The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-23
RELIEF DRIVE FOR
 \ STORM VICTIMS ID | BE PLANNED FRIDAY
At Least 76 Killed in State
 and 800 Injured, Say
 Reports to Governor ss Kilby
By FIRED H. eoRMLEy
Montgomery Bureau The Ass- Herald
 2zi-2 First National Bank Building

Mohtbomery buFeau me Aaeenofhtu 2zi-2 First National Bank Building Montgomery, April 22.--( Special. .)--With reports received at the governors office indicating at least seventy-six killed ana 5o0 injured by the storm which passed over northwest Alabama Tuesday after noon, the executive department Thurs day became convinced that nnanciai re- which were not touched by the cyclohe, and Leon C. Bradley, secretary of the governor called conference for Friday, a. which plans for relief campaign will be made MT. Bradley announced for Gov ernor Kilby. who was forced to leave Thursday morning for New York on state business.
 Miss Amelia Worthington of Birming- ham, state Representative of the Amer ican Red Cross, will he present for that organization. and assist in the perfection of plans for the campaign.
 Governor Kilby received a telegram from Harry L. Hopkins of New Orleans. director of civilian relief of the Amer ican Red Cross, gulf division, advising that the Red Cross would bear all ex- penses of doctors. nurses and inciden.Afs in order that every penny subscribed sy citizens of the state may 70 TOT ac,ua, relief work.
 Red Cross will meet any emergency ir each stricken area" said the telegram. "Our office will pay salaries and expenses of nurses, doctors and relief workers, so that any funds raised either in local cc mmunities or by state may De used entirely for relief purposes. Local com munities now being organized in each area. Believe state citizens committee should be appointed to handle all funds collected in the state. this committee to decide which communities need funds most Believe actual relief to families could be handled by local Red Cross cGfn- mittees asking any cooperation with lccal, committee in each community Miss Worthington will represent our office and report to you Friday morning.
 MANY THOUSANDS NEEDED
 Previous information from the Red Cross was that appropriations up to slo,ooo tac been made for temporary relief work lin the storm section. This will not be a starter of the amount which must be obtained AS the reports indicate that 50o hcmes and probably greater number .of barns have been destroyed The de- struction of the barns means that sup plies gathered by the farmers for the crop-niaking season have gone, and that many will be dependent upon the public and charitable organizations for assist arce throughout the spring and summer.
 First definite reports Of the destruH tor in Winston county reached the ex- ecutIve department Thursday. where Twenty persons have been killed and prob ably lo0 injured. One hupdred homes were destroyed. greater number of barns wrecked and in many eases fami- lies are helpless.
 20 DEAD IN MARION
 Tn addition to the loss In Winston county, the executive department verified reports that twenty were killed and about 100 injured In Marion county; eighteen killed and 100 injured in Madison county. five dead and fif- teen or more injured in Colbert. while indefinite reports from Franklin in- dicated that not less than fifteen were Killed and 100 injured. This makes q total of seventy -eight dead.
 Workers of the American Red Cross have made surveys of the storm area and have informed headouArters that everything possible Is being done to care for the sufferers. Tents. cots and mattresses and funds have been raised locally which. supplemented by the contribution of the Red Cross. will prevent starvation until citizens have made their contributions. W. E. Key of Russeliville wired the governor during the afternoon that his town had already raised relief fund of a. 100 Other reports indicated that
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