THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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INTERESTING CAREER
OF ELIAS GREENBAUM,
THE CHICAGO BANKER

A NEW DAWN FOR
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL

Elias Greenbaum, the veteran Chi-
cago banker, who died recently at the
age of 97, was born in Eppenheim,
The coming of Rosh Hashonah, blood of our sons in days of yore, but Germany, and came to America in
should not be alone a new year, but , today this opportunity is enlarged and 1847. The following year he went to
a new dawn for the Children of as regiments carrying the battle flag Chicago and in 1855 he and his
Israel throughout the world. Never of freedom the Stars and Stripes, brother started the bank, which later
became Greenbaum Suns Bank and
before has the sun shone so brightly shall be mustered and enter the
upon us. nor have our hopes and the trenches of Europe, In, we see the Trust company.
\Viten Mr. Greenbaum came to this
sonsg of the sires and the prophets sons of the fathers and mothers of country he knew no English, but he
and the seers been so near realization the faith of Abraham standing side
did know French. On the boat he
in emancipation and equality before by side, drenching toothier earth with met a man who knew English and
the law; the right to work out our their blood that by it democracy may French and wished to learn German.
own destiny and shoulder to shoulder flourish throughout the world and hu- The voyage lasted .5 days.
yl7er tuade to enjoy peace now they landed in New York the man
fre
nanito
to stand with our fellow citizens for and
institutions of freedom and for the
knew German and Mr. Greenbaum
What
a privilege this is, and on
advancement along the lines accorded
knew E n
this
New
Year
when
the
prayers
of
glish.um did not stay lung
all men and women of every other
religious belief. Scattered throughout our people will again ascend heaven- in New York. His first stop was in
the length and breadth of the world, ward, let them be chanted louder and Ohio, where he got a job selling dry
deprived of civil rights, proscribed freer than ever before. Not that goods at ;:•:fi a month. At the end of
against still the race has prospered, our deliverance is close to hand, but four months the merchant owed him
multiplied and advanced and now the the deliverance of the whole world $24, but had no money. So Green-
baum took his pay in trade and with
yoke of Russian oppression and des- through the intervention of this re-
public of ours in which we, the Chil- that modest stock he Made up a ped-
potism is about to be thrown off;
dren of Israel have an equal place dler's pack and started west. He
other lands are feeling the touch of
to show our valor with the balance finally arrived at the then promising
liberty and little by little the open
of 'our citizens. NI ay these prayers little city of Chicago and located
door of freedom and equality is com-
be not in vain and our hopes be here for good.
ing nearer and nearer for us to cuter.
Ile went to work in a dry goods
fully realized, and I am confident that
the sons of Israel will show their store, saved $31111, paid it down on a
cottage
near LaSalle and Jackson,
worth and when the victorious shall
return there shall be no distinction married and moved in. Ile kept on
selling goods and making friends—
ever made again between us and the
he had a way about him—and then
balance of our citizens. The forty-
one day he thought he'd like to he a
eight stars of our flag will he our banker. So he and his brother started
stars of hope, the stars of redemption a little bank. It was a sort of give
for the world, and the sacrifice of our and take system—the bankers helped
people jointly with all others upon their customers and the customers
the altar of our country in everlast helped the bankers. People came to
ing testimony that whatever privilege Elias for advice and he gave of it
we receive we are worthy and able freely. And he showed them how to
to protect by our lives, our fortune save.
and our sacred honor.
"Ile felt that every man he could
keep from failure, from foreclosure,"
said a recent biographer, "was so
much added to the happiness and se-
A SONNET.
curity of the community. lie demon-
An oriental reed from Jordan's shore, strated that banking done in that
A velvet voice, a ray of light thru spirit has a sure foundation."
The Greenbaum bank has been con-
lace;
A soul at one with Hamlet and ducted by three generations of the
family. It has been in operation 64
Tagore,
Yet swayed by mighty passion tot years and several of the most import-
her race.
ant bond issues brought out in Chi-
She is not of this day nor yesterday cago have been floated through this
The heart, long purified by tragedy,
house.
That feels the charm of childhood'.
Mr. Greenbaum is survived by three
happy. play,
sons, II, E., M. E., and 1. E. Green-
Is of no time nor tide but of eternity. baum, and the one daughter, Mrs.
Hen. Moses Alexander
Emma E. Goodman.
May our paths be lighted by the light What, in the mystic lines of II -ludo°
lore
of reason that we may make much of
Alfred L Esherg, well-known in
this opportunity and show the world Could lift us up and hold us tar
above
San Francisco and Eastern business
that we are entitled to these privi-
The clouds? Was it the call of East circles, has been appointed a member
leges and should have had them cen-
to East?
turies ago. In this happy land of The call to halt our rush and look of the board of directors of the San
America, we enjoy them freely and
Francisco Chamber of Commerce. lie
before
have made good use of them, finan- Us that we guide the child with was a director of the Panama-Pacific
cially, commercially, socially and edu-
tender love?
Exposition and has served as a direc-
cationally, and in the forum, as well If nothing else, bestow on hint our
tor of the United States Chamber of
as on the fields of battles we have of-
prayers at least.
Commerce.
—Mary Bienenstock.
fered our treasures and the lives and

By lion. Moses Alexander,
Governor of Idaho.

Perfect Control
In Traffic

The use of an enclosed car usually means much driving
in traffic. Under the usual conditions of enclosed car
driving, the Holmes Improved Air-Cooled car handles
with a security of control that gives unusual confidence
to the driver.

The Holmes Improved Air-Cooled motor with dual ex-
haust valves, aeroplane type construction, eighteen valves
all in the head affords a flexible speed range of from three
to fifty miles an hour on high gear.

The electric starter is so constructed that the motor
cannot stall in conditions of emergency; the starter
alone will keep the motor running with power suffi-
cient to move the car.

The foot brake, operating on the transmission brake drum
and multiplying the effort applied at the pedal, gives a
perfect braking hold and eliminates tendency to skidding.

Gear shifting is greatly reduced through the smooth, even
pull of the motor under conditions of low throttle; it is
not necessary to change gear in order to get away quickly.

And the Holmes Air-Cooled motor is not restricted in
its satisfactory operation by weather conditions. There
is nothing in the cooling system to boil or to freeze.

That such operation may be secured in a car of 126-inch
wheelbase and of proper size for the comfort of from five
to seven passengers is proof that high operating cost is
no longer necessary in a properly sized car and that the
price of economy is no longer restricted carrying capac-
ity and cramped discomfort.

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Phonographs, Billiard Tables
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SLIP-COVERS
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Johnson Glass Lights Installed.

Our Reputation Ha. Been Gained by Giving
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Roar of 179 WEST CANFIELD AVE., Ina. 2nd & 3rd•

F. S. KRATZET,
Sales Manager

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When Kalich Read Tagore.

Would You Ask
Any Better
Guarantee`?

The little triangle, with its ,
"T D A" on the housing of a s
rear axle, is a warrant of quality
that must live up to reputation.

The reputation of eighteen years of
axle building, the reputation gained
through many a gear, over many a hard,
rough road; under many a heavy load.

The reputation of engineering skill, of
manufacturing ideals, of a consistent high
average of performance, of one of the
widest known names in the automotive
industry—

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DETROIT;'
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