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FAQB SIX BL'NDAr 8 PRLK1RAM nELMAR GARDEN I I On 9l UuU St A m4 trf I P-1 1 Othr )rMi Rl. Hutu mr ri-lnt r. 1m'M''iii nd lto. Jtrt 7 rn. -SKYDOME Tonight 2-Reel Eclair Feature, "THE BADOE OF POLICE.

MAN ROON." Keet's Orchestra. 300 West Walnut. Phone 3997 at to WHERE nS COOL Peoples Theatre Wr- the Roohot Shoots. 4- PERTORMAM'ES DAILY 4 1:30 and 1 15 p. 7 JO and 1:15 Evening.

5 KEEl-S OF THE -LATEST AND BKST IN MOVINT, I'l 'TURKS MoCune Grant, Comedy, tlnrlxontal Bars and Acrobat. Qalgane S. Meleno, The Singer and the Harpist. 5 FOK LADIES Every lady attending th Daily Matinee, excepting Sunday will receive a baautlful souvenir. ABSOLUTELY FREE.

A Big Deltar Show for a Dime. COOLED BY A COLO AIR BLAST. 1 AIRDOME 8 30 PM Elizabeth Morrel Co. Prcpnt The Man Who Dare JEFFERSON THEATER MONTY TRIO Harmony Hinging. STEWART AND EARL, Comedy Singing and Dancing.

4 Reels Association Pictures. Changed every 8unday, Tuesday and Thursday. Theater Open 1:30 to 5 7.30 to 11. Admission Adults 10c. Children Exrept Hati'irday and Sunday Nights ALADDIN" rn-Hw it All HappuiiEd Kdisnn Two Little Kittens l'athe Weekly No.

Kelem-Tlie Rube and ths Book Open continuously from 1 to 11 P. today. HOOVER'S BAND will give its usual Sun day afternoon concert at DOLING PARK this afternoon at 3 P. M. FREE Picture Show and Orchestra Concert in the theatre tonight commencing at 8 P.

M. Tomorrow nigth the BOSTON IDEAL OPERA COMPANY open for a week's engagement at the park. Admission to the theater will be free but 400 seats will be reserved at 10 cts extra. However, there will be '600 free seats. Don't forget the big Fourth Jf July celebra- tion something doing all the time Admission to the Park 10 cts.

BY WORLD UNFAIR ID IIS MEMBERS Law Violations of Those Days So Numerous That Vigorous Steps Were Necessary. BEST MEN OF OZARKS TOOK OATH, HE 7 SATS Inside Facts Concerning Many Tragic Occurrences of Those Times Given. to World. Pleading- (or the good nam of hla native hills and asking that the wrong Impressions regarding tb, reputed lawlessness of the people aa given publicity In the recent exhibition of nim pictures at a moving picture show In Springfield, be corrected to he extent of letting the truth be known concerning the situation which led to the organisation of the Bald Knobhers. a former member of the society who now Uvea In Bprlngneia, gives a statement of the Incidents, which he says for the first times does Justice to all the people.

"Good, respectable people llv In the hills and valleys of Taney, Christian. Stone and Douglas counties," said this former Bald Knobber yes terday, "and while they are ashamed of the conditions which led to the severe means taken to rid the country of a lawless gang, they would Ilk for the world to know something of the causes which led to the formation of the society. "With a record of thlrty-flv murders In that section In which the murderers went unpunished, and the open sneering of the guilty principals and their frlenda at law. Jt became necessary In the early 'feu to take drastic measures. We formed the society of Hand Knobbers on a high, bald plateau In Taney county, near llraiuon.

It was high and we could ward off all eavesdroppers. Conditions Unbearable. "The conditions In Forsyth where the greater number of the trials free- ing criminals were neia Decern un bearable. Criminals elected their county officials, picked their juries. introduced false witnesses from the hougtaa county gang, who often came Jown to the trials to Intimidate the luw abiding people.

It was Impossible to convict a criminal. 'One of the tragedies which precip itated the formation of the society was the murder of James Everett, a liuloon keeper, of Forsyth by Al Lay- ton about 18J. Lay ton shot him to death and wounded E. L. Everett, the murdered man's brother, under clr- 1'umRtances of small provocation.

At he trial In Forsyth Layton's friends meted they would clear him or shoot 1 1 way out of court to give him his rieedom If necessary. Layton was U-ared ifter a farce of a trial. 'Boon after that episode the so- lety was organised. It had not got to working good, however, before another crime was Committed which showed the spirit of the time, and the necessity the Bald Knob organisation. Merchant Is Shot.

Clrorge and Tubal Taylor, residents of Forsyth, became half drunk, and went to Taneyvlllc. a small cross roads country store, place five miles furm Forsyth, and started trouble with J. Dickinson, the store keeper They Insisted that ha sell goods to them on credit. He refused. They started to rub the store, and when he resisted they shot him down.

His wife i in from living rooms In the rear and they shot her. Both ths man and woman had fallen, and the Taylor bo'ye thought they had killed them. but the victims afterward recovered from their wounds. The Taylor boys left the country, and a reward was offered for their afrest. Frlenda of the Taylor boys thought It would be a good Joke to arrest the boys, and bring them to Forsyth, secure the $500 reward and then free them on trial.

"They were brought back, and placed In the Taney county Jail. Ths open lionets made by their friends had so Incensed the law-abiding people. whom the Bald Knobbers at that time represented, that they wsat secretly to the Jail a few evenings afterwards and took the Taylor boys out and hung them. "We didn't meddle -much with small matters," the former Bald Knobber declared. "We simply wanted to teach the law breakers a few lessons in Justice.

It was only the most aggravated cases that we took In band. heete Hi Wife Dead. "There waa the murder of yrn, John Bright by her husband, for Instance." the pioneer continued. The family lived on Roark creek, above Branson. By sen'dlnr hut children to ths barn early on morning, and telling his wife to go to a sprint and get him some fresh water, be was able' to deliberately send rifle ball I through her heart.

follows her thi sntrtranzLD iocsoum sxtublicah. Bald Knbbber Breaks Silence to Tell CONTEMPT FELT Truth of Rets BALD KNOBBER BREAKS SILENCE Of 25 YEARS For a quarter of a century the one-time association of men of Taney, Christian, Btone and I Douglas countlee known aa the "Bald Knobbers" has borne th condemnation of society. Today, for the first time, one of the members of that organl- xetlon one whose whole Ufa has been given to the Improvement I and upbuilding Nif the stat loves so well breaits the long I silence which all have maintain- ed these many years snd enter a plea that consideration be given the honored purposes and law- abiding motives which, ha de- Clares, actuated the Bald Knob- bers. For the Drat time: a member of that organisation come be- fore the public with aa appeal for Justice the men who, with a desire to raise the stand- ard of cltlienshlp, wrested this 1 section of th Osark country from th rule of outlaw and mad possible the administration of law and Justice upon th Ideals framed In the constltu- tlon of th nation. Th story I remarkable aa It Is thrilling, and wll undoubtedly 1 take Its place among the most Important annals of the history of th marvelous Osark coun- try.

to the spring, rested his rifle on a stump near the spring while he -snot She was In a delicate condition. "After the murder, he told his children that some on had killed their mother. They were too small to realise what was dona or to car) for their mother's body. Whan neigh bors cam to th house at 10 o'clock. they found a bunch of bogs eating th body of Mrs.

Bright. "A searching party waa formed among th Knobber snd after thr days, Bright wss found. He was taken to Forsyth and placed In the Taney county Jail. A crowd took him out of Jail one night soon afterward and hung him to a tree." "A drunken deputy sheriff lost his life that night," ald the former member of the organisation, very foolishly asserting that If th Knob bers got their man, they would havt to walk over his dead body. 'A shot was fired and the official dropped dead." "I've heard it said." he continued In a reminiscent way, "that th walking over hi dead body waa actually don." Had- to Tsk Side.

"The organisation developed, beyond our plana," th Osarklan continued. "It Anally came to the point where all of th residents of these four counties were practically compelled to be on on side or th other. Th paople who tried to stand on neutral ground wer forced to take sides. This resorted to difficulties which lad to an abuse of the original plan, which waa solely to see that the law waa enforced andvaa. slst th officers In enforcing it Th principal difficulty for a few years prior to the five years of the orgmnlsa.

lion was that th officer had been intimidated and were afraid to enforce law. "Eden's killing by th Bald Knob bers. which was entirely unpremedl tated. led to the prosecution of th organisation and Its downfall. Much bad feeling resulted, however, and number of murders followed In Its wake.

"Take the series of desths which led to th killing of Sheriff George Bran son. after whom the town of Branson was named. Capt. N. N.

Ksnney shot Andrew Cogburn to death at a church house at Oak Grove, near Branson. A friend of Cogburn's, named Snapp, who had threatened to shoot Capt. Kenney on sight, waa killed by Mid dleton. a friend of the captain. Mld- dleton fled' to Arkansas, where he met a violent death.

'BUI' Miles soon aft erward shot Capt. Kenney to death and for a time resisted arrest. Detective and Sheriff Slsin. "At a Fourth of July celebration at Klrboyvllle, attended by 'BUI' Mil and his brother, Jim, a detective who had been employed by Sheriff Bran son arrived with the latter on th scene. He mad a mistake In not be ing formally Introduced to Miles.

Th officer simply stepped up to him, and asked: 'Have you got a gun? "Yes," said Bill. 'Have your Tb detectlve'e gun cam out at thla Instant, covering but Jim Miles, who was standing behind him, whipped out his gun and fired three shot in th detective's back, and the man dropped dead. 'BUI' then turned hi gun or. Sheriff Branson and shot him dead in his tracks. At the -trials of th Mile brothers, they were re leased on plea of eelf-lili Net Preu? TrBedle.

are not proud of any of these tragedies," declared th former mem- bar of tb Bald Knobber. "but claim that th organisation grew oot of a condition which called for treat mess urea in administering Jus tice. "Why, when the' excitement attend ing the trial of th Knobbers for Eden's death waa at It height, there waa call for th stat mllltisi Th adjutant general cam' down from Jefferson City. We administered th oath to him. simply to-ahow him that tb oath waa not of a criminal nature.

told us afterward there was. noth tng In it of any in or satiooa Import .1 IIUNT-RIPDICK An lnyestlgatlon of th of members waa mad by htm at' that time, and found that nearly ajl of the prominent taxpayers of th coun. tie In which th organisation operat ed wer on the book of the Knobber." They paid dollar In Uses where tb noa -members paid "The Bald Knob history I a thing at th past now, and wa wish It to remain so. Th pictures taken by the Aim maker are caricature which disparage tb people of that vicinity, and are untru to ra conditions. Th good people of those counties who have for year been maintaining as high an average of living a law abiding cltlsena In any Other, part of th United Btates have reason to pro- teat against tb exhibition of the Slms'al lover th country, tho giv ing a falsa lmprtn Of th Stat of civilisation in tho counties.

PUT MEM IN THK GOOD ONES. Speaking of lobbying by advertise ment. a frank paid advertisement In a paper which will not aoooramodat preaj a genu is worth mora than a 'press agent story" in th paper whloh doe accommodate press agents. Liouisviii Courier-Journal. ANOTHER $1,000,000 SKMt curious turtl has been brought to this country from tb Aroasoa river, it win generally welcame unless a South Antertoaa serum axpeK sbouU loom up a its traveling eemnanlon.

Washington 8tar. t. wfiV. I United Uidg No. A.

T. and A. M. wi meet in specie onv I munication Monday June a. I at 1 p.

m. for wrs hi thesd AU Master Mason are invited present. R. U. SC.

Mr. and Mra P. Revls of West Elm ttreet are th sareDta of an 1-pound any gir. Th addition to tne Tevu ram-' lly'mad Its appVaranee yesterday mora- Alas, wbea to htiorob of hv sue- eiinehe to th germ guspiotoM I1UNT-RIDDIGK IIUNT-RIDDICK GTHTDAT, 25, 1511 IIITNT-PJODICK Out Mid Summer Sale of all Low Shoes, Slipper, Pumps and jOxforda -4 Begins Monday the 30th. It la early to begin making preparations for Fall business -but the restricted space in our SHOE DEPARTMENT demands" that we begin thus early-to make room fox our immense stock of Fall and Winter Shoes which will begin to arrive in the next five weeks.

To do this we must dispose of much of our Summer stock is our reason for offering this exceptional opportunity to -cure the highest class Footwear at the price Of the other kind. There'' are many Gun Metal, Plain Kid, Patent Kid, White Linen Can. as, Russian Tans; some, with low heels, broad toes and short vamps, some of the canvas have leather heels, others kid covered on turn soles. Every shoe is popular. Every pair is new.

The priee this week on any style of this grade Our $3.00 Line Choice of this populsr grade of Footwesr, which includes the snmrr leathers snd material as higher grade shoes made over the same lasts. Take choice of any in our All $2.50 Summer Footwear .....4............. $2.45 $1.95 Our $4.00 Line Include all wanted styles in Pstent and Oun Metal, Choolate Kid, Russia Tan, White Kid and Nubuck in many styles, including the populsr rubber sole Bussian tan Oxfords and English Walking Shoes. Is ths Pries of Any $4.00 Summer Shoes this week. One lot Women Oxfords snd string Pumps, plain kid and patent broken in sixes.

Regular price' $3.00 and $4.00. To close these out, take your choice 04 4Q for $A)1J (We do not fit these.) Filling will be as careful and guarantee as fully in force during this Sale as at any time. than certain oath In other secret o-cletlea were sworn assist th officer in performing their duties and se that th law was properly execut ed. Perhaps some of most attractive reductions in prices occur in the Children's department Ours is one of ths largest and best assorted Stocks in' Springfield. This list of reductions covers every psir of ehilds' Low Shoes, Pumps, Sandals snd Oxfords in our stock, except those in lots at special ir.rZZ'.'s ESfUlsr.

T'l 8al $3.00 vr. 2.45 $175 .82.20 $2.25 i $2.60 4 i 1 1 i 8165 I1.7& $1.60 IL25 $1.00 MMMIMmMMMMIIii Special sale, price, PRICES THIS WEEK. 51.20 .90 .80 Special Lots 4 lot Soft Sole, Ankle Strap Sandals snd Shoes!" Regulajr pries 50c Or" s.fi Boys 'A All high class in 'every respect snd just ss good ss There sre Patent Buttons, Dull Velour Calf, Oxfords and Buttons, White Oxfords snd Buttons. any sue up to Oft. Regular $3.00 values Regular $2.50 values $1.85 Regular $2.00 values Bring the boys here and let us fit them properly.

We pay -Parcels Post -Our Regular $5.00 Line Contains the highest class Footwear sold in America for this price and includes dozens of styles of Pumps, Oxfords and Sandals of the newest, and most wanted styles in all width tssts np to A A A. Amongst the, most' popular are WhiU "Nubuck" Oxfords snd Pumps, Black Satin Pumps snd Dark Blue Suede Take choice of sny of our Summer QA Af Footwear for vvevv Our $3.50 Line This is one of the most extensive assortments in Our stock snd includes some of the most popular styles. Our $4.50 Line Contains many useful and' most at- tractie styles for dress and street Vrear. Amongst the most popular is Colonial Pumps in pstent snd suede ieathers, champagne, kid. snd.

Nu- luck in many styles. Take choice of sny $4.90 Summer Shoes, Slippers or -Pumps this week tJA for Red Cross Shoes, Slippers snd There sre many of these, most sny of the popular styles of $3.00 and $4.00 Shoes snd Oxfords. (We have discontinued this line of Shoes)-Choice 92.23 Thi3, is an unusual tunity. Automobile i delivery. All the baggage you will need for thA.short.trip over the Fourth, the Summer vacation or the world tour, and special prices are quoted 'for Monday.

$12.50 and $13.50 Canvas and Fibre-covered Dress Trunks, hard-fibre binding," four hardwood -slats on bottom, five on top two all around; body; leather straps, deep top tray. Genuine Walrus Traveling Bag, v'. iSpecial at 4 Made of fine stock, leather lined, inside pockets, single or double handle, 16x18 inches. Worth $10. Monday SS I VJP1II II II -i- "I eL large nat box, extra dress tray, two steel center bands.

34 38 inch Ladles' Leather Hand Bags The greatest lot. of fine Leather Hand Bags Offered to the trade in many years 480 of the smartest, snappiest styles of the season. Many styles. Real Seal, Goat, Seal, Walrus and Alligator, All leather lined. .1 051.50 to 015.00 tret us trim your Traveling Goods, so they will traVel trimmed.

SCIIUIEDER'S TRUd FACTORY Th maa wh has no pries Is a really warth puroaaaing. 317 COLLEGE STREET. VANT ADS GET Ilt-SULT.