▁column ist ▁Mike ▁Roy ko ▁would ▁take ▁up ▁that ▁tradition ▁afterwards ▁with ▁his ▁character ▁" Sl ats ▁Gro b nik ." ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Time ▁magazine ▁article ▁about ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Lane ▁said , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁creation , ▁Ox ie ▁was ▁" the ▁perfect ▁answer ▁for ▁a ▁newsp ap erman ; ▁he ▁can ' t ▁be ▁sc oop ed ▁because ▁he ▁knows ▁everything . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ." ▁ ▁Lane ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁temper ; ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁he ▁" ru led ▁the ▁city ▁staff ▁... ▁in ▁fier y ▁justice ." ▁A ▁rep orter ▁who ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁under ▁Lane , ▁James ▁McC art ney , ▁described ▁him ▁later ▁as ▁" the ▁arch et ype ▁of ▁the ▁old - f ashion ed ▁city ▁editor , ▁an ▁Irish ▁Catholic , ▁reform ed ▁alco hol ic ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁education , ▁a ▁great ▁man e ▁of ▁white ▁hair ▁... ▁ir as cible , ▁imm ens ely ▁honest , ▁trem end ously ▁tal ented , ▁the ▁person ification ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁... ▁and ▁very , ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁work ▁for ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Peter ▁Smith ’ s ▁mem oir , ▁A ▁Caval cade ▁of ▁L esser ▁Hor ror s — in ▁part ▁about ▁Smith ’ s ▁relationship ▁to ▁his ▁father , ▁John ▁Justin ▁Smith , ▁one ▁of ▁Lane ’ s ▁rep or ters — L ane ▁produced ▁a ▁mem o ▁to ▁guide ▁the