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P lains « D aily VOL- i . NO 1. WHITE PLAINS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. price S e C i MAGNIFICENT DUPLEX WEB PERFECTING PRESS INSTALLED BY DAILY ARGUS MODERN AND COSTLY FIFTEEN TON MACHINE PUT IN TO PRINT WHITE PLAINS POPULAR PAPER PROGRESS DEMANDS IT! PKINTS, PASTES, TIUMH, FOEDS AND COUNTS 6,000 COMPLETE PAPERS EVERY HOUR IT RUNS — DAILY ARGUS READERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CALL AX .TUB UmCK.ANB W IN, OPERATION —BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WHITE PLAINS ARGUS AND ITS GROWTH. \The White PJains Dally Argue is the offspring of The White Plains Argue, which le etlll published week ly every Tuesday aftdruoon . Its first issue was on December 8, 1899, as a%6ur-page. six-column publication, being -‘ run ” on a coun try Babcock press installed (or that purpose . ^ The first publication was in the Albro block, Railroad avenue, where Oscar Levy now conducts a gents' furnishing store. Then the power used was a crank handle propelled on the first lasue bf Truant Officer Jamee McLougblin. The snow was falling fast and night fall was rapidly casting Its shadows over all when, the hustling newsboys announced the 1 It tie sheet s ‘ b!Hh- . .......... . ■ ------ r-* •\ It proved to be a lusty youngster from the first, and although its edi tor and proprietor never, since the day of Its first issuance, solicited a aubscribor, it rapidly grew In circu lation and Influence. Several enlarge' mente .followed, and with these en- largementa came the dispensing with roady-eet matter and the birth of a truly local sheet. In its first issue it predicted for White Plains a community of city proportions In 1906, and this predic tion has been fully verified . It has ever advertised White Plains and Its advanoement. Im provements have always found in Tho Argus a fnond. Financial conditiona several years ago operated against The Argus be ing made a dally publication. But during the past year, however, pur suant to a promise made our read ers a year ago, great advancements have been made In the mechanical outfit, so that to-day wo have two linotype machines and a magnificent Duplex Web Perfecting press on which to run out In a more up-to- date manner tho popular White Plains publication . THE DUPLEX PRESS. With the introduction of tho Du plex Stationery Flat-Bed Wob-Per- fectlng Press In 1891, a unique and exceedingly Important advance was made In the printing world. It was one of those Instances, notable in the history of mechanical arts. In which an urgent and universal need, con stantly becoming more and more THE DAILY ARGUS ’ NEW $6,750 PRESS . MOW IT WORKS. Technically the Duplex proas la known aa'a “ Flat-Bod ” “ Web-Feed- eaa. It. Is a flat-bed prosu be- caiiae the type forma from which the paper Is printed rests on flat bgds* By the terra “ Web-press ” Is meant that the paper used Is a continuous' web of paper being fed from a hugo roll and not from sheets. And the term ‘ Terfectirfg ” press means that & 4 ierfect paper Is printed In a single operation, complete In every detail. It will print at one time either four, six or eight pages of six or seven columns, cut, pasted, folded and counted automatically delivering the constantly outgoing web, while'the paper between these two looping rollers remains station ery In^Its path of travel during the any number- of. AUiga afr y~ be -eaet time It la being printed upon by the from It automatically. Matter is kept two Impression cylinders. HOW PRINTING IS DONH. Immediately after the impressions are taken, and tho printing is done n the cylinder's In their travel in oiher direction, that portion of the web which has boon printed Is moved forward the proper distance to bring sufficient black paper for the next im pression, or the printing of the next paper. After ttyJ printed we b or P a- per leaves the upper equalizer rol THE MAGHIIflC' The machine contalfia as funda mental elements several hundred brass matrices. Each matrix constats of a flat plate having in one edge a series of teeth which are used, as hereinafter explained, for distribut ing the matrices to their proper Mitct *wi- P ,acGB th ® magazine-a< the ma- It la a Bolid substantial structure, lure. It.ls slit by a revolving cutter ch!\\ ' rh , er9 ?''° .!? iJSflSilnVu'th i\ weighing ST.fiOO pounds. It rests op-' rhtoU^^', e-uofi''part'c.ofitatfilhg' ™prXu, • • •• four pages In the case of an eight- 8n<1 “ ls0 D1Rtrlc \ a , pre * ’ on solid brick walls, to avoid vibra tion, with a pH three and a half feet deep, under it to enable the press man to obtain access to all parts for cleaning and oiling. The large roll from which the pa per Is unwound is from four to five miles In length when placed in the machine, and is the necessary size to print a four, six pr eight page news paper, as desired. Ttye roll for an eight page paper is seventy Inches long and weighs about 1,000 pounds. “ THREADING UP. The process of running tlje paper through the machine is (called “ threading up. ” The paper is start ed from the roll passing two or throe “ Idlers ” into the feed tapes, thenoe through the lower beH, where the first Impression is made, then up and through the upper bed, where the last impression is made, there being three dr four forms on each bed, thus printing all six er eight pages of the Daily Argus at once. From the printing end of tho press it passes on to the* folder, where it Is cut, folded and counted arid ready for tho carriers and the mails READY IN A PEW MINUTES. The work of putting the six- eight forms on the press and locking them in place for printing consumes less th^n ten minutes, ami the press is then ready to ^egin work. The power is turned on, the lever, is pulled, the machinery of the press moves and the paper passes on It: ay through the press coming back met by the means of |to*the same emj of the preaa from pressing, was supplying it long sought in vain At the present the Duplex press represents the latent and boat devel opment of mechanical skill and genius as applied to printing ma chinery andain almost every knows » it. types are dlssenllnatlug in formation ; from Paris. \Ffitjce where tho foreign edition of the New York Herald goes out to its readers , from a press sltfillar to that which prints these lines, to Valpariso de Chile, where a second Duplex has lately been erected to help In spread C ld-T the news. Working easily, yet with a sug- atlon of power in every movement, -- - ■ printing press that L manufnrturea Is a thing of beauty V — Dally Argus Is Justly proud of CAN PRINT 6,000 AN HOI •aS>ld It Is to secure tho more rapid prlnt- V of the papers that the Duplex as Is Just Installed . With a cap- y of 6.0UU papers per hour, this as can easily have the papers all dy for the carriers and malls forty lutes after the start Is made. 1A hg this. It makes It poslhslo to \the papers to subscribe™ at an which It started, printed on both sides, cut, pasted, counted and fold ed, ready for delivery to the read ers. The process of printing In this machine takes place altogether In one end of tho press. Here are situated the two horizontal bods already men Moving backward aad forward over these beds are two impression cyl inders, mounted upon reciprocating cross-beads and carrying rollers to guide the web and Inking rollers; the prods prints a newspaper with every half revolution of the driving wheel half the page being printed on the lower bed while the paper Is passing to the right, and half on the upper bed as the web passes around to ward the (older. There Is thus left an interval tor the ink to dry between the Inwretuilon on a given paper of the lower cylinder and that of the upper . A MOST IXGKNIUS DEVICE. A most Ingenious device of t..e. press, which makes It a more remark able Invention tflan the rotary stere otype presses, la the equalizing mech anism by which a portion of the web page paper, or one part of four and one of two pages of .a six page pa per. It then passes Into the folder by means of tho latest Improved angle bars, where - it is folded,' cut, counted, and pasted. It then passes og to the- third folder, wheru tho mere pressing of a buttoh will give either the third or fourth folds, as desired; the papers then drop Into the \packer box,\ all completed and ready for the mall clerk and carriers. CHANGE OF SIZE. To change from a four to a six or eight-page paper, no extra attach ments whatever are necessary . It is done by simple changing tho size of the paper roll and the arrangement of the forms upon the beds of the press. This elasticity of capacity will enable tho Daily Arjus to vary In Its size, if It desires, ’ In acordance with the pressure of news and ad vertlslng upon its columns,. The growth of the Argus' circula tion and advertising, prospective, as well as past, being duly considered, the decision wgs to install a machine at once with a capacity to print on both sides at a speed of 6,000 per hour — turning them out pasted and folded In readiness for the distribu tion to the readers. Hence the Du plex was purchased. It Is easily the best, strongest, swlfest, simplest In construction and most satisfactory in Its work — of all the presses of Us size. Only one style of press Is faster — the compli cated and immense machines such as are used to print the largest city dajlles. But over these presses the Duplex has the great advantage 'of printing from the type directly, while for the others, stereotyije plates from the forms must be made. standing at the mors cost of type metal. and also matrices representing spec ial, characters, and spaces or quads of definite thickness for use In tab ular work, etc. WHITE PLAINS IN GAY COLORS The 225th Foundation of Town ’ s Settlement Appropriately Celebrated This Afternoon™ BANDS OF MUSIC HEAD PARADBRS — — o- --------- — — jr . : Speeches at Memorial M. E. Church and St. John ’ s Hall at 3 F*. M. To-Day of being distributed like type, are simply re-melted into linotype metal. When a line of matrices is once set, > t o n - L ung iBland Sound, tiro tramp White Plains is decked in national colors to-duy. From house tops, cornices, windows, etc., Old Olory U'floating to the breeze, crowds are assembifd on th«- streets, and mar tial music is floating through space carrying with It the sound of pa triotic airs. The booming of can non, too, indicate that something unusual is on. Friends from afar are greeting friends of other days with hearty salutations .and hand-shakes, and ringing bells are sending forth their peals of. exaltation arid huzza! Our leading citizens are engaged in entertaining invited official guests from cytr neighboring town of Rye The machine Is so organised that on manipulating the finger keys it/ An noH still bp. able to nnon for late news, with all THE LINOTYPES. For the beneflt of those who have never availed themselves of the op portunity to call and Inspect the Argus ’ Morgenthalor Llntotypes, we herewith append a brief description of these truly wonderful machines The Linotype I* not a type-setting maphlue. On the contrary, It Is de signed to do away with ordinary type, and with composition and dis tribution. it Is a machine controlled by flpger keys, like a twp.wrlter, which creates now typo matter as de manded, ready for tfio press or stere- otyplpg table, to be onerf used, ordin arily, and then melted down . Instead at producing single type characters, it casta type metal b»™ or slugs each complete In one piece and having on the upper edge, properyl Justified, the characters to print a line. These selects the matrices In tho order which they are to appear In print, and' assembles them In lino, aide by side, with wedge-shaped spacers or Justlfiers In the line between the words. This series of assembled mat rices forms a line matrix, or. In other words, a lino of female type, adapted to piold or form a line of raised printing characters on a slug wJMch Is cast against them. After the mat rix line is composed as described, It Is automatically transferred to tho face of a Blotted mold, into which molten metal Is delivered against tho matrices, after which the matrices are returned and distributed In tho magazine, to be again composed In new relations for succeeding lines, and the slug is ejected Into a galley, Behind the mold there la a metllug pot, heated by a fin mo from a gas burner, and containing a constant supply of molten metal. The pot has a perforated mouth w hich fits against and closes tho rear side of the mold, and It contains a pump plunger me chanically actuated . After the matrki Mu* la In place In front of the mold, tho plunger falls and forces the molten metal through the pot mouth Into tho mold, against and Into the marching meu-u-aome from militia companies locally and afar— others from our civic trades, fra ternal orders — firemen representing fire department, children, of our schools, veterans of the Civil War, members of the Daugntcrs of the Revolution — all are Joining In one glad, spontaneous out-pouring of civic pride! And why? Because 286 years ago White Plains was pur chased from the Indians by Inhabi tants of the town of Rye, who years before hud travelled down from Connootimrirttnd-ns tholir fumlHos 1*-. creased In numbers spread out nnd settled In our territory, acquiring the same by legal purchase frdm the aborlglnees. For tho past three weeks a com mittee of gentlemen headed by Kir.- y Charles H. Tlbhlta have boon at work to. fittingly nbservu the day and they should he gratified with the out-look, for their work has been crowned with, success. The village looks unusually atractlvo with Its buntings of red, white and blue. Railroad avenue especially, from tho Bronx River to Mamaro- neck avonue, Is decked most attrac tively, business places vlelng with tho County Court House authori ties In tho display of bright colors. Special preparations have been made to enterjalu the guests, not ably from the present town of Uyo. An effort was made to have Gov ernor Hughes and the'Governor of Connecticut to attend tho exercises lu St. John's Hall and at the Me mortal M. E. Church, but on ac count of Other ohgagemoilW, thOBt! gentlemen were compelled to send letters of rjigrut. Men of dignity and students in local history, how ever, win 1/8 'here to discourse tn- terestlngly on subjects assigned and enumerated In another column. Tin- order of exercises for tho day will .Include tho ringing of bell., booming' of ” camion, blowing of whistles, the reception o( guests at tho committees ’ headquarters In Charles P. Bhej-wood ’ s late store quarters In Railroad avenue, west of tho Homo Savings Bank, the din ing of guests at tho Tiffin Shop, the auto parade at noon, the military mid civic parade at 1:30 o ’ clock, addresses at tho Memorial M. I Church and at St. John ’ s Hall at 3 -Tills I n a out of ■ the Court H ouho ei , VCU'tl...K<UJowlng the Revolutionary War. It I. mild to lie a fm.-lnillu of tho orlglnnl Court II oiimo erected In Colonial times. White Pliiln. wu. uiudo u niliro town In 17(11) nnd the flrat Court lloititc wu. erected on the site of the proposed new White hiiii. Armory In llroiulwuy. The original Court Iluuac was burned by American soldier. In Dctehoj-, 1776, they fearing that It might nlforil shelter to British and liesslun troops at the tllm' of 'the Bui tie of White Plains. .................... .. .... The prison ivns ill the hasement of the Imll'llng. The Court House was used for iiiuny piiblje gfitliorlng* . Here the ifiirly pioneers usod to hold religious sendee., irnd nn-rely to show the llb- orollty of the age, wo nmy stele tlmt the records hr the early port of, the Inst eemiiry show Hint u prominent Titl/.rn of Hint' per lull was given Urn Excise\ free on the condition that lie would keep the rooms lu the C-mo-t--lltHlNO rlctoi for religious worship. ■ On tho erection of the new Court House lu Rallrond avenue in 18,1,1-0 this building wus iihuiidoneil for active Court work soon thereafter, and won used Inter for church festivals, politlcul meetings, etc. In the enrly days the liiingiiiim executed the Court's decrees aside Gils building, and recreant* were exposed to public view In stock lo- ettted on the green on the Ifroudwny. front. ■ ~ There will bo a musical concert - even i ng, also, -free- to -the- pnblio. , r TIIE AUTO PARADE. Messrs. H. T. Dykmnn, Harry Barrett, and William G, Bar rett will haye charge of this parade. The leading auto will bo piloted by Prof. Lumbard, of oqr High School. In this auto will be the Supervisor and Town Clerk of Rye and member* of the Town Board The second auto will seat Super characters In the matrix line. The l^y, or Thompson, Town Clerk Lamb metal Instantly solldfies, forming the slug, or linotype, haying on its edge raised characters formed by the mat rices , Tho mold wheel next makes a partial revolution,- turning the mold from Ms original horizontal po sition to a vertical position, In front of an ejector blade, which, advanc ing from the rear through the mold. hour Iiisn If an old press was j* stopped fo receive the Impression slugs present the appearance of com- pushes the slug from the latter Into opon for Into news . _ le press It was necessary to the machine from the roll at one end ‘ wo nuns of the weekly paper, two pages could be printed , ,e; now six or eight pages and paasing steadily out at the folder end of Its course. ThI* Is accom plished by looping rollers, operated by thft.emtftllze^ camK whl the Incoming paper, at the lluotyr or produced and assembled automatically in a galley, in propc * order, answering the same purpose nnd to be used in the same the receiving galley at the front. ITS ( Al ’ At ITY. In uefespaper work, 6,000 ems per and other White Plains officials. Members of'old families In Rye and White Plains and autolsts gen orally will follow. National colors will he prominent nnd It Is expect ed - that several hundred autos will he In line. AUTOMOBILE PARADE ROUTE. east. Starting at 12 noon, the line will proceed along Central and Rail- hour Is an_ ordinary speed for a lair , roa( j avenues to Lexington avenue, operator. Exceptional operatc/rs have [ trough Lezjhggton avenue to Hamll vhlch reec-lye manner ,0* composed Ulftlicc-. hi same time > After belnx.JJfifiiUYEe. filUSB.. Ills toad to-UJ)UU urns per f Z.liUU . |„„ --------- j-WS •vjaw '' .w % street to Grand street, along Grand street to Now York Post Hoad, down Post Road to iirOokfluld street,' down Brookfield street to Fisher ave nue, along Fisher avenue to Midland avenue, through Midland avenue to Rldgevlew avenue, down Jlldgevlew avenue to Myrtle avenue, down Myr tle avonue to Now York Post Road, by\Fdht Hoad to Frospnct Park gate way, through Prospect Park to Bound View avenue, by Sound View ave nue to Bone Road, .crossing Bone Rood to Old Mnranroneck Road, up Old Mamuroneck Road to Gedney Way, down Mamaronoek avenue to Ridgeway, through Ridgeway to North street, up North street to Bloomlngdalo gate, through Bloom- Ingdale grounds to WcBtchoStM ’ ’ uVO- nue, up Westchester avenue to Broadway, to Hamilton avenue, down Hamilton avenue to church . ftrriot, through ^Church street to Mamaro- nock avenue, down Mamuroneck avo nue to Livingston avenue and dis band. It will thus be seen that this par- ado will cover mllos of our streets whic h It is impossible to cover with the military and civic parado, start ing at about 1.30 p. m. \ Charles H. Tlbblts, >\ Chairman. THE G RE ATE RjDl VIC PARADE. 'fBtfgroater military and clyfc parade will start Tit4l:30 o'clock. Company C pf the 7 let Regiment, 8. N. O. will be hero hk guests of Company L (our local lompany, Tenth Battalion) . FORMATION AND DIHMIHHAL OF PARADE. , ' The police and Fire Patrol (who will act as police) will form on South Lexington avenue; their right resting on Railroad avenue, the White Plains Military Band 'arming directly behind them. The First Division (except the First Battalion of the Xdth Regiment and Company O, 71st Regiment) will form on South Ixcxington avenue, right resting on Marline avenue, thUndivi- skm extending down South Lexington avenue; the Chief of the Flrat Divi sion, staff and Grand Army forming just south of Martino avenue; the nut yet received ns this paper goes to press) will form on Lexington avenue, the right of the Knights of Columbus resting on Fisher avonue, and the other organization!# in tho order named, extending south on Lex ington avenue, and south of Lexing ton avenue on the Post Road, if neces sary. r\\6 First Battalion, 10th Reg iment will form on DopoL flauace ftnd . Marline avenue, right resting on Lexlngtori avenue; Company C, 71st Regiment, will form on Depot Bquare, wi • st. of Orawnupum street, right rest ing on Orawaupum street. Tho Second Division will fojtn on North Lexington avenue, right rest ing on Railroad avenue; the schools forming! as directed by Mr. Lumbard, between Hamilton avenue and Mott.* - • street, extending Into Now slveet and Water street from Lexington avenue, if necessary. The Boys* Rgnd; Drr' ' H. Ernest Schmid, Chief of the Sec ond Division and staff, forming on the block between Hamilton and Hall- road avenues; me labor organizations In this division will form on Hamil ton avenue and Spring street, right resting on Hamilton avenue, at North Lexington avenue; the fife and drum corps, Excelsior Club No. 2, U. R. , IC. of P., J. A. Walker Lodge No. K. of P., forming on Barker avenue, right resting on Spring street, follow ing the labor organizations. in amn.JJL la tr> - tho formation of the Second Division,' nwlng to later ncoeptanees, notice will he sent to such organizations as tho change tuny affect. Tho, Third Division will form on Contral Park nvouue, right resting aU H - the bridge. At the command of their Chief, they will move up across tha railroad, halting with their right rest ing on Lexington avenue. htuefto TO m TJtAVJUiMKU. Lexlngloh aveuuS to Railroad avenue; up Railroad nvonuo to Church street; . Church street to Barker avenue; Barker avenue to Broadway; to Maple avenue; through Waller avenue to .Livingston and Mamaroueck avenue*; to Doyer street; a/eaWridSa. avenue; to Now Yortj to Lexington avenue, disbandment . '* 1 TBS pafkiM — of' TBBTSMBWpsr 'Trtfr icnra. rorrtng on flonth Lexington are- form on Contra! avenue, Ip-day— nuo, in the rear of the Grand Army, td8?it VesMng at tile (hnntalfi, fkrtniB and extending ‘ DISBANDING PAr ton a-venne-, «p--If«mttton--tvrewmv to ■treet, through mmslmmm into muur avenue; the Kulghts of Columbus, with their band; the Second Ward Civic Club, Forcstara of America, Royal Arcr- mim. Junior Order of American Me- -nte^ - etrll or ga nt- Flrat Division. 1 -exlngtdn avehiK Lexington ih)a(i, the column halting head reaches Railroad ave will there dlshaud. Die orgault
