The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-21
ls Detectives the Fair
Creatures Are Very
Successful
IS HARD TO FIND THEM
Hch Cost of Merchandise
Responsible for New
Task for Females

xOuiAn, lAH' 40 ~ N''N' f'Nh -
m polsup And for that reason
,,o,her new calling has opened 10
A. n!rer and craftier sex. Lona
=. worlon ypnurcd into the profcs-
oo NJ ministry aud aimos every
ne else but Il was not until the
nanlng Of the present Christmas
.ason that the women or Tu lsi
,,rs hrcpmr prof ssional detectives.
pac,uss of her intimate knowl-
NO. NJ tho peculiarlues OF her own
y, mysteries that the shrewdest
an could never fathom. and he
..rse OF her long amateur expert
,nre the average woman nt once
,.ec,res 4 success as n profess ma J
,I.Hh Her natural ability a. spy
',g an the actions OF another woman
!, ,.,parkalle and she can at once
discover Il K the other women Is n
hoplitter for instance.
several lady plainclothes men"
y Won please, were pointed out to
rpor,er BY the proprietor OF one
n Tplsa1s leading department stores
bs week. Almost every other large
rore has also employed women this
CHRISTMAS 10 diminish their shop
lilng losses.
uCL. Made 'Eh Necessary.
Unusual methods Had to be re-
.o-ed 10 this year the merchant de-
elared Increased costs made losses
more expensive and also made sh op-
Wers far more prevalent than ever
before However. tho employment
Of women TO detect the thieves has
po' only resulted in an unusual in
cr.ase In thief apprehensions but
has really brought Into the Golfers
Of the merchant profits from n class
he would otherwise never have had
This is due 20 the common custom
N merely making the apprehendcd
THE, pay for the article that she Is
caugh, stealing. Invariably she has
attempted 10 steal something that
she would never have purchased. II
IS always something that she could
afford, and hence when she has to
suv the article 10 avoid arrest II
means additional business even II is
o an undesirable class.
Who are these women detectives
How can you tell them when you
pc them Youn can not tell. Thi,
& Just why they are proving such
success for the local merchants.
They are dressed as ordinary shop
1ers They wander about the store
sumping into everybody. grabbing
his toying with that. and finger
.'r everything that they shouldn't
,'' as'the ordinary shopper does.
Igst as you decided that you have
h'ated one, she opens her purse
i'i actually makes n purchase
Which completely throws you off
he track
You have been rubbing elbows
Th these feminine HAwkshaws
every time You have gone shopping
MS season You can never tell who
hey are. II yon wish ronavoid sus-
pron be careful not to uncon
S'ously display certain character
Tcs and customs that mark the
culinary shoplifter. Here they are
Don't carry an umbrella.
Don't wear coat with large
sleeves.
Don't wear a skirt with big
pockets
Don't push baby carriage into
NE store with you.
Don't carry grips. baskets or
liTe sacks.
Don't wear n sweater with n big
nll a, the bottom.
Don, appear self conscious or
nervous.
Don't strut in IKE you owned
ne store.
Don't act overbearing in deal
ng with the sales forces.
mock
Il Don't pick up more than one
N,ne Al time
Don't fail 20 make selections
w all possible dispatch.
pht fail 20 get your purchase
v1pped
" course the doing would not |
~ you 10 he arrested on suspic- /
~ out Il would he certain to cause |
me disCnmfiture OF being /
~. y watched while you are shop
49,. NdN Nf iNe ira lnSEroSSnr lS +.
-. ana the many ways Of the .
nan ransrressor are hard 10 de
A.. They are continually trying
/, ,I Ir'eks one woman succeeded .
s.,l rs her mouth full OF, val
~, 'ngs ~ 4 local jewclrv shop .
-. ear last week another fr-
o.. ,rook was just completing her
va. Hs stopping on Rnother
- ch1.E" account at q Tulsa
,,... when she had made her last
r.k. 'h" woman IN whose name
o.. "a been shopping entered The +.
q M um" 20 overhcar the order
1910 some $50 worth Of mer-
=. Ugh her offense was worse IN
ssht of the law than petty
f,lHuhg. she was released by the
,..,y ,ncfned merchant upon pay
q he articles charged
n. =. you frel the penetrating
- ~ pa'- = keen eyes watching
,r IN hen'1'h their long lashrs F..
A,, T., mem r'- that the merchant
r-,,.. trni.0e .ham FOR his own
:. t.l,,,A ana that after all T. is
r,I 90 1at as II some masculine
S.rv N''' false whiskers was