Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1936, Page 18

A—18 =* CHILDREN'S ABUSE DENIED BY STREET Charges Against Receiving Home Unfounded, He Declares. Declaring he is confident there is no basis for reports that inmates of the Receiving Home for Children are being mistreated, Public Welfare Di- rector Elwood Street announced today there would be no further investiga- tion at the institution unless some specific charge is made to the Welfare Board. Street's statement followed a police inquiry, precipitated last night by a complaint lodged by Mrs. Francis T. Evans, wife of the commandant of the Marine Barracks at the Navy Yard. Mrs. Evans went to the institution after hearing a colored inmate scream- ing. Grady H. Leonard, superintend- ent, explained that the inmate, a 16-year-old girl, had cried out when attendants attempted to place her in isolated quarters after she became “unruly.” Police Lieut. John Flaherty, fifth precinct, and a Women's Bureanu rep- resentative investigated the case, but found no evidence that the girl had been mistreated, they said. Capt. Joseph Morgan, fifth precinct com- mander, also declared he is satisfied no further investigation is necessary. At the same time, Street and Grady deplored the “inadequate facilities” at the institution, the welfare director terming them a “disgrace to the city.” “Because of the lack of space, there is no chance of segregating the chil- dren according to type,” Street said. | THE WEATHER l District of Columbia—Rain tonight and possibly tomorrow morning; warmer tonight, lowest temperature about 40 degrees; moderate easterly winds, becoming variable. Maryland—Rain tonight and prob- | ably tomorrow morning; warmer to- | night. ’ Virginia—Rain this afternoon and early tonight: tomorrow mostly cloudy, not much change in temperature, West Virginia—Cloudy, probably rain in east and central portions to- night and tomorrow; warmer tonight. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy today. Report for Last 24 Hours. ure. Barometer. s Inches Record for Last 24 Hours. vesterday to noon Cat 1:30 p.m at & a.m. today. Year Record Temperatures This Year, Highest, 105, on July 10 Lowest, 0, on January 3. Humidity for Last 21 Hours. (Prom noon yesierday o noen foday.) Highest. 50 per cent. at § am. todar. Lowest, 37 per cent. at = p.m. yesterday Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and | Geodetic Burves.) Tom w m. m. m m, 4:31 Moon, today = 732 pm. Automobile lights must be turned on eae-hal{ nour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in_inches in the Capital (current month to date): 936 d &2 S RPN NS WRBF B R RS BB Weather In Vai Temp. Rain- Stations Baro H'h Low.fall. Weath's Abilene, Tex_ . 29.94 68 46 Cloudy Albany, N. Y _ 4 4 Atlanta. Ga Atlantic City altimore. Md El 3 Galveston. Tex Helena, Mont Huron' 8. D. Indianapolis Los Angeles Louisville. Ky Miami. Fla Minneapolis New Orleans New York, N Y 3 Oklahoma_ City Omaha. Nebr _ 30 Philadeiphia o 23, 2233 s 29> 8 3232 4 3 0 Cloudy 0.04 Cloudy 52 31 _._ Cloudy PFOREIGN STATIONS. (7 a.ni., Greenwich time. today.) Temperature. Weather, London. England 46 Clea Paris. nce 7] Germany rest. Prance 8tockhoim. Sweden Gibraltar, Spain -. 47 INoon. Greenwich time. today. morta' (Payal): Asores 8 uirent observations. . Georses. Bermuda .- an Juan. Puerto Rico $2.50-84 paLLY: Single, 823082 Single from $10.50 WEEKLY! 1, uble from $14.00 Esch of our 650 sunny, airy eharmingly homelike, outside rooms has bath, radio and such comfortable beds! 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