The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-12
WILDCAT STILLS
 ARE BEING SMASHED
Revenue Officers Are Active in Anniston District
RAIDS ARE FREQUENT
Jacksonville Normal Will Open During the Week and the Attendance Promises to Break All the
 Former Records

Anniston, September 12.-(Special.) .)-The revenue collectors and United States mar shal in the Anniston district have be- come unusually active recently, as a result of which many old offenders are being brought before the bars of jus tice and numerous wildcat stills are going up in smoke or being otherwise de- stroyed.
 Deputy Collector P. D. Bush captured large still near Horton's sawmill, southeast of this city, and brought it to Anniston Saturday. It was placed in the Tenth street wagon yard and was wit messed by a large number of persons before it was destroyed by the officers. The still was an unusually large one, having a capacity of about 100 gallons, apparently having been in operation re- gently. It was photographed by local photographer before 1t was destroyed.
 Deputy Collector McClurkin and Dep uty Fulgham, who have just returned from a series of raids in Clay and Gle burne counties, had an interesting ex- perence in Clay They had spotted a large still which was in operation and planned an attack for the purpose of de- stroying the plant. Their raid was an- ticipated, however and rather than al- low them the satisfaction of having de- stroyed the plant the operator of the still beat them to the scene and himself applied the torch. Before doing this, though, he carefully removed the worm, with the probable intent of establishing another plant elsewhere.
 The same officers destroyed two com plete outfits near Dean, in Clay county, one of which was in full blast. large quantity of illicit spirits, mash, beer, etc., was also destroyed. On the Mon- day preceding they destroyed a large plant within a few hundred yards of the residence of one of the most prominent men of the county.
 Calhoun has not been greatly infested with the wildcatters, but they are be- ginning to operate here. Besides the one captured Saturday by Officer Bush, who has been working mostly in this county, he demolished a still last Tues day near the Jacksonville water works, in practically the same place that one had been destroyed by Deputy Battle a few weeks previous. MT. Bush also made a successful raid, capturing 40 gallons of whisky, near the Salt Creek church, In Cleburne, last week.
 Normal Opens With Institute
 Superintendent D. R. Murphey of the Anniston city schools will be in Jackson vile all of this week to be present at the opening of the Jacksonville State Normal college and to assist President c. w. Daugette, president of that instltu- tion, in conducting the Fourth Congress sional Teachers institute at that place. this constituting virtually the first week of the schools work.
 MT. Murphey and MT. Daugette have just closed a very successful institute at Talladega, where they were at work all last week. The Normal college has a large attendance every year, and as al records are expected to be broken this year. the conductors of the teachers in Lstitute are anticipating an unusually in | teresting session. They will be assisted Irby members of the college faculty, and 4ectures will be delivered on oral sur gery and hygiene by Jacksonville doctors of dental surgery.
 During the latter part of the week the attendance will be still further swelleo on account of the convention of the Cal houn County Teachers Institute. which will be held In conjunction with the con gressional institute, under the auspices of County School Superintendent H. T. Persons This gathering is held subject to law, the state defrayng the expenses of all teachers who attend.
 Boil WeeviI n Curse
 That the boil WeeVi plague, Wnlch IS just now invading Alabama, and which hts wrecked untold damage to the cot ton crops all over the south, is a direct curse from God In retribution for man failure to return his first fruits unto the Giver of all things, was intimated by the Rev Dr. w. F. Marlborough, pas tor of Parker Memorial Baptist church. in an able sermon Sunday morning. pr. Marlborough spoke on the subject of tithing, which he said was primary religious law, universal in its application and ante dating the mosaic law in history. He said that instead of, being unable to give at least one-tenth to the Lord, as many claim they are, no man can really afford not to comply with this law Besides the boil weevil incident, he mentioned several other cases which he considered evidences of Gods reward or retribution for compliance or failure to comply with this divine mandate, warn ing his hearers not to forget the uni versal source in their prosperity.