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CLIFTON ArINUE • CINCINNATI 20, 01110

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

L. E. LEVY, NOTED
INVENTOR, FORMER
DETROITER, DEAD

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919.

VOL V. NO. 13.

Great Scientist and Jewish Publicist Dies.

100,000 LBS. OF MATZOTHS
FOR BOYS IN SERVICE IS
ORDERED BY J. W. B.

Revolutionized Photo-Engraving
Industry by Famous Inventions,
the "Levytype" and "Levy Half-
tone Screen."

DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR
AND NEWSPAPER MAN

Educated in Detroit Schools and
University of Michigan—Held
Public Position Here—Died at
Age of 73.

Louis Edward Levy, former De-
troiter, known and esteemed far and
wide for his attainments In the scien-
tific world and for his unceasing de.
votton to the welfare of the Jewish
people, died last week at the age of
73 at his home in Philadelphia. A aa-
live of Bohemia, Mr. Levy came to De-
troit at a tender age. lie was edu-
cated in the public schools of this
city and at the University of Nlichigan
from which he graduated in 1866.
Mr. Levy's proficiency in mathe-
matics secured for hint a position in
the office of the City Surveyor of
Detroit. Studies in scientific research,
in chemistry, and in microscopy be-
gaa to occupy his time, and devel-
oped his faculties to such an extent
that he soon attained note, and was
selected with others to perform
analytical work in the examination of
cases of trichinosis. In IMO he was
employed by the Government in the
Meteorological Observatory of the
United States Lake Survey Station at
Detroit. Nlicroscopic photography
next engaged his attention, while con-
ducting the business of his firm in
Nlilwaukee, Wisconsin. , Ilis investi-
gations led to results which were pub-
lished in 1870, and spread his fame far
and wide.

PISGAH LODGE HOLDS
LAST MEETING IN
OLD QUARTERS

On Nlonday night. February 24, the
members of Pisgah Lodge. I. O. It. It..
held its last meeting at the old club
rooms, ti4 Broadway, which in a few
short and record-breaking months, it
had hopelessly•butgrown.
The next meeting of I'isgah Lodge
will be held next Nlonday evening,
March 3, in its beautiful new club-
rooms at 25 Broadway, which take up
the entire four tipper floors of the
Liberty Market. The new quarters
will include a large library, a meeting
and dance hall, and four smaller
rooms for club members. The rooms
will be open to the members at all

Every Jewish soldier or sailor, over-
seas, on shipboard or in the United
States Service will be provided with
matzoths, on the coming Passover, by
the Jewish Welfare Board. An ordet
has been placed with the Jewish Con-
sistory of France, for 100,000 pounds
of matzoths to lie baked for and dis-
tributed among Jewish members of
the American Expeditionary Forces.
Matzoths will also be placed on board
every transport leasing France dur-
ing Passover, which falls during the
week beginning April 15.
Matzoths will also be distributed in
every- demobilization camp in this
country, and will be placed upon every
warship and transport leaving Ameri-
can ports. Every Jewish Welfare
Board Canteen will serve tnatzoths,
instead of bread during this week. It
is planned to distribute eight pounds
of matzoths to each soldier and sailor,
the government having delegated to
the Jewish Welfare Board the task of
supplying matzoths to all Jewish men
in the service.

The distress and suffering among
the Jews in Austria, Poland, Siberia.
and interior Russia exceed the condi-
tions of the war period, according to
Felix hi. Warburg, Chairman of the
Joint Distribution Committee of the
American Funds for Jewish War Suf-
ferers. who made public reports he
had received front abroad. He called
on American Jewry to respond to the
plea of their starving brethren and
contribute to the fullest extent of
their means in order that the commit-
Inventor of "Levytype."
tee may continue its work of allevi-
After extensise travel, hlr. Levy ating the distress. The demands upon
settled in Baltimore in 1873, and there the committee have been so heavy.
continued
his (begun
labors in
cal engraving
in photo-chemi-
Milwaukee), Mr. Warburg said, that the *5.000.1501
collected in the recent Jewish war re-
bringing forth a process which rap- lief strives is being exhausted rapidly.
idly gained favor and patronage. This
"In Siberia," Mr. Warburg said, "I
process was given the distinctive am advised directly by persons who
name of the "Levytype." and was have witnessed the conditions that
patented in January, 1875. being the thoossids of Jews are living in dug-
first of its class in this country. sons. from which they are unable to
Among
the earliest
illustrated
by this system
was works
Dr. Solomon
venture forth, as they has e no clothes

Lieutenant Henry Brown and
Clarence A. Baer at Head of
Honor Lists Published by Am-
erican Jewish Committee.

times.
Next Monday night, Pisgah Lodge
will embark upon a new era. Work-
ing under better conditions than ever
before, in bigger, better, more suit-
able surroundings, with six hundred
active and working members, Pisgah
is marching firmly and rapidly to her
goal of "1,000 Members and More."

Various Delegations
of Jews Arrive in
Paris to Plead Cause

Jewish War Relief Funds
Are Dwindling Rapidly
Warns Felix Warburg

Calls on American Jewry to Re-
spond to Pleas of Starving
Brethren—Conditions Frightful
in Siberia.

DETROIT BOYS STAND
HIGH IN MILITARY
HONOR CITATIONS

LOUIS EDWARD LEVY.

New Roumanian Naturalization
Laws Prove Insincerity of
Government to Jewish Rights

Writer Says New Statute Which Requires Applicants to Establish
Non-Allegiance to Any Other Country Creates Even Greater
Obstacles to Jewish Freedom Than Under Old Laws—
Says Roumania Must be Compelled by Peace Confer-
ence to Keep Pledges Heralded to Entire World.

Deutsch's book on Biblical history. and would he sure to perish by freez-

The business grew, and soon extended
hug.
Hundreds
thousands
are
thus
left
to die of and
starvation
in these
beyond the confines of Baltimore. In
was determined to remove it dugouts. ft only for beasts.
1877 it
"During the week the Joint Distri-
to Philadelphia. Here the business
to
Committee received a cable
attained large proportions, and many message from its representative in
literary publications and art works
were illustrated by the process of
Poland.
Boris
1). Bogen,
which
, was
sent Dr.
from
Warsaw
and in
part
which Nil'. Levy was the inventor. in
time it has been developed with the states:
ed for
by
"'Frightful, conditions caused
progress of the graphic arts, and has
steadily held a leading place in the delayed remittances. Arrange
scientific and business world. transmission through Polish Ambas-
sador. Cable open credit there. Fur-
Newspaper Man of Note.
they delay criminal.'
In the newspaper world, Mr. Levy
As a result of Dr. llogen's message,
had been connected, in different ca- Mr. Warburg said, the committee had
pacifies and at different times, with cabled $100,000 to hint. In the last
the Detroit Post; the Polytechnic Re- few weeks, he said, the committee had
view; the Engineering and Mining expended more than $1.0o1p1Xo for

Groups Represent Territorial and
Economic Elements — Jewish
Labor Party Regards Palestine
Unimportant Now.

Jewish delegations from various
lands hate been arriving in Paris for
the past few weeks, essh bringing its
tormulated demands and complaints
to be placed before the Peace Confer-
ence. A large delegation arrived last
week from Palestine and also from
Salonika.

RECORDS SHOW 10,000

JEWISH CASUALTIES

165,000 to 200,000 Jewish Boys
41 Service-72% in Combat
Branches— Represent 5% of
Entire Army Persorthel.

In a detailed list of AtVtral hundred
Jewish boys upon whom high distinc-
tion has been conferred for miltary
valor, compiled and just made public
by the American lewisit Committee
under the title of - The War Record
of American Jews," the names of two
Ditroit boys stand out prominently.
They are reported in the lists as fol-
lows
Lieutenant Henry Brown, of De-
troit; repeatedly. cited for bravery;
died in France, Oct. 29.
Clarence A. Baer, of Detroit; first
American to receive the medal of the
Reconnaisance Francaise.
The lists include Jewish boys from
every section of the country, front
every walk'of life, and every conceiv-
able military honor is represented.
The report states that the total num-
ber of Jews in the military and naval
service during the war was between
165.000 and 200,001I, or from 4 to 5
per cent of the total personnel of the
American forces at the time the Ar-
mistice was signed.

Percentage Very High.
It was pointed out that the Jews
'flue Jewish delegation from Salon-
compose about 3 per cent of the total
ika brings serious complaints against
population, so that the proportion of
the treatment accorded them by the
Jews in the service was about 50 per
Greek rulers of the city as well as by
cent greater than the proportion of
the Greek population. Salonika has
a Jewish population of 80,000, and the Jews in the total population. One
BY LEO WOLFSON.
cause of this showing was the volun-
J ews there have been subjected to
There is a Roumanian proverb it is absolutely impossible. How can persecutions, murders and robberies, leering of 40,000 Jews, :caul another
which says: "The wolf can change his one prove a negative proposition? which are allowed by the Greek gov- was that their population is thickest
hair. but not his nature." When I How can one bring conviction about comment. They will ask the Peace in the cities where the draft was most.
read in the newspapers and also in such a thing? No means exist• no Conference to send a special commis- effective in its operation and that there
the "Official Bulletin" from Washing- documents can be designed that can sion to investigate their complaints. were comparatively few Jews in agri-
ton that the new Roumanian Nlinis- prove this. It is simply impossible to culture, mining, and other industries
The Palestine delegation declared which were exempted.
ter, Bratianti, had issued a declaration comply with thi, requirement. It is
Seventy-two per cent of the Jews in
that Roumania has given to all her merely another ay
w of saying that that England has not made any steps
Jews equal rights, I could not itn- inasmuch as under the new law. it will toward reorganization thus far, allow- the army, the report says, were in
agine for a moment that this was be impossible for Jews to produce the ing everything to remain in status combat branches, although only 60
quo. The Jewish colonies suffered but per cent of the army as a whole is in
altogether true. that the wolf had required documents, no Jew cal be -
changed his nature. come a Roumanian citizen. little on account of the war. With combat service. Complete casualty
I know too well Roumania and her The law is a low swindle, and is the exception of Petah Tikvah, all the records have not been obtained, but
statesmen and know how little they nothing more than a cloak behind colonies as well as the Jewish sub- the committee estimates that 2,000
can be trusted, how little reliance can which Roumania can claim that she tub of Jaffa, Tel Abib, are intact and JeWt were killed in action, and that
come back and their casualties totaled 10,000. The
be placed upon their word. The Amer- has herself solved the Jewish ques- need only the men to
ican Union of Roumanian Jews had tion and that it is not necessary for begin their work again. Many have highest rank reached by Jews were
at once cabled to the headquarters of the •Peace Conference to give any already returned. but the land needs those of Brigadier General in the
the League of Native Born Rou- consideration to it. The law does not more people to come and take posses- army and marine corps and Rear
manian Jews. in Switzerland, and re- only not solve the question—it also sion of its resources. Dr. Harry Fried- Admiral in the navy.

quested confirmation of Bratianu's fortifies and strengthens the min- enwald, Miss Henrietta Szold and Mr.
All Information Not Yet In.
statement. Under date of the 19th of ciplu that the Roumanian Jews are Rubinor left l'aris last Saturday and
"From information now at hand,"
.4
concludes the report, which is signed
January, came the reply that up to strangers in the land of their birth, proceeded to Palestine by way
that time the text of the so-called where they dwell and have their Italy. They will represent American by Julian Leavitt, Director of the
Jewish equal•rights decree had not being. . Zionists in the work of reconstruction Office of Jewish War Records, "it
in Palestine.
has become apparent that the record
yet been made public. Bratianit had
Romania Cannot Settle Problem.
Before the International Socialist of the Jewish War Service, when fully
merely talked about giving rights to
I have always maintained that
,
Conference, recently held in Berne a developed, will demonstrate conclu-
under no circumstances can we ex -
the Roumanian
Jews.
The should
cablegram
stated
further that
no one
be- {acct that Roumania will herself settle resolution was presented demanding sively that the same qualities which
I have
stated in
and
the Jewish
problem
an reiterated
honest equal rights for Jews in all lands and enabled the Jews to survive through
lies- e that Roumania recognizes the manner.
the establishment of a national home the centuries—his capacity to endure,
pri n ciples of unrestricted equal rights
Journal; the Journal of Fabrics, New food, clothing, and supplies, which had for all Jews.
co in. for the Jewish people in Palestine. without breaking, prolonged and in-
that
Roumania
will
have
to
he
t
The Jewish delegate from Palestine, tense nerve strain; his initiative, his
'York Textile
city; and
the Industrial
The New Law Is Impossible.
pelted to give full rights to the Jesys
and
Reporter.
of this Review
city. been sent to Poland, and $300000 for
received.
containing
a full ex-
relief work among the population of been
Since
then. another
cablegram
has and, furthermore, that it will be nee. It. Locker, who represents the Poale elasticity of mind, his faculty for or-
Zion. was received by the conference ganization, and, above all, his idealism
As president of the Association for Armenia, Syria. and Turkey. To meet been
to secure guarantees from her
rsentative of —have also enabled him to fit him-
Jewish Immigrants, Mr. Levy became the needs of Siberia, the committee planation of what really did happen. that she will fulfill and carry out the as an acknowledged d representative
widely known in circles more or less
not set aside $150.000, which will be t ee The old law—the .klien Naturalization promises which will have to be forced the proletariat of Palestine and he sell successfully into a democratic
army, fighting for world democracy."
by Dr. Frank F. Rosenblatt, Act—Which Roumania had made ac- front her. If this is not done, the Presented the resolution.
interested in Jewish immigration,
interested
The record of decorations and cita-
The Jewish Labor l'arty presented
only in Philadelphia, but throughout who sails next month for Vladivostok. cording to the treaty of Bucharest, Jews in Roumania will have no rights,
the country and abroad. Ile had
had been repealed. n I!is Die a new 1 or if they have, they will be merely to the American delegation at the tints is not available, but a list of
-- ----
Peace Conference a memorandum, in 124 soldiers and officeri among those
i on paper— paper rights.
taken an active part in opposing the NEW ANTI-SEMITIC PARTY
law was enacted, and the new law is
c i te d i s presen t e d.
enactment of a literacy test for Mimi-
IS FORMED IN GERMANY even worse thantilt' Ohl, whichWas 1 -rite American Jewish Congress which the demand is made for equal
- The reports of citations for gal-
vicious and extremely unsatisfactory. recognized the correctness of my po- rights for Jew s in all lands, b u t no
grants in all the long contention over
—
., .
that measure which has been going
:\ new organization has been According to the new statute, every sition and the resolutions whic i i t mention is made of Palestine. They lantry in action," the report says,
declare
that
while
they
were
not
up-
"and
of other honors and decorations,
iet since the first hill with that pro• formed in Baden under the name of Jew who desires to be registered as adopted are in accord with this po -
Jew- arc too belated to provide sufficient
I
iclir of
vision was vetoed by President Cleve-
arty." The prin- a Roumanian citizen must make an ;flint
to be establishment
"Christian People's P
data for the purpose of the present
Palestine,
.
accost-
land in 1897. For that purpose, Mr. equal aim of the party is to procure application. This must be accost-
The leaders of the League of Na- puled tohome
Levy appeared before successive com- the enactment of measures "safe- panied by a birth certificate showing tire Born Jews of Roumania emphat- regard this as a very small matter, in report. It is known, however, that
oblems now the number of Jewish soldiers who
mittees of Congress and before Presi- guarding Germany from Jewish des- that he was bor n in Roumania, and i sally demand that this question be relation
re
to the large pr
American and French
F was
dents Roosevelt, Tait and Wilson, not
he
o
e base received considerable. It
settled by the P ace Conference. besetting humanity. This is in accord
d to p e
poti
d ecorations is
only on behalf of the association, but seek financial interests, from controll- any other nation.
Even Roumanian diplomatists who with the resolution passed by that
e 77th (Upton.) Division—largely
also on various occasions by special
old l aw it was are anxious once for all to get rid of body at their recent C0111 ention in sh
According to the o
ing the country."
Jewish—that was in the thick of the
appointment, as representative of the
Prince Henry of Prussia, in the re necessary only for him to prove that the Jewish question are in favor of New York.
fighting at Argonne Forest, and it
American Jewish Committee and of ported declaration that he made lot he and his parents were born in Ron - this. and one of them, the leader of a
was practically a Jewish battalion—
the Immigration Commission of the
ania. The difficulties of his becom-
Hamburger Nachrichten, urges mania.
political party, has openly expressed
.
belonging to the famous 308th—that
!Vital It'rith, of both of which he had among other things which will sect sing a citizen under these conditions
INCREASES IN HUNG ARY distinguished itself for extraordinary
been a member.
Germany, 'the further repulsion of can be easily imagined. First, every Conjoint Committee, that it is his
valsW in the Argonne. The list of all
Jewish influence in commerce, twins- Jew hail to come to the Government view that this would be the best for
Revolutionizes. Industries.
of anti•Jewish seen• citations will therefore be prepared
If
and ask for a birth certificate.
w
ave
Paris.—.\
Roumania
herself.
Mr. t Levy's invention, in conjunc- try and politics."
publication as soon as sufficient
At a meeting of the representatives the Government directed the official s
Peace Conference Must Decide.
sa tion and slander is gradually over- for
tion with his brother NI a x, of the
information with respect to these
'
•
ssue s u c h birth certificates the e
rhe important issues today ate. whelming Hungary. Attempts to tit honors shall be'available."
"Levy halftone screen." which they of the e Medical ' Faculty of the. Uni not to i
versify of Marburg it was resolved, entire intent of the law is defeated. how can the question be brought be- c it e th e population against the Jews
jointly patented in 1891, marked a
by a large majority, to exclude Jews And such tactics can be expected of fore the leave Conference and who are being made at public meetings in
new era in the modern graphic arts
CLOTHING NEEDED
country
front the hospitals which are being the Roumanian Government. Accord- will do it?
by greatly increasing the facility of
ere
BY GALILEE POOR
established there. Speeches were de- ing to the law which existed before
The Roumanian Je
Jews have one p tis h a. Jewish business men w
p roducing illustrations for use in the
Est-
to, robbed
various and
parts
a number
of the of Jews were
printing press, thereby opening the livered on the dangers of the Jews the war and which had the same re- hope, the only one still remaining
New
York—The
Palestine Supplies
'
way for that vast increase in pictorial becoming the ruling race in Germany
quirement, it was extremely hard to
,
get a birth certificate. The officials them, and that hope is America.
Thos
o\ e
Th ree who re- Bureau composed of the Zionist Or-
They are well acquainted with
publications which has, taken place and the masters of the Red t
At ganization of America, the Red Mo-
at tacked.
menu. It will he remembered that the created all kinds of obstacles, and in ripest diplomatists and they are con- dragged to a e church
brutally
where
they were
since then. This invention was fol-
gen David. and the Federation of
of Marburg was the place many instances they absolutely re- minced that front these they can ex- forciblv
converted.
ster a riot resu ltei in
lidescein.
lowed by that of the photo-mezzo- University
fused to issue the certificates. •It was pest little or nothing at all. Roumania fused lu
l'alestinian Jews, announces . that it
death of se era' Jewish soldiers.
tint process of steel engraving, which of the late Dr. Herman Cohen's act -
an open secret that the Government had already, pn a previous occasion,
A committee (if leading Jews has has facilities for transpotting large
Mr. Levy brought out before the
had issued orders to the effect that promised the Great Powers of Ett- made
, representations to the Ilungar- quantities of material to Palestine.
Franklin Institute in 1892 and which ivity for many years.
According to reports coming from
HONORED wherever possible these certificates rope that she would give equality to fan r. 'm .erlon e t , t about t h ese attac k s,
became the starting point of further TWO FRENCH JEWS
to this very
should
be
denied.
that the local vi- Palestine, there is a crying need for
her
Jews,
and
yet,
up
—
Ilemanded
in
that
direction.
His
inset-
and
has
au h
'
A Negative Requirement.
The French Government has ap-
day ' nothing has come of this proms ' thorities should be made to answer garments of all kinds, for shoes, un-
lion of the "acid blast" process of ,
The second requirement, that proof ise l'pon the influence of the Jews
cut material, linens and blankets. The
g
he Gernment
ov
for the pogroms. T
etching and of the machine for app . s- , pointed a Jew as vest ing
should he given that the applicant for of America upon the American Gov- agreed to take the proposition under Galilean refugees in particular are
l the principal of the court of Strasbourg in Alsace
■
l
destitute to the last degree.
in n' it , Patented in a
postslcitizenship is not the subject of an-
countries in 18o9, greatly improved and another Jew as director of
! advisement.
(Continued On Page Four.)
and telegraphs in the astute province. , other country is not only inhuman,
,
(Continued On Page Four.)