Evening journal., 1919-10-14
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Literary Digest Answers
Strikers by Inventing
Plate Process.
METHOD CAN NOW
BE USED BY DAlLlES

NFW YORK, Oct ii.-Wllllam 5.
Woods. editor-in-chief OF lhe Literary
Digest. said yesterday that so far as
mat publication Is concerned The print
ei.s' strike IS q matter Of no great mo-
mcnl A way has been discovered by
which iho Digest viii appear with the
s,ne regularity in The future as in the
past ihrougN means OF the typewriter
and the photographic plate
Mr. Moods produced a copy OF the
issue OF October rs, which is run on
from plates made from photographed
fypeVritten copy produced in the
editorial offices Of the Digest. II is
the nrsi attempt made by any maga-
zine or publication so far as Mr..
Moods Is aware, 10 issue an edition I'm
his way
I'VE are. Of course" said Mr. Woods,
hopeful OF an carly stabilzatlon In
NE printing industry, but to ms The
strike problem presents no menace.
We VIII continue 20 isue The Literary
Digest with The same regularity i'm the
Mture as in the past
"More0yer," said Mr. Woods. 81 am
ible 60 state That The typewriter man
ufacirlng companies In New York are
bow Experimenting with every assur-
ance Of success, on a key type that will
enable any newspaper on any other
publication, for that matter. 10 run Off
ils editions in newspaper body type OF
SIX eight, ten aud twelve points, and
'o set the heads. even The display ads
bv typewriter, at saving in time In
ihe composition OF the paper"
Next Friday the Literary Digest for
October IS will be on the streets Of
New York and the plbllc viii have an
opportunity 10 compare the NEW
style" Of composition with the regu-
lsrly printed issues OF that periodical.
Careful comparison between The print
ed and typewrliien issues shows that
ilie printed pages averaged 1928 words
IS against 1929 words IN the type
Nrltton photo plates used IN The com
ng issue. which starts Off with this
announcement:
"a magazine issued without type
sellors-as our cOmpOsltors and The
eomposilors employed In many other
offices i'm New York are taking Vaca-
ton In direct defiance OF the orders of
ilieir own union chiefs 10 return 90
work, it becomes necessary 10 issue
This number Of The Digest without
iiieir assistance. The an0mulOus print
ing situation IN New York was explain
ed in our issue Of October z.
How this number was issued with-
out compositors vii be readily under
stood by those familiar with modern
typographical practice. TO others il
Viii be an interesting puzzle. which we
viii not spoil as yet by explanation.
There Is one phase OF the experiment
however. That IS significant.
As siern necessity IS oflentimes the
mother of invention, it Is possible i'm
ills age or maryels that the whole
future Of magazine publication may
rNQiutionized by the elimination OF
Nhai has hitherto been its earliest
operaiion-ihe typesettlng The pres
emit departure will at least furnish a
basis for many experiments TO this
fnd.H
While giving no figures as 20 the
Gust Of issuing The Digest IN typewriter
plate. Mr.. Woods said that the expense
WAS merely a irine in excess or that in
the regularly printed editions The
corps Of iypisls print the matter in
vh9i is known 10 toe trade as 'fen-
point type. The copy is then reduced
TO eight point or regulation size type
in making the Photographic plates. The
drawing and photographs for the
various cuts in the issue were pasted
on The same sheet with the typed mat
Ter and made a part OF the photo plate.
Tic Workmanship Of the typists Mr.. \
Moods said, was perfect and the entire
t'copy' appears as clean as the regu-
lafiy printed issues Of the Digest