South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-13
AMERICANS LISTED
As LINE OWNERS
Head of Company Asserts All
Stockholders Are Loyal
to Country.

~ r. " I jim lJtts o. lAt AAeAAlANo
Of the Is stockholders of the Amer
lean transatlantic Steamship CO.
were laid before the state depart
ment at Washington Monday in
proof OF the absolute American own
ership of the seized steamship Hook
ing and Genesee as we'll as of all
the other ships Of the concern. With
the list filed ) afidavits. one from
each Of the stockholders, attesting
his American citizenship and affirm
ing that no foreign interest Of any
kind attaches to his stOckholdings.
Following is the list, together with
the residence, ancestry and business
connections Of each of the Is. so
far as they could be ascertained Sun
day night:
Here Is List.
r. c.. Wagner, Milwaukee and
New York. head OF the Wisconsin
Sugar Co. American born of part
German ancestry.
]. p. Wagner. son of the above,
New York
W. J. Berger. Milwaukee, Ger
man descent, officer of the Berger
Bedding Co. of Milwaukee.
John ). Lawson, Milwaukee, sec
retary Wisconsin Sugar CO. Old
American stock.
~. w. Berger. Milwaukee, relative
of w. J. Berger.
T. p Mann, Milwaukee. owner OF
Milwaukee Bay Co. American.
Fred PritZlO1, Milwaukee, head OF
hardware company of same name,
and biggest in state of Wisconsin.
Born in Germany.
c. Dubreuil. Milwaukee, teacher
of languages French descent
r. +. Giljohan. Milwaukee. presi-
dent Of F'igge-Doyle Co. distillers.
German descent.
ID. J. Frazier, Madison, Wis.
sugar business. American.
Edward Neidecker. Milwaukee.
vice-president Hoffman and Billings
Mfg Co. German descent
j. w. Whitaker, Menominee Falls,
Wis. sugar business. American.
+. J. Archambault. Milwaukee,
capitalist French descent
X. Froedtert. Milwaukee. presi-
NEIlN AAAAA+AAlE company VI the EetAAAt
name German born.
=. W. Herzog. St Paul. Mimi,
capitalist. German born
r. c. Wagner is president of the
company. J. p. Wagner, his son, is
/ secretary. and w. ]. Berger, vice
president The same three officials
constitute the board of directors OF
the concern
Capital S2.5OO.OOO.
The capital stock OF the company
is $250O.O00. divided into 25. 900.
stocks Of a par value of 500 each.
Additional afidavits from r. c.
Wagner and his soE set forth that
am of the stock has been subscribed
for and that the ownership is con-
fined exclusively 10 the / . stockhold-
ers named
The amdavits are identical in
form. After presenting the name
and addresses of the affiant. and the
fact of his stock ownership in the
American transatlantic Co. they
set forth that he is a citizen OF the
United States and that he holds the
stock OF said company in his own in
I terest. and that no other person,
firm or corporation has any interest,
/ present or prospective in any OF the
said stock So owned by him"
Most Are American Born.
Pres't Wagner in conserving sun
day TO the publication OF the list OF
stockholders in his company. said:
THE records OF these gentlemen
viii show that each of them is a
nan OF standing in his community.
Most OF them are American born.
Those who are OF foreign birth have
been natuTfdizeG FOR 20 years or
more. All Of them are OF unques-
toned loyalty to America and Amer
lean principles.
Il am sending these affidavits TO
the state department. not because
have been asked for them. but be-
cause I want TO keep good faith and
remove all doubt OF the groundless-
ness OF the British charge that there
is German interest in our company"
CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS.