FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930 THE SUM= rlICMGAN DAILY FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930 THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY _ _ _ - VETERANS ' BUREAU REORGANIZED; WILL DISPENSEILLIONS Huge Government Consolidation Will Spend Eight Hundred Millions Annually. MANY NEW CLAIMS LOOM Headquarters to be Moved From Dayton to Washington; Two New Homes to be Added. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-The new veterans administration, biggest government consolidation job this generation has witnessed, has swung into operation-though a number of administrative problems still are pending settlement. Officials of the bureau which will spend about $800,000,00 year- ly on behalf of hundreds of thou- sands of former soldiers, today had before them a summary of their powers and responsibilities under legislation enacted by the last con- gress. New Applications Filed. FIRE RAZES NEW YORK VELODROME; STEEL TO REPLACE OLD STRUCTURE . -d .d vt, .; ?;;>.i', .y}>4X }OY:%"' }{' A s .. :. :-.;" **.***'ir. .. . .:,r rG, .;h-'"'''A'a " ' , ',':<" :., 4:;::.. : All that remained of the famous New York Velodrome after its wooden structure had been swept by a fire that blazed all night. The $150,000 bike-racing and boxing arena will be replaced by a steel and reinforced concrete stadium with a seating capacity of 18,000 persons. STAGE WHISPER by Helen Carrm If you can extricate yourself' from this tropical mire long enough to visit the Mendelssohn theatre and watch the constant wife do her stuff you'll not only feel relieved but it's also very likely that you'll even regain sense of humour. Mr. W. J. G. has told you in four syllabled words that "The Constant1 Wife" was the nertz. Well, it is. For the ninety-ninth time Mr. W. J. G. and I agree. It's just anotherj one of those things-the sort ofj thing that not even Winnie-the- Pooh could forsee. And if you re- member, Winnie-the-Pooh was a brown bear of the first water, the deepest dye, and the greatest mag- nitude. And that is all we shall tell about The Pooh today, my dears. This interminable heat bothers the author of this puerile column.a To be absolutely truthful-and who wants to be?-the prospect of chat- tering on and elaborating endlesslyj on the good and bad points of this week's play appalls me. So I shall reiterate and repeat, and therefore be appalled. Mr. Harry Allen as Bernard Ker- sal surprised us with his fine Eng- lish accent. His Mr. Kersal was in- deed an intelligent one. As for Mary Power, her gestures, her voice, and her comedy - all were priceless. She played Mrs. Culver with an ancient sophisti- cation that was delightful. To each of Maugham's words she gave just the correct significance without any too-obvious projection. Her response as to the perfect test for one's love-"Could you use his toothbrush, Constance?" kept most of us chuckling for some minutes. As usual, the inevitable mistake. Why did Director Windt 'cast Ar- thur Secord in the role of John Middleton, F. R. C. S.? Mr. Secord, as the timid, hen-pecked husband of "Close Harmony" did some nice work. But as the man-of-the-so- phisticated-world, as the great sur- geon of London society who was capable of deceiving his wife, or who could even inspire in another wedded female the desire for an intrigue-no; utterly, irrevocably, and unfortunately NO. Pauline Bauersmith gave us a. cleverly furious Martha who, de- spite her thirty-two years, man- aged always to look like the New Yorker's idea of 'On and Off the Avenue." Which is a treat.- Anti-Communist Drive Inaugurated in Cuba (By Associated Press) HAVANA, Aug. 7.-Under orders of the secretary of the interior, IManuel Delgado, the entire island of Cuba is to undergo a campaign against Communism. More than 20 persons were ar- rested in various parts of the coun- try Wednesday in inauguration of the campaign. Many of the arrests were made during raids at Havana and elsewhere on offices implicat- ed in distribution of alleged sedi- tious literature. Many men and women, princi- pally Chinese, have been ordered to appear in court for questioning relative to their affiliation with the Third Internationale of Moscow. Trucks full of literature havel been seized during raids on the Communist headquarters and will be used in evidence. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: "As corrupt as politicians are, on the whole I believe the government is better off in their hands than it would be in thehands of news- paper men," declared William T. Laprade, visiting professor of his- tory at the University of Illinois. C LASS IFIE ADVERTISIN WANTED TYPING-Theses a specialty. Fair rates. Dial 9087. M. Hartsuff. WANTED-Two or three women passengers on trip to Niagara Falls, leaving early Saturday morning, returning S un da y night, $6.00 round trip. Cally7259 between 5 and 7:30 p. m. WAITERS AND BUS BOYS WANT- ED-Ritz Restaurant. See Mr. Heinz.. 34, 35 LOST LOST: Red and black fountain pen near library or East University. Reward. Call Michigan Daily. Helen Abel Buffum, 724 East University. 4-5-8 THESES TYPED 12c per page College work a specialty for over twenty years. O. D. MORRILL 314 South State St. Hours 8:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. At the same time they consider- ed reports on the business flowing in under this year's legislation. They estimated at least 1,000 ap- plicationsfor benefits underathe new World war disability allow- ance have been filed in each of the 54 regional offices of the veterans' bureau. Sixteen thousand appli- cations have been reported to' headquarters here. In the soldiers' home and pen- sions bureau - the two other branches united under Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines-new activities likewise have been tackled. A. B. Miller, special assistant tol the administrator, said headquar- ters of the National Home for Dis- abled Volunteer Soldiers would be moved from Dayton, 0., to Wash- ington about Sept. 1. Under" an authorization by the past congress two new homes will be added to the ten existing. Will Benefit All Soldiers. Gen. Hines has moved his of- fices into quarters near the pen- sions bureau to work on the el- phantine task of checking up the available facilities. With the enacaMent of the law liberalizing Spanish War Veterans' i pensions about 130,000 new claims loomed on the horizon of this bur- eau. In addition, it must deal with about 49,000 claims by Civil war soldiers, eligible under liberaliza- tion enacted in June, and with 27,- 000 claims by Civil war widows. It will have to review about 149,- 000 Civil war widows' claims in dealing with the estimated 27,000 eligible. FASHION PLATE If the present showings are at all harbingers of styles that are to be, this fall the American miss and madam will go "Directoire" in a big way, especially in the evening. Leading in that mode are the prod- ucts of our leading designer, May- er, who by continuing to raise the waist-line, further r e v e a 1 t h e bosom, and carefully fit the hips, He has achieved a most charming effect that will do much to make your evenings more glamorous next winter. It seems most ill-timed to speak) of winter fabrics in such heat asI this, but those to be used in fur- thering the charm of these suh- weet gowns, are velvets of a heavy sort that will stiffly billow into aI semi-starched flare, poplums beingI what they are. Picture yourself in the following: a dress in black vel-' vet, with a V-decolletage, a fringed perky bow below this in back, and a skirt that surges out from the knees down. If you can conljure such a mental image, you are pic- turing one of next season's well- dressed women. There are lots and lots of metal- lic fabric on display, and spongy silks and metal mixtures, used in long-sleeved, charmingly draped afternoon dresses for wear under fur coats, or the black broadcloth coats that are again being revived. i Hens Annoy Neighbors, Owner Seeks Silencer (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Unless some effective means of silencing chick- ens is discovered before Aug. 29, Harry Resnick will have to move. The neighbors complained of the noises emanating from Resnick's back yard. The hens and roosters he harbors there, they said, make sleep impossible after daybreak, and this, to a city dweller, means a considerable loss of sleep. Judge Francis Borrelli, to whom the case was finally referred, agreed with the neighbors that chicken noises come under the class of dis- turbances in a large city. Resnick would have to do something about it, the judge said. "But I can't muzzle the roosters or hush up the hens," Resnick re- plied. "The only thing I can do is move out of town." "That's a good idea," returned Judge Borrelli. "Make it before Aug. 29." CANOEING SAUNDERS' CANOE LIVERY On the Huron River at the Foot of Cedar Street I -- -- ___m I Lingerie Special . . $1.95 Gowns, Teddies, Dancettes, Step-ins. Pastel shades. Made of Celanese. Plain and Figured VERY SPECIAL $1.95 . . For Summer Linen Knickers White Flannels Duck Trousers Sport Shoes And a complete line of Seasonable Furnishings l I i ' SUMME R Clearance Special FOR FRIDAY SUMMER DRSE Exceptional Quality Crepe de Chene Lounging Pajamas In all Light Shades $5.00 f7eGO'1kiSoppe E.L IBERtTYAT MAYNARP" "Exclusivenesswithou ffm//rdiou/7. M--m N 6 ..rwz ,-r'wF .,-rww . .rw .rw .rr . a.- .-iw . w-..-iw a, s....a. ...vim TAKE A SURPRISE GIFT C The Balance of Our Summer Dresses in Two Groups $12 .50 $7.50 Quarter-Ounce "Purse- Size" in Platinum-toned Cases or Coloured Crackle Finish Cases. 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