The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-04
|. ". ". LEADER
HANGED BY MOB
IN BUTTE, MONT.
Called United States Troops
''UncIe Sans Scabs
in Uniform"
SWUNG TO RAILROAD BRIDGE
Arizona Chief Had Denounced the
American Soldiers In Speech
Many States Having Trouble
With Labor Agltators.

Butte, Mont, Aug. Frank Little,
member of the executive board of the
Industrial Workers of the World and
prominent in labor troubles In Arr
IONA, was taken from lodging house
here by masked men and hanged to a
railroad trestle on the outskirts of the
city.
A card bearing the words "First and
Last Warning; others take notice
Vigilantes, was pinned to the body.
The body was cut down by the chief
of police Jerry Murphy, who identi-
fed it. Little in a recent speech here
referred to United States troops as
Uncle Sans scabs in uniform"
Thlrty-two Being Deported.
Belen, N. M. Aug. 2.-Thirty-two
members of the Industrial Workers Of
the World and the United Mine Work
ers of America who were deported from
Gallup, reached Belen. The car in
which they came was uncoupled from
the train and left here. Whether they
were to be taken farther was not
known to any of the men. No guards
were with them when they arrived
here.
U. S. Commissioner Arrested.
Gallup, N. NJ, Aug. 2.-United States
Commissioner w. I'll. Ham was one OF
the flrsl arrested In tffeSround-up of In
dustrial Workers of the World and or
ganizers of the United Mine Workers
of America. He was taken before
the Mckinley county council of de
Tense, where he was charged with pub
lication In his newspaper of articles
encouraging the /. W. w. In strike
called In the Gallup district coal mines.
He was released after promising to re-
frain from further activities In behalf
of the l. W. w.
Fred II. Moore Leaves Douglas.
Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 2.-Fred Ell.
Moore, legal representative of the In
dustrial Workers of the World deport-
ed from Bisbee, departed for Column
bus, N. NJ. Before he departed a squad
Of deputies arrived from Bisbee with
the avowed intention Of fastening the
departure of Moore from this county.
Douglas officers informed the Bisbee
men that the attorney was under their
protection and would be guarded until
he was ready to go.
Seventy Sentenced at Marquette.
Marquette, Mich, Aug. 2.-Seventy
men, including 1. W. w. anti-draft ring
leaders, drew prison and workhouse
sentences in the federal court here
from Judge Clarence W. Sessions.
John Soikkel and Pietro Pierre, both
leaders In the anti-draft demonstra-
ton at Negaunee, Mich, June 5, neces-
stating calling out the troops to quell
the disturbances, were sentenced to
one year and six months imprison-
ment in the federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Three States Investigate |. w. w.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. Federal
authorities of California, Oregon and
Washington, in conjunction with the
federal grand jury, will begin an i'm
mediate investigation of activity by
Industrial Workers of the World In the
three states, according to Casper A.
Ornbaum, assistant United States dis
trict attorney.
Presidential warrants for alleged
German agents working with the l. w.
w. already have been requested, Orn-
baum said. 1t was said these war
rants, If issued, win charge treason.
Oshkosh to Suppress |. w. w.
Oshkosh Wis, Aug 2.-This city is
harboring agitators of the Industrial
Workers of the World and the authori-
ties have been asked to cope with them
before the organizers get following
An effort was Jade to arrange for a
meeting of wood workers at which ad-
dresses would be made, but opposition
has developed and the gathering may
not be held. Leaders of union labor
declare the |. w. w. Is an undesirable
organization and the authorities should
suppress their activities.