Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga achienda kunodzidza kutamba, Ferber akasiya zvirongwa izvi kuti abatsire kutsigira mhuri yake pazera remakore 17. Achirambidzwa kudzidza kutaura kwakanaka uye achifurirwa nenguva, Ferber akagumisa dzidzo yake yepamusoro ndokusiya Lawrence, achibva azoshandirwa pa"Appleton Daily Crescent" uye pakupedzisira pa"Milwaukee Journal". Akafukidza Kokorodzano Yenyika Yose yeRepublican ya1920 uye
1920 Democratic National Convention yeUnited Press Association munguva yake semutori wenhau.