The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
LAWSON IS DUMB
Author of sFrenzied Finance
Has Lost His Voice.
From Too Much Speaking at
X. G. and Ottawa.

Kansas City, July 1O.-Thomas w.
Lawson is in Kansas City voiceIess. He
is temporarily a mute because of the
strain put upon his vocal organs by
his speeches of Friday night at the
Knife and Fork club banquet here
and at the Ottawa Chautauqua Sat
urday. There is a possibility that Mr..
Lawson will have to abandon a part or
all of his remaining speaking dates
on account of his disability, but Mr..
Lawson and his physician, DIR. J. E.
Logan of this city, do not believe that
such a necessity will arise. Absolute
quiet has been prescribed for Mr.. Law
lson-an order which he is reluctantly
/ obeying.
| Because he could not talk he wrote
the following for a Kanass City paper:
What have [ found in Kansas and
| Missouri? That is a question. / have
already found two things and lost one,
and L have been in the west but three
days. I find that knives and forks in
| Missouri are used to carve hypocrisy
and puncture shams; that in Kansas
| the Square Deaf plant blooms for all
with the sturdy stalk of open-handed
| friendship and the leaf of sympathy
long and wide enough to protect the
stranger from hurricane.
"P. S.-If you hear of anyone find
| ing an old fashioned Boston voice, it is
mine. I remember having it with me
| Friday night at the Knife and Fork
/ club and missed it yesterday at OF
tawa. 1t was hardly valuable enough
| to bother about but 1 am quite fond
/ of it on account of old associations. If
anyone should bring it into your office.
| inform them, please, that 1 will be
very glad to pay a fair reward if it is
next at Fairbury, Neb., or the day fol-
flowing at Missouri Valley, Ia, after
which time they can send it to me,
care of Governor johnson. st. Paul,
or Albert Lea, MINI.
| THOMAS w. LAWSON"
DR.. Logan said if Mr.. Lawson obeys
orders he will be able to speak at
F'airbury, Neb., tomorrow, as he is
scheduled to do.
Talked Out His Voice.
"Mr. Lawson has simply strained his
voice to such an extent that the
muscles of his larynx refuse to work, ;"
said DR.. Logan. '"The muscles are
tired out; and, in addition, Mr.. Lawson
| expected that man unaccuStOmed to
public speaking as Mr.. Lawson is
should have worn out his voice by
two such efforts as that of Friday
cia1ly as the last speech was delivered
in the open air on raw day and to a
large crowd. 1 think that two days
| of rest will restore his voice to its
natural condition
| Mr.. Lawson returned to Kansas
I City unexpectedly, his coming being
| made imperative by the necessity of
Iseeking medical attention.
| 1t had been Mr.. Lawsons purpose to
remain in Ottawa yesterday and attend
the ChautauQua services, but a council
was held in his private car after the
conclusion of the speaking Saturday
night, and the members of his party
Ioverruled him and decided that he must
come to Kansas City and consult a
throat specialist. AS soon as the car
] reached Kansas City a carriage was
called and the Boston man was taken
to DR.. Logan's office for treatment.
Mr.. Lawson's orders from his ply
stefan were that he must not only re-
frain from trying to talk. but that he
must not smoke. Being thus condemn
ed to a dull day, he passed the time
working on the next installment of his
jstory for Everybody's Magazine.
He Still Writes.
The truth of the musty adage of the
i'll wind and its beneficent qualities was
appreciated by John OH. Cosgrave,
editor of Everybody's Magazine, who is
travelling with Mr.. Lawson in the lat
ter's private car. The i'll wind in this
case is the dumbness that has befallen
Mr.. Lawson because of the strain he
has put upon his voice.
For the last yaer it has been Mr..
CoSgraVe'S somewhat difficult task to
prevail upon Mr.. Lawson to prepare
the copy for each months installment
of "Frenzied Finance" That this has
not been the easiest of assignments Is
shown by the fact that Mr.. Cosgrave
gave up his editorial position, temper
arily, year ago and took quarters in
Boston as near as possible to Mr.. Law
son, the object being that he might be
close to the broker and prevent such a
catastrophe as Everybody's going to
press without chapter of the STORY.
Since this trip began Mr.. Cosgrave's
troubles have increased at compound
interest rates. With SO much to diver
| HI 7 .5a1o +T1ea y
ever his literary task. Mr.. Lawson is
wrapped up in his exposure of tbs
System" but he dislikes the drudgery
. of writing and he is inclined to put of
, the duty as long as possible. Writing
the long articles that appear monthly il
Every bodys Magazine is no easy under
taking, as all Of it is done by Mr.. Law
son himself with a pencil. He has triee
| to dictate to a stenographer, but wheI
he does so the style that is distinctive
! of his articles is lost.
Mr.. Cosgrave has had an especial!
hard time this month so that it wa.
with something akin to satisfaction tina
he viewed the prospect of Mr.. Lawsoni
enforced period of inactivity and quiet
) He urged that Mr.. Lawson might pas!
the time more quickly if engaged il
writing.
Mr. Lawson finally succumbed, bu
not until he had tried a clever but in
effectual plan to escape from his task
master. Before the start was made TO
: LIZ. Logan . OiiiSC wi. A-c"SOAA a.0u
3 hasty, scrubbed conversation with hi
son, Arnold, and the latter soon disap
! peared.
When Mr. Lawson, accompanied b.
: his secretary, Mr.. insolvency, and 9th
err members of his party, reached tn
physicians Office DR.. Logan drew MI
McSweeney to one side and displayed
!, note which he asked to haxe explained
The note read:
D MY Dear Doctor-When call on yoI
4 I would suggest that you prescribe 70
my complaint entire rest from all men
tai and physical exercise.
THOMAS w. LAWSON"
DR.. Logan ordered Mr.. Lawson not t
smoke and here. again, Mr.. Lawso
y thought he saw a loophole. He declare
| +J,af If wac ironoSsihIe for him To writ