The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
New and Amazing Serial Describes One
Mans Long But Losing Battle
for Freedom

and prominence in the political
and Near East campaigns, law
years, bankers, clubmen, judges
among them.
On the street / was continually
meeting persons l knew, many at
whom stopped for a word or two
of greeting. I felt as If / had
lived in Dallas for many years.
l was better acquainted there and
had attained a higher standing
than many OF the natives.
Then came the big crashi
1t came in a letter addressed to
Mildred from one of her college
chun1s to whom she had impaired
the news of her marriage and con-
siderable about me. This girl
worked at the main office OF the
Fox Film Corporation in New
York, and she congratulated NIL
dred on the new picture, just pro-
duced, in which Donald Lowrie
and Fremont Older are featured,
by name, in a big priosn story"
To say that I was upset is put.
ting it mildly. / was demoralized.
For weeks 1 had completely for
gotten / had ever been in prison,
nor had 1 given any thought to
the possibility Of exposure. had
built Up big reputation for my
self; my services were in demand;
was we'll on the road to bust.
ness success. No one, apparently,
knew of my past, save Dan
Fisher.
And now a motion picture, a
prison feature, in which my name
was given to the hero" was
about to be shown. 1t would, of
course, come to Dallas. The name
was not common, yet / had made
l. more or less prominent again.
Ii was inevitable that my identity
would be established. would be
ruined. People would resent my
having won their confidence and
intimate friendships on false
premises" knew human nature
well enough to realize that.
AS look back now over the
tragic years can see that /
exaggerated-that / should have
made the impending disclosure an
incentive to greater effort and
endeavor. But at the time it
Frustrated me, and also Mildred.
We discussed it With bated breath
until it assumed the proportions
Of a complete catastrophe. We
sent and got the Literature con-
corning the picture. There 1t was:
Donald Lowrie, ex-convict, after
ten years in dungeon" and
Fremont Older, nationally
known newspaper editor"
1.-The most astounding prison
story ever told!' The stuff was
so yellow that the circular seemed
jaundiced. / threw it from me in
disgust. Mildred was all but. in
tears.
well have to pull up stakesr'
/ declared bitterly. Its my own
fault. I should have put a sign
on myself the day we came here.
That would have been better. l
can't stand the comedown now,
and Southerners, with all their
good traits, are hopelessly narrow
minded on a thing like that. They
will consider it q breach Of their
Southern honor You will be cut
and Inundated az well. Besides,
you are not in good health. Wen
just pack up and 60 to California
I'm known there-known for just
what / am. 1 can get started
again and have lots Of good
friends. Let's get out Of here as
soon as we can"
Its terrible" agreed Mildred.
~ really don't feel equal to go
ing through with such an ordeal
myself. Besides, there's Donnie.
Yet, do believe we could over
come it-live it down, anyway"
Her face frightened. why don't
you talk to Dan Fisher? See
what hes thinks about it. And
maybe there's some way to stop
the picture. You didn't give
them permission to use, your
name. You'll have a suit for
damages against them for ruin
ing you. Let's talk it over with
Dan first"