Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1942 — Page 9

- roof house is across the street.

+ Hoosier Vagabond

wheeled cart with a door at the back. It an auto

ADARE (NEAR LIMERICK), Ireland, Sept. 5.— ‘This is where the River Shannon flows. For me, it's no longer a long way to Tipperary, but only about 20 miles. On beyond is the home of the Kilkenny Pats. In a few hours I could be in Killarney. The Blarney Stone is a half-day’s drive. I feel like the words fo an old Irish ballad. - Yet, looking out the back window of my inn I have to pinch myself to realize I'm not in Indiana. Except that the fields are smaller, the country within eyesight is a duplicate of the grassy pastures at the edge of any Hoosier town in springtime. : Cattle are grazing in their lots. People dressed much as we dress are walking across the meadows. The hills are gently rolling, like ours along the Wabash. The same kinds of birds are singing. The trees look exactly the same as ours. Only the vinecovered stone fences that separate the fields give the scene an old-world touch. But if you go across the hall and look out the front of the inn, then it is different. A long thatchedThere is a constant stream of bicyclists pedaling slowly and silent- _ ly along the narrow asphalt road. Through the trees you can catch glimpses of the crumbling walls of a baronial castle.

Something Unwarlike About It

EVERY LITTLE WHILE a farmer will pass, driving half a dozen cattle. His pants are tied with string at the bottom and he always carries a stick cut from a tree limb. He keeps grunting “hughy, hughy” at his cows, as I suppose farmers do in all languages. Heavy two-wheeled carts pass by the score, carrying huge cone-shaped milk cans on their flat beds.

.Dressed-up people pass in fancy “traps,” the two-

By Ernie Pyle

should pass, you know without looking it is a doctor or a priest.

"The front-lawn of the inn is grassy, and canvas | deck chairs are stretched in a row for the guests.| |

You can sit here ‘for hours in the warm sun, watching the local parace. There is something soothing and unwarlike ‘about it. You forget that you are sitting on the ground of nearly 2000 years of brawling and slaughter, and that within a few hundred miles, even now, the world’s greatest killing is going on.

Leave It to the Irish

"THEY SAY ADARE is the prettiest village in all Ireland. The highway'is its main street. The whole population is less than 500. Everything is quiet. I am sorry I cannot stay longer in western Ireland, for over here I have a feeling I might find the tongues-in-cheeks, the left-handed retort, the

flavor of the “oud Sod” that I sought and missed m :

Dublin. “Nothing his happened to verify the belief that I might find it, but somehow it seems to be in the air. A nearby creek has eels in it, and old ladies drive carts pulled by sardonic. little donkeys, and you can smeli the cut hay in the fields. If -I were to find Ireland, I think it might be here. I had hardly arrived when a friend came up to me and said: “Do you think it proper that we should now make our call upon Mr. Hogan?” I said: “I have not met Mr. Hogan, indeed have never heard of him. But if Mr. Hogan is who he thinks he is, then by all means let us hasten to pay our respects.” Mr, Hogan is who I thought he was. He is the publican. He also runs the butcher shop. It is a, very convenient arrangement. For if it's after 10 at night you enter the public house via the department of roasts and chops, seeking an imaginary piece} of meat for your theoretically starving family. The Irish have a way around everything.

: Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbau

PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Stowell Crosby Wasson, enthusiastic angler, victory gardener, world \war I sergeant, and a reai example of a self-made man. He's only worked for one concern in all his life. It’s the National Malleable & Steel Castings Co., and its predecessor, the ald Indianapolis Malleable. He started out as an office boy at the age of 17 or so. He has worked his way up, and now, at 46, he's the plant manager. Stowell Wasson is an energetic . individual, about 5 feet, 10 or 11, and weighing maybe : 160. He's bald except for a small blond fringe, wears glasses, walks with a quick, springy step like he was going places. He usually has a ‘ pleasant smile on his face, but can ; be very serious when the occasion Mr. Wasson demands. He can’t stand procrastination, or being late. When there’s something to be done, he can’t wait to get at it. He’s tactful and

gn diplomatic, but very impatient when things fail to

move along as they should. He's been described by his friends as a “fool ‘for work.” He’s quick on decisions, and his opinions are sought widely on industrial matters, because of his found thinking. Well thought of in Washington, he’s .been making quite a few trips there recently for official conferences on the war effort.

“Sprays the Fruit Trees

. HIS ONE BIG HOBBY is fishing, and how he loves it. In the last few years it has crowded golf and other ; Sports into the background. He has a two-acre sum-

mer home up on Lake Freeman, and goes up most

week-ends for fishing; sometimes even sneaks up

4 there in mid-week when he needs a chance to think

"of ‘the news, but it is an artificial silence.

things out. He has all kinds of tackle. One of his greatest de-

‘Washington

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—India has dropped. out Lack of news from India is caused by the tight censarship. Washington's silence arises from a self-imposed censorship. The war in the East is being placed in serious jeopardy by conditions in India. War production there is seriously crippled by strikes. Steel works, tin-plate mills, cotton mills and other establishments have been affected. Railroad traffic was interrupted ‘on one thain line, forcing an attempt to move vital strategic materials out of India by airplane. One important industrial center was cut off from all communication by railroad, telephone and telegraph for four days. . Some of this has been overcome. On the other hand, the real non-co-operation movement has not been started. Most of the disorders thus far have been sporadic outbursts. Gandhi's systematic plan of paralyzing the country through shutting down about 50 centers by strikes has not been attempted. Orders for that are expected at any time. In other words, the real test between the Gandhi forces and the government evidently is still to come.

Washington Growing Impatient

WASHINGTON IS WATCHING this situation with much anxiety. It is the subject of discussion in high quarters, Aside from all other questions, the matter of keeping up the war effort in India, where American troops are now stationed, causes most concern. Thus far Washington's efforts to persuade the British government to undertake new negotiations with the congress party have been unfruitful. The general disposition has been to hope that the

‘My Day

WASHINGTON, Friday—Yesterday I worked with

: a group of foreign students on a broadcast which

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: to the auditorium. Mr. William Batt and I spoke,

and Dr. Frank Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, was chairman of this session of “the people's century.” The questions after our talks were equally divided between Dr. Batt and myself. A few were directed at Dr. Graham. $hey ‘vwere all pertinent and challenging : questions, and I only hope that .We were able to give something .-of value to these young people k from some 53 nations of the world.

¢ can.find the time.

lights is to take his daughter, Marilynn—now in col-}

lege—fishing with him. While he wouldn’t think of doing any work arousidy

-his home here, he gets on old clothes and cuts the

weeds or sprays the trees in his apple orchard at Freeman. He has a victory garden at the cottage—tomatoes,

radishes, etc—and it's a dandy. He tended it him-|laved)—We shot up Kiska island, self, took great pride in having his crops come up|in a unique surface ship action that

ahead of anyone else's and making nearby farmers wonder how he did it.

He Doesn't Like Exercise

FOND OF HUNTING, he has several nice guns. Card games don’t interest him much. In the winter he bowls with the Rotary team. Until he got so busy with war work, he was quite interested in breeding fine dogs; concentrated on Scot-

‘ties. He only has one dog now—Hillcote Hope, alias

Buzz. Mr. Wasson cares little for the movies, except for newsreels. He reads a lot of current nonfiction; studies anything pertaining to metallurgy that he can get his hands on. He has the ability to remember most everything’ he reads. Disinterested in exercise, as such, he runs the power mower up at the lake and calls that his exercise.

Won’t Wash the Dishes

INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY, he has a nice miniature camera, likes to take color pictures when he

He hesitated for a long time before getting sold on air transportation, but finally took it up for his trips around the country. -Now he has to go by train, for the most part, because of priorities. One of his favorite recreations is an occasional fishing trip with three or four men up into the north country. On such trips, he does the cooking for the gang. But he draws the line at washing dishes. Someone else has to do that.

By Raymond Clapper

British would soon attempt to improve the situation. It is a question how long this will last. There is a strong undercurrent of impatience with the way London has neglected vital strategic areas in which American troops are now being prepared to fight. Relations with the Egyptian government have not been good and there is no assurance that, when the crisis comes 'with Rommel’s full drive, our side will have any more help from the native population than it had in Malaya and Burma. American forces will be fighting the invader under the handicap of- a hostile’ population. It. is likely to be true also in India if conditions are not improved before the Japs strike.

British Press Critical, Too

‘THE BRITISH PRESS is critical of its own government’s India policy. Press comment in England indicates widespread belief there that the British government should make further overtures toward reaching an agreement with the Inddan nationalists. The London Times said recently that a constructive policy toward India was as much a government responsibility as the preservation of order. The|._ Times says the Indian demand for more active participation in the conduct of affairs is reasonable. The Manchester Guardian says there can be no satisfaction in a policy of simple repression in India. The News Chronicle of London says the British must take the initiative toward a settlement. Those are responsible, moderate newspapers. One hesitates to write about this kind of matter which is intimately the affair of a friendly nation. Yet I think it is worth-while reporting that a number of officials here, and some outside of the government, are. deeply disturbed at London's delay in acting to reopen negotiations. » : We cannot fight both the Japs and the Indians in

India. But that’s what we will be doing unless con-

ditions are improved before the Japs strike.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

ness of everyone in attendance here, and also by the ability with which the conference has been run. When you get so many people together, there is

_bound to be some confusion, but I. think at this con-!

|GROUP TO UNVEIL TABLET TO TEACHER |,

ference it has been kept at a minimum. I was very sorry not to be able to go to New York City today to attend a meeting of the United States committee for the care of European children. There Is going to be an opportunity for us in this country’ to show our concern for the suffering of

. children in Europe.

It ‘should be possible to bring some children over’ here, whose parents are in concentration camps, ‘or who themselves have been interned. This younger generation is paying in many cases for the sins of its elders. I feel very strongly that the world is going to need these children, who cer-

tainly will have a realizing of what the loss of the

brotherhoods of man can mean to a gegetation. When the women state chairmen, who are accept-

» Ing the responsibility of helping to sell war stamps

and bonds throughout this country, were here for

,. lunch the other day, they brought -me a number of

those corsage bouquets made of stamps. Each state has. tried to develop something distinctive to Jeprethe state. In 1

JAPS IN KISKA

{which still reside in the Jap occu-

lthe central fact of our north: Pa-

peared to realize a few months ago.

STILL A PERIL

Heavy Shelling by U. S. Fleet Hasn't Weakened Hold on Islands.

By B. 3. McQUAID

e Chicago Daily News, Inc. OPE Alaska, .Aug. 18 (De-

is without precedent, and probably will not be duplicated in this war, if ever again. We destroyed tens of thousands of tons of Jap shipping in Kiska harbor. Beyond reasonable doubt, we inflicted damage on shore installations, including oil and ammunition dumps, and especlally runways for land-based planes, which puts a severe crimp in the Japs’ north Pacific time schedule—whatever that schedule may call for. But nobody in these parts is overestimating our effort, nor underestimating the potentialities for evil

pation of Kiska, Attu and Agattu.|: That the Japs are still in possession of the islands is and must remain

cific strategy. No longer does there appear anys where a tendency to dismiss Jap operations up here as a mere “face saving” gesture. In some estimates they have as many as 10,000 men on the island of Kiska alone,

Nome Is Menaced

So long as they remain on that fog-bound, volcanic island, Americans have no excuse for complacency. Once they succeed—if they are permitted to—in completing their Kiska installations, they will be in an extremely menacing position to launch further operations in any of several directions. If it is Nome they are after— and control of traffic routes via the Bering sea—they would be in position to move northeastward via the Pribilofs, not bothering with the rest of the Aleutian chain. If they contemplate a straightout assault against the Alaskan mainland, that also is rendered vastly less difficult by employment of Kiska as the jumping-off place. They might eventually—though this is stretching present possibilities—use: Kiska as a base from which to bomb Seattle, Bremerton or the Portland-Vancouver area.

Protects Jap Fisheries

From their own defensive standpoint, Kiska's retention and consolidation is a powerful guarantee against direct attack on Kamchatka peninsula, should Russia and Japan go to war. Kiska also is a potent weapon in defense of the Jap Bering sea fisheries, extending north along the hundreds of miles north of the Kommandorskies. In short, Kiska island is a much more valuable base,

some admirals and generals—ap-

Now that the realization is uni= versal, it is likely we will do some-' thing about it. We have, in fact, already done something about it. We took then by surprise and hit them hard and effectively. The betting is that we will hit them again, and hit hard and soon.

The unveiling of a tombstone on the grave of Christian Schultz will be included in a pilgrimage of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran congregation to Concordia cemetery at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow. Mr. Schultz was a

1919, Many of the’ former

St. Paul's are buried in Concordia cemetery, S. Meridian st. and South-

visited on this pilgrimage. Concordia cemetery was originally foun od by St. Pau s Eeunge

Kamchatka coast to points}

strategically, |- than most Americans — including|

primary teacher of St. Paul's} ‘school from 1874 to 1892. He died in}

pastors, teachers and prominent laymen 2

ern ave. and their graves will be

2. Curtains back, the “Cellar

audience through the microphone.

ment.

1508 E. 59th st. and it goes regular theaters better during shows. Too, there's a rising “starlet” at the Sneden “Cellar Cinema.” She is Jane Sneden, six-months-old daughter of the Snedens and already she has starred in two color productions—chapters one and two in the “Autobiography of Jane Sneden.” i Built It Himself

Mr. Sneden constructed his stage and operations booth himself, and he did an elaborate job of it. Here's what moviegoers find when they attend the “Cellar Cinema”: They fall into one of the deck or other easy chairs there and soon hear the sound of an orchestra tuning up. That's a record Mr. Sneden is playing back in his sound-proof projection booth underneath the cellar stairs. Soon the footlights flash onto the red cur-

ord of the orchestra tuning up fades

out and guests hear the opening

symphony number. Music Fits Film Throughout the course of the show, the music fits the movie. For Mr. Sneden has an amplifying system with two turntables for records, permitting him to fade one record out and bring another on instantly. Too, he has a microphone connection so that he may talk over the system, the outlet for which is at the stage. Altogether, Mr. Sneden has more than 15,000 feet of movie film he

‘has taken of his friends, his family

and their activities. ; A graduate of Purdue (’32), Mr.

tains covering the screen. The rec-|’

1. Roger Sneden, hobbyist extraordinary. , . . At the door of his projection room beneath the basement steps.

Cinema” is ready to start as the

audience relaxes in comfortable seats. 3. At his projection machine, Mr. Sneden also can speak to the

North Sider Puts on Real Shows for His 'Patrons'

By HAMLIN WELLING There is a very exclusive theater here, but you don’t buy a ticket to attend it. You've got to have a personal invitation from the manage-

And the “management” consists of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sneden, The theater is located in the basement of their home,

by serving soft drinks and smokes

Sneden was in public accounting work at the time with offices in the Consolidated building. He continued accounting work, but found he was doing more and more photography, shooting movies of friends’ weddings and making some for Purue university. He found he liked photography so well that he gave up his accounting business and jumped into the filming of industrial movies. That lasted less than two years, for

with the attack -on Pearl Harbor he|

found himself frozen out of business. Companies stopped making movies of their businesses just as quickly as you could snap your fingers. He returned to accountancy and now is doing cost work at LinkBelt. J “ror special shows, Mr. Sneden often runs off a special program, which he prints himself. He sets his own type by hand and prints

on a small press.

Ending for the Sneden shows are also “big time.” - The music continues as the curtains slide together. The house lights remain off and there’s a moment of silence until suddenly the amplifying system

blares .out “The Stars and Stripes

Forever.” The footlights flare on and a spotlight in the rear flashes onto the curtains, which open quickly. Before they are fully open, a large American flag rolls downward and flutters in the breeze of a small fan. And another “Cellar Cinema”

show ends With guests cheering.

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

ROBERT

FULION

SCBMARINE BEFORE HE BUILT A STEAMBOAT... AND OFFERED IT TO NAPOLEON, WHO REFUSED v/ 8UT BEFORE ~ ALL THAT, HE WAS A. PORTRAIT

T NORTH, ITP, WEST

—By William Ferguson

EXPLAINS EIRE'S STAND ON AEF.

Writer Says Fear of War Involvement Prompts Hostile Acts.

By CARROLL BINDER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. — The exhortation by a Belfast crowd to American troops in Ireland to “go home” comes as a profound shock

to many Americans accustomed to}.

excellent relations between the Irish and ourselves. There has been such a severe censorship in Eire for such a long time that the policies and attitude of the Eire government and the people of Eire are not well understood here or elsewhere, nor do

the people of Eire have an ade-| «

quate understanding of the American viewpoint or the gravity of the present world situation,

Many Aiding Britain

The non-nationalist majority in the six northern counties of Ireland welcomes the presence of American troops in Ulster as ardently as the people of England, Wales ‘and Scotland, This discussion has to do with the nationalist minority in Ulster and the majority sentiment in Eire which—so far as its sentiments can be ascertained—objects to the presence of American troops on Irish soil not because it dislikes Americans but because it fears their presence may involve Eire in the war. Considering the Irishman’s traditional love of a fight, this passion for keeping out of the biggest fight in human history is hard to comprehend. The answer in part is that something like 175,000 Irishmen have quietly gone to the United Kingdom and joined the British fighting forces. Many additional Irish men and women are helping by working in British industries.

Share de Valera's Views

No forceful opposition has been raised to this migration of the fighting Irish’ by Prime Minister Eamon de Valera and his colleagues. But the Irishmen who remain at home apparently share De Valera's belief that a small nation such as Eire has most to gain by keeping out of the war—at least until it is attacked. When an American expresses regret to responsible Irishmen that American lives are being lost by our inability to use Irish bases to cut down the submarine attacks on shipping between American and the United Kingdom, he is advised that

‘| collaboration with America in re-

sisting the axis would cost Irish lives and the Irish don’t choose thus to sacrifice their lives,

Seek Guns and Planes While Eire will not lift its finger

lto aid the united nations’ cause, it

cannot understand why the United States and Britain are reluctant to| mq give substantial aid to Eire. Eire

wants anti-aircraft guns and planes|

to defend itself in case the axis planes, which fly over Eire at low levels almost every day, begin dropping parachutists and take

. + lover Eire as the first step in the

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conquest of Britain andthe severance of contact between the United States ‘and the British. Yet, at: ‘the very moment when guns and tanks and planes are being ‘requested, the government of

WAR BONDS

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INDIA'S FERMENT NOW ORGANIZED

Leaflets Give Instructions For Non-Violent Civil

Disobedience.

By A. T. STEELE Ca at ale Bal NR * NEW DELHI, Sept. 5.—Civil obedience in India is far from be= ing licked despite the reduced scale of mob violence. Under the surface there is still’ tremendous ferment, Moreqver, the movement is bes ginning to show some signs of or: ganization. Congress agitators, through secretly distributed bullee tins, which are now appearing af regular intervals from several mas= jor cities including New Delhi, Bombay . and Calcutta, are pro= claiming plans for country-wide flareups. These ‘congress bulletins”—usu

mous letters urging them to quit their jobs to which very few

cials in other ways through te phone calls and personal visite fro agitators. The organized. disobedience n gone much be far.

HOLD SETIHING

{Eire . bluntly declares that they); would be used against American or British forces seeking a foothold in Eire no less than against axis troops. Eire also waits American aid in|