Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1935, Page 4

A—4 = SLAYING BLANED ON EKAFES Van Viack Admits Killing Former Spouse—Her Fa- ther Criticizes G-Men. By the Associated Press. TWIN FALLS, Idaho, November 30.—Douglas Van Vlack laid his plight today upon his slain ex-wife’s father, Joseph Hook, mystery fiction writer, who in turn blamed G-men for failure to prevent his daughter’s death. Deputy Sheriff Oric Cryder and Police Chief A. C. Parker of Buhl said the hulking former University of Washington student admitted killing pretty Mildred Hook, after discevery of her body in a culvert, the head bat- tered and bullet-pierced. Van Vlack balked at making a sworn confession to Prosecutor Edward E. Babcock, but talked freely of the slay- | ing to Walter V. Beesley, Associated | Press staff writer. Had Warned Father. “Yes, I killed her,” Van Vlack told Beesley. “She knew before she left Tacoma (where Van Vlack kidnaped her last Saturday) what was coming to her. I told her father before I took her | that if he didn't leave us alone I'd kill her. That's why I did it.” Asked why he killed State Patrolman | Fontaine Cooper, who attempted to| halt him, Van Viack replied: “I don't know. I guess I lost my | head then. “I knew it would all end like this & long time ago. * * * | “And I did it because I told her | father I would. “But I don't care a whole lot. I know what's going to happen to me, but I can't do anything about it. They'll hang me.” At Tacoma the girl's tather asserted: | “Had the G-men acted in the case T'm confident neither my daughter nor | the Idaho officer would have been | killed. The agents would have stapped Van Vlack before he could have gotten to Idaho.” Mother Under Nurse's Care. Hook said J. Charles Dennis, United States district attorney at Tacoma, had refused to intercede on the ground | the kidnaping was a “family affair,” and “that the two would be back in 8 or 10 days The slain divorcee's mother was un- der a nurse’s care, | “I'm going to try him (Van Vlack) on two separate murder charges,” | Prosecutor Babcock said. “If he gets life imprisonment. at the first trial I| shall immediately begin the next and | bend every effort. to obtain the most severe penalty for the two crimes— hanging.” MRS. J. C. PALMER, PASTOR'S WIFE, DIES Funeral Services Here Today to Precede Burial in Rhode TIsland. Mrs. Louise Rose Palmer, 64, wife of Rev. Dr. John C. Palmer, pastor of Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, died Thursday at her home, 1748 Euclid street, after a short ill- ness Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today at the residence. Rev. Dr. James D. Buhrer,, pastor of the | First Reformed Church. was to offi- ciate, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. Harvey | Dunham, pastor of Western Presby- | terian Church, and Rev. Dr. Albert J. McCartney, pastor of the Covenant- | First Presbyterian Church. The body | will be taken to Providence, R. I, for ‘burial beside the graves of her parents. | Born in Providence, Mrs. Palmer was | the daughter of the late George M. and Maria Nestel Rose. She went with | her parents to the Black Hills during | the gold rush of 1876. She returned | to Providence in 1389 to study music, but returned to the Black Hills two Years later. There she met Dr. Pal- mer, and they were married June 14, | 1893. Mrs. Palmer came here with Dr. | Palmer more than 20 years ago, after | he had served for 18 years in New | York. Dr. Palmer is grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons in the District. Surviving Mrs. Palmer are her hus- band, a daughter, Miss Louise Rose Palmer, and a son, John C. Palmer, jr. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; lowest temper- | sture tonight about 34 degrees; colder | tomorTow night; gentle to moderate south or southwest winds, shifting to northwest tomorrow. Maryland—Mostly cloudy tonight &nd tomorrow, with light snow in west portion beginning late tonight or to- morrow; possible light snow tomorrow | in northeast portion; slightly warmer in extreme west portion tonight; cold- er tomorrow night. Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and | tomorrow; probably light snow in ex- treme west portion; slightly warmer in extreme west portion tonight; colder tomorrow night. West Virginia—Light snow late to- night and tomorrow; warmer tonight; colder tomorrow afternoon and night. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers elear this morning. Report for Last 24 Hours. Y!atexquy-— B 'emp. Baro. Temp. . D el p. Baro. S, Desg. 3 29 ;4’1 Midnight__ 8'1 2‘0‘.‘8‘0 | 30,05 * BTl Record for Last 24 Hours. m:‘%‘i:i’é’,"'} T T, St Year Lowest. 33, 7:15 am. today. Year ago, 59. Record Temperatures This Year, Hihest. 9%, on July 20. Lowest. —2. on January 28. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today. ighest, 60 per cent at 7 a.m. v.’) west, 38 per cent at 4 p.m. yesterday. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States C Geodetle Surveys Co° *™¢ The Sun and Moon, Rises. Bets. . today 4:47 a7 st be’ turned ene-half hour after sunset. - - Precipitation, - Monthly precipitation i Capital Current menth 1$amte)es in the onth. 1935 & .m. on THE EVENING RSTAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Admit Marriage Plans Claudette Colbert, movie actress, and Dr. Joel T. Pressman shown as they admitted today in San Francisco they planned to be married. On their arrival by plane earlier, Dr. Pressman, Hollywood physician, who went to San Francisco to give a scientific lecture, smashed a camera and hid in a car to avoid photographers. ~—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Dr. Ryan to Address Forum. Dr. John A. Ryan, director of the social action department of the Na- tional Catholic Welfare Conference, will address the Civil National Forum at the Whitelaw Hotel, Thirteenth and T streets, tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. on “The Industrial Outlook Today and Tomorrow."” Sues La Guardia for Slander. | NEW YORK, November 30 (#)— | Charging he was called a “bum” and a “faker,” Charles Shankroff, Brook- lyn real estate broker, yesterday brought a $50,000 slander suit against Mayor F. H. La Guardia. Shankroff said the mayor applied the terms to I him at a Board of Estimate meeting. DOCTOR ENGAGED 10 MISS COLBERT Film Actress and Throat Specialist Expect to Wed Early Next Year. By the Assoclated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif.,, November 30. | —Claudette Colbert of the films and Dr. Joel J. Pressman, throat specialist, | told the world today: | “Yes, we're engaged. No, we haven't ‘ been married yet. We don’t know just wnen we will be, but probably very} zcon after the first of the year.” | Dr. Pressman's divorce from his first | wile becomes final in January. The romance Hollywood has seen | budding came to light yesterday after | the cGuple made a flying round trip | to San Francisco, where Dr. Pressman delivered a lecture. The physician quieted sudden talk of a secret marriage after reports of plane and hotel reservations in the name of “Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Pressman” by explaining “there must have been | some mistake.” | “I just went along for the ride,” | smiled the vivacious actress. | Rev. Henry T. Wirgman Buried FUNERAL IS HELD ; in Rock Creek Cemetery. i Funeral services for Rev. Henry T. Wirgman, retired clergyman and au- thor who died Thursday, were held | this morning at the S. H. 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