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An elaborate and comprehensive showing of authentic styles in
spring clothes for men, young men.boys & children is announced by
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An earnest invitation is extended to every person interested in really
good wearables to inspect our new spring line before the weather
hurries buying..
Some Reflections and a Prophecy :
Vii it iVir ' i'i' i1! ' 21
This is Omaha's
Only Really Hodern
Clothing Store.
While this may not be, and we do
not claim it to be, the most expen
sively equipped, it is admitted by
every clothing authority to be one
of the best and most conveniently
arranged clothing stores in the U. S.
It is modern in every detail of ap
pointment and in its business meth
ods as well A store may be modern
in appearance and yet not be mod
ernly progressive in manner. This
store is both and the only one of
which the same can truthfully be
said. Its beautiful designing is
richly executed in Silvered Oak with
Ebony trimmings. Its methodes are
the result of 25 years of study and
close application to the clothing bus
iness. Its progressiveness is the re
sult of those 25 years of study and
a firm determination on the part of
every person, connected with it to
keep a little ahead of the times to
never be satisfied with being as
good as any other store. These are
the things that make this Omaha's
Only Modern Clothing Store.
Three years ago next April, the King-Swanson Co. was organized although the store was not opened until
the Fall following. The wise acres made gloomy forebodings and said the public would not appreciateand
support such a store. They little reckoned on the way the clothing situation of that time had been analyzed
by us and the improvements that had been planned both as to store service and merchandising methods.
These same wise ones now say success was inevitable and looking back over the instanteous success ac
corded this store and the vast volume of business done, we say that, as we then had faith in the public's
approval of this store's methods we now have faith in the further advance of it's importance and popularity.
An Independent, Not an Agency Store
This store bends the knee to no man nor manufacturer. The independent merchant is master of his business,
a personality, a factor, a force in his community. His name identifies his merchandise. No manufactrer's
will, whim nor cunning can play havoc with his customers interests. The Agency Merchant is a dependent
and' the vassal of a master. He sinks self and raises this or that Brand to the dignity which his own nama
should, but doesn't have. His bid for trade is not as a merchant. No he makes it as a selling agent for a
product over which he exercises no control He dares not question the prices or criticise the quality of the
garments his master makes for his customers. This store enjoys a freedom no other store enjoys. It can and
does have a say about the clothes it sells about the fabrics, the making of them and the prices they are to
bring. If we care to sell our clothes for less than they could be sold for, that is our business. When you
buy clothes from an independent store you are buying clothes not name. You wear the clothes, not the
name. Why pay a royalty for getting it?
Who makes those magnificent suits King-Swanson Co. sells?
Brand clothing must necessarily be extremely high priced. Owing to the
fact that we handle no Brand Clothes at inflated prices and in that par
ticular are so different from the "agency" stores the question some times
arises as to who makes our clothes. There is no mystery about it whatever
and for the benefit of the curious we'll explain. We have a working
agreement with several of the leading tailories in the East. We buy the
fabrics from the mills and direct the making of the garments. We are thus
able to put our clothing on the Omaha market at wholesale prices. These
King-Swanson directed rhops are located in Rochester and New York City
and are designed and assigned work as follows: Shop L. B. makes hand
tailored clothes of genteel design. Shops A. B. and B. E. 0. make young
men's clothes of extreme elegance. Shop M. S. 0. makes hand tailored
clothes to sell at popular prices. Shop W. 0. makes the finest hand wrought
clothing in the world. Shop F. B. i3 entrusted with the making of most of
our superb $15.00 Suits. Shops A. L. C. and J. F. make the best popular
priced garments on earth. The product of these master tailors is what wo
offer.
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Proper cutting is the secret of perfect fitting
clothes. Proper cutting consists of cutting every
garment individually rather than in quantity,
by machinery. Our woolens are carefully exam
ined, thoroughly shrunk, stripes and plaids care
folly registered. Our cutters follow the pattern
lines already tested and yet have, a master to
answer to. An architeot is no more particular
about the lines of his blue prints than is any one
of our designers about strict dimensions of each
part and pattern. Our outters are not limited for
yardage hence they never skimp a facing or fore
part or twist a pattern thereby causing irregular
sizes or mismatched stripes or plaids. You never
see a mismatched garment in this store.
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This is to be a Blue Serge Season and our True
Blues will again prove their unquestionable superiority
Thcj ran one th urn True Blue on Inferior iwrges unfortuny. It la not copyrighted
but no other store can show you genuine True Blue If you pin them down to It.
They'U tell you the name means nothing that a aerge la a aerge. Don't you believe It.
"True Blue" atands for the beat that can be made In Blue Sergea. True Blue quality Is
a reality, not a vision. True Blues are a Klng-Swanaom product and are not to be had
In Agency stores. They are woven double chain and warp weigh 12 to 18 ok. and are
unfadable. They are made into perfect fitting suits In our own shops and cost you 9 3.00
to $10.00 less than the single chain and warp 1 f i OQC
10 to 11 oz. aerge suits offered by our imitators. ylU lO ()uD
Don't Buy Your Boy a Spring
Suit Without Seeing Ours
IWe've always boasted of the excellence of our
Boys' clothing-its stylishness the ampleness
of the assortments and the splendid department
devoted to it. Never have we shown such an
attractive line as right now. As usual, the prices
are the lowest in town.
Spring Suite. .....$2.00 to $15.00 f
Nifty Washable Suits
Nothing more sanitary for the little fellows to
wear and our Spring line is unusually attrac
tive. It will pay you to see what we offer at
$1.00 to $4.50
Spring Furnishings
Splendidly Ready
Tou'll not b invited to
look at so ftn a showing
of shirts, neckwsar, hosi
ery, underwear. sleeping
garments and such things
s this store now invites
you to Inspect Here you
find Just what Is right In
style and price and enough
of It to allow you to choose
taatliy.
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Our Spring Hats
Will Please You
Some stores sell you a hat
full of .luallty but shy on
style. Other stores sell you
a stylish bat minus quality
entirely. Our hats are
stylish and the quality mo
good that the atyllnhneee,
la an enduring feature.
Better see them.
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Oxfords for Spring
are better than ever if
betterment were possible.
We save you too to 11.60
on a pair and give you a
shoe as stylish as any In
the world and one that Is
restful . to your feet
thanks to the thorough dry
ing on the last.
3.50, 93.50, 94.50
Guaranteed patent
Oxfords 94.00
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Coats for v
Dress and Utility
Every man should own a
light over garment bet
ter to own two a dressy
Overcoat and a light Rain
Coat Men who agree to
this will find here many
different novelties not
found in ordinary storea.
$10 to $30
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Furnishings
and Headgear
This Una baa ben se
lected with peel si deter
ence to the like of par
ticular parents who wish
to praclloe economy.
Swell little hats. Jaunty
caps, waists, neckties In
fact, any little thine & boy
wears.
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FEDERAL JOB IS ENDANGERED
CongTs May Abolish Position of Cir
cuit Court Clerk.
COMMITTEES REPORT COMPLETE
Coaferers Jlirr. Bill (e4lfylas
I.ava la Jadlrlary Title of He
vlaed Statatee May Re Bf-fn-ttve
la Jear.
The life of the office of United States clr
luit court clerk, of whlcti CTeorge H. Thum
mel Is the Incumbent, hangs by a thread.
Whether or not It will be abolished along
arith every similar office In the country la
a matter that will develop within toe next
twrnty-four hours.
Unusual activity at Washington during
the cloeing hours of the present session of
congress tends to confirm the belief that
has existed for the last several weeks that
the office would be abolished, the work of
the circuit court clerk to be taken up by
Ova dUtrlct clerk.
The. echttno to abclUh circuit clerks of
fices la embodied In what la known as
the bill codifying the laws embraced In
the judiciary title of the revised statutes.
Misr bavins' been threshed eut la both
housea the matter was given over to a
joint con.mittee of conferee. They agreed
tijon a report, but the nature of It Is not
yet known here. The senate Friday adopted
the conference report, which was submit
ted to the senat by Senator Heyburn,
chairman of the Joint committee, while
Congreeeman Moon, vice chairman, sub
mitted the report In the house. This com
pletes ths work of the Judiciary titls of
of the revised statutes, the penal code hav
ing become a law during the last session.
The prompt action taken by the con
ference committee Indicates to Mr. Thum
roel and other Interested persons In his
offloe that there Is a keen desire at Wash
ington to abolish the circuit clerk's office
and he expects to hear at any time that
ths president will attach his signature to
ths bill. The measure Is enacted Into a
law the offios will be abollehed -en June
at, the close of ths fiscal year.
b4r Is Tee OH
to leara that the sure way to cure a cough
or cold is with Ir. King's New Irtsoovery.
BOc and fl 00. For sale by Beaton Prug Co.
leasts t'hallease f rem a fries.
8YDNKT. N. 8. VY.. March 1. The South
African Trnnls association has challenged
for the Pwight K. lavls international lawn
tennis cup. i"hallenr had already been
revived from the lawn Teunle Association
of Great Britain and the United biales .Na
tional iaea Tenuis assodsUoa
Cosgrove Says that
Reagan Doesn't Know
Whereof He Speaks
Insists Bill to Abolish Comptroller
is Pushed as Matter of
Spite.
Benator Reagan, who Introduced the bill
to abolish the office of city comptroller,
does not know what he Is talking about
when he gives as a reason that the bill
mesns a saving to the' taxpayers, says
Fred H. Cosgrove. oity comptroller.
Cosgrove also charges that the bill was
Introduced to get even.
"Benator Reagan's reported reason for
the Introduction of the bill to abolish the
office of city comptroller, appesrs as much
a matter of personal spite from things
which have gone before as the alleged
Veasoa of ecenomy of administration."
said Mr. Cosgrove.
"The senstor shows a woeful Ignorance
of municipal administration, and particu
larly of the departments he proposes to
consolidate. The city clerk Is the record
keeper for the city council and Its execu
tive etitoer. Other duties Imposed upon
him are contrary to modern practice In
municipal administration.
"The comptroller, as the bookkeeper,
auditor and city's fiscal agent. Is charged
by law with an accounting control over
all departments which In any manner have
to do with the collection, expenditure or
disbursement of the city's moneys.
"Senator Reagan states that the salary
of each, the comptroller and the city clerk.
Is the same, 12,000 per snnum. Had hs
leen at all Informed, he would have known
that the comptroller's salary is S8,OUO and
the clerk's S2,5M. (
"The senator's recent conversion to the
saving of the public money is commend
able, but I recall that when he acted as
city appraiser, bs did not hesitate to ask
many times mors for his services than the
comptroller would approve. For Instance,
as sn appraiser of ths Northwest boule
vard, his claim of S1S4 50 was cut to ITS.
"The city clerk is at present an authorised
receiver of certain publlo moneys, but it
haa been the practice of the present city
clerk to walvs this right, and so long as a
man of the high character of the present
incumbent of that office Is in charge no
harm would result. But, should one less
scrupulous secure ths office, ths practice
would undoubtedly change."
The Bee Is the best because it reaches
the reaxUcg publlo,
CHURCH TRUSTEES GIVE
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT
Faralsh Fan aael Amusement While
Dressed la the Real Irish
Garb.
The parlors of Lowe Avenue Presbyterian
church, Fortieth and Nicholas streets, were
the scene Thursday night of a very lively
social event. The church has recently
adopted a plan of giving one open social
gathering every month under the ausplcies
of some one of its official organisations.
Ths trustees themselves acted as hosts
to seversl hundred guests, members and
nonraembers of the church. The trustees
were attired as Irishmen and played the
part even to the brogue of sons of Erin in
all their ceremonies, filling the evening
with wit and laughter. The trustees who
took pert were Dr. J. H. Wallace, John B.
Buchanan, Jack Anderson, F. E. Under
wood. A. R. Wells, H, B. Payne, Thomas
Laadale, J. B. Owen. Mr. LandaJe, a
native of Scotland, appeared in bis knick
erbockers and plug hat and called ths
meeting to order, turning it over to the
chairman. Mister Buchanan, who presided
with a huge shlllalah for a gavel.
Men, woman and children composed the
company and ths trustees, after their
songs aad ether capers, served the re
freshments, bringing them In from the
kitchens In hods upon their nhoulders.
One of the features of the evening was the
singing of little Master Underwood, lead
ing for a chorus of men.
CHIEF STICKS TO TESTIMONY
peolal Attorney Mellea la I nable to
Shake Hint ea C'roas-F.s-aeulaatloa.
Attorney Mulien for the state submittal
Chief Donahue to a severe cross-examination
In the ouster proceedings Friday morn
ing, but failed to shake the chief at any
stags.
On cross-examination, the chief testified
that he had used every effort to prevent
ths sale of liquor illegally and ths running
of disorderly houses. Mullen went after
him from every angle, but ths chief stuck
by bis testimony on direct examination
and never crossed himself once.
The cross examination develops the
fact that the chief has used every effort
to direct the police affairs as he should,
even better than my direct examination,"
said Attorney Connell. "Mullen wU ex
onerate the chief without my help."
tera Dellelees BettleS Beck Beer.
Now ready. Phone your order to Charles
tors, Webster UeQ or lad. B-UU,
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL'S REPORT
Record of the Patients Received aael
Discharged and Nationalities
and Rellaleas.
Of 6,119 patients at Crelghton Memorial
St. Joseph's hospital during 1910, Operations
wera nrfArm1 An 1 Jfldt ... t.
annual report Just Issued. It is lrftetetlng
to note that of this number' theft were
fifty-five orthopedlo operations for (he cor
rection of deformities, especially la '4oJ
dren. This Is a branch of surgery nrhjoh
Is rapidly being developed to a stage of
perfection, though only In late years has
It been given a great amount of steOy
by the surgical practitioner.
The report shows that on January 1
there wers 18 patients in the hospital.
During ths year 1,06 were received and
1,930 discharged. Desths occurred only in
l&l cases.
A record of nationalities and religion of
the patients was also kept. There were
1,12 Americans, M Oermans and 13
Irish. The balance were of scattering
nationalities representing practically everr
race of people on ths globe. Among tl
patients the Catholics wars Th the majority,
there being 1,110. The others arc scatter
ing, embracing practically every religion
from the Buddhist to the Dunkard,
