The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-25
CHICAGO PARTY
 IN CAPITAL CITY Business Men Making Tour of
 the South FRIENDS ARE SURPRISED Julius SternfeId Is Said to Have Been Removed From Office Because of rregularities-other Mont
 gomery News.
FRIENDS ARE SURPRISED

Montgomery, November A.--(Special)- The Chicago business men who are travel ing through the south to encourage bet ter trade relations with the section and Chicago, reached here at noon from CO., lumbus, Ga. They were met at the sta ton by committee of the Commercial and Industrial association and taken 10 the rooms for conference. As they were here for business there was no attempt at entertainment. They left in the even ing for Selma where they will go over the same ground.
 The party which met them was com posed of A G. Forbes, president of the Commercial and Industrial association ana of the State Commercial and Industrial association; F. P. Glass, G. w. Barnett L. B. Farley, l.. l.. Gilbert J. c. Haas, P A. Travis, N. Lobman, Alex Rice, John Tullis, c. F. Mortz, R. M Henderson, M. Loeb, I. Levyston, W c. Hunter, ]. d. Stevens and w M. Wood.
 After the meeting at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial association the party was driven over the city. The gen tlemen were shown something of the ad- vantages of the city and 1t is thought the visit will result to the advantage Of both interests.
 The following is a list of the party ana the firms they represent: H. c. Barlow executive director, Chicago Commercial association; J. P. Byrne, Lyon x Healey' music and musical instruments; BenJamn Carpenter, George B. Carpenter x Co., mill and railroad supplies; David V. Col bert Miller x Part, brokers; R. l.. Cramp- ton. national Bank of the Republic; F. E. French, the John V. Farwell company, dry goods; A. R. Fulton, M. D. Walls x Co.,, boots and shoes; Silas H. Jenkins, Rosenwald & Well, clothing; Robert l.. Scott, Carsar Pirie, Scott Co., dry goods; H. C. Stevens, Staver Carriage Co.,; Charles vickers Sprague, Warner & Co., groceries; George T. Wright, Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett X Co.,, hardware, and Hail Satterlee, press representative
 Sunday School Work.
 State Agent Joseph Carthel of the Ala bama Sunday School association, has re- turned from a trip to Walker and ad- joining counties and reports great interest in his work on every side There are only ten out of the sixty-seven of the 1 counties of the state yet unorganized. | These are Choctaw, Baldwin, Washington, l Houston, Butler, Greene, TUSCALOOSA, Piekens, Marian and Franklin
 Five countless Monroe, Marengo, Mar shall, Butler and Winston. have been or ganized since the last meeting of the state association. At the organization in | every one there were good crowds and much interest was shown. At Jasper there a that promises to get the whole county in line l was begun.
 At the present time Alabama is the best organized state in the south so far as Sunday school work goes Nearly one- half of the fifty seven counties are l pledged to become banner counties, that Is to hold conventions in every district during the year. Since the state meeting Jefferson county has had twenty-five dis trct meetings and twenty institutes, mak- ing 1t the best of all in point of interest.
 Miss Minnie Kennedy of Opelika is as- sistng Judge Carthel, having held several l institutes. She Is In charge of the pri- mary work particularly, however.
 Caused Surprise.
 The report from Washington that As sistant District Attorney Julius Sternfield of the United States court had been re- moved because of alleged irregularities ! in his accounts caused a wave of sur prise here and there are many who refuse | to believe that the young man has done anything to even be called irregular, let | alone criminal He has been raised here and has made his way to the front with the eyes of all the people upon him.
 The trouble seems to lie in the matter | of compensation for special work order ed done by the department some time ago in connection with peonage investigations He was at that time assistant district