The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22
HUNS IN CONTROL
Dominated Metal Markets All
Over the World.
Control Smashed When COmpa-
mics Were Taken Over.

Washington, July ga. Mitchell
Palmer. alien property custodian, an
nounced today that he had taken over
the business of L Vogelstein & Com
pany, Inc, and Beer, Sonndeheimer &
owned concerns of New York City
The assets of the former are upwards
of 100000 and those of the latter
more than s5.o0O.000.
The enemy interest in Stallforth &
Company, Of New York, dealers in
silver bullion, with 4 capitalization of
100000. also has been taken over.
l. Vogelstein & Company, and Beer,
Sonndeheimer & Company filed re-
ports with the alien property Gus
todian, Mr.. Palmer said in which they
claimed they were American owned
corporations, but investigations
showed an endeavor had been made to
cover up the German ownership of the
assets after the United States entered
the war.
In taking over these and other met
al businesses Mr.. Palmer said he had
smashed for all time the German
control OF the mtal Industry in this
country"
Beer, Bonndeheimer & Company and
l. NogeIsteiu & Company were close
ly affiliated, Mr.. Palmer said, with
the German metal gesseIIschafr, which
for some years had dominated the en-
tire metal market of the world. These
companies, with the American Metals
company, the enemy interest in which
already has been taken over so con-
troiled the metal market in the United
States that they were able to sell cop
per, aluminium, zinc and other metals
N Germany at prices much lower than
The American consumer had to pay
Investigations conducted by Francis
p Garvtn, director of the bureau OF
investigation of the alien property
custodian's office, were said to have
revealed that Beer. Sonndeheimer 6,
Company owns a half interest in the
National Zinc company, the entire
stock of the Cuba Copper company,
the Cuba Copper Leasing company
and the Norfolk Smelling company.
and 1000 shares of Miners Separa ton
American Syndicate, Linite d.
Fogelstein & Company was said TO
have large holdings in the United
States Metal Refining company aud
controls the Arkansas Zinc, Lead 6.
Smelling coL-pany
OF the 10000 shares of capital stock
Of the American Metals Co, the an
nouncement continued, 1880 are
owned by the Metal bank and NJ c.
geselIschafl, both of Frankfort
The American Metals Co, Mr..
Palmer said, completely owns these
companies:
American Zinc & Chemical Co..
Langeloth Coal Co, Langeloth Mer-
camille Co., Langeloth Townsite Co..
American. Metal Transport Co, Bar
tIesville Zinc Co., and South American
Metal Co.
1t had large holdings of stock in
these companies: Ohio & Colorado
Smelling and Refining Co, Nicholas
Copper Co, Balback Smelling and Re-
filming Co., and a. number of South
American companies.
From the evidence which Mr.. Gar
win unearthed, said the statement. il
is apparent that L Vogelstein, and
Beer Sonndeheimer & Co. played an
important part in Germany's declara-
ton OF war and of the continuation
of the war after Germany had gotten
into it.
They had supplied large amounts OF
copper and metal 10 Germany until
| the time the United States entered the
war.
American business had been made
directors of these concerns to operate
them for the alien property custodian