The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-26
GADSDEN PEOPLE LIKE THE NEW LAW Saloons Will Close at 7 O'clock
 After January 1 EX-MAYOR IS ASSAULTED s. w. Johnson of Attala Is Attacked and Painfully Injured By Negro
 Employed to Do Work
 About Home.
EX-MAYOR IS ASSAULTED

uary 1. The saloon and whisky busi- ness has been hit a. hard blow. both coming and going, as the most prohta ble business here is done after sun down among the large class of work ing men who cannot come to town dur ing the day.
 The shipping or jug trade with a number of nearby dry counties has also been source of great profit to the saloons here and they will loose heavi- ly by the new law. Gadsden also has about the highest saloon license of any town in the state, it being 5000.
 Ex-Mayor Assaulted.
 Ex-Mayor s. ". Johnson of AttaIa was assaulted and painfully injured by henry Saxon. a negro, who he had em- ployed to do some work around his home. The negro was repairing a fence and was told to do something which angered him and he made q sudden and unexpected attack on MT. Johnson strik- ing him several vicious blows in the stomach. MT. Johnson was given med ical attention and his assailant was captured and placed in jail.
 Ellis Convicted
 o. s. Ellis was convicted in the coun- ty court Yesterday for assault, public drunkenness and using obscene language, and was fined $100 and costs. Frank Scott and Mike McIntire were also convicted of using profane language and were fined $100 each. All of the men are white and created disturbance on a passenger train at Altoona some weeks ago. All of the men appealed to the city court.
 Dodson Out on Bond.
 o. P. Dodson, the white man who shot It. .l. sI
 the same time tried to kill his wife, was released on a 5000 bond today his case having been waived to the grand jury. The bond was furnished by Dod- sons relatives who live at Knoxville. He departed immediately for that city upon being released.
 Springs, and Mrs. J. A. Yates and her children.
 4Ir. A. A. Gambill wife and children, have returned from an extended trip to Washington, New York, Philadelphia, the exposition and a few other points of interest.
 Birmingham is well represented at Atlantic City, N. Y, this week. Among the visitors to the popular summer re- sort are Mir and Mrs. John L. Kaul J. A. Rountree and children, at the New Princess Mrs Henry B. Gray and son, at the Grand Atlantic; MT. and Mrs. Bradley J. Saunders, at St Charles and Mrs. w. N. Malone and son, at the Chalfonte.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Rountree have been in Philadelphia the past week. During their visit they have been the guests of Mrs. Harriet Hayden Fink president of the Pennsylvania Press association, and one of the most prom inent literary women of Philadelphia. MT. Rountree has been attending the meetings of the board of governors of the International League of Press clubs, of which body he is a member. Miss Kathleen Nixon and Miss Lucia | Worth are spending the week with Mir. and Mrs. John M. Caldwell.
 Mir and Mrs l.. K. c. Glover left l Birmingham yesterday for Colorado Springs and Denver.
 Miss Eulamae Gaudin will return next week from a six weeks trip to Scranton, Miss. and other points on the gulf coast.
 Mir. Sol Caheen left last night for two weeks trip through Michigan. The trip will be entirely for pleasure. On Wednesday evening Mrs. W H. Jones and Mrs Robert M. Latimer of East Lake chaperoned a party of young people on moonlight picnic at East Lake park. The picnic was given in honor of Mrs. Jones Sabbath school class of young girls who, with their invited friends, composed the following party: Misses Grace Latmer Mabel Burgess, Estene Wilkins, Birmingham; Ola Thomas, Eula Burgeone. Ruby Moor. Oneida Coe, Katie Blake, Lottie Browning. Salle Blake, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Latimer. Messrs. Alden Crull, Moxy Hilliard, Frank Hol- tom, Walter Thomas. Leslie Hit, Gossett, Luther Grer and w. H. Jones.
 Mrs. w c. Stroud and her son Clayton of Ensley left yesterday for s. Joseph, Mo-, where she will make her future home. She will be joined in Memphis by her husband.
 Miss Bessie Wells of Ensey is visiting friends and relatives in Montgomery.