The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-22
OF BIBLE LANDS ACE MANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS State Chairman Hooper Calls on Alabamians to Respond Literally to the
 Drive for Relief

That the millions of starving people in the Bible lands, and the thousands of survivors, of unspeakable Turkish atrocities, have other problems than that of bread, is evident from telegram just received by State Chairman Lloyd M. Hooper of Selma, who calls on all Alabamians to respond literally in the campaign which will he but on in 45 counties of the state during the week of February IS.
 No less authority than Herbert Hoover, the man to whom whole nations now look to solve the food problem says in this message: Food is not the only problem in Armenia and Syria. Hundreds of thousands driven out cruelty by the 'Turks must be reinstated in their homes and afforded an opportunity to become selfsupporting. These problems require the largest measure of support from the public"
 Many of the states who started earlier in the work of relieving the starving in the Bible lands report great success at an early stage of the campaign Thus Utah, with a quota of s10O,OO0 raised the entire amount last Monday, while Michigan reports $575, 900 raised in one day, out of a total quota of s9o0, ,0oo which is certain to be largely oversubscribed.
 CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY
 Ohio, with quota of sl,640,O00, has al- ready raised s1OOO,O0o, before the cam paign is even fairly under way. while southern California with a quota of s5OO,OO0, has already raised $200,0
 The campaign has been postponed from one to four weeks in all but few states, who conducted it, as originally scheduled from January F to 19. In Indiana the committee reports nine counties already over the top, although the campaign in that states does not begin until January S. Colorado reports the campaign in Denver nearly finished, and, although many counties in the state have been held up by the snows ands the influ- 'enza, the governor requested an adjourn ment of the legislature of Colorado to help boost the campaign for the relief of the millions of victims of Turkish atrocities.
 Idaho reports that she will complete the campaign not later than February l, with full quota.
 QUOTAS EXCEEDED
 Hundreds of counties and cities repre- senting each state have now raised and exceeded their quotas. although the cam paign in New York city had to be post poned until late in February-and word comes from the headquarters of the American committee for relief in the near east, under whose auspices the campaign is being conducted that the meagre and scattering reports are due to the fact that there was insufficient time to prop erly organize for the drive, which origin ally had been scheduled for January 12-19 throughout the United States.
 Alabama's quota in this campaign is a minimum of $200,000. or not less than one-half of one per cent of the allott- ment of each county for the fourth Liber- ty Loan campaign.
 State Chairman Hooper urges every Alabamian not to wait until he is so- licited but to answer the cry of distress from the 100000 babies quickly by send ing in their remittances- to Col. T. O.. Smith, of the Birmingham Trust and Savings company, who has been desig- mated as the state treasurer of this fund, under the auspices of the American com mittee for relief in the near east.