The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-25
.MO0NSH|N|NG IS
 ON THE INCREASE
Revenue Officials Experi-
 ence Much Trouble
MADERO IS ALARMED
Anniston District Will Send Big Dele. gation to Selma Convention. May Feast Congressman
 Blackmon

Anniston. March 24.-(speeial) )-There has been a marked increase within the past two years. and especially within the past six months, in the operations of moonshiners in the Anniston district ae- eording to Judge c. B. Randolph, United States revenue commissioner at Annlston, who has probably heard evidence In more cases of this kind than any other man in Alabama.
 h the immediate vicinity of Anniston and Calhoun county a moonshiner is sell dom captured, but they flourish in the counties of Clay, Cleburne and Randolph to the south of here, where they find ad- yantageous conditions in the streams and mountains. They seem to be peculiarly active on Sunday, as a large per cent of the raids made by Revenue Collector McClurkin are on this day, a number of arrests having been made recently within the very shadow of churches.
 The revenue officers report that there are signs of renewed activity in Turkey Heaven mountains, made notorious by Jim Floyd, who styled himself monarch of that vicinity.
 Madero Is Alarmed
 A prominent Annistonian who has just returned from Washington tells of an interesting joke perpetrated by President Madero of Mexico in retaliation for the messages that have been sent him from the American capital. It is said that he recently wired the state department to know if the entire United States were in a state of revolution, passing his belief on recent happenings at Hillsville, Va, and ,s-l~ IAfFA aftF Alabama, asking that he be furnished in- formation on the latest developments in those districts as he is considering inter vention.
 Many Going to Selma
 The Anniston district will send the big gest delegation within the history of the organization to the State Sunday School convention at Selma on April 10-12, &C., cording to s. A. Russell, who was elected vice president at the big convention here last year. All details have been com pleted for the Anniston-Taladega special train, and besides these two cities dele gates will go from Piedmont, Jacksonville, Oxford, Sylacauga, Shelby, Childersburg. Goodwater, Dadeville, Alexander City and other nearby towns
 MT. Russell states that there will be convention at the First Methodist church in this city on next Sunday to be att tended by delegates from all over this district Addresses will be made on some live state convention topics, and the An niston delegates will go to the state meet ing well informed.
 Organizing Humane Society
 Preparatory steps will be taken this week looking to the organization of a humane society in Anniston, as a result of a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Carter D. Poland, 11S Leighton avenue Saturday afternoon when plans for the or ganizaton were discussed.
 Women are behind the movement, al- though Mayor Kikle has promised the aid of the civil government in the work. and the movement has been indorsed by E. L. Turner. president of the Anniston Cham Der of Commerce. campaign for funds will be inaugurated this week. and an other meeting will be held Tuesday week, following which an officer will be em- ployed
 May Feast Blackmon
 When Congressman Fred L. Blackmon returns home he will likely be the guest of honor at q banquet in recognition of his signal services in securing the mid summer militia maneuvers for Anniston and putting this city strongly in the race for the location of a permanent maneuyer camp here for the regular army.