Reports of Inspectors' Visits to Truman-Jacobson Haberdashery

#97 Reports. Kansas City, Mo. Friday March 26, 1920. According to instructions received from the agency I proceeded to the Truman & Jacobson store at 104 West 12th St. in company with Operative B.H.P. I entered the store first and noticed a clerk at the rear of the store cleaning his finger nails. He wore glasses and was dressed in a brown suit. He approached me and asked what I wish to buy and I told him I would like to look at a pair of silk hose size ten and a half in a black silk. He told me he did not have the size I wanted in a dollar hose but had a good one for a $1.25. I looked at them and said I would take two pair. At this time the phone rang and the party on the other end of the wire asked for some one and the clerk said that he was out. He said something about a lady coming to the store. He then returned to finishing waiting on me. I then asked for some soft collars. He pointed to them and said there they are pick out the style you want. He then went to wait on Operative B.H.P. who had just entered. I called him saying give me one of this style which he did leaving the other operative looking at some shirts. The price of the collar was .50 cents I asked to look at some cuff links and bought a pair for .75 cents. I next wanted some handkercheifs and bought two at 15 cents each. which made the total of my purchases $4.05 and I laid four one dollar bills down on the case and found four pennies and was hunting another but he said to let that go SO I paid him just $4.04 and then left the store, returning to the agency, leaving Operative B. H. P. in the store to make another purchase. Reported. Kansas City, Mo. March 26, 1920.