Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-24

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house Of representatives, Friday night.
Congressman Murdoch, the insurgent eagle
from Wichita, Kan, received a thrilling
message from the family quarters,
s~quarely putting up to him the issue Of
love or duty. The message called him to
the bedside Of his two children, sudden
victims Of ptomaine poisoning, who were
though to be fatally stricken. The thrill
Of battle urged him to continue in the
thick of the fight to the finish. Parental
love won. The vision of the little ones
tossing in agony was too much. Quickly
leaving the chamber, he was rushed In a
taxlcab to his residence, 21O6 o street north
west.
When he arrived home a physician was
working on the children. Heroic efforts
produced results. Soon the children were
declared out Of danger.
And Murdoch, happy at heart that his
loved ones were safe, FASTENED to the
house to assist in Uncle Joe's" defeat.
Senator Depew the other evening told a
story on himself, and it has since had a
good deal Of vogue in the senate lobby.
when l was a very young man." he said,
Il went out to make a political speech with
some older men one night, They wanted
something red hot. and 1 handed 1t out.
II just turned myself to skin the opposi-
ton and, on the whole, the audience
seemed to Hike it. The more they cheered
the more warmed up to 1t. 1 was inn
mensely pleased with my success. But
after 1 got home l was worried. / had
roasted the other side awfully. lay awake
wondering If 1t wouldn't react and injure
our side more than the opposition.
Then 1 bethought Of some personal aAu-
sions 1 had made that might easily be con-
structed as hbelous. I got a good deal ex-
cited and slept very little. In the morning
1 hurried down to see whether the papers
had roasted me. The meeting was reported
all over the front page. 1 plunged into 1t,
shivering in nervousness But l needn't
nave worried. What it said about my
speech was in the last two lines:
"A young man named Depew also
spoke"
It is not often that a United States sena-
tor will admit that expensive offices are
created simply for the sake Of providing
senators with sinecures, Yet this Us what
Senator Lodge and Senator Bailey admitted
the other day, and both Of them are stick
lers on the constitution, respect for the
laws, good government and other pet
phrases which statesmen delight to roll unr
der their tongues.
Senator Lodge was protesting against
the committee on organizations Of corpora
lions in the District Of Columbia being
given charge Of a certain blM. He con-
tended eloouently that it should go to the
committee on the District of Columbia
The hacker of the bill in question believed
that it would have no show in this COM
mittee.
why was this committee organized"
demanded Senator Cummins, "Hf it is not
to be permitted to consider bills that prop
erly should go before it?' -
cit wals organized to provide a commit
tee membership" called out Senator Bailey.
Eyes" echoed Senator Lodge, ito fur
nish a committee Craftsmanship"
Secretary Knox oomnlends those engaged
In the chase after the nimble dollar to turn
their attention to the Near East" In hds
opinion that is the most profitable field for
American Investment anywhere In the
world. This is what Mr.. Knox lays on this
point:
'I presume there is no section Of the
world where there is greater immediate
opportunity for American commerce than
In the near east, especially in Turkey in
Asia. We are now automatically support
ing the expansion of American commerce
and enterprise In the Ottoman empire. The
regions Of the Black Sea, the valleys of the
Tigris and Euphrates and the plains of
Mesoptamia, once the granary of the world,
/ appear to afford a field of almost un-
paralleled Importance for development I'M
der the new Ottoman government with the
aid of foreign capital and matedials.
1.-THE extent Of the of some of
the cities in Asia Minor is astounding.
From one city alone, which is 125 miles in
land, there is a commerce Of over $7O,0OO,0OO
brought out in caravans and on the backs
Of camels and asses every year. The con-
summation Of all enterprise in the foreign
field must, Of course, depend upon indi-
vidual initiative, but proper encouragement
and assistance through the state depart
ment are extremely valuable Some believe
It one OF the greatest opportunities for
American capital, and for American pro-
ducts, manufactured products principally,
in the world"
Senator Frye is still confined to his
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