The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
STATE TAXES HOLD EUROPEAN RELIEF
 FUNDS GROW FAST
Expect $80,000 From Ala bama Before Work Is Fin ished-DolI Sales Create
 Interest

Birmingham and Jefferson county have saved approximately 5000 lives in war-ruined Europe.
 Figures made public by the state and county headquarters of the Flu ropean Relief council show that Jef- ferson county's contribution toward cheating death of his youthful harvest will run more than $S0000.
 Compiled figures up to noon Friday showed $75,575 cash on hand. To this was added deposits Saturday approxi- mating $1,00o, bringing the total of cash on hand well past the $76,000 mark, and another s4,000 or more is in sight.
 Birminghams minimum quota was s50,000, showing that the generous men and women and children of the Magic City and its Immediate territory have oversubscribed this quota by more than 60 per cent, the workers say.
 County and state leaders are jubilant. They are praising the workers who have made this showing possible, they are thanking the men and women who donated so generously that the county might pay it's share to save the pitiful little children in Europe.
 OfLENDID WOhh
 Tt was. wonderful thing, a mar vicious thing" declares W. U. Adams, county chairman, who directed the campaign in Jefferson county. we knew. of course, that the minimum quota would be oversubscribed but we never dreamed it would run so high. The generosity of Birmingham and her surrounding territory is astounding. And in addition to all this, the end is
 not yet Contributions continue to reach state headquarters, with which county headquarters have been com bined, and by the time all these are in, the fund may have run far past the $S0.000 mark. Truly we are living in a wonderful time, filled with marvellous people.
 q am convinced that very few per sons in the county failed to give to- ward this cause, and from the number of gifts still coming in it seems that those who have failed will have fallen into line before all is finished"
 The state of Alabama is doing it's part in the saving of children's lives through the European relief councils campaign. From all sections of the state reports are coming in of splendid work on the part of campaign mana gers and few are failing to near the marks of at least their minimum quotas.
 Hoover kitchen dinners are proving great attraction and a great help to- ward raising funds. During the week just past several such dinners were given and still others are planned for the coming week Anniston, Gadsden, Tuscaloosa, Demopolis and other cites are reporting their respective quotas raised or nearly so. and in instances where they have gone over the top they now are seeking to roll up over- subscriptions. r DOLLS HELP
 One of the. most pleasing and success full stunts" attempted in the state was that of the Selma committee, under the direction of Lloyd Hooper. The women of the churches made and dressed scores and scores of dolls. These were placed on big board in the Young Mems Christian association building and the public served with notice that the dolls were for sale at $10 each and that each $10 would have the life of child. The sale was scheduled for evening, but the school children in- sisted upon having first chance. and many were thes dolls they purchased. Then came the grown-ups and the fun started all over again. Dolls were pur- chased and then given back to be sold over again. When the last doll was purchased and pulled from it's place on the big board. hundreds and hundreds of dollars had been added to the sums already donated toward saving the lives of little ones.
 State leaders are suggesting that this ''doll auction" be featured in other cities, where the intensive appeal still is under way. It is believed that in this way neat sums may be added to the funds already raised with compara- tive ease and dispatch.
 It scene certain that Alabama's quota 1 will be out of the way within short time, but state leaders continue to point out that in order to reach this end every worker must do his or her utmost and carry out the urgent ap- peal of their county chairman that every man and woman in their terri tories be given the opportunity to help have lives.