The Washington times., 1925-06-27
DONALD LOWRIES STORY Back N REs22=V
New and Amazing Serial Describes in Detail One Mans
Long But Losing Battle for Freedom, AS Told
) By Himself

INSTEAD OF being stabilized by
his and other remarks of conf
dence paid me, became n ore
dissolute in my private life. The
proximity Of Madden's saloon
and the excellent liquors served
there drew me more and moro
The senior Madden was a New
Highlander and regarded the sa-
loon business as one In which
dignity and decency were iplpor-
tant. Scores Of times he refused
politely, but firmly, to sell me
another drink, advising me TO go
upstairs and go to bed. That
was his policy-and a good one
but in my case it proved disas-
trous.
Bonded Goods.
I developed the habit OF stop
ping in at Madden's when on
my way to work in the morning
and getting a quart bottle OF
bonded goods, which ]. would send
up to my room by the japanese
bondsman. Joe. the junior Mad
den, was on duty mornings, SO
the old man knew nothing OF this
custom. Whenever, at night,
Madden, senior, advised me to go
TO bed would promptly do so,
knowing that had quart OF
booze awaiting me. He thus got
the impression that ! was sensi.
BILE in the matter Of drink and
grew to like me very much. as ]
liked him and his son.
It was thus that became
''bottle drinker." the kind OF a
drinker so prevalent in these boot
leg days. A bottle drinker is q
thousand times worse than a bar
or table drinker.
That fall and early winter I
developed the habit Of consuming
half or three-quarters Of quart
OF whisky after going to bed and
falling into a drunken sleep.
When I awoke each morning I
had only to reach out and get
the bottle for an EYE opener"
The morning drink would ''set
me up and by the time I had
bathed and. dressed and got down
stairs I would be just right for
the gin fizz sometimes two
Joe knew would call for and
that he knew how to mix just
right.
always arrived at the office
''Iit up" frequently without
breakfast, and Carl Hoffman. the
city editor. because Of my conse-
Quent inefficiency and stupidity,
gradually worked me down from
real newspaper work to duties
little above those Of an office
boy. In other words. became
an object Of editorial charity,
tolerated only because I had done
good work IN the past and be-
cause they all hoped I would
'.pulI out of It" and do good work
again.
A Set Down.
felt my position keenly, but
for the life of me couldn't re-
sist excessive drinking. liked
Carl immensely and do yet AID
knew at the time that he was a
good friend. I had sense enough
70 realize that 1t was his job
to get the first edition to press
on time, and that no matter how
charitable he felt toward me- per-
sonally, he was forced to pass by
one who was unfit to produce
the work required for those who
could.
That Christmas. 1912, I spent
drinking-a vastly different Christ
mas from that of the previous
year. And all this time was
spending many hours at Jessie
Hayman's with Ruth, or across
the bay with Estelle. I was, in
short pretty well depraved and
without much principle.
On January 2, 1913, was par.
doned by Governor Johnson. re-
storing TO me the full rights Of
citizenship and giving me freedom
to go where wiIled and DO as I
pleased. OF course. the governor
knew nothing of my private life
and habits. He imagined, like
pearly everyone else, that I was
living q clean, normal life.
Give Yourself A Chance.
Ny drinking up to that time
had been, more or less. surrepti.
tious and cautious, but when the
pardon came felt that I must