The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30
otter SHOULD
Be CERT ANNIE.
IS REGISTERED



tomorrow Is the final day to reg
,1aar for the election Nov. I. All
,ollins places in the county will b.
spen to receive registrants. Those
10 are not registered will have TO
y sworn in 1t their precinct vot-
- place on the day Of election.
while it Is the custom of the regis
srars to carry over on the new
Iooks all who have previously
registered, It II pointed out that
emissions sometimes occur by clei-
ical error and that 1t Is well for
votsrs to make sure their names
RI on the books.
When the voter enters the cleo
don booth, he will be given four
rparate ballots. Three Of these
iii contain propositions and the
fpurth the names Of the candidates
for office.
The propositions are apt to cause
some confusion and it is we'll that
the nature Of each is thoroughly
understood. These include the
question of issuing $50 100000 in
bonds to provide payment OF COM
pensation to soldiers and sailors Of
the World war, the issuance OF
Sl2s,O0o in bonds by the county to
complete the new Jail and heating
plant, and the proposition Of light
vines and beer.
The liquor question is apt to be
most confusing as it seems not gen.
orally understood that the result
one way or the other will have no
ultimate effect on the status Of
wine and beer in Illinois or the ma
ton. The question amounts mere
ly to a referendum to determine
the sentiment Of the people. but
lawmakers will not be obligated to
be guided by whatever way the
sentiment points.
In the matter Of soldiers and
sailors bonus, however. the voters
will be expressing themselves upon
an act already voted by the gen.
eral assembly, and its submission
to the people for approval is in ac-
cord with the provisions of the
constitution ON such questions. The
following is brief summary o.
the law as a whole and an explana.
ton of what is expected to be ac'
complished by its adoption:
The purpose of this act is to pro
vide to every persons who was ell
listed, indicted, warranted or cOm
.missioned and who served honor
ably in active duty in the militar!
or naval service of the United
States at any time between Apri
6, 1917. and Nov. II. 1918, and wat
at the time of entering the service
were resident Of the state Of Hi
nois, bonus or compensation o
30 cents for each day of active Sc:
vice, but in no event to exceed thu
sum OF three hundred dollar.
$4,000.
The act provides for the paymen'
of compensation of deceased sol
diers to their proper heirs, and Ger
tain restrictions are made so thai
none but persons entitled thereto
MAJ receive the benefits of thi,
act
The assignment of any right OF
claim under the law is specifically
prohibited.
The service recognition board i.
created as the agency for. carrying
/ out the purposes of this act; the!
are to have full jurisdiction in re
gard to the payment Of compensa
ton, the issuance, sale and retire
ment of the fifty-five million dol
lars 1855. 900 ,080) of bonds author
ICED by this act and shall adop
such general rules and regulations
as will insure the proper applica
ton of the act in every particular
The manifestations in regar'
to the form and sale of the bonds
the rate of interest thereon, the de
post of the bonds or the money de
rived from the sale thereof witt
the state treasurer, and keepini
the same in a separate fund to b.
known as the soldiers compensa
ton fund, are provided and full.
set out in detail.
| Provision is also made for tn
levy Of a direct tax for the pay
ment of the bonds and the interes
thereon as the same shall becom
due, the faith Of the state is pledg
ed for the payment thereof. AM
the act is declared irrepealable un
til the entire debt is paid in full.
l Provisiaons are fully set out il
regard to the publishing Of the &C
by the secretary of state, the sub
mission of the same to the voters
tie canvass of the returns and tn
declaration of the result thereof.
| This act will not be adopted u1
less it is approved by majority 0
the votes cast at such election fo
or against said act.
The proposition Of contractinl
the debt of $55,000,000 and tn
adoption of this act should b
printed upon separate ballots
apart from the ballot containing
The names Of the candidates for Of
fee.
The proposition for the compile
uon Of 1.-THE new Rock Island count,
nil is in many respects similar t
the proposition which was defeate'
ayear ago in June. The board o
supervisors in asking the voters t
approve bond issue Of S125, 900 t
oe lsed in making the Jail read,
LOT use. The proposition also in
Guides levying of an additional ia.