Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-20
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w a Of spies and brings these sinister
secret agents to justice in the of the eight Nazi
saboteurs who landed from submarines not long
ago public indignation flares high and the
Yet it seldom occurs to him that whether in war or
peace spies always with and there many thou
sands Of them who could not be punished unmasked
and caught.
Spying is so old that the first secret agent probably
employed by jealous husband to find
out his wife flirting with cave-mon- about
town while he off trying to re-stock the family lard
with mammoth chops sabre toothed tiger steaks.
The direct linea descendant of this spy of 100000
B. c. may be the private detective who is retained to
trail errng and secure the evidence necessary
divorce.
Spying of this type as a rule occasional
punch in the administered by angry husband
bop on the with umbrella handed by rate
wife Is no more hazardous than other occupaona risks
while there secret agents whose spying
tives not likely to attract attention quietly do
they work
The chances nine out of ten that you, yourself,
at time another have been investigated by this
type of spy the clothes you the baseball
football have been the object OF his ac
tivtty.
Have YOU for example ever applied for credit in
business insurance policy? II you had good refer
and your application appeared to be in line with
your circumstances the company probably made only
few discreet inquiries by mail telephone But if there
something suspicious about your application, the
chances that secret agent called investigator
did bit of discreet spying into your affairs.
People who involved in a lawsuit, particu-
larry accident case, well individuals who have
tried conceal their avoid the payment of debts
have been amazed at the efficiency with which
agents assigned to this type Of work have functioned
There many spies in the commercial world, some
of whom have made unique of this type of work
Among them the department store shoppers who do
their espionage work in the competitive mercantile esab
lshments of large cities In the trade they known
Comparison shoppers and in the guse of ordinary house
wives they invade rival stores and compare prices and the
quality of merchandise that the of their
establishment be kept constantly posted and sell their
items accordingly
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especially where private showngs by well-lnown design
concerned BY subterfuge intrigue remins-
cent of exciting movie they gain admission to show
Ing of exclusive models which may sell anywhere from
500 to 81 900 each and make notes which they bring back
TO their employers. Sometimes these notes in the
form Of small sketches programs match boxes.
Unusually expert spies may gather impressions
almost Photographic detail
Whichever way they manage it, their employers
out with duplicate models which may be retaled
all the country at fraction Of the exclusive price
much 10 the chagrn Of the wel-known designers who
tried to restrict these models TO their
OF course such designers have up a counter-es-
pionsge system of their exclude the spies They
also employ secret agents known spoilers" These,
persons investigate the models and Others who have any
thing 10 do with their gowns And they
invited guests carefully fashion showings
Baseball football basketball and other competitive
sports likewise spies whom are carried on
the club rosters under much dignifed They
tactical experts and by attending games played
rval teams they detect opponents strength and
weakness and their reports help 10 develop offensive
and defensive strategy for their perfect
fore meeting their competitors.
Beside all the professional spies sport
there plenty agents throughout the
country. Mostly they're we'll meaning arc in
rigued by the word spy" the picture of thrilling
adventure which IL suggests.
Shortly after the outbreak the war these sof-ap-
pointed spies became numerous and indus
in their attempts to ferret enemy aliens fifth
columnsts and secret agents Of the Axis powers that
T. S. Attorney General Bidde issued appeal citizens
let professional law enforcement agencies
the FBI. take care of this work.