Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24

azine space was also given to an
other mechanical appliances of Mr..
Pollard's, this being sand box used
in sanding rails for street cars. Both
inventions are being used by the local
railway company.
Davenporter in Charles
Long, formerly of Davenport, now of
Canada, was elected one of the Union
list members Of the Canadian parlia-
ment at the recent election which re-
suited in returning a large Unionist
or pro-war majority to that body. Mr..
Long is son OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Long, formerly of East Fourteenth
street, this city, now living in Los An
geles, Call, the father in former years
being head bookkeeper for the Beider-
becke & Miller, prominent Davenport
jobbers. Charles attended and grad
uated from Wisconsin university, and
some years later bought big farm
in Saskatchewan, which he has op-
Grated for the past decade. The Ca
madam parliament is expected to open
its next session in Ottawa February.
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Socialists in Field-Although as vel
undecided as to whether or not they
will file papers for the primary cleo.
ton, or pass up the primary and place
their candidate on the ticket for the
regular election by petition, the So.
cialists Of Davenport are getting ready
to place a full ticket in the field fol
the city election next April.
o.
Thirty.One in Seryice-The loca
utility companies, including the Tri
City Railway and the Peoples Ligh
companies, will have 81 stars on theil
joint service flag which was placed il
front Of the office building on Thirt
Ystreet. AT present the flag has only i,
stars, but this is because they ran GU
of the necessary number of stars. Al
soon as more are obtained the 81 star.
will be placed.
Ficke Made MatOr-Captain Arthu
D. Ficke, ordnance department, u. S
r., who was in Davenport recently OF
Al "
been promoted to the rank of majo
| and transferred to the national army
Major Ficke is at present in Washing
/ ton, D. c.. and expects to be on hi
way back to France shortly.
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| Officer at 19-Davenport friends o
the family are justly proud of tn
achievement obtain by Francis
Allen of Chicago, son of Mr.. and Mrs
L. NJ Allen, the father being traffi
manager Of the Rock Island and for
mer Davenporter. Mr.. Allen has jus
been commissioned ensign in tn
/ United States naval reserve flyin
corps and is one of the youngest Off
GERS in the service. He is 10 years ole
Ensign, Allen enlisted from Dartmouth
| college in April and received trainin
at the naval aero school at Pensacola
Fla. He is now in overseas service
Another son of Mr.. and Mrs. Aller
Lieutenant l.. B. Allen, is connecte
with the Three Hundred Thirty-firs
artillery at Camp Grant, Rockford
Ill.
Coal Situation Better-A total of 4
cars OF coal arrived ina Davenpol
Tuesday. This is more than ha
reached here since before the blizzart
and is more than twice Davenport
average daily consumption of 90 car
Of coal. Fotty-three cars of coal
over 2,100 tons. If this quantity coul
be brought in each day for week @
more the shortage in the city woul
be greatly relieved. but Tuesdays RI
ceipts are exceptional under the cor
ditions and a repetition of this quar-
iity cannot be expected as a regula
thing. Secretary Putnam of the loo;
fuel committee reports that heretofor
all coal received has been coal shil
ped from the mine prior TO the bli;
zard and tied up along the route Som
new Mercer county coal. mined sine
the blizzard. has been received TIL
week, but no Springfield or Fulto
yoOunty coal mined since the tie up ha
so far reached Davenport.