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IOnly by conofrfoij action and with hichly orpanizcd staffs of dctelt;tiv*s can the stores cope with the ingenious shoplifters.The lt;lct*‘ctivf? svsieni of the big stores, however, is now so p»rfect that it is dangerous to attempt shoplifting. l']ven the cleverest shoplifter faces a long jail term in the iiiirsuitrIIjj of h»*r ne farious work.ft.Mor(' tlian that, if a sljopliftt r for -As nuin* rous as they are in.i^^uuious arc the tru ks of the modern shopliit-ers. declare stor** detectives. It kecj'S the dete tives ])USy to i!et on * to thedevious of the' n::en and worn'U w iio live ])}■ their wits ly steadiu fro: * stores. For tric'ks that are cannv fewKaeli month from r.o to arrestsan\ reason should escape paying thep# nalty of crime in one city, she mavtare tnade in the a\erage largt' department stlt;»re. The detecti\*‘S must henot he so fortunate in anoHier.» \treniely (‘areful, for a fals** charg*' .vould pr*‘cipiiate a suit for damages, vvhich would nean manv thousandssonscrijdions of all ?^usp**cte«l per-%are sent out liroadcast, and ar-tII1“Fertain departments hoid esp#‘cialclasses of criminals, it is said, ap- lures iir shoplifters. The lr d***partmeiit is invariahl guardtn!. \Vh* nth»' furs cfiiue in ue lia\e .deutits Ijo*!k lt;in» i.f kc»*p tii' ir lt;dp* n f«*r ih*' woiu.uiwho iikcs lo take the fur.-i to the win-proach tht-niThe nicthod oi s.euliiii; by iisina ti..satchel with a al.se l-otiotrithe clevei'est of the tricks.rest in another lt;it may mean a jailterm, even though the tliief may havesVes^-a|)ed ptjnishnit nf pr v ioijsly.—I’htl-atielphia North .XmericanftiI\V*-ii ili.-'ifuised. the shoj) lifter eriterra lt;un*\ Her eyes nm o\*r the ootn-ters. She perc(*ives th** lt;»hject s:iUiW to » \amin* it. ih* ti running forthe dior: the woman witli th»‘ f:ii.^» •Wants usiially something small ataJvaluable, ,«ojiietin!es a purse a cu.si-. , -er ha.s left lying on the counter. f)ver the object th. si;opiift.-r plaher satchel. Preionding to deh.- intoIskirt anti tiie woman who puts on a fur ami atuiaciously walk' away. \hfiiugh the sales dt I ai *ruents am!the fffte. ti M 4|*'partm**nt aork tt»* g- ilivr. tle-r*- * (e ta* , n tie ;u asi'irii o: justitiald»* rival»-\. H a tie-»afthIntht safc iu I tf *'Xtra^t a purse or hankerchief, the thief lifts a false hot-tom in the hag, reaches draws inside th»* desireduncierjtisTs the false hlt;»tfoni,bate he) and walks a wav.artu*l» .closesad-♦»IHut this is only one of *h*- uum: clever ruses emploed, declar* d a d?-f(*ctive the otficr day. The woia* n especially are ingenious. Their tM’ *-;.-of course*, helf»s them,One of the methods of stealing i-I!ifor the shoi)lifter to have a initecHve percei\es some one gflfiuua .‘ ay v^itli goods, it casts discredit on fh* per .son lehind tie count* r ft omwhich liie goods were .''fol* n. 'i'her**-fore the sale?; folk ket fi an ah-rt watcfj for shoplifters.fne mUlit imagine that goods are dumped pr!I rue 11 on th** count* rs of the Ijig stores. .\s a matter of fact jth** effU i* nt saN slady will Imv** *'very-thing so arrarig**d that she will notice the disappearance of an artlcp* almostIwrr\Y*\wWe want I he mostf V*Iparticular proiK'rty-owntr in town to\%« ..Immediat* 1V.I f•A1 i ikg o Ti v'livgivAk ri Ipaint his hoio^e, onehalf Devoe, the other'biIIb.♦ Ohalf whateverlikiSftrX
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Brownwood Daily Bulletin
Brownwood, Texas, US
Mon, May 30, 1910
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