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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-16
PATRIOTIC SONS MEET
Important Business Transacted a
Meeting Held Last Night

Washington Camp No. s, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, which meets
every Thursday evening in Sible &
Clark's hall, Third and Cumberland
streets, held a business session last
night, having large attendance pres
ent.
The camp has decided to get new
piano and committee was appointed to
draw up resolutions on account of the
death of Charles II. Kitzelman. Patri-
otic addresses were given while the re-
freshment committee were serving re-
freshments to all. After the regular
business meeting a social hour and
smoker was enjoyed. The camp expects
to have a large attendance at Reading
in August during the State camp con-
vention.
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FOR SALE-Good family work horse;
works single or double. Cheap. ID.
j. TITLE, 800 Calder st.
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GONE TO SEE ASPHALT PLANT
Lynch and oowden In Scranton To-day
Contract to Be Awarded Tuesday

Before selecting the firm. to which
the contract for Harrisburg's munich
pal asphalt repair plant is to be award
ed, Highway Commissioner William H..
Lynch and City Engineer NJ. B. Cow
den to-day went to Scranton to in
spect an asphalt plant constructed by
the F. d. GUNNER & Son Company, of
Cleveland, o. The GUNNER company
is one of the firms that submitted pro-
posals for building Harrisburg's plant
and, it is said, has an equal chance
with one other firm of getting the
contract.
The specifications submitted by the
half dozen bidders all have been close
ly examined by the Highway Commits
sioner and the city engineer and the
type of plants furnished by the Cum
mer company and Warren Brothers,
Boston, Mass, firm are considered by
them to be best for Harrisburg. The
contract will be awarded at Tuesday
meeting of the City Commissioners.
Lynch and Cowden will return to
Harrisburg tomorrow night.
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BRIDGE PAINTING CONTRACTS
They Are Awarded Equally by County
Commissioners Between Two Bidders

Contracts for repainting dozen
bridges in the lower end of the county
were equally divided between two con
tractors, r. S. Plouse and Hess Broth
ers, according to awards made by the
County Commissioners this afternoon.
The awards were made in accordance
with the low proposals.
The combined amount of Plouse s
contracts is $205, while that of Hess is
$155.75, so that the total cost of paint
ing these structures will be $36O.75.
Other bidders submitted proposals as
follows: Ungst & Reichert, for eight
bridges, $291; Shellenberger & Metz
ger, twelve bridges, $67750; E. E..
Fierse, twelve bridges, $667.
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Death and Obituary
DIED..

INVERSION April IA, 1915. Mrs. Mary
a. Myers, aged "A years.
Funeral services this evening at 7.30
o'clock, from the residence of her
street. Funeral services on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, at Millersville,
Pa. with interment in the Mennonite
cemetery.
W1NGERT-On April Is, 1915, at a.
m, Mrs. Barbara WingNrt, widow of
the late Jesse Wingert, at her home
1885 Susquehanna St., In her 18th
year.
Funeral on Monday morning at $40
o'clock, from the above address. Ser
vices at st. Lawrence's German Catho-
lie church. at 8 O'Clock, to which rela-
tives and friends are invited to at
tend. Interment in Harrisburg ceme-
terry.
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French Destroy Railway Bridge

Paris, April 16, 12.2ONP. M.-An Of
fetal statement issued to-day by the
French Ministry of Marine said: eyes
terday morning French battleship de-
stroyed the railway bridge on the line
which joined the interior regions of
Syria and the city of Saint Jean
D,Acre.V -
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GROUNDED wARsHIp FLoATED
New Argentine Battleship Moreno Ap-
parently Not Damaged

Philadelphia, April 16.-The new
Argentine battleship Moreno which
was ground in the Delaware river near
Ready Island yesterday, foated during
the night and proceeded on her way
to Hampton Roads. The fact that the
,dreadnought continued her way down
the river indicated that the ship was
not damaged.
The Moreno sailed from here yester-
day. She will take on coal at Hamp-
ton Roads and then sail for South
America.
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Minnesota's Position Precarious

Toxic, April 16, 500 P. M.4The
position of the steamship Minnesota,
which is fast ON rock at the entrance
to the Inland Sea, where it struck Sun
day night is more serious than was at
first supposed. 1t is expected, how
ever, that if the weather is favorable,
the vessel can be foated in fort
night.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT

FOR RENT. OR sALE-61O Muench ST.,
rooms, bath, gas, furnace; rent
xlIO0 per month. Inquire at 1920 N
Third street.
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SYRIAN WOMAN TELLS OF LIFE
Speaker at Market Square Church Re
1ates Her Experiences

Two addresses were given at Mar
ket Square Presbyterian church yester-
day by Madame Barakat, Syrian
woman. She told the story of her life,
in the evening, from the time that she
fed for refuge to a Christian mission.
After many thrilling experiences
and much persecution on account of
her religion, Madame Barakat with
her husband, landed in Philadelphia,
with an English vocabulary of two
words, "Dana" and "Chestnut.' By
means of these she found DR.. Dana,
at that time the pastor of the Walnut
Street Presbyterian church.
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MON Ely

If you work, keep house,
pay your bills and need
money for a good purpose
We can supply 1t in
amounts of $5 to 5000 at
legal rates, payable weekly
or monthly.
Organized in 1909 by
local people with local cap
ital to save borrowers from
extortion. the Co-opera-
tive, regardless of what
others advertise, still leads
for business rates, terms
and service.
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BETHEL CHURCH TO CELEBRATE
Will Begin Jubilee Week With Dedica-
tion Services Sunday

A Jubilee week will begin on Sun
day with dedication services of the new
Bethel A. M. r. church, Briggs and
Ash streets. The work on the new edi-
fee was started on April Is, 1914,
and was completed within ten months.
The building has seating capacity in
the auditorium of 500. In connection
with the church an eight-room parson-
age was alse erected and is now occu-
pied by the pastor, the Rev. U. G.
Leeper
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The Razor Quartet

Haydn once exclaimed when shaw
ing, Il viii give my best quartet for
razor, remarked Sir Alexander c.
Mackenzie in an address before the
Royal institution, "and man Offering
him couple secured the manuscript
of what is now called the Razor quar-
tet.O
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% Gases for Pardons Board

The Board of Pardons will hold its
regular monthly meeting on Wednesday
next with list of twenty-eight cases
to be considered. None of them is a
capital case. The entire day will be
occupied by the Board in the hearing
of arguments, after which an executive
session will be held.
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YOUNG GIRL wishes position as cook
or upstairs girl in private family;
willing to go to the country. Address
2026 Green street.
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wANTED-Colored woman wants dish
washing or scrubbing to do. Address
433 North Ave.
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Real Estate.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

CORNER LOT FOR SALE-Corner Hun
ter and Sixteenth streets; 20 feet on
Sixteenth street and 100 feet on Hunter
street; water and sewer under curb on
sixteenth street. Apply GEO. f. FAY
MAN, 1876 S. Sixteenth st.
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wANTED-A position as dishwasher or
kitchen work of any kind; no cook
ing. Address 427 Strawberry Ave.
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Connection Plain

Brown-What rig that woman has
on Jones (looking) by Jove, that re-
minds me I've got to get some castor
oil for Brown-Eh! l fail to see how
that rig can remind you of castor oil.
Jones The bad taste of it, my boy
Boston Transcript.
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FOR SALE-Good paying general store,
close to Harrisburg. Must sell on
account of other business. Address
1884, care Star independent
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ONE Ebonized Bradbury Upright Piano;
price $4,000; $500 down, So. 90 month
ly. WINTER PIANO CO., 20 N. Fourth
street.
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"What's become of that rascally
young son of the Blowers?"
"I understand he is to take eourss
of ethics in one of our modern peno-
logical institutions.
"There And | heard he had been
sent to Jail. ''--Baltimor American.
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HE'LL WANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED Girls over Is
years of age to learn cigar
making. Paid while learn
ing. Apply at Harrisburg
Cigar Company, 500 Race
street.
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Boy Has Appendicitis

Melvin Ludwig, 8 years old, son of
Jerome Ludwig, 1908 State street, was
operated on at the Harrisburg hospital
last evening for appendicitis. His con-
dition was much improved this morn
ing and his early recovery is looked
for.
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Game Commissioners TO T,ecture

Slides showing scenes from animal
life will be thrown on the screen at the
Photoplay theatre tonight when team
sters of the city will be the guests of
the s. P. G. A. Game Commissioner
Kalbfus will speak on pioneer life.
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ALL KINDS OF HAULING

ALL kinds Of hauling; large two-ton
the city and suburbs. Prices reason.
able. Picnic and pleasure trips, day or
evening. WIN. H. DARE. 1853 Vernon
St Bell phone 3517J.
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j. G. LYNCH TO MAKE ADDRESS
Philadelphian Will Talk on Monday to
Telephone Society of Harrisburg

The Telephone Society of Harris
burg will hold it's regular monthly meet
ing on Monday, April 10, at p. m, in
the Board of Trade hall. The speaker
will be j. G. Lynch, a prominent tele-
phone man, of Philadelphia. His sub
ject will be "Just Plugging Up Calls. -
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Legal

NOTICE-The Harris Building and Loan
Association will meet al the CONNER
cial Bank, at p. M, April 10. 1915, for
the nomination of officers and directors
and the transaction of other business.
The annual election will be held at the
same place at p. M, on May II.
Z WILMER CROW,
Secretary.
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price s9y.00; $500 down, $500 month
ly. WINTER PIANO CO., % N. Fourth
street. -
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

PLOT of ground, 104x75 feet, three
blocks from Union Station, cellars
already excavated; bargain for quick
buyer. Also Roller Process Grist Mill,
fine water power, up state. Address
Realty, 26 Evergreen ST., City.
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WANTED TO BUY

WANTED-Bicycles, or parts Of bicy-
., cles, for highest cash prices, at once.
Try Keystone quick repair service and
save money. KEYSTONE CYCLE co.
Sl4 North Third st. Both phones.
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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Two 5-room corner apart-
ments, modern improvements, front
and rear porches. Apply 2019 Green St
FOR RENT-Apartmen of five rooms.
bath and laundry room, second floor
corner property. plenty of light must
be seen to be appreciated. GEORGE
w. MYERS, 225 Hummel st.
REDUCED RENTS-Three modern. i'm
proved 7-room apartments Torrent to-
adults All conveniences Location 2S9
s. Thirteenth st Apply on premises or
phone 22S3L.
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STORAGE.

FIRE-PROOF STORAGE warehouse, di-
vided into private rooms for storage
OF household goods. New building. Low
insurance. Inspection invited. 437-445
South Second street. HARRISBURG
STORAGE co.
FREIGHT DRAYAGE. storage. shippers
and distributors of merchandise Of all
kinds; prompt and efficient service.
Ware houses on L. X. X. and T., & x,
tracks. MONTGOMERY & CO., Peipher
Line, Tenth below Market ST.
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MISCELLANEOUS

SIGNS of all kinds; brass signs at half
price; our slmplifed process makes
this possible; strictly nigh class work
guaranteed. MANAHAN 4 Co. "a 3.
DeWbelry street.
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FINANCIAL,

MONEY TO LOAN upon real estate se-
eurities IN any amounts and upon
any terms to suit the borrower. Ad-
uress p. o. box ia.
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FINANCE
BIC ADVANCES RECORDED
IN STOCK MARKET TO-DAY
American Locomotive, Now York Air
brake and Westinghouse Electric
Ascend Many Points on Rumors of
Large War Orders Being Received
By Associated Press.

New York, April 16.-Wall Street.
War" specialties rose buoyantly at
the opening If to-day's stock market.
Shares of the American locomotive
Company, New York Airbrake Company
and Westinghouse Electric Company,
all OF which are said to have received
large orders of supplies from foreign
governments rose from to 20 points
at the outset of the days trading. New
er in the history of the Stock Exchange
have securities of these classes reg
istered such extraordinary advances.
American Locomotive opened with a
block of $500 shares at go to 6S,
against yesterdays close of 40 IL.
Alrbrake opened at 81, nine point
advance, which it soon increased to an
IL IL points and Westinghouse rose
seven points to 80. All of these stocks
soon fell back, however, Locomotive
yielding IL points-of it's gain
Bethlehem Steel opened four points
higher and among the leaders, Reading,
Great Northern and U. S. Steel rose a
point or more. New Haven was the
strongest Of the railroad stocks at
point gain. Many specialties were up 1
to points.
Standard stocks reacted from to 2
points In the course of the morning,
some declining to or under yesterday s
close while the specialties fell back 8
to IL. Locomotive and Westinghouse
failed to recover their top prices of the
morning but airbrake added points
to its early high figure. Throughout the
morning session there were indications
OF further profit taking by substantial
interests. Although exact data was not
available it was generally believed
that Europe was again extremely ac-
tice on the selling side. Trading in
the first two hours approached the re-
cent high record. Bonds were firm.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE.

EXPERIENCED chamber maid desires
position. Address or call 66S Calder
street.
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Lost and Found
FOUND.

FOuND0The we1l-dressed man. He
always sends his clothes to Eggerts
Steam Dyeing and French Cleaning
Works, 1245 Market St. Do you? cali
and deliver.
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LAWYERS PAPER BOOKS

Printed at this Office in best style, a
lowest prices AM 81 rhort notice.
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FOR SALE-Classy light roadster,
speedy first class condition. Call on
CHAS. LAMPAS, Ala Market st.
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FOUND-A decided Improvement in my
appearance since having my clothing
cleaned and pressed at Parisian Dye
Works. 1903 n. Third. Branch, Hoffman-
kerns, 3S7 Chestnut. Bell phone. Call
ing and delivering.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT

HOUSES FOR RENT and 2h-story
dwelling houses for sale. Elder Real
Estate Co. Gath and Derry SITS.
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GENERAL housework in private fam
lily. by young married woman; prefer
banS BaaGs a eSned NOM lS9 Tafre oR d
RIES, Josephine, Pa. p. O.. 6.
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FOR SALE-AT CABLES. 1I3, lis and
III South Second street. 5000 gallons
New Era Ready Mixed Paint, Acme
quality. All the full line OF the Acme
make.
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LOST-April 18th, pocketboolx contain
ing about $500, between Western
Union once and Armory. Reward if
returned to ED. RUPP, Western Union
Office.
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Miscellaneous
FURNITURE PACKING

PACKING-A. H. SHRENK, 1906 North
Sixth street first class packer of fur
niture. china and oricabrac. Bell phone
s99W.
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LOST

LOST-Bunch of keys, on Wednesday.
probably in upper end of city. Finder
VIII please return to Star Hotel, Reilly
and Williams streets
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ROOMS WANTED

WANTED-Young married couple would
like three rooms on second floor, with
private family, on the HILL Address
3153, care Star-1ndependent.
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Chicago Live Stock Market

10000; slow. Bulk, 7.25@745; light,
7.20 7.45; mixed, us a 1855; heavy, 6.S5
@7,50; rough, 6.S5 q 7.O5; pigs, 5000
100.
go a. 6.55; western steers, 5.65m750;
cows and heifers, go q $50; calves, 7.25
@S.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: steady. Sheep,
$50 q $50; lambs, S.00@10.65.
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c 0-0P RA1IVE
Loan & Investment Co.
2O4 CHEsTNJIT sT

Open daily from a. m. to
8 p. m., and Wednesday and
Saturday evenings until 9
o'clock.
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FOR SALE-At CABLES Hill South
Second ST.. 5000 sets new Sash, SXl0
x12 l., primed and glazed. at Sl.l5 per
set. Also other sizes
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Philadelphia Produce Market

Philadelphia, April 16.-Wheat high
er; No. reds car lots, export, 159 1872:
No. l norther Duluth export, 1696172.
Corn higher: No. z spot, export, 77D
rs; No. 2 yellow, local, S1@S2
Oats steady; No. white 63h@64.
Bran firmer; winter, per ton. s295O.
spring. per ton. s27.00@2750.
Refined sugars firm; powdered, 600:
fine granulated, $50; confectioners' A.,
Butter firm; western creamery, ex-
ira, 80; nearby prints. fancy. 80.
Eggs firm; nearby firsts, free case,
$50; do, current receipts, free case,
6.lo; western extra firsts. free case, $40:
do. ffrsts, free case, 6.15.
Live poultry weak; fowls, 17@17h
old roosters, 12@12i2; chickens, 14@1S;
turkeys, 15@17; ducks, 16017; geese.
12@15.
Dressed poultry steady; fresh killed
fowls. fancy, 1909; average, 16@17:
unattractive, 14@15: old roosters, 1871
frozen fowls, 16@1S; roasting chickens,
17@:0; broiling chickens, 22@27; tur-
keys, 1902; ducks, 12@1S: geese, -
ole.
Potatoes weaker; Pennsylvania, per
bushel 5o@55; Maine. 50@55; New
York. 43@4S.
Flour firmer; winter straight, $3.50
100; spring straight, 7.00@725.
Hay firmer: No. l large bales. 10000
1850; No. l medium bales, 1890 01S.50:
No. z, do, 5000 1900; No. 8, do, IA. 90
a 1900; sample, 13.00@14.O0; light mix
ed, 17.50@1S0O; No. l, 16.50@1aO0; No.
2, 1850 a 1880.
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Wants
HELP wANTED--MALE

THREE good stone rhasons wanted;
Nineteenth and Greenwood streets.
Z. II. SCHELL.
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-oUNG MAN for drafting and archi-
tecturaI tracing, with some expert
ence. Box 452. Hummelstown, Pa.
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BEAL ESTATE FOR RENT

FOR RENT-635 Woodbine; rooms,
bath, gas and furnace. SIS per month.
JOHN II. MALONEY, Real Estate and
Insurance, 1919 Green street.
FOR RENT-927 N, Second street; ten
room house with all improvements;
inquire next door, 1929 N. Second st.
MIR. WIN. URICH.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-07
Hop-Heads Brighten
The Corners by Use
Of Song and Cocaine

AXhen Detectives Del Rich and John
Pszanowski arrested two men describing
themselves as VIII Gray and Harry
Heehan. and found each in possession of
billy" Sunday song book and a large
quantity of cocaine. they asked them
what the snow was for
Were going to brighten up the cor
ners," laughed the prisoners. They found
the song books in an alley. they said
Uncle sam'n brighten up the corners
for you guys; don't you know the lid Is
on for dope2" replied the officers.
The two men are the first In a month
TO be found with drugs in their posses
sion.
Dope is still 10 be had about the city,
It is said, but 1t is SO expensive that 1t
is no longer used by the poor unless good
fortune suddenly smiles. A shot of
, coke" meaning one injection from a
hypodermic needle. which formerly cost
Is cents. Is now worth q. and the unfor-
hInate may consider himself lucky II he
can get II even at that price. Morphine
tablets are worth 80 cents apiece, and
heroin half. Opium in any form has not
oeen seen in the half-worid In months.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-07
SOUTH SIDERS DO
NOT WANT CHANGE
Tell Commissioners that Proposed
Removal Of Five-Cent Toll
Would Work Hardship.
THEIR ZONE RATE IS LOWER

A delegation OF citizens Of the
South Side met the city commits
sloners and urged that proposed re-
novsl Of the scent telephone toll
between Omaha and their community
be set aside IL such removal would
result in higher rates in the south
territory OF Greater Omaha.
The commissioners set the matter
over sixty days. pending a complete
Investigation of the proposition.
The gist OF the contention OF the South
siders was that the telephone patrons
of their some enjoy lower primary rate
than is charged In Omaha property, by
reason OF smaller area. and they contend
that IL the toll is removed their rates will
be advanced
J. J. Breen, one OF the delegation, re
minded the commissioners that the South
side should not be deprived OF all OF the
rights the community enjoyed before the
merger. He charged, the commissioners
with having promised certain things
which have not been granted.
Telephone Books Are Open.
l. B. Wilson. representing the Nebraska
Telephone company. announced that the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-07
Chiefs Of England
And France Gather
For Talk at Calais

PARIS, Dec. 6.-Official announcement
81 made here today Of the meeting at
yCalass yesterday Of representatives of
France and Great Britain. The statement
issued by the foreign office follows:
IAN important Franco-British confer
ence was held yesterday at Calais. 1t
was attended by the British prime
minister. Mr.. Asouith, the first lord OF
the admiralty, Mr.. Balfour; the war Sec
rotary, Earl Kitchener; the chief of the
imperial staff at army headquarters in
London, Lieutenant General Sir Archi-
bald Murray; the French premier. M.
BRAND; the director of political affairs
Of the French foreign office, M. Margarie;
the French war minister. General Gal
lieni, with General Graziani, chief of
staff; the French minister of marine, Ad-
miral LacaEe. with Admiral De JON
quieres, chief of the naval staff. and
General Joffre. with General Pelle.
After lunching together, the confer
snce began at ESQ o'clock and lasted
rltil o'clock. during which time the
rcipal questions uppermost at present
-SSere discussed.
THE English delegates returned to
London during the night The French
representatives returned to Paris"