The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-24
NEW CHILD LAW IS
 BAD IN PRACTICE License Boys Under IA to En-
 gage in Crime
TOWNS FIRST ELEVATOR
lsbeI National Bank Is Placing Fix lures In New Addition-Hugh McEIdery Entertains
 House Party.

Talladega, August 23.-tSpecial. )-The delinquent children act" which law pre- vents the Imprisonment of any child of 14 years or under, is good as a theory, but does not amount to anything in prac- tice. In this city there has been for some time past numerous cases of pilfering, larceny and burglary on the part of kids, who have been turned loose because of the act only to repeat the offense.
 When a negro boy of 13 discovers that he is immune from jail on account of hls age he hires himself to an older and more expert thief who uses him a catspaW The law is ll-digested, lacking in ma chinery wanting in practicalibity and is evidently the work of theorst.
 The first elevator ever put in building in Talladega is now in course of construc- ton in the Camp Boynton Mercantile building. It is constructed that pas sengers can enter from the store room on the ground floor of the dry gods store, or from the landing of the stairway leading to the office floors.
 The Isbell National bank is engaged in
 
 new quarters recently added on the north side of the present bank. While the rooms of the bank are full of workmen, carpenters, plumbers and concrete men, business is not interrupted, but every of- ffcial remains at his post even while workmen are moving the floor on which he may be standing. The time has past when the occupants of business house shut up store and quit for repairs, but during the past year in Talladega in more than one instance business went on while the entire house was rebuilt over the heads of clerks and employees. and in other instances people remained at work while houses were removed chim- neys, piazzas and steps. The Isbell Ma tional will have much more room, better ventilation and far pretter quarters, in- cluding beautiful tiled floors and walls, when the improvements are completed
 Hugh McEldery is entertaining a house party at the historic farm home of the McEldery family, eight miles east of the city. For the remainder of the week the following young people will enjoy his hospitality: Misses Sarah Camp, Mary Oliver. Patti Mullen, Emma Chambers. Annabel NandfYer, Bertha and Louise McEldery and Miss Grey of Mobile; Messrs. Lawson Thornton. Howard Jemi- son, Remsen King of Atlanta; Messrs. Ingram and Tom McEldery will be the bachelors of the party.
 Ten wagons loaded with hay three con- taining chickens, two with beef for sale. six loads of watermelons five loads of stove wood and fifteen drays are in sight the square at II a.. m. today. This statement gives a stranger some idea of the business transacted between the town and country on very dull days in Tala- dega.
 The negroes have nicknamed the bran~h railroad, formerly the Eastern, but now part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic, "Old Rattler." The line of the road is being strengthened, curves cut out. tunnels being bored, trestles and bridges constructed, so that in little while the line will be an ideal one. As it is now the train pulling three coaches is always crowded, and on Sundays many of the passengers stand the whole trip Clear mont and Chandlers Springs. Ashland and Pyriton and Lineville are reached by the road and on Sundays many people use t to get an outing at these points.
 The old fashioned sacred harp singers