The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 10

JLU BKUUKLI UA1L.I JiiAliLK. YUKJV, OUiXJJAT. JUINl 13, 1315. day it opened temporary offices in the i City Investing Building, at 165 Broad-! way. I (in April 26 of the present year it reopened its ofiires at the old stand in the new Knmtahle Buildinc.

and in BOX SEAT FOR SWISS IN THEATER OF WAR authorities enjoining them to spare no effort to maintain the continuity of school work, notwithstanding the difficulties, caused by the departure ef large numbers of teachers for the DU PONT CONTROLS THE EQUITABLE LIFE; BUYS MORGAN STOCK front. celebration of its homecoming the agents of the company sent in so large snow embankments, which makes them virtually invisible. The guides are in telephone communication with points farther down the valley and thus Is the news of the progress of the tight carried from point to point. The steep mountain sides make many echoes. One detonation is heard time and time again.

When many guns are fired there comes a clamor of reverberation that dies away on the distant crags and leaves again the deep silence of the mountains. Apart from the ordinary features of inuf rimtinn Ihp lncnt lit hnrit iee a volume of new insurance tnat all previous records were broken. The propxPFS of the Equitable dur-I ins ten vears is illustrated by the flg- interest; added to the rugged Alpine pass, covered even now with snow three feet deep, are plenty of evidences of the campaign. One can make out the Italian batteries, carefully placed and skillfully concealed. The well prepared Austrians positions also are to be seen in the opposite direction.

The Italians were the last to bring their guns forward and they are the ones who generally open the artillery attacks upon the Austrian positions on snow-covered mountains at an altitude of considerably over a mile. The Italian shells, when they burst, throw up clouds of snow. From the other side there are the flashes of artillery against a white background, as the Austrian guns make answer. The Austrians have been particularly skillful in locating their batteries behind directed to make sure that patriotic 1 feeling among the boys and girls is (Carefully cultivated and encouraged. tually no tourists are visiting the mountains.

All the well known resorts of these Alps are deserted this year by the customary visitors and the men who make their living by guiding the traveler over the passes and up mountains are now without occupation. The Stelvlo Pass, the highest carriage road In Europe, whose greatest altitude is 9.055 feet, is deserted. The Stelvio guides gather daily on the Swiss side of the pass and, from a point that overlooks the frontier lines of Italy, Austria and Switzerland, they watch the progress of the mountain fighting between Italians and Austria ns. Spread out before these observers for six miles is a panorama of striking Guides in Tourist Deserted Mountains See Battles of Italy and Austria. I urea in the company's reports to the Insurance Department of the State.

The increase in assets has been nearly the rate of interest on Powder Manufacturer investments has been increased from 4.03 per cent, to 4.56 per cent. The i. i. i ion Former "The boys," said the Minister of Education, "must be trained to regard themselves as the future soldiers of the Fatherland, while the girls must learn the necessity for self-sacrifice on the part of all wives and mothers. All of them should be influenced so that thev will be eager to suffer anv PRUSSIAN MINISTRY URGES PROGRESS OF SCHOOL WORK Berlin.

June 2 The Prussian Ministry of Education has issued an administrative order to the local school Santa Maria, Switzerland, June 12 (via Geneva and Paris) The guides of the Tyrol are idle this summer because, with the war in progress, vir hardships on behalf of the Father land. Will Co-operate to Mutualize the Society. CONFIRMS STORY OF SALE. lOiai paiU IU lulu -nwiuri in was $39,101,000. In 1914 it was The mortality rate for the year" 1914 was 7 i per cent, lower than the average for the last fifteen years.

General du Pont was born in Louisville. and was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the class of 1883. He is a member of the well-known family of Delaware, which started the manufac General du Pont Also Bought the Site "GESE3H) MURRAY HI 11 ture of powder in this country in 1800. lie recently sold his entire interest in the du Pont Powder Company to his cousins and some of the junior officers of the company, retiring at the same time from the presidency. About three years ago General du Pont bought the site of the old Equitable Building and formed a corporation known as the Equitable Office Building Corporation.

which has erected upon this site the largest and most complete office building in the world. aud Ercrtcd the Xew Kqui-tablc Building. cur'DEl 9 imimJ Lord Taylor FIFTH AVENUE 39th Street 38 th Street AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE CENTRAL IN NORWAY Special Correspondence of The Eagle. t'hristiania. Norway, June 3 An automatic telephone central, a central The majority of capital stock in the Equitable Life Assurance Society has been purchased by General T.

Coleman du Pont, the former powder manufacturer, from the estate of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, according to a statement issued yesterday by William A. Day, president of the society. General du Pont is the principal owner of the new Equitable Building in Broadway at Liberty street, Manhattan. The trust under which the stock has been voted remains undisturbed, under fie control of the same trustees Judge Morgan J.

O'Brien, former Ambassador Joseph H. Choate and Lewis Cass Ledyard. General du Pont refused to comment to any extent upon the purchase, but 'after confirming it, announced that it was his policy to co without human operators, is being buill here. The decision to replace the telephone girls with machines was taken about a year ago, but owing to the war troubles it has taken some time to put the plan into execution. The new central now being built has been designed to take care of some 6.000 subscribers at once, but has space for exchanging messages between 15,000.

The building Is to cost SUMMER DELIVERY SERVICE Many of our friends are changing their addresses now. Shutters are closed on city homes, and they are breathing the glorious ozone of seashore or mountain. No matter where you may choose to spend your Summer vacation days, our extended Delivery Service follows you, with its comforts and conveniences prompt, reliable, careful, intelligent and courteous. Whatever you order by mail, or buy in person, at the store, goes to you the same day, or the following day, at your seashore or suburban home. Please remember to give your city address, as well as your new country address, when having goods "Charged." JUST NEGLIGEES But ah, such charming negligees as dainty, as filmy and frilly as the most feminine sort of woman would wish.

Pierrot Model of soft chiffon taffeta, at $6.95. Box pleated crepe-de-chine, a Princess slip with a lace coat trimmed with flowers and ribbons. Priced at $10.75, usually $15.00. Down as low as $6.95 are boudoir gowns of crepe-de-chine, hand-embroidered and finished with collars and cuffs prettily hemstitched. Or gowns of imported wool challis, kimono or Empire style, trimmed with velvet, prices $5.95 and 6.95.

Imported wool challis with side pleated skirts and scalloped organdie collar, $5.95. Colored striped Empire model of voile, lace trimmed, can be had at $3.95. Crepe kimonos, embroidered by hand and satin trimmed, at $4.95. Silk lined crepe kimonos at $3.95. Second Floor.

about $25,000, exclusive of the appa The JUNE CLEARANCE of WOMEN'S SUITS GOES ON Seventy-five fancy tailored suits that represent the smartest styles of the season. Formerly $35.00 to 60.00, NOW $19.50, 25.00, 29.50 WOMEN'S SUITS of the new HOMESPUNS Specially Priced Tomorrow AT $15.50 Materials the new and very modish homespun weaves Styles for street, sports wear, travel, motoring Colors medium gray, tan or light gray and there in a nutshell you have the reason for the wonder of these suits when priced at 15. 50. We wish to emphasize the superior tailor work that marks these suits as out of the ordinary in style. ratus, for which bids from various firms, both foreign and native, are now being received.

According to the scheme adopted there is to be built gradually such stations in each of the city's sections and finally a great executive station in the center of the city. The first station, which is placed in the neighborhood of where the National Exposition was held last summer, will be opened for operation some time next year. It will take many years yet before the operate with the officers of the society in a plan for its complete mutualiza-tion. In announcing the sale of the stock. President Day issued a short statement reviewing in brief the methods pursued by the Morgan interests when they had technical control of the society and predicting that the same general ideas would meet with General du Pout's favor.

General duPont confirmed the purchase by him of the majority of the stock, hut h'j had inothing to say in addition to Judge Day's statement except htat he confirmed the suggestion that it was his idea to have a complete mutuallzatlon of the society. The Equitable Life Assurance Society was organized in 1 859, and will have been in business for fifty-six years on July 26 next. The great fire of January 9, 1912, drove it from its offices in the old Equitable Building, and on the same species "telephone girl" becomes ex tinct in Norway, but the time is coming. There may be some confusion owing to mistakes by subscribers in pressing the wrong buttons, but the machinery itself is guaranteed not to make a mistake. If anything goes wrong with the call, the subscriber will have himself to blame, and it will do no good to use profane language at "central." Summer Suits in the Season's New Palm Beach Cloth Certainly wonderfully good looking.

Any number of models to select from at $12.50 and 15.00. Sports Models in Women's Separate Skirts We do not remember a season when sports skirts attained such vogue as this, so we are rather proud to offer such a collection, priced as moderately as these. At $1.95, 2.50, 3.25 to 6.75 there are handsome styles in all the new summer fabrics, such as cotton rep, coraline, pique, cotton "Rainproof Tweed" Coats PRICED for TO-MORROW AT $15 Coats that combine style and several seasons of usefulness at a low price. For travelling, motoring, or just regulation street wear there is nothing a woman can invest in that will bring her better returns in comfort and service. The White Sports Coats Are Here Too Two new styles that you will be glad to see in that fine "Worumbo Chinchilla," in a clear, clean white, and suited for seashore and country wear.

Specially good for $19.59. Other practical coats for street and travel, in fancy mixtures, serges or gabardines, are now reduced to $12.50 and 15.00, from $19.50 Add BROOKLYN'S BEST KNOWN PIANO HOUSE Practical Sentiment THE SILK SECTION Sends Some Wonderful News News of tub silks in all sorts of desirable colored stripes for washable blouses and shirtings. These at 51.00 and 1.25 a yard. News of black chiffon taffeta in the proper weight for dresses. 40 inches wide and of a most desirable quality, usually $1.75, at $1.38.

Most wonderful news of all, genuine Chinese Shantung, so fashionable this season for suits, coats and dresses a 33-inch wide, firm, heavy weight material, a regular $1.50 value which a special purchase brings to us to sell at 85c a yard. Ground Floor. IMPORTED SUMMER COTTONS at Half Price Our entire stocks of imported cotton dress materials, both white and colored, are to be closed out. Formerly $2.50 to 10.00 a yard, now $1.25 to 4.50. As well as nearly 5,000 yards of fine cotton dress fabrics, made in America, including ginghams, tis- -sues, chambrays, zephyrs, crepes, voiles, poplins, ratines and other sorts, in plaincolors, checks, plaids or stripes, at, a yard, 22c.

White dimities, checked or striped, thirty different 6tyles to choose from, reduced to 15c a yard. Second Floor. to the gabardine and washable corduroy. to 25.00. Third Floor (O rFurs, Etc.

I Stored in Dry a 1 Eours I i in June 0 9 A. M. 1 1 P- M. 1 5 Cold Air 1 Plant I on the premises. Ij Third Floor Graduate's Life Why not start the graduate or June Bride with a gift which will perpetuate the sentiment of youth? The study of music brings its rewards when the graduate makes pleasures and' accomplishments the result of this study.

If youth takes up with a musical instrument of the genuine artistic quality of the Sterling product, an attachment is formed about which must always cluster the refreshing sentiments of youth. You have reason to become proud of your STERLING Breezily Cool WOMEN'S SUMMER SILK DRESSES. Really extraordinary values, for it is rare that a dress can combine such coolness and comfort with so much daintiness and style. One model in a summery silk shows a pleated skirt, a waist that fastens in front with collar, cuffs and vest of tucked Georgette crepe. Another model uses the two tier skirt with a fancy waist, gaining breeziness by voile collar and vest.

Either of these is $19.50. Then there is pongee the ideal for looks and wear. These are made with high collars and long sleeves, the severity lessened by embroidery, the skirt made with a panel tunic. These are $17.50. Pretty striped effects are worked out in other summery silks with waists of Georgette crepe and silk, and short skirts made with a fold at the bottom.

These also are $17.50. Third Floor A Most Important Event I CLEARANCE of WOMEN'S SUMMER $5 and $5.50 LOW SHOES AT $3.65 Pumps of gray, champagne or bronze calf, two tone effectsNn patent leather or black Russia, trimmed with gray or champagne kid. Imitation lace Oxfords. Patent leather, bronze or putty kid, dull calf and tan Russia. Turn soles, Cuban Louis XVI.

heels. These are styles we have decided to dis PIANO Proud of the place it occupies in the Art World proud of the effect of its musical tone on your friends proud of its influence on yourself. GENERAL CLEARANCE of All Our SUMMER RUGS In Time for Furnishing the Summer Home Rugs of every sort suitable for the cool locking house cocoa fibre, rush fibre, rag and cretonne and oval braided and hand-made rugs to fit all types of furnishings. PRICES ARE SHARPLY CUT. There Is Nothing Prettier Than a LINGERIE WAIST For Summertime And these are so inexpensive that a woman can buy by the half dozen as most of them do.

And there's a bewildering choice of daintiness here. Just to tell of a few Embroidered voiles with filet lace and organdie collar and cuffs are $1.95 Daintily embroidered organdies are as low as $1.95 Self striped voiles, trimmed with embroidered organdie, also $1.95 Batistes with wide Val. lace and fine embroidery at $2.95 Voiles, embroidered, and with filet lace medallions at $2.95 White handkerchief linen with patch pockets and embroidered collar at $2.95 Colored striped voiles, with hemstitched organdie as a striking contrast, also $2.95 Sheerest organdie, embroidered and finely tucked, with big flat collar and long sleeves at $3.95 Tucked voile, with flat embroidered organdie collar and ribbon tie, at $3.95 Embroidered voiles, collar and cuffs picot edged, at $4.95 Three styles in voile with organdie and filet lace, each $5.95 Crepe de Chine, Georgette Crepes and Nets, special at $2.95, 3.95 and 5.00 T'ird Floor On the Ground Floor These Waist Specials Tucked voiles with flare collars and ribbon ties, at $1.25 Tucked organdie with round embroidered continue, though every one is highly desirable. The (selling starts with every 'size and width, though as the sale progresses sizes may sell out. Best to come There isn't a safer piano in the world to buy.

There isn't a part of its construe tion about which you can't get the absolute facts. early tomorrow. Second Floor There is nothinjr Japanese Matting 35c grade 17J-2C 65c grade now 32Jc 75c grade now 37C Japanese Oval Tea Room Rugs Reg. Now. zy2x iy2h.

1.75 1.35 3 6 ft. 3.75 2.75 4 7 ft. 5.75 4.75 Grass Rugs Domesti and Imported makes, size 3x6 values up to $1.65, now 85c each. 500 Old Bellaire Rag Rugs Made of what is known as "double rag," which makes them extra heavy and durable these are the best of their kind that we know of Reg. Now.

27 54 in 90c 70c 30x60 in $1.10 90c j6 72 in 1.50 $1.15 6 9 ft. 5.15 3.95 8 10H ft. 7.50 6.25 9 12 ft. 9.75 7.25 Fifth hidden from and nothing to hide. The price is always the same no one can buy a cent better than vou can Floor.

3 conar ana moire tie, aii.a Colored striped voiles with net and Val. lace fichu, at $1.50 Other dainty styles in voile, batiste and organdie, at $1.95 and 2.95 A Maker's Specimen Line RHINESTONE JEWELRY HALF PRICE Some more, some less, but half price is a fair average of values. However, read for yourself just the dainty bits you want for summer days, when you have stored your real gems. Velvet neckbands with fancy rhinestone slides and sil verite mounting, regularly $1.00 toi.25,at50c Others, regularly $1.75 to 5.95, at $1.00 to 2.95 Rhinestone hairpins in many styles, mounted with demi amber pin, regularly 50c to $5.95, at 25c to $1.50 Rhinestone and demi amber combs with a silverite mounting, values to $3 .00, at $1 .50 Rhinestone barrettes, made of silverite, many styles, values $1.50 to 5.00, at $1.00 to 2.00 Sautoirs, with fancy rhinestone and silverite slides on moire ribbon, for lorgnette or watch, values to $2.00, at 50c Rhinestone and black enamel set sterling silver horseshoe brooches, usually $1.25, at 50c Rhinestone and pearl set sterling silver crescent brooches, a limited quantity, usually to $3.95, at $1.50 Ground Floor. and that price a great saving, as it is the actual cost to make, with one fair profit added, and nothing more.

Any honest person can buy from us we make liberal terms and protect you with a guarantee that means just what it says. STERLING PIANOS Zsloxv as $325 HUNTINGTON PIANOS $300 MENDELSSOHN PIANOS $225 OTHER NEW PIANOS $195 PL A YERPIA NOS $395 THE STERL1TONE $495 VICTROLAS from $15 to $250 Repairing, Tuning and Moving OUR PIANOS are made in our own exclusive factories and backed by an established reputation of over half a century. Easy Weekly or Monthly Payments The Sterlinq Piano Co. Splendid Values To-morrow for the Brighter Than Ever! The June Sale of CUT GLASS Were you here the day this sale began Then you know what a success it was. Well, all good things grow, and so has this sale.

New merchandise in a wide variety of shapes and designs in the newest cuttings makes a visit tomorrow more than worth while. Cut from the best hand made lead blanks: A THIRD TO A HALF LESS THAN USUAL. 12-inch vases cut in one of the newest floral patterns, usually $7.00, and now $4.95. Sugar and cream sets in a variety of beautiful patterns; these usually $5.00 a set, and now $3.25. $3.00 compotes at $1.95.

6-inch olive dishes with handles, usually $2.00, at $1.25. Bonbon dishes, usually $2.00, at $1.00. And for those desiring to give the "gift extraordinary" we have added a beautiful footed cake plate, usually $75.00, at $37.50. Ground Floor CORSET 9 Two styles in Redfern corsets, made of handsome broche, worth up to $7.50, now $2.95 and 3.95. Sizes 22 to 30.

Our own special corsets, the Elente, a model for well developed in a superior grade of broche, usually $8.50, at $5.00. Sizes 24 to 36. Lord Taylor Special, in a summer wrie-ht. made of batiste, at $1.50. Sizes Manufacturers Wholesale, and Retail Warerooms: STERLING BUILDING, A 19 to 28.

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