The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
CAPITAL POLICE ARE ECOMPL|MENTED Cunningham Speaks in Union
 Springs Today TO BUILD NEW RACE TRACK Plans Made to Have Meets In Mont somery Next Year--other
 News of the Cap-
 tai City.


 every description. Both towns appear to have been fairly riddled by sneak thieves and pickpockets, the gang that followed President Roosevelt's train.
 This city got a wide berth and 1t has always had a bad name with this class of operators
 Mayor Teague expresses his apprecia- ton of the police department in a letter that explains itself:
 MT A. Gerald, Chief of Police, Montgom-
 cry, Ala:
 Dear Sir-I desire to express my grau- fication to you and your officers and men for the most excellent manner in which the large crowds were handled by them last Tuesday on the occasion of the visit here of the President of the United States. Ut should be a matter of congratu- lation to all our citizens that the dis order. robberies, etc. usually accompany ing occasions of this kind In other cities where the numerical strength of the po- lice department Is much larger than here, was not In evidence in Montgomery. 'I wish you to personally accept my | thanks and would ask that you kindly 1 convey my appreciation to Captain Fay 1 Tor and each member of the department | for their general neatness. zeal fidelity | and energy displayed on the occasion in
  l "W M TEAGUE. Mayor The following order will be read to the | police this afternoon at the o'clock as I sembly:
 'yThe chief of police takes this method | of thanking the officers and men Of this | department for their officer-like deport- ment good appearance, the good order preserved and the freedom of our citi- gems from the depredations of thieves which has been evidenced in other cities during the Presidents southern tour. also attach to this order a communication from the mayor, who shows his appre- ciaticn.
 This fact Is the more to be appre- ciated as 1t Is the first time that the mayor of this city has seen fit to com mend the police for their good services A. GERALD. Chief of Police.' Tn discussing this very unusual com pliment to the police force, Chief Ger aid said this morning;
 "Of course it Is gratifying to me to have the efficiency of my department so highly endorsed, but there were forty six patrolmen on duty that day and to them I feel that much is indebted. The days work shows that each and every man did his duty" e New Race Track.
 Interest of the stock people has been aroused by the fact that new track is to be built here, located on the line of the Montgomery Traction company near Pickett Springs. W. H. Jones, leading horse owner of Birmingham has become interested with local men and there will be a track all ready for win ter quarters, with view of meets next spring and summer.
 Among the local people interested is Barrie Holt. land owner of large propor- tons who has always been very good to help along all horse fancers. It will be great thing for those who have good horses in the state, as 1t will give a place to keep them through the winter and try them out for the courses outside the state and city.
 Football Team. The football team of the Alabama Poly technic institute at Auburn. passed through the city today en route to Co., lumbus Miss, to meet the team of the Agricultural and Mechanical college there tomorrow. The boys were in fine trim and ready for the fray.
 They line up as follows: Coach. M. J. Donahue; captain and full back Phil Lacy: manager, John V. Denson; left half back w H Foy; right guard. w. P. Moon; right tackle. F. Jones; right end. J. P Patterson; quarter back "Runt' Perkins. left tackle. w. c. Streit; end Wilkerson: right tackle. Neill; center, Hughes; substitutes, Wear and Penton.
 In Bad Fix.
 w. M McCulom and Ada Belle Morre. the latter claiming Atlanta as her home, are in a bad fix at the office of the sheriff. They have been brought back from Mobile on a charge of bigamy on the part of the man which seems pretty well proven. It seems that they were married several days ago at the home Of the woman here. They left at once and wife No. 1 sent for the police. A war rant was sworn out and a move made to catch them, which resulted in suc- cess.
 When brought back McCullom admitted that he had not secured a divorce from his wife. but said that they had not been living together. and he thought that he had provided for the legal side of 1t. The woman says she knew nothing of the other woman and went into the matter blindly.
 McCullom said he was once divorced from his wife but later. while drinking, went back and induced her to marry him again He, as well as the woman, claims Georgia as his home
 Cunningham to Speak. Dr. R. M Cunningham, lieutenant gov ernor passed through the city today en route to Union Springs, where he will speak tomorrow in the interest of his campaign for the democratic nomination | for governor. He was In good humor and said he was quite sure he was in a 1 safe way for the goal he sought. He will answer some of the references to himself made by MT. Conner at Talla- dega last week.
 l The doctor made a trip to the capital and shook hands with his friends up there. Among others he saw State Treas | urer J. Craig Smith. son-in-law of MT. l Comre. who 1 sopposing him. ito ask him | for his support" he said jokingly. The l two gentlemen good friends in spite of political line ups.
 Too Busy Officials. There is much of comment and not little of resentment here at the way of the secret service men who accompanied the President on Tuesday. They made themselves so very busy. it is contended, that the programme could not be carried out. One of the plans had been for the governor to take his arm and escort hi mthrough the capitol, the President desiring to have a look at the many his toric places in and about the old struc- ture. But it could not be done. As soon as he stopped speaking the secret service men gathered around him and rushed him away from everybody else and I