Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-25

IOullty . JuI1lCIol, CACSu"
tive and clerical ma
chinery. The walk-out
stage reached only one office--that Of
probate clerk. in whose hands four
deputies placed their designations and
refused to appear today for work
From there the movement spread
to County Clerk FergusOns office.
where there was general Clamor for
designations. Then in the circuit
clerks and recorders office, deputies
We're resting on their oars, so to
speak, while awaiting definite news
from headquarters, before taking any
definite steps or reaching a decision
whether they would quit right then
or wait.
The strike, which was forecasted
several weeks ago by the Free Trad
er-Journal, was the aftermath of ac-
tion taken yesterday by the board of
supervisors in which. deputies in the
recorders, circuit clerks. probate
clerks, county clerks, county treas
urers and county superintendent OF
schools, We're allowed in some in
stances a paltry SIS a month wage in
crease. and some cases none at all.
The deputies in the probate clerks
office led in the movement to quit.
They presene ed their designations to
Mr.. Flick last night and this morn
ing failed TO report for duty. A few
minutes after opening up his ONCE
this morning County Clerk Ferguson
had the designations of his deputies
in hand but they reported for duty
and worked through the day. Else
whore in the court house there was
an air OF represscd excitement over
what the next move would be from
those who had not presented their
designations and We're debating what
course to pursue before making any
decisive step. At noon it was report
ed that the strike was bossoming
into a healthier thing than ii was in
the morning, after the supervisors
had heard themselves arraigned by Of
tiCials who are confronted by the task
of keeping an organization together
on wages less than are being paid to
common iaborerS.
Leaders for the employees are Judge
X d. Mills. Recorder John Buchner.
County Clerk Ferguson and Supervis-
or Hunter OF Ogleshy. Opponents,
who evaded the issues by clouding
them with old matters long since
dead and buried. were owners Of
from two to 500 acres of $500 La
Sale county land They included
men who have long since retired to
agerial comforts while controlling
their landed interests
After the smoke had cleared away
the board did not vote 10 rescind tha
action of yesterday. 1t merely back
ed up in part and while leaving the
measure adopted Friday stil on the
records. voted to put the power TO
act in the hands Of the fees and sal
aries committee Legal authorities
who attended today's session claim
that as long as no steps were taken
to wipe ont Fridays action, If still
stands regardless OF anything the
may have done today In
that event the strike will stand un-
decent living wages
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upon with Fridays wage proposals In
clud"d. was passed in its original form
without any alterations TO provide for
any increases the fees and salary com.
mittee may decide upon. This was
gotten around by an assertion that
the funds would he forthcoming out
of some department that didn't re.