American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-03

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ing House by Masked Men and
Hanged to Railroad Trestle.
Frank Little, member of the execu-
tive board Of the Industrial Workers
of the World and prominent in labor
troubles in Arizona, was taken from
lodging house at Butte early We'd
nesday morning by masked men and
hanged TO a railroad trestle on the
outskirts of the city.
The body was cut down at s a. m by
the chief of police, Jerry Murray, who
identified il. Little. in a recent
speech here, referred to United States
troops as Uncle Sans scabs in uni
form"
Since his arrival in Butte recently
from Globe, Ariz.. Little had made
number of speeches TO strikers, in all
of which he had attacked the govern
ment and urged men TO shut down the
mines of the Butte district
Bitter i'm DenunciatiOn.
He was bitter in his denunciation OF
the government His record was un-
der investigation by the federal au-
| thorities. whose attention had been
called to his activities On the other
| hand. the report was current that
| Little was in the employ of a prom
inent detective agency and one theory
was that he was the victim of the
radical element of whom he appeared
to be a member.
! Little took a very prominent part
in recent labor troubles in Arizona.
lie addressed a letter to Governor
! of as n 6
against the deportation of 1. W. w.
| members from Bisbee This letter
was written from Salt Lake City.
} Governor Campbell replied, telling
- Little he resented his interference and
his threats. Little was understood to
\ have the confidence of William D. Hay
wood, secretary of the l. W. W. ma
J. tional organization. and was regarded
: here as one of HaywOod's chief lieu
tenants. Little was a cripple, but very
active and forceful speaker.
e Card on Body.
y On Little's body was a card bearing
- these words: First and last warning
y Others take notice Nigilantes.
Little was taken out of the building
in which he roomed by a party Of
Is masked men. who took him away il
'e an automobile. He was not giyer
D. time to dress. The building is neal
ST the Finn hall. which is headquarters
for the new Metal MinewOrkers' un
m ion. which recently called strike o
miners and which was frequently ad
II. dressed by Little.
81 The card found on Titles bod,
ed when he was cut down was pinne'
TO the underclothing on his righ
r.. thigh 1t bore in red crayon letter
h. the inscription:
Others take notice First and las
IN warning. 3-7-77. L D S S W T."
circle was about the letter IL. Tn
d. letters we're inscribed with a lea
re, pencil
d. The figures "S-7-77" are the old sig
in. of the Vigilantes in Montana. Th
n. custom of the Vigilantes was to sen
IS two warnings to a marked man, II
Is third and last warning being write
of in red. The warnings were usual
Ia numbered as first warning" "secor
III warning" and last warning
OIL Little began to make speeches G
the day Of his arrival in Butte thr'
,lt. weeks ago. In all of them he attac'
w. ed the government and in some of the
on bitterly criticised the administratio
on On July 10. before a mass meeting
te. miners at the baseball park, Little r
wv. ferred to the United States soldiers
an. Uncle Sans scabs in uniform
ne. the same speech he said:
If the mines are taken under fede
al control We will make il so damn
hot for the government that il will n
be able to send any troops to France
Referring In another address to
interview recently with Govern
oss Campbell of Arizona. Little said tn
on he used these words:
MI Governor. l don't give a - wh
nal your country is lighting for; / a
or lighting for the solidarity of labor
IN Last Friday night at Finn hall, B
fore the Metal Mine Workers unic
Dry Little said
tee a city ordinance is simply a PIE
ap- Of paper which can be torn up. I
eed same can be said of the constitute
Of the United States"
ers 1T is the most unwise thing II
nes has happened in Butte" said Unit
me States District Attorney B. K. Whe
for er. in discussing the Little affa
the The men who perpetrated the aft
slp- should be brought to justice"
ia -
re AUTO LICENSE COST $3.50.
the Eari Eass was arrested yesterd