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Minister and the Guests Felt When
Miss Gillespie Suddenly Stopped
Talking and Stayed as Dumb as the
Bridegroom Throughout the Entire
Wedding Ceremony.
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Important wordi of the nmrrlajte senrice, exactly an employed by Arthur
Shawl during hia ireddlns to Mtaa Gillespie. Declining to commit heraelf
to spoken words she promised to "love, honor and obey" him In the sal
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BY C. D. CRUDGINTON.
ceremony was continued through the
medium of the groomsman acting as
Interpreter. Every word the offl-'
elating clergyman ottered was trans
lated into the deaf and dumb lan
guage by the interpreter for the bene
fit Of the groom, a deaf mute, and also
for the . benefit of the bride, who
seemed insistent that the wedding be
oonducted in such a manner that her
husband-to-be would be able to under
stand every word of it.
When the clergyman asked her a
question she waited until It was re
peated in the sign language by the
Interpreter. Then she gave her
answer in the same sign language so
that the groom could understand
everything and her answer was re
peated orally to the minister by the
best man.
""Why did you insist on having the
wedding conducted in that way?' the
bride, now Mrs. Arthur Shawl, was
asked after the ceremony was ended.
"Why did you refuse to say 'Yes'
when the minister questioned you?"
"Simply because," was her very
womanly answer. Then she con
tinued: "My husband is a deaf mute,
but I am not as you observe. I want
ed things equalized. I wanted to put
myself right with him from the very
beginning of our wedded life. Be
sides, I love the silent language, as
the medium of conversation between
mutes is called. I use It more than I
do my own voice In conversation with
others, for I seldom leave the sphere
of the deaf mutes.
"I am more at home with them than
among the speaking classes. There
fore, I do most of my talking on irty
fingers. And I wanted to start our
married lite as we must keep it up
Mrs. Kellle Gillespie Shawl and her deaf mate hnsbnnd, Arthur Shawl. Although Mrs. Shawl can both speak and
hear aha refused to say one word from uefclnnlna- to end of the wedding ceremony.
during all the happy years to come
to start It with absolute equality and
perfect understanding between my
husband and myself, even though I
can speak and hear and he cannot."
Why She Refused to Speak.
"That la why I declined to answer
the clergyman's question- If I had
given my answer orally Arthur would
not have heard it. It is true that he
understands lip reading and by watch
ing the clergyman's lips and theft
mine he could have read the question
and also my answer, but I wanted to
be even surer than that. So I. be
came, for the time being, a deaf mute
and I didn't utter one word until after
we were married.
"The best man was there to act as
interpreter for Arthur only. I made
him interpret for me. also."
Then Mrs. Shawl laughed heartily
aa she continued: "But poor Arthur
nearly needed an extra set of hands
for one part of the ceremony. When
the clergyman slowly and solemnly
pronounced the words, 'With this ring
I thee wed,' the Interpreter repeated
the phrase on his fingers, and when
Arthur repeated what the Interpreter
had spelled out he was kept so busy
saying It with both hands that he had
to interrupt himself to place the ring
upon my finger at the proper time."
Wooed, Won, Wedded Without Words.
The wedding of Nellie Gillespie and
Arthur Shawl was the happy culmina
tion of a romance almost without
precedent. The bride was wooed, won
and wedded wlthput a spoken word.
It was a wedding without parallel, at
least in the history of the "silent col
ony" at Akron, O. In this unusual
I colony there are more than 700 deaf
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Ik the factory where she la employed Mr. Shawl acta aa Interpreter and adjudicator of disputes between the
deaf mutea and other workers.
mutes, men and women, mostly en-
gaged In the manufacture of auto mo- !
bile tlreti.
Naturally where deaf mutes are
employed In the same factory as ordi
nary workmen, and women, many or
ders have to be given in the sign
language or through the medium of
paper and pencil. And sometimes
there have been complicated misun
derstandings which necessitated -the
employment of an interpreter to
smooth out little differences and to
make everything connected, with the
work perfectly understandable.
That was Miss Gillespie's Job. Al
though born of parents who were both
deaf and dumb, she was possessed
of the full faculties of speech and
hearing. But the sign language came
to her a naturally as the human
voice. Arthur Shawl boarded at her
parents' home and there the romance
began.
Although she refuses to tell Just
how he proposed to her, Mrs. Shawl
has intimated to other speaking girls
in Akron that they never can appre
ciate Just how thrilling a proposal of
marriage can be unless they receive a
declaration of love in the sign lan
guage. , And those of ns who patronize the
movies and have watched screen ac
tors go through all the motions of a
proposal without a spoken word can
realize just how romantic and poetic
a deaf mute can be when he is in love.
Nothing is more Impressive, accord
ing to "Little Nellie," as Mrs. Shawl
is called, than to witness a "silent"
service where deaf mute girls sing
upon their fingers.
"If you; understand the silent lan
guage of the finger alphabet," she
states, "you will find it wonderfully
impressive to 'hear' a deaf mute girl
sing 'Nearer. My God, to Thee,' for she
Interprets the words and sentiments
of the song both in action and facial
expression and puts her whole soul
into her 'singing.'"
When the rumor that Miss Gillespie
was to be married spread through the
"silent" colony, great was the excite
ment through fear that she would
leave the factory. Their guide and
mentor would be lost to them.
Gloom changed to Joy when "Little
Nellie" wig-wagged the news that she
would remain with them for at least a
year and now the colony is happy
and contented again.
GOETHALS ANSWERS CHARGE
OF FAVORING GERMAN TRADE
Shipping, Board Intends Usinj? Only Surplus Tonnage on Teutonic
Routes Powerful Eritish Firms Already Closing Agreements.
O you take this man to be your
lawful wedded husband?"
Amid the painful and totally
unexpected silence that ensued, every
ey in the little church at Akron, O.,
turned wonderingly toward Miss Nellie
Gillespie, the bride, who stood motion
less at the altar with lips tightly
compressed, refusing to say one word.
She was dressed most becomingly
in a Charming wedding gown of
white, with orange blossoms that har
monized with the deep blue of her
eyes and the golden sheen of her hair.
At her aide stood the groom, Arthur
Shawl, whose wife she had promised
to beoome.
Only a few moments before the
redding ceremony began Miss Gil
lespie had been chatting gaily with
her attendants. There had been no
indication of an Impending hitch in
-the proceedings. If Miss Gillespie
had made up her mind not to go
through jw-ith the wedding ceremony
bv declining to answer such formal
questions as the minister was re
quired to put to her In the usual way,
she had not given any signs of it.
Everything had proceeded with
mootbnest until the very moment
when she had been asked if she
would take Mr. Shawl for a husband.
And at that point the bride sud
dently began to act as it she had
been stricken dumb.
The minister repeated the question
and still there was no answer. Miss
Gillespie was staring straight ahead.
acting as though she had not heard a
word. The groom was doing the same.
Others in the church began to feel
most uneasy. ,
Then suddenly, as If actuated by a
brilliant Idea, the best man stepped
to the side of the minister and began
in the deaf and dumb language to
translate the clergyman's question
into signs. He spelled out on hit
fingers in plain sight so that both
the bride and groom could see every
character:
"Do you take this man to be your
lawfully wedded husband?"
Miss Gillespie's look of abstract
disinterestedness changed Into a broad
smile the moment the groomsman
began. She watched his fingers spell
ing out the question and as soon as
it was completed ehe answered in the
same sign language:
"I do."
From, that point pa ths weddlng-
NBW TORK, May 8. General I
George W. Goethals, president
of the American Ship and Com
merce corporation, takes issue with
the objections raised by President H.
H. Raymond Of the American Steam
ship Owners' association, over the
prospect of turning over the government-owned
ships to Goethals' com- I
pany. Mr. Kaymond, who Is also
president of the Clyde-Mallory line.
charged that a subtle plot was
afoot to use American steamships to
build up German trade and then, he
said, place them on the scrap heap.
General Goethals' statement, which
challenges that of Mr. Kaymond. follows:
"The statement of the president of
the American Steamship Owners' as
sociation would appear to have been
made without a very -clear compre
hension of the situation.
"The question to be decided is
whether the opportunity to profitably
employ tonnage in trade between Ger
many and the United States. South
America and other parts of the world
shall be seized by American shipping
interests or by the foreign interests
who are more than ready to step into
the place left vacant by the elimina
tion of the German .steamship compa
nies. r "
"There is no question but that ship
ping facilities will be supplied the
German trade. Indeed, it is folly to
maintain that it is to the interest of
the world to deprive Germany of the
transportation facilities that are ab
solutely necessary to her survival
as a. nation which will be able to
meet the obligations ehe haa assumed
under the peace treaty.
"It is a matter of common knowl
edge that the powerful Ellerman &
Holt shipping interests in England
have already closed an agreement
with the Hamburg-American line to
take over that company's China
routes.
"The Royal Belgian Lloyd, a line
owned by Ae government of Belgium,
has made proposals in connection with
the River Platte eervice. A Chilean
company, administered by English
men, is bidding for the routes for
merly served by the Kosmoe line. A
Scandinavian group has submitted
similar proposals.
"All these contemplate the use of
the facilities and organization of the
Hamburg-American line and other
German companies. If these various
governments and companies feel the
necessity and advisability of entering
the German trade, one can readily dis
cern their objective.
"It is not easy to understand why
America, with the vast amount of
tonnage in her possession and with
every reason to do all in her power
to provide for Its editable employment
and the consequent building up of
her merchant marine, should not take
over as many of the lines formerly
operated by the German companies
as she is able to secure in competi
tion with other maritime nations.
"The latter will not overlook the
advantages which can be gained by
making use of the organization built
up by the German steamship compa
uiea as a result of 60 years' experl
enee in their trades. Tt would be the
height of folly for America to take
an opposite course.
"The shipping businees la interna
tlonal. No large shipping company
employs exclusively agencies of its
own nationality. The Hamburg-American
line, for example, owed its pre
war success largely to the selection
of agents native to the country of
their residence. The Idea that Ameri
can shipping companies must. In or
der to be successful, maintain Ameri
can agencies abroad, is a new thought
and Vot at all in keeping with suc
cessful shipping management as con
ducted In the past.
"Stress has been laid upon the al
leged undeslrability of providing Ger
man exporters with transportation fa
cilities in competition with the Ameri
can exporter. It would be an insult
to the Intelligence of the United States
shipping board to believe forjone mo
ment that it would consider a prop
osition that would deprive the Ameri
can exporters of facilities in order
to take up the German trade.
"It is obvious that the shipping
board has no intention of employing
other than its surplus tonnage to take
up the old German trade routes.
Branch Banks Opened.
MONTREAL, Que. Fifty-two
branches of Canadian banks were
opened in the month of February,
distributed amongst the following
bahks: Merchants, 4; Union, 6: Royal,
IS; Standard. 3; Hochelaga, 5; Pro
vinciate, 4: Sterling, 2; Dominion, 3;
Hamilton, S; Nova Scotia, 2; National,
S: Commerce, 5.
PORTLAND'S BACK LOTS USED
TO BE BOYS' HEADQUARTERS
Youngsters of Today Have Many Advantages Unknown to Youth
Who Grew Up in City Just Few Short Years Ago.
Chinese Aviators Want Syndicate,
EDMONTON. Alta. A Chinese stu
dent from Saskatoon Is forming a
syndicate here to promote Chinese fly
ing in Alberta. He has purchased a
Curtis training plane and will attempt
the flight from Saskatoon here. He li
I the first graduate from the Chinese
' school.
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sters are allowed to bathe under the
right supervision, and here they learn
11 manner of new stunts and the
correct methods of handling them
selves In the water.
It's a far remove from the times
of the past but a much better system
and parents do not fear for their off-'
spring, as was the case Under the
other plan of management. It Is the
exception for a boy to play hookey
from school to go swimming with the
gang on an all-day party, but the
tendency to learn to spit through the
teeth is not likely to ever die. Though
many of the youngsters have been
taught the evils of cigarette smoking,
and it used to be considered the most
horrible of crimes, and few firms
whose heads are now regular chim
neys when it comes to this practice
cared to have a cigarette smoker in
their employ, yet many youngsters
will learn this summer, as did the
boys of the past generations, the for
bidden pleasure of smoking corn-silk.
Vacation, Time Due Soon.
From generation to generation it
seems as if the boys yearn after the
same dissipations. Vacation time Is
coming next month, the enforced pe
riod of staying In school when a fel
low could be so much better em
ployed outdoors , on the present
springy days . ill-- then Come to an
end. It used to be that most of the
little fellows whose parents could
not afford the trip to the beaches or
mountains had to spend their summer
In the city and get their summer sport
i In the city or nearby hills. Now they
find many advantages that their fath
ers did not posses, for organized clubs
and associations will take them to a
regular boys' camp, with all the sport
that is bo badly needed, carefully
guard them and supervise their out
ing, see that they come In contact
with only the proper influences and
give them the best of good times, all
at the minimum cost. This makes it
possible for the growing boy to get
out and make a strong, healthy fellow
cut of himself. It should show results .
In the future of America, with a better
race of men.
Vagabond chaps are going. Clad in
overalls, playing with the gang, act
ing tough and imitating questionable
man models seem to be passing the
way. of many more enjoyable, because
not wholesome, practices. America to
day has had to stop grown-ups from
doing things that injured themselves,
and the tendency is to help the fel
lows that are growing up to a better
future. Huckleberry Finn and Peck's
Bad Soy will live as figures of Juve
nile romance, but their counterparts,
unless in remote sections of the coun
try, will be increasingly difficult to
locate.
Freight Cars Are Ordered.
FORT WILLIAM, Ont. Three thou
sand freight cars for the Canadian
Pacific railway have been ordered
from the Canadian Car & Foundry
company, the manager announces.
These will be built at the rate of 50
per day and necessitate the engage
ment of an additional 1600 men with
a prospective payroll of $275,000 per
month. The new order will be com
menced in June.