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Franklin, as evidenced by bis devo- tion .to boys' clubs, tree planting, better goverument.. A thirdfacet comprises bis -hobbies, anid these are sç divénoified. and un- expected that they may bc, likéned to the sparkling jewels framning,,the,, solitaire. Music. is- perhaps his deP- est interest, with reading. a close sec- end., That' is. his favorite., pastime, i uree Kivers, Micfl., 15 the Jost articulate. He contributes a daily piece to the Chicago Daily Niemws anent smnall town doings. 'Mr. Af-, fleck qualifies for membersbip b- cause he used to pump the organ in the Presbyterian churcb in b is home town of Belleville, 111. Týhis early interest iii music, tIlg entirely from a mechanical angle. (the motto of "the. Pipe. Organ Mr. Affleck enjoys intellectuai gymi- nastics. He was delighted witb a ne- cent. experience on tbe train. coming back fromù New, York wben he and a business associate bad tbe pleasure of Iisteninigto Dr. E..A. Rumley, the mnonetary, expert, and S. S. McClure, veteran magazine publish .er.. ,Tbefor.- nier discoursed for b.aîf an. bour on monetary. policies, then Mr. McClure led bis bearers ail over Europe for'a, haiffbour. In. due time- Dr. -Rumfley began again, and in another h aîf, bour McClure relieed him at the con- versational helm.- "It was grea.t to listeni to them, and, ail we did wa S listen," says Mn. 'Affleck.. Anot -her intenesting expenrience oc- curred' in New, York on Januany. 18 wben tbe International Benjamin Frnklin society commemorated tbe anniversary of the first B. F. "The president toid us that his spee.ch was a mixture of bis own thoughts and the expressions of Benjamin Frank- lini," relates Mr. Affleck. "He said that when he was uttering bis own opinions, the portrait of Franklin be- hind him wouid remain dark. But when he was quoting Franklin, the portrait wouid bé illuminated. He began bis address, and we ail sat there watching tbe portrait. Tbere oe20 no reak in the G zned-r .. t1 The business career -..of Benjamin Franklin Affleck began early.. With- out much formai education be started out as a stenographer equipped with the Pitman system of shortbaîid and worked bis1 way into various positions, such as a connection wiib the Har- risoný Machine works and later with the St. Louis, Aiton, and Terre Haute. railroad (now part of the IllIiois Central). Tben be deserted the rail1- aged 14, is a sophomore at New Trier High school.. Mrs. Affleck, a writer and editor before her mar- riage, is very active in musical and art circles. Opinion* Widely Sought Lilçc most leaders in business and civic affairs Mr. Affleck, bas been quoted and interviewed frequently. Neil M. C lark, of. Winnetka, inter- viewed 'him some years ago for the Aýemricëan magazine, and- Mr. Affleck says he. was quite pursued by job- h4uiters for some time afterward. His views, have. appeared from time, to time ini the A. W. Shaw (now Mc- Graw.-Hill) mnagaLzines, in ,Credit Craft, the Illinois journal of Com- merce, Commerce of, Chicago, and so on. He is- particulily proüd of bis role'as bost in the dedication of Buf- fington barbor -in 1923, one of the largest and flnest, private harbors on the Great Lakes, named for the former president of the Illinois Steel, company. Here it was that Mrs. Af- fleck cbrîstened witb ginger aie, dur- ing tbe prohibition ena, tbe freigbter bearing the name.-B. F. Affleck. .He is strongly interested, in the problem of buman relationsbips. Viewed from, the. business man's' angle tbey. are: basic enougb. Hiýs recipe for suc cess i.s "abilit y and. working ,witb others for the comion cause." The relation of employer and employe he describes by "the mnuch.-used word, 'cooperation', and mutual intènest. Most labor troubles are caused by professional agitators." He thinks it 18 bard to find able people fo~r jobs. "Most employes do lrot want responsibility, arenot ~il ing to tak'e it, ýdo flot train. for it." Big business is a better employer than the small firm, be tbinks, "less likel to exploit, more experienced ini personnel problems, more efficient ini management!" Con.titntion a Protectioný The Constitution, in Mr. Affieck's. opfinion, is tbe greatest document Yet in-the exclus -ver , well as and )m-. C..ommerce, thle Ch oni- merce of the United ke director of the Il as* turers' association. ice As for clubs- and "i"l- vaing 0lit he C onsttittion ofthte 0 As sociation Of United States, Its Source and Its iaber of Com- Application," by Thomas James Nor- [States. Hie is a ton. liîois Maiiufac- A broadside of his company's, pubý- lisbed in 1M30 as a. reprint from Mc societies hbc is aý aul1av's essay iii.1839,%,under thetitle,,