Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1929, Page 8

BLUE-GRAY HOPES HAILED BY SNEED Confederate Chief Pleased| by Reese’s Prediction of Final Reunion. By the Assoeiated Press. LUBBOCK, Tex, September 14.— Richard A. Sneed of Oklahoma City, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, expressed gratifi- cation here today over the prediction of John Reese of Broken Bow, Nebr., retiring commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, that the Blue and Gray eventually would unite in a joint reunion. “I am pleased that Mr. Reese, in the face of the action of the last encamp- ment of the G. A. R. in disapproving @ reunion, has taken the noble stand for unity,” Mr. Sneed said. Approval Reiterated. Commenting on a declaration of Mr. Bneed that the refusal of the G. A. Ri | encampment to indorse the joint re- | union proposal was ‘‘characteristically un-American,” Mr. Reese reiterated last night at Portland, Me., that he per- sonally favored a reunion and said, “It will take place, although it may not occur in my day.” Mr. Sneed said today he had “stated | without any animosity whatever, that | action of the G. A. R. encampment in | rejecting the resolution for the proposed | reunion is characteristically un-Ameri- | can.” “I have repeatedly said that I have | no {ll feeling toward the Northern vet- | erans. Their action, however, follow- | ing our indorsement of the resolution which originated in their ranks, is not representative of the genuine spirit of that group as a whole, in my opinion. Prodicts Southern Support. | “Since the Unlon soldiers were the dnvaders and the victors, I think the | G. A. R. should initiate the steps to- | ward unity. Iam sure that such action | would have the support of every true son of the South. “gixty-four years have been a long time to awalt true settlement of a family circle. of both groups should have been held in brotherly spirit before our children came into the world to hear us recall the strife, For the sake of our chil- dren and the flag of our country we | ehould _unite.” ‘The 84-year-old veteran, who is State | treasurer of Oklahoma, announced he would return to his Fome in Oklahoma City today. He had been visiting a daughter here. REES PREDICTS UNION. PORTLAND, Me., September 14 (P).— John Rees of Broken Bow, Nebr.. past commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.. Jast night predicted that Northern and Bouthern veterans of the Civil War would some day unite, despite the un- favorable attitude shown by the sixty- third national encampment in rejecting 8 resolution for a reunion. In view of his retirement as head of the Grand Army, Past Comdr. Rees Was reluctant to indorse or condemn the | reported statement at Lubbock, Tex.. nl‘ Richard A. Sneed, commander-in-chief of the United Veterans of the Confed- | eracy, that the encampment's act was “characteristically un-America; ‘The new G. A. R. ‘commander, Ed-| win J. Foster of Worcester, Mass., de- parted for his home today before Comdr. Sneed's criticism had been reported, and his viewlnon the matter could not be Reese Favors Reunion. Past Comdr. Reese reiterated that he | personally favored a reunion. “It would be an evidence of brother- 1y love and (creglvenm and a demon- stration of & Christian spirit between the two bodies,” he said. unfon would show that we are one united people in patriotism and loyalty to our country. It should be under- stood that we meet under one flag, the Stars and Stripes, our national em- blem. I‘ is my opinion that a reunion will take r'ace, althocugh it may not oceur in my da; “Such a re- Mexicans Study Farming. MEXICO CITY (Special) —Corre- spondence courses in agriculture, which | were offered for the first time by the ‘Mexican government about two months #go, already are being taken by 6,000 | persons, according to Waldo Soberon of | the ministry of agriculture. There is| no charge for the courses. By the use of an echo sounder for locating schools of fish an English trawler has had a very successful trip. ‘The apparatus enabled the skipper to keep in touch with shoals of fish hun- dreds of fathoms deep by “listening.” Once he had located the fish at a cer- tain depth, the echo sounder enabled Jhim to keep the trawl at that depth. By the old method soundings could not be taken during fishing operations. oo is the time to in- stall that American Radiator Hot - Water Plant A gathering of veterans | BODY BLASTS HOPE FOR 25 ON ANDASTE §ecood Engineer of Lake Freighter Is First Victim to Be Found. By the Associated Press. GRAND HAVEN, Mich., tember 14.—The body of & man washed ashore near Holland, and scattered bits of wreckage appearing at various points along the shore line between this city and Saugatuck, today, dispelled the last hope that the freighter Andaste and her crew of 25 might have weath- ered the storm which swept Lake Mich- igan Monday night. The body was identified as that of Ralph Wiley of Benton Harbor, second engineer of the freighter. The identity was_established by John Van Ingenin of Holland, former member of the erew of the Andaste. Recovery of the body was made by a searchin gcny under command of Capt. Fre tebbins of Jefferson Park Coast Guard Station, Chicago. Boys Find Life Belt. Near Saugatuck today, four boys Plly(nl along the beach discovered a ife preserver bearing the name Andaste. They reported seeing much wreckage along the shore. The turbulent waters of the laRe to- day kept searching vessels from the spot, 14 miles off Ottawa Beach, where the freighter is bslieved to have feundered. Tugs sent out by the Chi- cago Materials Co., operators of the Andaste, ,were standing by with Coast Guard craft tonight and planned to put out tomorrow if the weather clears. Wreckage Reveals Disaster. First definite information concerning the fate of the 37-year-old freighter, which left Grand Haven for Chicagn Monday night with a cargo of vel, began to come to light late yesterday when the crew of a fishing tug found pieces of the freighter. Additional wreckage was reported from various points along the shore. Loss of the Andaste is the latest of a long list of lake disasters claiming | hundreds of lives and millions of dol- lars worth of shipping. 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