The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-02
OLD VIGlLANTES
PUT MYSTIC SIGN .
ON I.W.W. LEADER
AFTER -.LYNCHING
Frank Little Had Called Troops ~.
S. Scabs in Uniform; Butte
Recalls Olden Times.
HANGING DONE IN STYLE
IN VOGUE FEW YEARS AGO
Agitator Went Too Far With His
Mouth; Reached the END u"
of His Rope"
(By United .Press)

(By United Press) ! r..
" Chicago, Aug. 2.-The' +. ". W.
my order q general strike to svenge
the lynohing Of Frank Little Presi-
dent Haywood of the Wreckers says
he is not certain whether the funeral
will be the occasion for I demon.
stration.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 2.-Frank w.
Little, a member of the executive
board of the l.: w. W., who was
lynched by masked men early yes
terday morning, he being hanged to
railroad trestle. recently made a
speech here in which he called the
United States troops "Uncle Sans
scabs in uniform"
Attacked Government. H..
Since his arrival In Butte recently
from Globe, Ariz., Little had made
several speeches in which he attack
ed the government and urged the
men to shut down the mines Of the
Butte district. His record was un-
der investigation by Federal auth
critics. On the other hand, the re-
port was current that Little was en-
ployed by 9 detective agency and
one stheofyIsis EthAf he was a ctim
of the radical element of whom he
appeared to be a member.
Little took a very prominent part
in recent labor troubles in Arizona.
He was understood to have the con-
fidence of William D. Haywood, Sec
retary of the I. w. w. national or
ganization, and was regarded here as
one of Haywood's confidential agents.
Little was a cripple, but very active
and forceful speaker.
On Little's body was card bear
ing the words First and Last Warn
ing. Others take notice. Vigil
antes."
Little was taken out of the build
ing in which he roomed by party
of masked men who took him away
in an automobile. He was not given
time to dress.
The card found on Little's body
bore in red crayon letters the inscrip-
tion:
"Others take notice. First and
last warning. 37-77. L. D. c. s.
S. w. T."
Sign of Vigilautes.
sign of the vigilantes in Montana.
The custom of the vigilantes was to
send three warnings to marked
man, the last warning being written
in red.
Six masked men in an automobile
drove to Little's hotel at five min
utes after 3. One stood upon the
sidewalk The others entered the
house.
The men came to the door Of the
room of Mrs. Nora Myrne, the land
lady. 1--WE are officers and W. want
Frank Little,' one of the men told
her.
"He is in room No. 32," answered
Mrs. Byrne
The men ran down the hall to the
door to that room. One of their
number gave it kick that broke
the lock-
Mrs. Byrne said she heard them
coming from the room and saw them
half lead and half carry him into the
waiting motor car.
Body Found Hanging.
Lc UOuy was IOuuu uduSluS Oh
the railroad trestle. On the back Of
Little's head was a bloody mark.
The coroner at first examination
could not determine whether the
mark was gunshot or abrasion from
a blow. An autopsy was ordered
held late today.
Little wore only his underclothing
when taken from his room.
Little began to make speeches on
the day of his arrival in Butte three
weeks ago. July 10, before a mass
meeting of miners at the baseball
park, Little referred to the United
States soldiers as "Unc1e Sans scabs
in uniform" In the same speech he
said: eff the mines are taken un-
der Federal control we will make it
so damned hot for the government
it will not be able to send any troops
to France"
Referring in another address to
his interview recently with Governor
Campbell of Arizona, Little said that
he used these words:
Governor, I don't give damn
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