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Show UNDERWORLD WOMEN TELL INVESTIGATORS CAUSE OF THEIR FALL Nine Out of Every Ten Say Lack of Money Caused Their Downfall Chicago, Mnrch 8. The senate "white slnvo" commission, headed b7 Lieut. Gov. Ilarratt O'Hara. which has beon making investigation Into wngos nnd working conditions, pissed piss-ed today getting first hnnd Information Informa-tion from women of tho underworld who hesitated to testify on tho wit. ness stnnd. As n result, before the commission lias llnlshed Its Inquiry hero two scoro or more mou whose boIo occupation Is said to bo ho ex-ploltntlon ex-ploltntlon of women will b0 placed on tho stnnd. An executive session of ihe committee com-mittee will bo held tomonun morning, morn-ing, nil hour before tho public sessions, ses-sions, to deterinlno If tho coininls-slop's coininls-slop's women InvcHtlgntors sha'l testlf It Is hoped that the tesil-wen) tesil-wen) of the local inerehantM wnn hnw been suhpoonned will be completed com-pleted Tuesday. Fifty girls told tho Inquirers today their stories, but not under oath. Nino out of ten declared that lack of money caused their downfall. It Is expected that some dllllculty will bo experienced In getting tho "whlto slaers" themselves to talk. Sovornl will ho brought from tho jails and tho penitentiaries whero they aro serving terms. It Is not expected thnt tbo "oodets" will testify for several days. |