The Press Democrat from Santa Rosa, California • 8

EDITORIALS FEATURES CARL R. LEHMAN PUBLISHER Published in the Heart of California's Richest Diversified Agricultural District The most widely circulated Daily Newspaper in California's Redwood Empire er CSTASUSHED lS7 MAY 13, 1944 Ernest L. Finley, Editor and Publisher, 897-1942 Unkindest Cut of All! From Nation9 Capital Forrestal Is the Right Man EXPRESSION of opinion by Washington Merry-Go-Round general indicates that the nomination of James Forrestal as next secretary of the COMPLIMENTS tough iif SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA Japs See Doom Approach THE JAPS no doubt are considerably alarmed by the daily announcement of two to three thousand Allied bombers blasting the "daylights" out of Hitler's empire night and day. Surely they have considered what Tokyo will look like after it has received the same treatment given Berlin in recent weeks. The warlords of Nippon know they are doomed to inglorious defeat, just as do the henchmen of Hitler.

And the Japs, in their somewhat crude mental processes, have arrived at the conclusion that they had better begin to take on some of the aspects of civilization before the day of reckoning arrivesr Evidence of this trend of thought in Tokyo is seen in the Japanese offer, transmitted to Washington recently, to send a Japanese ship to Vladivostok after medical supplies and relief goods which have been sent there for American servicemen now prisoners in Japan. Many requests for Japanese co-operation in getting the supplies to the Americans have been made in recent months, but all have been given the silent treatment- until this week, when the Japs suddenly had a change of heart. Perhaps fewer atrocities will be committed by the little brown men as the day of doom grows closer. EDUCATIONAL LEADERS among the Allies have agreed that something should be done toward re-establishing the school system in Europe as a part of the postwar rehabilitation program, but they feel they are treading on dangerous ground in suggesting the procedure to be followed. It is apparent that the project might contain dynamite.

The democracies scarcely will want to invest Americans in their money and navy is highly satisfactory. His nomination was revealed by President Roosevelt, and congressmen of all political parties applauded the announcement. The choice no doubt will receive prompt approval when the senate naval affairs committee acts on it Monday. Forrestal, first undersecretary of the navy and acting secretary since the, death of Frank Knox, is a Democrat, fifty-two years old, a hard worker with a thorough understanding of naval affairs of the world. He is of athletic type, plays handball, golf and tennis, and gets to the office at eight a.

m. as a rule. Before being invited to join President Roosevelt's official family he was an investment broker in Wall Street, with a flare for naval matters. He wehOmediately and smoothly into the work of acting secretary on the announcement of Knox's death. His decisions since that time have been made soundly and without hesitation, indicating that he has a thorough grasp of the situation.

Forrestal is noted for his reticence. It is probable that henceforth communications for publication from the navy department will be less frequent than they have been in the past. THE MONTHLY QUOTA of plasma for the Santa Rosa blood bank has been increased. Instead of the one hundred fifty donors who have been called on to contribute blood each month, the Red Cross is now asked to muster one hundred seventy, an in crease of twenty. Efforts are now being made to assure that an additional score of donors will appear when the San Francisco blood-collecting unit visits this city May 16.

No doubt there are many persons in Santa Rosa and vicinity who would be glad to help out with the war by giving a little of their good American blood. There is no pain or inconvenience attached to a blood donation, and to a normal individual there is no pos-siblettangef of harm. If you'd like to put something personal into this war, telephone the Red Cross, number 3261, today. By DREW WASHINGTON, May-12 It looks as though the honeymoon between Secretary of State Hull and Iiis energetic young undersecretary, Ed Stettinius, were over well over. There has been reports for some time that things weren't going so well between them, but all doubt as to the accuracy of these reports vanished when Stettinius came back from London.

Close friends say that the two men are now in about the same pistol- drawn position as Hull was with ex-Undersecretary Welles. The climax came when Stettinius arrived at the airport on his return from London. Michael McDermott, efficient state department press relations chief and one of the four officials closest to Hull, met him. As Stettinius stepped off the plane and posed for the cameramen, McDermott handed him a small piece of paper. Stettinius heldthe paper inside his hat so no one could see it and read it.

The paper said: "Don't say anything until you see the secretary of state." The undersecretary obeyed or ders. But when so important an official returns from so important a mission, it is always customary to hold a Dress conference and. in deference to repeated demands, Stettinius finally did so. Furthermore, he talked with re freshing frankness about his trip, about ways and means of discuss ing peace with Germany, ana about other questions of vital con cern to the American people. It was agreed in advance that every thing should be off the record for the time being, but that stettinius, after checking with Hull, would release the essential part of his interview for publication.

However, when Hull saw the transcript of Stettinius' remarks, he turned thumbs down completely. He decided that his frank and forthright undersecretary had best keep his light under a bushel. No word of what Stettinius said has been released, so far, for publication. As one of Hull closest advisers remarked afterward: "The damn fool hasn learned to talk without saying anything." Note: Chief trouble between Hull and Stettinius seems to be that the President -calls Stettinius over to the White House much more than he does Hull. Axel Wenner Gren, the big Swedish munitions maker, who has been virtually exiled in Mexico, is moving heaven and earth to get himself off the state department blacklist.

He has even gone so far as to get Ed Flynn, Democratic boss of the Bronx and tnrmfr chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee, to go to hat on nis oenaii. Flynn has been making representations to Secretary of State nun mat wenner--ren nas naa absolutely no connections with Germany and should not be black listed. The state department, so far, has reiusea to move- Wenner-Gren came into promi- talents in the restoration of an educational system such as Adolf Hitler laid down for the youth of Germany. At the same time, if the Allies should attempt to dictate to any European nation regarding the subject matter to be taught in their schools; it is certain that such action would be resented. Every citizen of the United States believes in education, but it miriit aDDear quite inconsistent for the people of a democ 'Let the Public Speak-' racy to start telling other nations how to run their schools.

From the California Scene POLITICAL GOSSIP By SENATOR HERBERT W. SLATER SATURDAY, Good Taste By FRANCINE MARKEL DON'T BE TOO GRATEFUL. FOR BOYS' ATTENTIONS "When a boy -who has just finished dancing with me says 'Thank you' what should I say: 'You're Uncertain. Answer: No, never reply ou're wel- Hill IJI I HHP come." Say: enioyea it too, or some i casual ana to tne same eirect. But a do not beam up- smile or grati- tude, as if he had I done you a fa- I r.

Althoueh I the age of chiv- airy is over, me psychology of the male of the species remains unchanged in this respect: He has a higher opinion of the woman who subtly implies that her companionship is a compliment to him rather than that his is to her. Of course, your behavior toward him may very properly be tempered to his own attitude. If he is a bashful, reticent young man with an inferiority complex yet with potential attractions, you can very properly encourage and even flatter him. But the average male of today is too likely to inflict upon the girls and women he contacts' a swaceer intended to tell them that fhe can take them or leave them. Our grandfathers challenged men displaying this attitude and blackballed them from their clubs.

But it is a complex for which girls and women have been to blame ever since they acquired the so-called "new freedom." Question: When I write "thank-you" notes for wedding gifts sent by my fiance's friends (whom he calls by their Christian names, but whom I have never met) should I address them as "Dear Miss" and "Dear Mr." or should I address them by their Christian names? Agnes. Answer: Since they are strangers to you, address them as "Dear Mr." Tomorrow Control Your Facial Expressions A Daily Prayer In Wartime FOR PROTECTION He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High: shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, is my refuge and my fortress: my God! in Him will I trust. Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler; and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be try shield and buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night: nor for the arrow that fhqth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness: nor for the destruction that wasteth at thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold: and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lorc which is my refuge: even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee; neither shall any plague come nigh to thy dwelling. For He shall give Hig angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways. Amen Psalm 91.

ft PEARSON nence shortly after war broke when he fled from Sweden on his yacht, the Southern Cross, and Dicked up survivors from the tor pedoed British vessel, Atnenia. After that he lived for some time in Nassau, near his close friend, the Duke of Windsor, and later moved to Mexico, where the Mexican government seized his palatial yacht Wenner-Gren has now requested the state department to let him come to Washington. He believes that, if he could present his case personally, he could supplement the efforts of Ed Flynn and shake off the blacklist. A house naval affairs subcommittee, headed by Representative Edward Hebert of Louisiana, which recently returned from an inspection tour of United States bases in South America, has made three major recommendations in a report to congress: Permanent acquisition of British bases in the Caribbean area. Continued operation of eight American military and naval bases in Brazil after the war.

The granting to Brazil and other friendly neighbors in South America, of small surplus warships-destroyers, cutters and patrol boats, which we will not need after the war, but which will be useful to South American nations for coast patrol and trade pur-poses. Hebert brought out in his report that these surplus vessels could be granted to our South American neighbors in exchange for bases. Note: The first Hebert lecom-mendation, regarding permanent acquisition of British bases, was canceled for the time being by Churchill's London remarks in which he opposed relinquishing British bases in the Caribbean. Morning after Vice-President Wallace announced he would go to China the telephone rang in the home of Samuel W. Bell, veteran Washington correspondent for the New York Herald-Tribune.

"This is Vice-President Wallace speaking," said a brisk voice. "Who?" inquired Bell, suspicious of practical jokers. "Vice President Wallac chuckled his caller. "I called you about that story you wrote concerning my trip to China this summer. "Yes, Mr.

Wallace," sighed Bell, bracing himself lor a lecture, i ne Herald-Tribune is an independent Republican paper frequently at issue with New Deal policies. "Didn't my story meet with your "Very much," replied Wallace. "I just wanted to congratulate you on the fine, objective job you did-You were very fair to me." Bell was too flabbergasted to reply. NOTE: Newsman Bell had re ported -that some observers construed the Wallace trip as an "indication of his retirement," but that New Deal sources felt the trip, to China would increase his stock for renomination. York Cavalcade SOBOL paragraph about all who helped on the penicillin story, I forgot to mention Miss Lillian McCabe, chief telephone operator and her department who labored to a point of exhaustion putting through frantic calls to all the hospitals A copy of a London paper.

Daily Mirror4 dated Friday, August 25, 1939 Headlines significant of the period immediately preceding thfr outbreak of the war "France Takes Over Defense Industries" "Japanese Sentry Slaps German's Face" "Roosevelt to Italy: Act for Peace" Mary Daly of WINS calls. Would Mrs. S. be willing to be interviewed over the air? Mr. S.

answers on behalf of- Mrs. S. that nothing would ever persuade her to be interviewed on the air A note from Freeman Chum, Chinese restaurateur, who is opening a new place on East 53rd street, lo the effect that he is so much in lovp with Amprira anH tVio ffreat national traits of Americans, he has named his sons, Noble Chum and Courage Chum A flock of new books in from the publishers and a plea from T. Saucier to turn out for the Starlight Roof opening next Thursday when Morton Downey will be featured Need no second invitation where Downey is concerned for the sweet-voiced Connecticut tenor has always been a favorite of this department. Also I don't-know anyone who can match him in the telling of Irish stories A note from Xavier Cugat to the effect that in his 10 weeks at Paramount he played 462 performances equivalent to more than a year's run in a musical comedy.

"I think maybe you ought to know why the jacket of Maurice Zolotow's much-discussed book, 'Never Whistle in a Dressing featuring an artist's conception of the Gay White has only one name on the marquee Margie Hart's. It was at the author's request: When Margie Hart was in burlesque she hired Zolotow as her press agent and said to him: 'All you have to do is spend one day a week on me. I want you to use the rest of the time writing articles. I think you've got something." Which is why the author penned this note in the flyleaf: To Margie who originally sponsored my literary career and made this book possible." Arthur Crimlin From the Great White Way Years ago it was generally conceded that campaigns ended on the Saturday night before election day, so that on the Sunday before the poll, Mrs. and Miss Voter could gather around the table, spread out the sample ballot and signify whom they would support.

Nowadays, however, electioneering continues right up to the close of voting. Torn and Monday there will be radiobroadcasting on behalf of candidates or by can-dates themselves, even though bal-loiers by that lime have made up their minds how they are going to vote. 41 Seas ob servers insist activity should continue up to the last moment. It is always well to remember, too. that frequently an effort is made to arouse dissension in the closing hours by starting untrue rumors concerning candidates or measures which cannot be answered.

People, for the most part, are not fooled by these roorbacks, last-minute stuff, when there can be no opportunity of denial or explanation. It has been an interesting wind-up of the campaign. It took some time to get things off to a start, and it has been difficult right along to arouse interest in the very important poll of Tuesday. This has been the testimony of candidates and their supporters, although the final days have-aroused mor con-cern. This week, candidates, their friends and all those who believe in every voter's appreciating the fact that he can participate in the people's government have been urging the electorate to go to the polls on election day.

and thereby indicate its appreciation of the franchise. This writer again urges the voters of Sonoma county to roll up one of the highest percentages in this coffliai election When it comes to presidential preference, the voters of Califor nia have two tickets of delegates to nominate. The Democratic ticket is pledged to President Roosevelt and the delegates chosen will go to the national party convention at Chicago in July. The Republican ticket is pledged to Crovernor tari warren those chosen will be present at the G.O.P. national parley which takes place at Chicago in IMJt I AGAINST RELEASING JAPS Editor: Your column "Let the Public Speak" has given me opportunity to express my feelings and possiblv that of thousands of other, Americans.

What can be wrong that we would allow such an outrage to take place as releasing the bar on coastal Japanese? Isn't there enough espionage, sabotage and other difficulties of war without allowing a people whom we have confined, confiscating their land and withdrawing their civil rights, to be released with even greater hatred for lis than before. This is war! The Japanese are confined for a period of war, but no more so than our boys and girls in the services. They are well fed, have living quarters far better than many of our men and women in foreign service. They are with friends people of their kind, The Japanese are not tortured or mistreated, nor should they be, but this is war and for the period of time it takes to win our victory they will be safer surely we are safer and our boys safer with them where they are. We should- be as loyal and as strong to America as the Japanese all over the world are to Japan.

H. Santa Rosa. IRED BY LOW FLYING Editor: I read your article in the editorials of May 9 and I heartily agree to every word. I sincerely hope it will impress on the minds of the reckless low-flying pilots the danger to which they are subjecting the residents who live around and near the airports. During daytime it isn't so bad, but at night, when hundreds of planes roar over, one afternother, so low the house shakes, the beds quiver, windows rattle, one would think we were having an earthquake.

When we ranchers toil from daylight until dark, growing food for these same daredevil flyers to eat to keep them fit for their strenuous work, why should wehave to lay TIN HATS "Naw, you're not shell-shocked through a bazooka an' ImkI br Tb Contribution! on any interesting and ttmelg topics are welcomed by this newspaper, but the editor die-claims responsibility for opinions and statements expressed in this column. Because space is limited letters should be as brief as possible not more than 200 words. In the interest fairness, all contributions must be signed by the writer, although names will be withheld upon request. awake at night listening to the awful racket of -their low-flying planes? When morning comes we drag our tired, sleepy 'bodies out for another hard day's work. It isn't very funny, nor quite to our liking.

The low flyers are not only jeopardizing their own lives, but many persons who are unaware of danger until a crash, a fire and a ternole tragedy. Let's hope those low-flying pilots will come to their senses and save the community many agonizing hours and our military authori- trouble, We are all out to win, but low flying will not do the job. An Irate Rancher's Wife. SAILOR PROTESTS Editor: How come people objecting to the noise of airplanes being flown by our defenders? Is it true that all civilians think that this is a "boom on" instead of a war? SAILOR. TIMES SQUARE REUNION NEW YORK (INS) Police found two 5-year-old boys in a Timoc Srmnro suhwav station but could get no information from the youngsters beyond the fact that their names were Timmie yuinn and Dannie Hellems.

A nine-state alarm' was sent out. The boys' fathers promptly appeared from Hoboken, N. J. They had searched all night. iNeitner urn- mie nor Dannie knew how they crossed the Hudson to get, to New York.

At they were not saying. Four ounces of dehydrated potatoes are the equivalent of more than two pounds of potatoes. By Stanton Bag-ears just chased that pooch they both got stuck!" Behind the Scenes Hollywood By HARRISON CARROLL HOLLYWOOD From Betty Grable herself I get it that Twentieth Century-Fox can expect her back on the lot in the middle of July or the first of August, Betty won't accompany Harry James east for his May 22 opening at the Astor Roof but hopes to join him a week later. She'll stay in New York aboutthree weeks, then head for California. "I could not stay away from the baby any longer than that" she says, Sir Charles Mendl the most envied man of the week.

He took Joan Fontaine. Olivia De Havilland and Maria Montez to lunch at Romanoff's. Joan and Maria are now great pals. "We are different types and don't infringe on each other," explains Joan. "Therefore, we can have an enduring friendship." Wonderful news in store for Pfc.

John Forte, a bandsman in the 636th Infantry Division. In Italy he wrote a song, "Somewhere on the Via Roma." Humphrey Bogart and Mayo Methot plugged it on their shows at the front. Recently, Bogart showed it to Hoagy Car-michael, who's working with him in "To Have and Have Not." Car-michael hails it as a hit and is writ ing the soldier composer offerine to publish his tune. If the Drorjertv settlement now under discussion goes through, Joan Bionaell will keep the family home George Murphy son, Dennis Michael, aged four, fell and broke his arm Canada has sent Director John Farrow the Atlantic caxiie star ana ine uanaaian volunteer Medals While illustrating the wrong way to climb a step-ladder for a Pete Smith short, Dave O'Brien. Hollywood stunt man, fell off the ladder and broke an anKle.

His first serious injury in 10 years Lina Romay back in town. She's quit the Cugat band and will concentrate on her M-G-M contract. With the toughest role of his ca reer ahead in "Two Years Before the Mast," William Bendix is discovered to be suffering from a cracked rib. He's all taped up but will stick out the assignment. As soon as Susan Peters regains enough weight to match up with the early scenes she made, M-G-M will resume production on "Secrets in the Dark." So the threatened legal complications about this story, an adaptation of "The Outward Room," apparently have been smoothed out.

Big library of 16-millimeter films is being built up by several stars. Laraine Day is one of the enthusiasts. She'd love to get a cooy of her new R-K-O picture, "That Hunter Girl," Meanwhile, she, the Cary Grants, Deanna Durbin, Lou Costello and others exchange their lo-mimmeter prints. WOULD PUNISH WAR GROUP NEW YORK (INS) Punishment of Axis chiefs in a spirit of justice, not revenge, was voted in a poll of 275,000 subscribers of the Christian Herald, interdenominational monthly magazine. The highest percentage of affirmative votes, 91 per cent, was for American participation in a postwar league of nations.

The vote for punishing Axis leaders was 87 per cent The southernmost city in the world is Magallanes, Chile, in the Straits of Magellan, the center of a thriving sheep industry. June, prior to the Democratic rallly Announcement from the state capital recently of the proposed repeal or amendment of the War Power Act, passed at the 1943 ses sion, aroused some attention. It is stated that Governor Warren and others believe the most important provisions of the law can be developed by amending an existing law, rather than by maintaining the War Council in its present setup. Any legislation required to bring this about is likely to be included in Mr. Warren's agenda when he calls the special session, of the legislature.

Proponents of the purchase by the city and county of San Francisco of the old MarketTStreet Railway system were confident yesterday that people will carry the charter amendment, which has as its objective buying the railway and creating a greatly desired modern and enlarged transportation system, which the city has needed for many years and which is particularly essential now and in the greater development following the. termination of the war. An important conference is scheduled to be held in Los Angeles soon, at which the assembly joint committee on review of the tax structure and representatives of the educational department will again review teachers' retirement pay, prior to working out details in an effort to present to the legislature at the special session early in June a measure which will be actuarily sound and remove past and present financial insecurity. One of the reasons for the special session is to deal with ihe teachers retirement problem. An immense amount of money is involved in order to put the future of retirement on a strong financial basis.

When he vetoed a measure passed by the 1943 legislature, finding it unsatisfactory in a number of details, Governor Wacren promised he would refer the matter to a subsequent special session. He and his advisers have had the matter in review for some time, and it has also been a subject of much investigation by a legislative committee. The coroners and public administrators of California are meeting in annual convention in Los An geles on Tuesday. On the same day the Grand Parlor of Native Sons assembles in San Jose. An old friend of the writer, former Assemblyman Ray Williamson, is in line for election as grand president of the fraternity.

the Fitch Mountain Tavern, a new at Willits in connection with the periled by forest fires. New Broadway By LOUIS At a Colyumist's Desk! G. Jessel phones to remind me to turn out tomorrow night for the big brawl arranged at the Astor for his severest critic, Eddie Cantor Wouldn't miss it for the world especially since this will be the first time in many years that Jessel and Jimmy Walker both will deliver their sparkling orations The sad news that sweet- faced Ma Leone is dead the love ly restaurant lady who always looked as if she had stepped out of a painting by one of the old masters. Celebrity Service forwards its daily sheet and this one features a flattering send-off of your Manhattan reporter fortunately without pictures A clip of a newspaper pic of War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes and one of Production Director Leon Leoni-doff of R.

C. Music Hallas the late O. O. Mclntyre would put it "look alikes" Russell Swann on the phone Says he has a new trick he'd like to try out on me Here's how he described it. A phonograph -record will be placed on the turntable and it will give directions about picking a card from a deck No one will see the card except me then Swann will take it.

put it in a handkerchief, toss the handkerchief into the air and the record will announce the card That's what Swan says will happen Notes from Mathea Merryfield, hospitalized at Saranac, and from Benito Collada, who also is recuperating at the-lake resort The daily inpour of poems Why do readers think I can guide them on the merits of the poems Me? Who doesn't know the difference between a dactyl and trochee? An invitation to a private view of Sally Ryan's sculpture at Wildenstein's A long distance from T. Husing says he, too, likes Alorter's chances in the Kentucky Derby Well, that makes two of us but I can't find anyone else to agree From George Marrine. Hoboken "I always figured you were writing, under an assumed name but not until I read Mr. Winchell did I know what it really was. Luigi So-bolo what's the matter, you ashamed of it?" Well, George, you know us social-climbing reporters! Pulitzer orize winner Paul Schoenstein drops in to ask why, in writing my recent Out of the Past Remember? News of Other Years FIFTEEN TEARS AGO An entry of 500 frogs had been made in the second annual Jumping Frog Jubilee at Angels Camp, press-agent reports stated.

Better prices were forecast for California grapes by Donald Conn of the Associated California Fruit Industries. Inc. Construction was started on puDuc nouse near jtieaiasourg. Ab. Jenkins, famous transcontinental speed driver, was in Santa Rosa as the guest of the local Studebaker agencv.

The Presidents and Secretaries' Council of Sonoma County Chambers of Commerce named a committee to confer with the farm bureau, the grange and the board of supervisors relative to a proposed $3,500 Sonoma county advertising booklet. Several hundred members of the Northbay Council of Kappa Aipna a national rraiemny, garnered nere in a two-day conclave. Eighteen pupils at the Stewarts Point Indian School were invited to San Francisco as the guest of Mayor James Rolph Jr. A class of 68 persons was to face court in a naturalization hearing scheduled the following day-in superior court here. A wool-grading demonstration Bell 8rntetM.

fce.b"' Frontiw Days celebration was attracting wide attention among sheep men oi the section. Several towns in Arizona were.