▁François ▁de ▁La ▁Roc que ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁but ▁the ▁paper ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁saved , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁issue ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁contents ▁▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ' s ▁att raction ▁was ▁its ▁low ▁price . ▁Because ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁it ▁officially ▁( if ▁not ▁actually ) ▁did ▁not ▁cover ▁politics , ▁it ▁avoided ▁pay ing ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁cent imes ▁newspaper ▁tax , ▁and ▁therefore ▁could ▁be ▁sold ▁for ▁only ▁ 5 ▁cent imes , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁cent imes ▁for ▁the ▁typical ▁daily . ▁It ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁convenient ▁format ▁of ▁ 4 3 × 3 0   cm ▁( 1 7 × 1 2 ▁ins .), ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁a ▁subscription ▁and , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁news , ▁offered ▁feature ▁stories , ▁serial s ▁( including ▁the ▁popular ▁detect ive ▁stories ▁of ▁É mile ▁G abor ia u ), ▁hor os cop es ▁and ▁opinion ▁pieces . ▁Also , ▁it ▁was ▁distributed ▁in ▁the ▁evening , ▁so ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁ha w ked ▁to ▁workers ▁leaving ▁their ▁sh ops ▁and ▁fact ories . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ' s ▁major ▁innov ations , ▁that ▁made ▁a ▁substantial ▁contribution ▁to ▁its ▁popular ity , ▁was ▁the ▁publishing ▁of ▁detailed ▁minutes ▁from ▁sens ational ▁tri als , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁Tro pp mann ▁Aff air ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁The ▁explo itation ▁of ▁this ▁affair