The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-10
TALLADEGA

Talladega. March s-(Speciai. )-The
 sixth still to be seized in this county
 within the last nine days was captured at Hickory Springs, near Waldo. Sunday by Sheriff J. c. Cornett and Federal Raiding Officer J. c. Stanford The still. which was of 4o-gallon capacity, vas | made of copper. No arrests were made. No trace has yet been found of W. n.
 Freeman, John McLemore and John Jackson. three white prisoners who made their escape from the county jail in ef,is cSty Sunday. During Saturday night
 the men managed to pry off section o1 the iron bars to the cage in which they were confined When Jailer Hayries brought in their breakfast Sunday morn ing and moved up to the third floor with breakfast for the negro prisoners, the three men made a dash through the doors which were left temporarily un- locked and effected their escape. AL
 most immediately Sheriff Cornett was notified and efforts were made Sunday and Monday to catch the men. but with out avail. Freeman and McLemore were held on charge of having stolen an au- tomobile from the streets of this city, their arrest having been made at Rome, Ga, more than month ago. Jackson, whose home is in Sylacauga, was held
 on a chafge of burglary.
 Seab Jones, negro man about 50 years of age, was found dead in the woods on | H. c. Halls farm six miles from this city. The negro resided on the Hall farm.
 Death resulted from natural causes, no
 evidence of violence being found ac- cording to an examination made by Con-
 oner R. Heine.
 The woman's Missionary Union of the
 district, which embraces several coun- ties. will hold their regular district meeting in Talladega April 8.
 As the final day March 10, on which candidates can qualify for the democratic primary May II, approaches. candidates for office in this county and district are Increasing rapidly. Monday Fred IA
 Blackmon qualified to succeed himself as congressman from the Fourth district. G.. B Hill, for several years county commis- sioner from the fourth district. wNch 1 includes Sylacauga, Childersburg and en- 1 virons, filed notice of his candidacy t> succeed himself on the same date. Also, 1 W. B. Castleberry would retain the iudg- ship of the inferior court of this city !, and w. R. Middleton would remain con stable of Beat 5, which includes this city, according to qualification made by them 1 Monday. At this date there are ftr candidates for tax collector in the county, { F. T. Castleberry, R. H. Mccain, A. w.. Armbrester and l.. D. Coker. J. L.
 Mcr4ane has announced to succeed himsAlf
 as tax assessor, no oposition having thus | far developed G. w. Wright Is seeking 1 to hold his place on the county board of education, while H. l.. McElderry is a candidate for county commissioner from | the Second district
 l George Funderburg, negro of Syca- more, in in the county jail charged With | robbery. Funderburg. it is alleged, drew ] a knife on Josh Brown, negro. who lives at Sycamore. and proceeded to fi;eh his pockets, making his escape temporari- | ly with 80 in cash.
 Among 2.42s school children examined the past week in Talladega county by . Dr. w. E. Burt. county health officer.
 and Dr. R. W. Raynor of the federal health service, only g cases of trachoma 1 were found Of the two other counties.
 Montgomery and Covington, where similar
 examinations have been made, this coun- | ty shows the lowest percentage. which | is Is, it is said. A general survey for
 trachoma is being made in five counties
 of the state in order to get an average, and with the results of these examine