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the organization; something that is vital in the career of the individual; omething different from the mere profession of our faith in the general truth. believe that you will not feel that I am trying to say single word to quell the enthusiasm of tremendous and splendid convention when I say this, but do believe that what we need as being of great impor- tance in work of this kind is not mere enthusiasm. for that is not practical En- thusiasm to be valuable must coordinate with something definite.
 It is a very easy thing for us to as- sent to certain truth. It is a more diff ficult thing for us to go home to our local organizations and put that truth into practice, to carry it out. say, in Springfield, Mass, and Columbus, O., and Denver, Colo, and everywhere. That fs really the problem we have before us all the time.
 Now, I want to deal with this question of one, plus one in three different aspects. The first is the idea of man and the thing. Our whole civilization is built upon invention, the application of man and his power to some one thing. You remember the old saying that comes to us from the Greek, how Archimedes declared that if he had lever long enough and fulcrum that was stable enough, he could move the world And so, of course. he could. When man first began to think of applying power indirectly, in other words, when he began to make his in- ventive mind turn to the kind of trans mission that should be used for power. then he began to grow: and man and the thing has been tremendous factor in life ever since. You see how one plus one-one man and one thing-has trans formed all life. We need not stop for even a moment to dwell upon an illustra- ton.
 Now, for the second phase of the matter, for am not going to take but a very few moments this morning, for I remember the new beatitude. Blessed is the man that maketh short speeches. for he shall be invited to speak again" (Applause.) The second point that I want to dwell upon is man and an idea-one plus one man and an idea. The first word-idea- that I want to name is the idea of law codfied law. Look back to the time when Moses began to develop the expression of law. The story that you get in the Old Testament about Moses on Mount Sinai is a beautiful piece of symbolism-the symbolism of the application of law. And from that time man has worked upon man
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Dr. J.B. Esenwein s Address

Dr. J. Berg Esenwein Mr. Chairman and Fellow Kiwanians My subject today is one that will .startle you as being heresy. It is-"One, blue one, equals What?"
 There is popular superstition, believe. that one, plus one, equals two. l at- tempted number of times to demon- strate that old superstition in school years ago with failure; but I now believe that one plus one, today equals great many different things. Indeed, it can be made to equal nothing. or it can pc made to equal million. And the way that simple mathematical trick IS worked is by using co-efficient. co-efficient is something that if placed before mum Der transforms it into something very much greater than it was before. So II seems to me that in these earlier days of the Kiwanis organization-for we are yet mere lusty baby as compared Witn the still more robust and powerful organ ization we shall be some day-we neeo to learn the power of some co-efficlent that will come into our personal lves' and into our local clubs, and into our m ternational organization, to make each very much bigger and very much more powerful thing than it is.
 Now, power is word that we use very freely, but we don't find it so easy to ex- plain just what power is. In other words, we see 1t in it's sources and in its effects rather than in itself. We realize, for in stance, that power is applied directly. and that it is also applied indirectly We take hold of this table and lift it, a di- rect application of power. We ride In our automobiles and find that the power is applied indirectly. So in this simple problem which soon becomes of "one plus one,' a complex problem; we see the power of the indirect application of force.
 What I want to get at is this: In all our lives as Kiwanians we must get away from the use of mere plHtitudinous truths, if you will let me use that big term for the moment. So many times we deal with glittering generalities For instance, at this convention, as in others since the days of the organization, we have constantly heard emphasized the square deal in business and the square deal in industrial life. But these expres- sions very soon become platitudes, they very soon become an empty sounding of terms; but how about taking that prin- ciple and translating it into something that is vital in the life of the commun- ity: something that is vital in the life of
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thought-a thought that had no cringing,
 thought that had no fear. But as
 he again arose and denounced the wick
 edness of his king, the king, again trem- bling with rage, said, Did I not remind you last Sunday before whom you were preaching?" "Yes, sire" said Latimer; T am preaching in the presence of the great king Iatimer had realized that | truth was greater than Henry.
 Now, it seems to me, without any re- | ligious application, for that is not the point that I wish to make, that there is | something peculiarly vital in the value of a truth. I believe truth is not thing.
 There are things that can be measured | by yardsticks; there are things that l can be weighed upon scales; there are l things that can be counted upon ma ! chimes, but there are things that can't be measured and weighed and counted, and truth is one of these things. believe that the thing we have got to l do is to build our Kiwanis four-square, l and one of the foundation stones, one l of the corner stones of our organiza- | ton is got to be truth, and that our recognition of it must be genuine. (Ap-
 plue}.
 Now, must pass on to one other great | idea of the era, that of, mercy. When Florence Nightingale in the war of the Crimea went amongst the Russian sol diers and the English soldiers, she devel- l oped the idea that has come to be known under Clara Barton as the Red Cross and easily I believe honestly that it was birth of a new era when Theodore Roosevelt announced the principles of the new democracy-that of the square deal. (Applause.) And here was the last of those four great epochs which have ventured to name: Law, freedom ot thought, mercy and the square deal. Now one other step: Man and man There is your one plus one at it's bigh- est
 In our one plus one we have man and his employer; and man and his em- ploye There is man and his business partner; there is man and the woman: man and his sweetheart, if you will; man and his mother; man and his wife. And that great force of loving and of en- thusiasm that comes into the mind and into the heart of every man that is de- cent and who lives up to something that is better than the appeal of flesh to flesh.
 But then there is something else that. believe. must come into, our Kiwanis. and that is man and his friend. If this organization is to live. as we believe that it will live, 1t must be a friendly organ ization, and the glad hand has got to be the sincere hand. My God gentlemen, how many insincere hand claps do we find in the business world today! How many times is the glad hand a tricky hand. How many times is the glad hand" the hand that of the old warrior
 who. in accordance with the ancient He brew method. went to his friend and took
 him by the beard and said: Art thou in
 health my brother" and then stabbed
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J. Sutton, now of Fort Worth, Texas, recently from Chicago, Ill,) is: 1. l believe in the doctrine of Xii waniS, which is based on the truth in business, service in business, quantity in business and, last but not least, quality in business
 2. I realize that primarily my life should be devoted to the service of hu- manity and I resolve to always hold the thought, whatever I may be doing, that I live, not for myself but for others
 3. I wish success only when it is secured by giving the highest service at my command.
 4. I believe that a business mans friends may properly be regarded as an asset, and that any advantage gained by reason of such friendship is perfectly proper and legitimate.
 5. I believe that the exchange of my goods. services and ideas Is a le- gitimate source of profit, provided all parties interested are benefited thereby. 6. I willconduct my business in such manner that my competitors will real |, ize the perfectness of the service and agree with my customers that the trade should be given to me. '. I will do my best to elevate and improve the business in which I am
  same line may find it profitable to do likewise, that a betterment of general service to the public may result.
 8. I will endeavor to keep the quail ity of my goods above criticism, but If justly criticised will endeavor with good grace to improve.
 g. Service and responsib ility being the goods ! have to sell. I must sell them right If do, I gain and the pur- chaser receives his due. If I sell them wrong. we both lose on the transaction and debar ourselves from further busi- ness.
 10. I hold that satisfactory serv- ice by responsible merchants builds and maintains spirit of self-sustaining in- terest in a community. producing a bet terpent of living conditions for all.
 H. As real service advances the in- terest of the individuals concerned in each transaction, and this interest is reflected from the. environ of the indi- viduals into their city, state, national and international life, in all my deal ings I will consider not only myself, and the one I am dealing with, but all the others closely or remotely af- fected.
 12 I believe that by honesty and efficiency in the conduct of my busi-
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Ono of the big moments in the con- vention was when somebody from that wonderful Birmingham gang announced that President Wilson had decided to lift the lid on beer and light wines. Nelson Jones of South Bend fainted during the demonstration that fci- lowed.
 On Wednesday there were more can didates for everything from president to dog catcher than has ever been evil dent in any convention before We doubt if the old progressive crowd in Chicago could have done any better. Everybody that came to the conven- tion seemed to be running for some thing, except Sam Cummings, interna- tional secretary, and Roe Fulkerson of Washington, and judging from the ovation they received in the convention they do not have to worry about their jobs Of course, you all know by this time that Sam is the international sec retary of Kiwanis. extraordinary, and MT. Fulkerson is editor of the Kiwanis Torch. extraordinary. extraordinary. The Pennsylvania delegation is cer-
 tainly there. They went to New York
 and travelled down to Savannah, Ga., by boat. They were on the road or tHt OCcdn TdtHST HcdTly a Wcek anu Fred Sutter of Altoona. Pa, had the honor of being the only man in the delegation to feed the fishes. Long
 Paul Tillard, from the same tank, com plained of the nadequacy of the hunks so far as length is concerned. Paul stands six feet and half in his stock ing feet after eating at the Tutwiler. The best show out of New York was given on the boat en route and Al Smith of Lancaster. Pa. was the cos tuner for the entertainment. We did our best to get the facts about the extravaganza that was put on, on the boat, but in spite of our usual drag with the newspapers we haven't suc- eeded in dragging it out of the bunch thus far.
 Atlanta apparently has sent the larg- est delegation to the International Xii wania convention. At least they make the most noise Tn fact they are SO
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him between the fourth and fifth ribs until he died.
 The truth, then, that must be applied to friendship is that it must not be SUI perficial in Kiwanians. It shall not be the friendship of the mouth, that can be made to smile without the smile of the eye. It shall be the truth that comes from the heart, so that when man takes fellow Kiwanian by the hand he may feel it to be true when he says "l am glad to see you" (Applause.)
 Kiwanis four-square is the vision that have today for our organization. It seems to me to be a housed house with four cornerstones, house with four fronts, house based first of all upon the foundation stone of truth, that have spoken of; second. fairness; third service; fourth. power, and upon the cor nerstones of truth, of fairness, of service and of power this building shall rise to heights of greatness.
 Four fronts does this building possess: And the first front shall be the front of mans relationship to his individual fel- low man, and the truth, fairness. service and power in his four-squareness of per sonal relationship. And the second front of Kiwanis shall be the business front so that in all the business of life we may be influenced by our Kiwanian ideals. And the third front will be the socialized front, in which we look out upon other lands, our own land. and our own local community, and measure our duty as Kiwanians to serve others.
 And then, finally, there is the group front the organzational front, which faces our duties and opportunities as q club, an organic thing working in an or ganic way.
 Oh, I don't know what that power is don't know really where it comes from but there is something very wonderful to me in the group feeling. The elbow touch of the old days and the military forms of today are different Nowadays you see men marching in squads or by column. or by company, and their elbows do not touch. But when I learned mili. tary tactics years ago we had the old Upton's manual. and there was some thrill in those days in the elbow touch As we marched in companies front" we could feel the touch of the fellow to our right and to our left and there was something magic, something thrilling, in that touch, and so I say, I don't know what it is; it is not mere physical mag netism, surely. but when you get groups of men together who believe the same thing. who are reared and strengthened in the same thought, and who look each other in the eye and take each other by the hand, somehow they realize the heresy of the old philosopher who said My friends, there are no friends and of that other Greek who said: q am the only one of my friends upon whom can rely" We rather believe in the great poet Longfellow when he cried: How good it feels. the hanc Sr an old friendr' And this elbow touch. this group feel. ing, this organic, living union of the club.
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through this universal power. So we find it operative in our day. Law is matter of human relationship.
 I believe that one of the things we have to stand by today as Kiwanis or ganization is the power of law, the ef- fectiveness of law. How eloquently that thought wsts expressed yesterday from this platform by man who had pared his breast to the bullets of the enemy because he believed in the righteousness of right law! He didn't speak as fine consummate theorist, but as one Whe had volunteered his life's blood for the sake of his country, and our country and all the countries of the world thai are worth saving. (Applauseo
 Then there came another great, idea, ana am naming these ideas because they seem to me to be epochal steps in man. kind and his thought There came a time when man stood up and declared tha' mans convictions should not be shackled by an organizations that mans convic- tions should not be shackled by church; that they should not be shackled by a state: that man should have the right of free thought and free speech within the limits of decency:
 It seems to me, gentlemen, that to- day we are startled by the state of af- fairs that is, in a very remarkable way Infringing on the development of free thought and of free speech. and that is the license of thought and the license of speech that goes to the extreme oi decency. And here is where we must take our stand. Freedom is a very great thing, but it may also be very dangerous thing. It might run to such extremes that we might never come tc the decision of the ballot again. While we are emphasizing liberty, while we be- lieve, with all our hearts. that liberty is a great and essential thing. we must also believe that authority is mighty and necessary thing. There must be a coordination between liberty and au- thcrity in this land, so that liberty and authority may proceed together like the parallelogram of forces of which we learned in our school days The solution of every vital problem of our country depends on this coordination of liberty with authority. and not the worship o1 liberty alone. (Applause) Way back in the days of Henry the Sth of England there was appointed court preacher. Henry himself, a much-marred man, a libertine in his personal life, appointed Hugh Latimer to be the preacher. One day he was called on to preach befo1u the court. and looking upon the princes and the nobleman before him he de nounced their corruption. Trembling with rage, this great. stocky figure of the service and said. Sir. do you know in whose presence you are preaching to- dayT And booking almost furtively at the king the preacher answered, Yes, sire, I do. am preaching in the pres ehce of the king See that you don't forget it, said Henry. The next Sunday he preached again. and he had a better
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ness in supplying the needs of others, l best meet those requirements by the fulfilling or neglect of which the in- dividual in measured. Thirteenth-I believe that my business is useful and necessary one, and will only voluntarily change to another on conviction that the other is euqally or more useful, endeavoring to make finan- cial gain a secondary consideration to service rendered.
 Fourteenth-I believe that a creed such as this is value1ess unless the spirit be- hind it is understood, accepted and obeyed, and that this creed should be revised from time to time to enable the Kiwanis club to express ever better the highest thought and desire of the busi- ness men composing It.
 Other ideas along the same line are given herewith, not as possible "creeds, :" but because they state succinctly some of the objects or beliefs of Kiwanis. They are given to prompt suggestions for alteration of either or both of the above drafts.
 Edmund c. Clayton of Cincinnati, O., writes:
 "K stands for Kindness. which all men
 should show; for industry, which makes business
 grow
 W stands, for Wisdom, which success will
 require:
 A stands for Action, which all men ad-
 mire
 stands for Nobility of lives we s,ould
 lead
 I for interchange of Ideas. our creed; s for Super-excellent men we all know,
 Who belong to Kiwanis, and when
 called upon, go.'
 Peter Hanson of Chicago, III, writes: K-nowingly Identified With A Ma tional Inspiration, Service" Pat Tammany, of Seattle. Wash, sub mits:
 Know me! l am the Spirit of Fair Play in Business; I represent in Business that which the
 Golden Rule means in the daily life
 of man;
 I am an Ideal; realized through the
 Friendly Cooperation of men who
 know each other well and who be-
 lieve that the Ultimate in Business
 in Service: I am-KIWANIS.
 Suggestions and comments will be vel A VI, j
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KiUanis Creed Reuision

The committee on education are con the revision of the "Kiwanis Creed which in it's present form does not ade- quately, or gramaticalfy, express the spirit of Kiwanis that should be con veyed in such statement. It is desired to have something that can be given out to prospective members and others as a full and clear statement of the things Kiwanis stands for Of suggestions received, the two follow ing draft revisions of the full creed are deemed by the committee most worthy of consideration. as basis for arriving at
 an improved creed Chat should not be
 too long and yet embrace all that should be stated) and are published with the expectation that expressions of opinion will reach the committee that will as- sst it in further deliberations. One of the two drafts Chat submitted by James A. Burnham. Jr., of Albany, N, Y), is as follows: l. To be man; to realize that suc- cess is measured by personal integrity and honest service. 2. To do my best to elevate the busi- ness which is my life's work 8. To make my business legitimate at all times and to share its benefits with my customers
 4. To so ably conduct my business as to honorably bring out the best that is in my competitors. 5. To ever bear in mind that a mans greatest asset is his friends: to ask noth- ing of any man that I would not be willing to do myself. 6. To accept just criticism with good
 grace and endeavor to profit thereby; to justly criticise for the welfare of my Kiwanis brother. 2. To serve to the best of my ability.
 ever conscious that satisfaction in the
 foundation of future business and indi- vidual prosperity 8. To found my business upon the cor
 nerstones of truth, service, quantity and quality.
 g. To devote my life to my God, my
 country and my fellow man.
 10 To establish in my community a
 confidence in the business world which
 will insure to the benefit of all mankind.
 Il. To make my business the strongest
 link in the chain of national prosper
 ity.
 12 To give every man square deal
 The other draft (submitted by Henry
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Birn1inghun1n1er Buzzings

numbering among it's membership many of the most prominent busi- ness men of the city. Mayor James Couzens. recently elected under the new city charter, is n kiwanian.
 .sThe international organization was formed sometime after the orr gan!xiug and naming of the kiwan- is club in Detroit. The Detroit club. wishing to further the growth of the kiwauians idea was glad to be- come part of the international body and has since helped to spread fhe kiwanian gospel.
 "The first national convention was held in Detroit two years ngo. The number of clubs have doubled since that time and kiwanis is now well known institution in every live city,
 A. "Massey- Bruce is a rcgistrn- ton hound for fair. He stayed on the job with the boys wanting ''stalI and n haltcr' until the last one came in-then closed up shop and danced all night.
 Willie Bonham is active as cat In the convention doings.
 "Bricks. Brooks Is doing time with the gang around the Tut lobby also.
 Jim Davidson and Andy Arrant are threatening each other with suits for damages. Their photos appeared in n local newspaper with the name of Davidson under the photo of Arrant, and vice versa.
 rnn into Con Lee of Tampa yes- terday--he is the guy that we brought into the secretary's supper in n blanket with milk bottle in his paws and his chops fitted over pacifier--and I learned thnt he had something on his chest about Birmingham, ct al. Since | was hit Overworked l asked Con to fill out this column for me, and I will he fair with you, | like his stuff. Read it.-Jeff.