Daily News from New York, New York • 277

1,200 an Hour Jam City's New Information Booth to Play Quiz Amen Halted Probe In 1936, Says Mayor Brooklyn's bail bond racket reached into the upper ranks of the Police Department yesterday. Although 10 lieutenants and a sergeant have been named in a Grand Jury presentment and are facing departmental trials, the investigation is "by no means over," Special Prosecutor John Harlan Amen Knows tll5 Tells All (Almost) 3 3 Tf it.ll YlOltlrlO J3.H1 JliJtl 111 ai the rate of 1,200 an hour with double that number between noon and 2 P. M. the pvnlainen. Mayor LaGuardia, however, indicated that the conditions described in the presentment had been known to him since 1936 and 3 I'M 7 4 3 1-3 ha May Stuart Power gets the question." and-answer treatment from a customer at new Municipal Info Center at' Pershing Square.

She didn't know where White-Face Alley is. Do you. that a departmental investigation he ordered at that time had been halted at Amen's request when he began his own probe. Bares Letter to Valentine. LaGuardia revealed a letter he wrote to Commissioner Valentine on March 16, 1936, in which he told Valentine to "take appropriate action at the earliest possible moment." Amen, however, gave no indication that his, probe had crossed one emanating: from City Hall.

"Every precinct in Brooklyn has sioner Valentine, Deputy Commissioner Michael A. Lyons, Deputy Chief Inspector Louis F. Schilling and Capt. James B. Nolan were called to Mayor LaGuardia's office.

They remained there an hour, but the subject of the conference was not disclosed. Deputy Commissioner Lyons is Police Trial Commissioner and presides over departmental disciplinary hearings. Retirement from the department will be no protection against, bail bond charges, Amen asserted. He said it would by no means preclude criminal prosecution against former police officials if sufficient evidence were found. Herlands Begins Action.

Meanwhile, Commissioner of Investigations William B. Herlands received a copy of the presentment and, at the direction of Mayor LaGuardia, began the preparation of departmental charges against the 11 suspended officers. One of them, Lieut. Thomas S. J.

Kavanaugh of the Sheepshead Bay Station, was called to Manhattan Headquarters, reinstated to duty, handed formal charges and immediately suspended again. He will go on trial at 2:30 P. M. tomorrow charged with: "knowingly making false records and releasing prisoners on insufficient bail." The same procedure will be followed with respect to the other ten men. Their trials, at which they may be fined or dismissed with loss of all pension rights, will follow within a few days.

Elizabeth Kehoe to help stranger and citizen alike. New York City Information Bureau under the Pershing Square Viaduct was open for business yesterday. Director Elizabeth F. Kehoe and her three assistants agreed that the public, in a number of cases, had tried to play a quiz game with them but that they were able for the most part to take care of even the oddest queries. The first query, "How do you get to LaGuardia Airport?" was promptly answered and it looked like a good start.

Then came a prankish woman visitor who demanded the location of "White- exam for the post of assistant secretary of the Department of Public Works. Born in Manhattan. Elizabeth Kehoe "Betty" to the three sisters and one brother with whom she lives at 1165 Sterling Place, Brooklyn was born on the lower West Side. After beintr graduated from Mt. Vincent' Academy she studied sociology an-i psychology at Fordham.

Assisting her are Mrs. Mary Stuart Power (who was Suzy Cua at the Wanamaker store during tha World's Fair), Mrs. Grace Roberts. 448 Central Park West, and Robert Hague, 230 E. 51st St.

Face Alley" and seemed pleased that no one could tell her. "It's on W. 18th in the Chelsea district," she retorted, leaving in triumph. Open Until 11:30 P. M.

"The idea," said the plump, rosy-cheeked woman director, "is to help stranger and citizen alike. Most people ask about transportation, entertainment, sports, social security and old age pensions. We'll be open till 11:30 every night." Describing herself as a "career woman," Miss Kehoe said she had come out well on her last Civil Service quiz. Rating: 91.90 on an BLOQMINGD ALE'S LEXINGTON at 59th P. M.

OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL B. AITMAIV CO. an absorbing game new magic square of 1 Special Prosecutor Amen Civet cop the jitter: been under investigation for some time," he said. "All of them disclosed bail bond irregularities of the same general character as those cited in the Grand Jury presentment. Warns of Further Probes.

"The presentment does not preclude further investigation and indictments when cases warrant. It is possible that, before the investigation is completed, higher officials of the Police Department may be involved. No sooner had word reached Manhattan and Brooklyn Police Headquarters than reports began circulating among worried officials that at least one inspector, several deputy inspectors and a number of captains had been involved. Even before Amen's announcement it was evident that a thorough shake-up might result from the Brooklyn investigation. A possibly significant angle developed when, at 9 A.

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