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Show Conservalioirol Talk Requested By Thone Co. Conserve on the telephone! j This Is the request Issued by the j Mountain States Telephone and ' 1 Telegraph company, which has been swamped with a huge number num-ber of calls and a considerably depleted de-pleted staff to answer them or account ac-count of the Spanish influenza epl-demlc. epl-demlc. Influensa has caused many of the operators to leave their work. As a consequence there is a reduced re-duced number on hand. Despite this handicap, the company la strenuously attempting to meet all demands although the situation is extremely serious. The cell is now made upon the puinns cf the co mi winy to exercise exer-cise consideration in making calls. ' Many persons deprived of at -tt-wiing theatres or parties are rc-p' rc-p' ited to. be using the telephone extensively in socIm! chts. In . view of the circumstances, the hope Is expressed thai such calls ceare and calls only uV made., for j the present, in cases of Imports o nee. The company asks that nobody j use the telephone unless tt Is necessary nec-essary to do so. There la no reason rea-son for scial chats over .the 'phone at this time. . I |