The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-21
FIRST ISSUE OF
 NEW DAILY PAPER
 ID APPEAR TODAY
Record Time Made In ASsemb- ling Equipment for Birming- ham Post to Begin
 Publication

Birmingham will return to it's triangle of daily newspapers this afternoon when the first issue of the Birmingham Post is run from the press,
 The Birmingham Post IS the twenty third paper of the Scripps- MeRea chain, the most consequential of which is the Cincinnati Post The Post is established at 17l2-l4 First avenue. the only avail able site in the business district that could be secured on short notice, it was stated yesterday by E. J. Leech of Mem phis who will be the editor of the new publication It was only a month ago that the Scripps syndicate determined to invade this field, although it is stated that an eye has been kept on Birming ham ever since the absorption of the Birmingham Ledger by the Birmingham News during the trying paper-shortags period of last year.
 The three type-setting machines, the type-caster and the lead and slug cutter. which form part of the equipment of the plant--the nondistribution system being used-were shipped here by ex- rress. Tho press, rotary cylinder, was bought because 1t was the only one on which quick delivery could be obtained. Working night and day, the installation of the machinery was accomplished in record time by a force of expert mechanics.
 Beginning with an eight-page paper, any other Scripps publication at the fledgelng stage, it is the plan of the paper to grow with time and to increase to proportions justified by it's advertising patronage It has been several years since a Scripps paper was launched, and with the exception of the Post all of them began existence as four-page affairs
 Other than the editor and business manager 1t is announced that the entire working force of the Post from printer $ devil to cub reporter, will be residents of this city R. B. Chandler of the Gin cinrati Post will be the business man ager, while Mr. Leech will direct the editorial policies. Jack Bethea q we'll known local newspaper man, will be the managing editor.
 NOT CLASS PAPER
 The Post will not be class paper, it was stated last night by Editor Leech. It's policy will be identical with that of the other Scripps papers. which are in clined to brevity in the handling of news stories and which are distinguished for a certain vivid style of headlinng.
 The Post will receive it's telegraphic reports over the leased wire of the United Press. which is owned by the Scripps intere ;, and will also use the feature service of the Newspaper Enter prise association, another Scripps prop erty. l
 Mir Leech is one of the few southern writers who have enjoyed jail sentence, and he is quite proud of the fact While editor of the Memphis Press he was fined $50 and sentenced to jail for 10 days for contempt of court. An editorial that he had written had aroused the ire of a Memphis iurist and the punishment fol- low ed The editor, however, marched to jail to the strains of brass band and upon his release was the principal hero and speaker at a nass-meeting held in his honor
 In conversation yesterday MT. Leech recalled the most dramatic incident of his life:
 During spirited political campaign as editor of the Memphis Press, he said, "I wrote an editorial, containing no names, in which I charged that cer- tain crowd had debauched politics, the debauchery extending even to the courts. had reference to judge who had been impeached for bribery but another judge took exception to the article, contendiny that I mad attempted to influence public opinion in case pending in his court.
 ''The case had been decided, but l was caught on the technlcality that the time limit for appeal had not quite expired. was fined $50 and sentenced to serve 10 days in jail. Later was advised that the jail sentence would be suspended in the event that I published an editorial apology. which I refused to do. fought the case through all the courts that I could get to hear it. but finally lost and served the sentence. The Memphis public s;ympa thized with me and I was royalty treated during my stay in jail and upon ny release"
 B. J. Susong. widely known in news paper circles of Alabama. who assisted in the installation of the plant, will leave tomorrow to resume his desk on the Cin- einnati Post.