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Show Woman Oicial Involved In-volved in Chicago Graft Charge Subordinate Accuses Her of Collecting Collect-ing Money For Relative of Mayor Chicago, Fob, 21. An allegation of graft was mado today by Alderman Alder-man William E. Rodriguez, who assorted as-sorted that Mrs. Pago Waller Eaton, lecturer, author and head of tho bureau bu-reau of social survey under Mrs. Loulso Osborno Rowo, a commissioner commission-er of tho bureau of public 'welfare, had been compelled for months to pay over approximately ono third of hor salary to Mrs. Ilowo. Tho payments It wag alleged wero always mado In cash, nnd woro said to bo for tho benefit of a ncody n.la-tlvo n.la-tlvo of Mayor William Hale Thompson. Thomp-son. Tho charges wero made at ft com-mlttco com-mlttco meeting of tho city council and an Investigation demanded. Soymour Stedman, attorney for Mrs, Eaton, was asked about an alleged al-leged conversation between Mrs. ltowo nnd Mrs. Eaton when tho latter lat-ter i said to havo been told that sho must contribute part of her salary. Mr. Stedman replied: "Mrs. nowo simply told her that sho would havo to como across, according ac-cording to Mrs. Enton. Mrs. nowo simply said Billy (Mayor Thompson) hn had a hard campaign and oll all hnvo to turn in and help Mm out, that Is all, "Later," Mr. Stedmnn continued, "Mrs. Eaton talked with Mrs. Itnae. Sho quoted Mrs. Itowo as saying that Mrs. Thompson tho mayor's wlfo, had sold that everybody must help out. Mrs. Eaton quoted Mrs. ltowo further as stating that somo of tho money went to Mrs. Thompson's sister sis-ter to compensate hor for work among tho women voters of tho north sldo 'and for verses which sho contributed con-tributed to Mayor Thompson's paper tho Chicago Itopubllcan." Mrs. Itowo and Mayor Thompson assorted that tho charges wero absurd. |