lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔn, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz ɪnðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv ˈeɪliən pɹˈɑːpɚɾi kʌstˈoʊdiən ɪnðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹi dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt; ɐn ˈɑːfɪs tˈæskt wɪð kˌɑːnfɪskˈeɪʃən ænd mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌv ˈɛnəmi pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ænd ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ, nˈoʊɾəbli, pˈæʔn̩ts ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈæsɛts ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən dˈaɪ ænd kˈɛmɪkəl ˈɪndʌstɹiz.
Later on, he was appointed Director of Bureau of Investigations in the Office of Alien Property Custodian in the Treasury Department; an office tasked with confiscation and management of enemy property in the United States during and after World War I including, notably, patents and other assets of the German dye and chemical industries.