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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
DiUOrce Action
Filed After ROlC

The disclosure was accepted
by both families resignedly and
with half-hearted benedictions
the couple engaged rooms and
lived together as man and wife.
1t was only then that the little
bride was rudely awakened TO
the ruthless selfishness OF her
husbands character. From a
nest egg Of 81 900 which the girl
had trustingly deposited in a
joint bank account, money was
wi h drawn constantly and
secretly and no amount OF re-
monstrance could stop it.
When the amount reached
sum close TO $500 she charged
her husband with theft. A row
followed in which the youth
became violent; there was
crash Of glass and a pane in the
kitchen door was broken-Mil-
dren Van VlackS arm was
severely cut!
After receiving medical treat
ment the girl left for the home
Of her parents. and a few days
later, now thoroughly disillu-
stoned, she filed suit for divorce.
In time an interlocutory decree
was granted, TO become final.
under the Washington state
laws. In six months. But the
decree never came into force
Douglas Van Vlack quickly saw
to that:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
She FOrgiUes an
Unspedkdble Act

One day, on some false pre-
text, he persuaded her to accom-
pany him TO his car-an under
standable error on her part,
committed because the great
love for her former husband had
never wholly died. Nor did he
entirely kill this love when. that
very day. he was guilty Of an
unspeaksble act
He drove her out OF town to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

caused Mildren Van Vlack TO
seal her own doom!
At 4 o'clock on a Saturday
afternoon. three months later,
Douglas Van Vlack stopped his
car across the sidewalk of the
Hook residence driveway directly
in the path of his former wife
and Doris Clark, a nurse. VINO
were walking home together. AS
smooth as a snake Van Vlack
slipped from the car and
menaced the girls with an auto
matte pistol. 1t soon became
evident that he was interested
only in Mildred; he pushed the
Mortified girl into the car and
left the terror-stricken nurse
standing mute on the sidewalk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Police Radio Giues
His Description

With crashing gears the car
jumped backward into a wild
turn. then grated forward in a
mad rush down the street. Doris
Clark managed TO get TO a phone
into which she Historically
poured her nerve-shattering adj
venture, and five minutes later
the Tacoma police radio was
blasting a description OF Douglas
Van Vlack, the style and num-
Der Of his car and the ominous
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

along the highway In response
to a call from Tacoma. Wash,
received at the Twin Falls
sheriffs office but q few minutes
earlier on the afternoon Of Nov.
IS, 1885.
With q grunt OF acknowledge
ment Givens swung the car
around and streamed In pursuit
OF a slate-colored coupe that
continued, unhurriedly. down the
highway.-A blast from the siren
brought the little car to q docile
stop. The officers braked their
machine In front of the car and
scrambled out, Givens walking
up to the driper-a dark, nus-
cular young man, beside whom
sat a giri-whiie Cooper parked
himself at the front fender.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
CulUert GiUes Up
Young WHes Body

You're lying! You were found
beside your car-you didn't carry
that around on your back all
night. You are wanted by
the Tacoma, Wash, police for
kidnapping your wife. She was
with you when you shot down
my, mcn-where 10 she now ?"
But the prisoner refused 10
talk. and the officer had little
time to Iose-for a lovely, help
less. 1S-year-old girl was some
where out on the wastes of the
Idaho desertl
In the company Of Sam Nc
Elrod. Twin Falls chief of police.
and Sheriff w. +. Manifold Of
Minidoka County. Prater took
up the trail Of the coupe tire
tracks. All day, with infinite
patience. they studied the frozen,
forbidding terrain TO lose the
tracks a hundred times. a hun
dred times TO pick them up
again 10 be defeated finally
by the powers of darkness.
But they were tough men. in
ured to the bitterness Of a hard
country.
The officers took up the trail
where they had left off at sun
rise. and soon their persistence
was rewarded by finding the
marks of high heeled shoes and
the less diScernible ones of a
man. These they followed for
three miles until the tracks OF
the womans spiked heels
abruptly disappeared. The man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

a deserted spot where he tied
her hands behind her back and
laced her to a tree. With a sheer
he explained the reason for his
horrible intentions;
You'll never get your final
decree after this"
Back in town the girl was
treated by doctor and then she
filed a statutory charge against
Van Vlack. But later. when in
formed Of the extreme penalty
for the INTERCHANGEABLE re-
Tented and the charge was dis
missed before II was properly
filed. n ii wasn't love, it was
the twin of love, pity. that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
One of Matrin1ony's Major Curses

DEOPLE around IS of buy the automobiles
Those around II buy bought four used
before bought
"Make a twics
day during 1871" is what Illinois minister told the OF his
congregation
Guess the reverend gentleman meant we'll But the dutfui
kiss Of the major of marmony 1t is usually OF
type much feminine circles
"a peck" Most bombed during World War Rheims.
France which every including Christmas Days
for four month AT Rheims had 1900
buildings the end only so Of these buildings hsbtsbs
- January IL, 1871 PAGE III
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
TUo Lonesome Ladies

SIIE ARE young widow young unattrnca
~ tive Are somewhat bored with the cooes insph subus
ban male vicinity where and could meet
interesting men?" what fancy note
bearing Bronxvie n. Y address Where could widow and
divorce interesting men? have it, On the Yankee
Clipper Lisbon Portugal Or maybe they could be stowaways
submarine Just either these appeal the
lonesome ladies Of Bronxve will think equally
wonderful ideas tonight In fact instead of trying to think
inventions striving figure eighth
will devote thinking the problems lonesome dorcees
and widows.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

and then pushed unceremon-
iously into the car.
On the way back 10 town the
newshounds squeezed him dry.
and, when they reached Twin
Falls. turned over the pulp TO
Sheriff Prater. Newspaper his
tory IN the city OF Twin Falls
was made that morning!
The first question Sheriff
Prater shot at the slayer was:
where Is your wifc?"
IL don't know-I've been walk
ing all night and I had TO leave
her behind because she couldn't
keep up"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
About Ladies at the Bar

DRoPoSED legislation intended to prohibit drinks for women
at bars Says the proposing legislator Mine out OF ten men
feel shouldn't be bars The genmsns figures
far out of line Possibly thousand objects 70
feminine bar clients exclusively started
in and of them ops Indicating feel
feminine give the reeshment places homee touch or
something II it makes the girls feel sophisticated
FERROUS and dangerous when they their the brass
rail lean the polished mahogany favor OF IT, Let
them have their fun, l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Secret Marriage
Barred by Youth

hunters stopped simultaneously
in complete understanding Of
the ominous portent they read
on the frozen ground. The rest
less eyes of all three officers
converged in focus on a nearby
iron culvert-and beneath that
frigid metal shroud they found
the stilled. shattered body of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
SO Per Cent Literate

NNETYSx of people of United States lerats
Japans per Japanese liter
ate They the enthusiastic readers the world
Toxic issue "a editions day hour the
hour In 1910 Reno there 2314 divorces The
Nevada divorce business slipping Fasteners patronng
Florida The idea of getting Winter
appeals lawyer
still holds the worlds for divorce He secured
DEGREES 20 minutes!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

you" Givens explained TO the
driver.
A grim expression settled on
the features Of the young man.
Without uttering a sound he
raised his left hand smoothly
to the level OF the open window.
The ugly snout OF an automatic
was visible for an instant before
IL spouted flame! Four shots
raped fatty across the open
countryside-and two Of Idaho's
best loved officers slowly col
fapsed and sank silently.
At S o'clock the following
morning the presses OF the Twin
Falls News were silent with ex-
pectancy. The employees Of this
paper. sleepless and on razor
edge since the time OF the shoot
ing. awaited the news OF the
capture of the ruthless killer.
As the news did not materislize
in time 10 make the first morn
ing edition. the printers unani-
mously decreed there would he
no first edition. and they de-
cided TO join the manhunt.
Sheriff +. F. Prater, they knew,
had the fugitive trapped some
where in Twin Falls County, an
area of 1000 miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Cabbage Soup Pickup

NOW cabbage is suggested morning after pickup"
~ would rather suffer than cabbage soup and the
should Ito eat ito drink soup Nicholas Unkovc
Pittsburgh legal light has become the father Of third daughter
Again call attention to the claim that family consists Of all
daughters it is proof the father lover 1t is liking
pipe much to smoke night club after dinner In
dock and hunting lodge
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Parents Are Ruined
Trying to SdUe Him

Outwardly the scene had no
effect on the killer. But some
where deep in his degradation Z
must have struck some tiny root
of decency. because that night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Over 100000 People
have studied music this easy way
Nov Ysa Can Learn 10
Play YsuF PavsFite
Instrument without
. Teacher
Easy as A-B-C

MOST ~ these 100. Ooo students
W. didn't know note from another
learned to plsy her f.vorit. instrum un
Best Of all they found learning music
amazingly easy. No drudsery--no sxpen-
sivs teachers. This simplihed method
perfected by the y. 3. School Of Music
made learning music a. easy as A-B-Ci
From the star you sre lssrninF real tunes
nv noss. Every step from beginning to end s
right before Jour ewes. In ptint snd picture
First you re told how - do thing. then
picture shows you how. then you Do u yourself
and hear H. And almost before you know II YOU
are playins many q your, fsvofite pieces-iazl.
ballads. elassica No private tescher enuid
make clearer. The eost u surprisingly lov
svWasins only 0 fev cents q dsy-snd the Tsiee
10 me same fes sny instrument you NAY choose
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Wife Killer Cheats Moose
AS l3Steps Await Tread
Leaps to Death in Prison Yard
When Guards Open Cell Door
to Lead Him to Gallows

u HERE - steps from the gslows the sbbet
established by Henry the Second king Of England. when
during the twelfth he decreed hanging IN place
- Of beheadng royal punishment for the crime Of
homicide
Since that far time the condemned have taken the
fatal 10 with stride others have been carried
droong inert sacks Of humanity emptied Of the last grain OF
while fewprecous ewhave managed at the last
minute to avoid this leaden reluctant ascent to eternity
coming remarked Patroman
Fontane Cooper OF the Idaho State Traffic Police to his COM
Deputy Sheriff Henry G Gfens The cruising
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Driver Shoots D0lCn
TUo Idaho Officers

We've beea Instructed TO pick
up the driver of tho car that
carries Washington license plates
B-22822 - and I guess that's
you" Givens explained TO the
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Excess Bank Reserves
Soar 100 Millions
During Week
Treasury Expenditures
And Gold Buying
Listed us Foctors

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported $780, 100000 jump in excess
reserves of banks to a total of So
540,00O,000 in the week ended Feb
ruary rs.
Treasury spending was given as
the main reason for the Jump.
coupled with gold purchases and
other technical factors.
The boards statement said:
During the week ended February
26 member banks reserve balances
increased S154,000,000 Additions to
member bank reserves arose from
decreases of Sill 900 900 in Treasury
deposits with Federal Reserve banks,
s18,000000 in Treasury cash, and
$34,000000 in non-member deposits
and other Federal Reserve accounts,
and an increase of S39,000,000 in
gold stock. offset in part by a de-
crease of 100000 in reserve bank
credit and an increase of s37 900 900
in money in circulation. Excess re-
serves of member banks on February
26 were estimated to be approx
mately s6,54O,OOO,OOO, an increase
of s100,000,O00 for the week
Changes In member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended Feb
ruary 26, l94l, were reported as
follows:
Evening star., 1941-02-28
New York financiers
On Committee 10
Guide Erie
Stureis Will Head
5-Mon Group for
Reorganization
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Feb 20.-Three New
York financial men are on the five-
man committee which will guide
Erie Railroad through a transitional
period resulting when Federal Court
declares effective a pending reorgan-
ization plan. it was learned last
night.
The provisional reorganization
managers, who would replace present
co-truStees in arranging a new COM
pany, are: Chairman, H. S. SturgiS,
vice president of the First National
Bank, New York; Harry c. Hagerty,
treasurer of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co., New York; John
Stedman, vice president of Prudential
Insurance Co, New York; John K
Thompson, vice president of Erie,
and Frank c. Wright, Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. representative.
Although formal court appoint
ment is necessary, rail circles under
stood such action would be routine
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion now is counting ballots from
security holders on the l. c. C. re-
organization plan, which would cut
the roads $l4,000000 annual fixed
| charges to about half that figure. in
cluding rental of certain leased
! roads.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb cs tP,.-The Canadian
dollar gained Il cent and the British free
pound was UP "a cent in foreign eXchsnss
trading here today The Hons kone dol
lar free ArRentine peso and Germs r
benevolent mark lost small fractions and
other major currercieS generally were un-
Late rates follow (Grest Britain in dol
lars, others in centsl:
Canada.
Oficial Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: Buying, 10 per
cent premium selling, II per cent
premium equivalent 10 discounts on Cana.
dian dollars in New York of buying, 9.9l
per cent selling, 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 14a. per cent discount, or 1926
United States cents.
Europe.
Great Britain. otrcial Banker ForelsSn
Exchsnse Committee rates.. buying. 4.02;
4O3ia: Germany, 40 .05n; tbsnevclent.
2015l: Finland, 2.05n; Greece, ssh; Hun
gary, 1a7Tp: italy 500. Portugal 4 .0l {:
Sweden 3s4; Switzerland. '?3.23: Yugo-
slavia, 2.25n.
Latin America.
Arsentine cfhcial, 2a7T; free, % so
Brazil oficial. 605n; free. soon, Mexico.
20. ron.
Japan. 23.4s; Hons Kons. a46i; shsns-
RATES in spot cables unless otherwise
NM Nominal For commercial trsnssc-
tions
Evening star., 1941-02-28
| Moderate Drop
| In Auto Output
| Anticipated
y the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Feb. 28.-A moderate
decline in automotive production
levels may result from subordination
of manufacturing requirements to
national defense needs. Wards Re-
ports, Inc, said today in its weekly
report of the industry.
Production in the meantime is
holding firm with the current weeks
operations estimated at l26,550 cars
and trucks, compared to l27, TAO last
week and l00,855 last year at this
time, said the survey.
The industry is moving to replace
aluminium parts of motors with units
made of other metals to cooperate
with defense needs, a changeover
that might cause temporary slack
ening on assembly lines, said Wards.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
London Market
Turns Upward
On War News
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 28.-Upward price
trends developed in the securities
market today as traders studied
latest war and diplomatic reports
from the Balkans and Mediter-
ranean area.
British government bonds closed
with gains ranging to 1s point.
Indian securities attracted more
support and foreign loans held
steady.
Gains of a few pence dotted the
industrial list, notably electrical
equipment, brewery and heavy man
ufacturing stocks. Courtaulds, the
big rayon yarn and textile makers,
responded smartly to better than
expected dividend.
Oils continued to move forward
and Cape Town buying lifted Far
Western gold mining shares.
Selective demand helped domestic
rails after profit taking earlier this
week
Evening star., 1941-02-28
New Bonds Offered
For Philadelphia
& Reading
6. c. Murphy Issue
Soon Oversubseribed,
Syndicate Reports
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 28.-A public
offering of S8.00O,000 in Philadelphia
& Reading Terminal Railroad Co.
first mortgage bonds today marked
a moderate scale revival Of new
corporate financing
A banking group headed by Drexel
& Co. handled the offering, consist
ing of $500 900 in serial bonds ma
turing 1942-51 with interest of so
to 262 per cent and S4,500,000 of 312
per cent bonds.
Proceeds. supplemented by funds
from the Reading Co., will be used
to repay S8.500,000 of S per cent
bonds maturing May /.
G. c. Murphy Co.
A block of $500 shares of COM
mon stock OF the G. C. Murphy Co..
n variety store chain operating
mainly in Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and Ohio, was offered late yes
terday and quickly oversubscribed in
further resumption of over-the-
counter sales of listed securities.
A syndicate topped by Smith, Bar
ney & Co. offered the stock at a
fixed price Of S62 a share. The block
included $4,000 shares from the
estate Of the J. S. Mack, former
chairman Of the company.
Lehman Corp.
The Lehman Corp, an investment
any has applied to the Sc
rs and Exchange Commission
authority to purchase from per-
outside the management
mum of $4,000 shares of its
cital stock.
Inland Steel Co.
TWenty-one member firms OF the
eW York Stock Exchange which
,,geviously had not participated in
secondary distributions took part in
The sale Wednesday of 10000 shares
of Inland Steel Co. stock as re-
suit of the exchanges new program
to help member firms join such
transactions.
Pacific Gas & Electric.
Financial circles heard that the
issue of 100000 bonds, which
the Pacific Gas & Electric Co has
filed with the S, E. c., might be
boosted shortly to S110,0OO,000.
The original plan had been to
market $65,O00,000 of per cent
bonds publicly and to place privately
s45,000000.
The new arrangement would
mean one of the largest pieces of
corporate financing in years. 1t
was thought the offering would be
made early in March.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Ex-Cen-0 Reveals
S1,982,555 Profit
In Last Year
Net Compares With
Ss72,3S2 Recorded
During 1889
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb 28.-The Ex-
Cello Corp, maker of precision
parts and tools. reported today its
net profit last year jumped to ST.
982 444, equal to S499 a share on the
capital stock. compared with S872,
1872, or s221 a share, in 1889
North American Rayon.
North American Rayon Corp.
with plants at Elizabethton, Tenn
for the year ended December "a
showed a net profit of sl,781. .426
equal to 1928 a share on the Glass
A and B stock, compared with ST.
010.252, or S362 a share on the
same combined issues, in 1899.
Bower Roller Bearing.
Bower Roller Bearing Co., Detroit,
reported 1910 net profit of ST.
1922, equal to s375. share on
the capital stock. compared with
1858, 9,42l, or 1923 share, in 1899.
Calumet g. Hecla.
Calumet g. Hecla Consolidated
Copper Co. and subsidiaries, oper-
ating mines in Michigan. in a pre-
liminary report for 1910 recorded q
net profit of s713.594, equal to IS
cents a share on the capital stock,
against s779,0l8, or 80 cents a share,
in 1899.
Penick & Ford.
Penick & Ford, Ltd. Inc, manu-
facturer of corn products, and SUBJ
sidiaries for l940 showed net profit
of sl073.938, equal to S29l a share
on the common stock. against ST.
456,456, or 1895 q share, in 1889,
Mesta Machine Co.
Mesta Machine Co. reported l94C
net earnings. after all charges and
taxes. of S3083,032. equal to s308 a
share on the common stock. This
compared with $2,7l5,427 or $27l a
share in 1889
The report said no provision was
required for excess profits tax but
Federal income tax amounted to
81 ,040 900, compared with $500 ,OOC
in 1899.
Uncompleted business on the CON-
pany's books at the close of the
year totaled s22.e540 048, against
$40. .797,740 carried over from 1889
Homestake Mining.
Homestake Mining Co reports
s6 .09ll37 consolidated net profit foi
loan IN {ts annual anditaI rnyiou,
That is 5000 a share on the 1909,
2S0 shares of capital stock The
1889 comparison was s7,l03, ,698 net
profit, or $3.50 share.
Gold production declined to sl9,-
0l4,768 from s1s,922 1855, in spite Of
increased ore production
New England Telephone.
The New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co, reported net Of
SO, 1895 900. or $742 per share of COM
mon stock, was available for divi-
dends after payment of interest or
borrowings last year.
Stockholders were paid at the rate
of 81 per share with 1851 900 credited
to surplus, John J. Robinson. presi-
dent. said in his annual report tc
stockholders. No comparable figures
for 1899 were given.
Operating revenues reached a new
peak-S80. .l66, ,000-and showed ar
increase of s2.915,OO0 over 1899.
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Mack Trucks. Inc. reported l94C
net profit of s1,805, ,S2l. equal after
Federal income taxes to s302 Q
share, compared with s682987, OF
Sl14 share. in 1889
E. c. Fink, president, told stock
holders in the annual report the
year was the best for volume and
profits since 1880. Backlog of Or
ders on December 81. he added, was
the largest in the company's his
tory with about three quarters due
to United States and foreign gov
ernment orders.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
New Monthly Reports
On Lumber Planned

By the Associated Press.
A new series of monthly reports
on lumber manufacture. diStrlbu-
ton, consumption and stocks will
be inaugurated in March. by the
Commerce Department, in cooper
alton with the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association.
Evening star., 1941-02-28

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
| citation. of Securities Dealers, Inc, which
transactions or firm bids or offers but
| should indicate approximate prices, and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
| by the sponsors or iSsuers.
mot quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-02-28

A London schoolgirl told her
teacher that the inhabitants of
Ceylon were called Celanese.
Evening star., 1941-02-28

There has never been formal In.
ternational recognition Of Canadas S
northern boundary.
Evening star., 1941-02-28

Only two of Cansda's nine prov
inces are without a water outlet to
the ocean.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
London Bor Silver
tReported BY Smith 7

LONDON. Feb % GP,.-Bar silver. 235sd.
of ,s. Equivalent 42.3p centsl Bar gold
1888, UNCHANGED. Equivalent &33 .s5.) Ex-
chanse. S4 .03
Evening star., 1941-02-28
London Tin Prices

LONDON. Feb IS Up--Tin Arm, spot
t266. bid. fa6e Jos asked; future, f265
1bs bid. E2S6 asked.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction lst 5s-s2.000 at
l04A
Garfinckel common-lO0 at 1054.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
New York Bar Silver

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s LP.-Bar
silver, 34A, unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Feb 2S tP,-Prices quote
In dollars and thirty-seconds: