavour to give proof of tin's state­ ment.


A clnld's foot may lie likened t o a delicate


piece of growing mcclianism, tlie frame­ work (i.e.. tlie liones) being little more tlian gristle. It is continually changing, growing, maturing. Correct slioes aid and protect, wliilst incorrect sliocs liinder and, a.s likely as not, injure. If a cliild cannot walk naturally with comfort, then it instinc­ tively endeavours to walk so as to avoid discomfort, and so some delicate part of the anatomy of tlie foot is abused, strained and injured. A liealtliy, robust cliild is seldom still, f t jumps, romp.s, contorts itself in all .sorts of natural and unnatural ]io.sitions, and tlie feet have to take all the .strain.


Take, for instance, a child jiimphig off a


wall in a ]iair of short shoes. The shock of alighting on the ground is thrown directli' on the delicate bone struct lire of the toes ; or in tlic case of a slioe loose and noii- .supportiiig in the arch, then on the arch of the foot. Something, maybe something counted too trivial to worry about, is put wrong, in wliicli case it grows and matures as it lias licen ’ put You parents, wlicn buying slices for your


cliildicn, may say to tlie sliopman, " Please make sure tliey are big enougli,” and wlien you SCO


a wide slioe witli a broi«l toe you


may be sure it is rigid, yet tlic cliances are that siicli a .slioe is notliing more than a mere foot-cover.


You may ask, " Wliat make or brand of


slioe sliould I buy in order to make sure tliey will be riglit i " You cannot lie sure tliat any make or brand of shoo will be right; you can only rely on the knowledge and integrity of those to whom yon entrust the fitting of tlie sliocs. It is n matter of correct .shoe fitting all tlie time. Unfor­ tunately, an e.xpensive slice can be as incorrectly fitted as can a cheap one, and with the same unfortunate results.


We have spared neither time nor money


in order to ecpiij) otirsclvcs to deal aele- quatcly witli tliis problem. .-Vn X-ray macliine (wlicreby yon and we can see tlie feet as tliey stand in the shoes) is an cssen- ,^ial part of our fitting equipment.


Our cliildren’s slices, as we fit tlicm, may


co.st a little more, yet tliat “ little more,” far from being wasteful extravaganee. is, as jiroved by results, wise and true eeonomy. The shoes wear longer, kceji their shape better, and ensure the welfare of the feet.


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