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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1919)
0 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; NOVEMBER SO', 1919. A V FATHER FINALLY WINS FIGHT FOR HIS LITTLE GIRL Omaha Judge, Angered by Action of Mother In Chi cago, Gives Child to 'Dr. WightmanT A fight of nearly three yeri for possession of his beautiful 8-year-old daughter, Roberta Wightman, nded lucceufully for Dr. Hugo W. .Wightman yesterday when District Judge Troup signed a modification of Mrs. Wightman's divorca decree of three years ago and gave custody of Roberta to Dr. Wightman. "It still remains to get possession of Roberta," said A. F. Brungardt, attorney for Dr. Wightman. "Wall do that part of it all right, never fear," saitf the doctor, who left last night -for , Chicago and will institute habeas corpus proceed ings if his former wife refuses to glre ap the child. Both art Physicians, The Wlghtmane were formerly rery prominent Omaha physicians. Mrs. Wightman is also a physician. They lived at 815 Park avenue. Dr. Wightman was on the faculty of Creighton university besides at tending to a large practice. The delight of their lives was the little daughter, Roberta, a remark ably beautiful child. It was only after a vigorous fight In the divorca " courts after she filed her petition August 3, 1916; that Mrs. Wight man finally secured a divorce and custody of Roberta, February 24, 1917. - She then moved to Chicago and Dr. Wightman moved to ScottsblufF, Neb. Both now hava large prac tices. ' ' ., . Dr. Wightman In Seottsbluff did not cease to plan to get possession of tha littla girl who had brightened their home in Omaha. Less than eight months after Mrs. Wightman went to Chicago with Roberta, Dr. Wightman secured a modification of her divorca whereby ha was per mitted to have Roberta visit him in Seottsbluff during a part of each vacation and could io and visit her in Chicago. Visited Child Frequently. He went frequently to see the child. His friends say he talked of little else outside of his large prac tice except the little girl. When she visited him last summer he could hardly part with hen ' Last month in Chicago, one Del Smith son, spinster, mads applica tion in the courts to adopt Roberta Wightman Miss Smithson is a sister of Mrs. Wightman. Dr. Wightman In Seottsbluff heard of this move and took instant steps to intercept it Judge Troup, when ha had proof that this' step to hold in contempt the deerees of tha district court of Douglas county, promptly made the order giving custody of the little girl to ner father. "Time is no consideration to ma now," said the doctor. . "I will soon hava my . little girl with me, I know." Postmaster Claims Chamber of Commerce v ' Failed in Agreement Major Frith Recalled To Army Recruiting Duty in Minneapolis Charles I. Fanning; postmaster, complains mat tna postal commu tes of the Chamber of Commerce has aot obtained results in connec tion with its agreement of three weeks ago, to prevail on business men to send some of their mall to tha postomee during the . early hours oi afternoons instead of rushing nearly all of It between 5 and 6 p. m. ' "Particularly during tha Christ mas season this practice results In a congestion at tha postofflce and causes a delay in getting tha mail ' out," explained the postmaster. "Even under normal conditions it is impossible to prepare all of this mall for 6 p. m. trains. Business men would serve their own inter ests and materially help our depart ment if they would send part of their mall to tha postoffice during the early afternoon period, especial ly during tha next four weeks." Investment Company and Hotel Concern Settle litigation The NortV American Hotel com pany and the Bankers' Realty In vestment company reached a settle ment of thetr. affairs before Judge Troup in district court yesterday. Litigation which had been pending for several months was dismissed "These companies are now tn- tirely separate," said Fred C Haver, , secretary of the Bankers' Realty In vestment company. "All differences in accounts have been adjusted. Peter Elvad is no longer an officer or stockholder in either company. "The common stock of the North American Hotel company has been retired and the voting power has been placed in the hands of the pre ferred stockholders who -will meet February 20 to elect their officers and directors tor the year. Reoresentatives of these com panies jrated that they will begin the new ?ear with a determination to expand their businesses. Two Men Arrested Charged With Theft of Fur Coat With the finding of a valuable fur Coat belonging: to Miss Crea evieve Smith, 1515 Dorcas street, de tectives yesterday arrested John Hendricks, and Harrv Wixom. 1903 Capitol - avenue, on a charge of grand larceny. Both, were under a 40-day jail sentence for vagrancy given them a week ago, when they were, arresiea in connexion wuu several house robberies, police say. The coat was found yesterday in a trunk belonging to the men In their room at 1903 Capitol avenue, detec tives say. To enable two persons to examine saa object at the same time a French optician hat invented a .microscope - with two aya pieces, but only one objective, . ., v Major R. B. Frith. MaJ. R. E. Frith, who was In charge of tha army recrultmg sta tion here during the war' and re tired last July, has received order! to return to duty and left last night for Minneapolis where1, hevwill be in command of the Minneapolis dis trict with the rank of major. Major Frith saw 24 vears of senr- fee in the army, much of the time as paymaster and recruiting officer. He retired in 1916 and was recalled to duty when the late War began. He was In charge of recruiting at Oma ha during the war and this district ranked at tha too anions all the districts in the United States. Since his retirement last Turr ha has been In tha insurance busi ness. Ha lived with, his familv at 411 South Thirty-eighth street Federal Judge Fines4 Men for Violation of Migratory Bird Law J. W. Woodrough, federal judge, yesterday disposed of. several minor cases. Albert; Fred and August Snyder were each fined $10, on pleas of guilty to violation of tha migratory bird law. They were charged with shooting ducks contrary to the nro- visioirs of a treaty between tha United States and Great Britain. and effecting this country and Can ada. A fine of $100 and 60-day sentenea was imposed against William Brown, charged with introducing in toxicating liquors into tha Winne bago reservation. Leo Phillips pleaded guilty to stealing a 50pound sack of sugar and similar quantity of rlca from an interstate freight ear. He was fined $50. ' - Mary Smith was sentenced to 00 days in the county JaiL Sha pleaded guilty to the illegal sale of morphine, and cocaine. Police Chief Wants Omaha Women to Arm Selves With Ice Picks Chief of Police Eberstein yesterday stated that ha believet that aa ke pick is the most efficacious weapon in the hands of a woman who may be Improperly accosted by a man. Tha thief made .this statement when ha read an account of a wom an having been attacked Friday night at Seventeenth and Leaven worth streets, by a white man. ""A woman can carry an iee pick in her bag or she ean carry it at tached to her wrist, concealing it in her sleeve" tha chief said. 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JIM h i i'LggA' Norma Jcilmad, '. few XF 0nv:fr.W)A STAR A. 1A 1 x Xv. A v : nW i t A A d M M M m 1 I II III . l Is - IS ii m iii'M .Ml I 1 '.I'l'L . vrrrzA( I A i 1 r 'Sltafsli ' f .1 , ; ' : Third Aniversary of tho i Drtniilop Curt ThfilTft Tt. e ,1....:. :m . '-2LJ uc ouii mcaicr, magninceni mo tion picture theater and sdmittedlf one of the most "beautiful cinetrf. temples in the midwest, today teffl minates its third vear of furnlihin the best of screen entertainment tflfi Omaha screen patrons. Under the efficient mansgeRT 7? of Samuel Goldberg and Ha A I Goldberg, the Sun theater has elgjil tablished a record of dependabililf, tor excellence in the quality of ii shows that few houses can equa It will be just three years ag tonight that the Sun threw, ooe its doors to a brilliant first high audience in which were represente Even then the public was givea a inkling of the vast expansion the World Realty company theati enterprises which are rapidly bi coming a fact. It is now eviden that the opening of the Sun thes ter was but one of the first step in the World Realty comnanv' program. The future holds mueffl indeed, for the theater-going pull lie. - 1 The Sun theater is" famou throughout this section for ; i beauty. Its lobby and sun parh has been, the envy of theater owi ers all xver the United Stat Omaha people know the house its delights too well to need elaboration " thereon In th columns. But special attention mo be drawn to Nordin s orchestra. organization of musicians of th highest rank. Add to this the giant silver-toned pipe organ and vtnj music in the Sun leaves nothing's be desired. Indeed, it is raoidll achieving a name for being tha be ' of its kind in the country. - ! l! Samuel Goldberg and Harry Golais berg, by their unflagging energy.anl ii devotion to the theater oatronael in securing the best attraction than j money can buy have demonstrate! a vision that is truly remarkable Refuting the pessimistic prediction of the wiseacres who croaked tha ! a house the size of the Sun wou! never succeed in Omaha, they hav made the Sun the favorite in: th choice of a large majority of th city s movie tans. L hey nave esl tablished a clientele that include the prominent society folk who finl relaxation in the eninvment nf thf Suns splendid cinema entertain ' ment Withal, though, tho Messrs Goldberg have kept the Sun a thea ter where all mieht feel at east where there Is evident such an af of hospitality and welcome that Jus to step into the . theater is pleasure. . DlfVI... fiAHAM ttfAA I slogan of the Sun management as all pictures that are shown in tl Sun theater are personally inspect! by the management before they aj purchased, ay this method critical, exacting audiences n sured only the best. K 2 e it 1111 (1IIN 111 . 1 .JSC A. ' ' 1 ill 'MizimwA, Metro ts x' m ' 1 f h i . i pvi-. IX xfv If v I J' OcfcresXcissTifefff Judge Decides to Give Couple Time fo Think Over Divoro "I'll hanir this case up on tha na for awhile." said District Juda Sears yesterday after hearing adl ditional testimony in the divoref suit of Harriett Harsch, which ha been fought ' bitterly for seven months bv Jefferson Harsch. "A family that's united has some! thing, continued the judge, Tini any old man is better than no man isn't he?" -1 Even the warring coupla had tW laugh at this. And so did "4 daughter of the Harsches and the4 son-in-law. who also nave a cast pending. Helen Zepp is suing Claim ence Zepp for a divorce on th ground of nonsupport. Mr. Zepp testified at tha hearin of the divorce suit of his parents in-law. He wept bitterly as he tesl titled that his wife has taken thefl two little children away from hint and he doesn t know where the, are.- . -; Attempted Suicide of , Ex-Soldier Declared Myth by AuthorM X if The story of an attempted s early . Friday morning by a for soldier whose name was given iftov Canbv. and who was suppose! S T " . . , , SS to have been visiting his orotnen in-law and sister, Mr. and MrJ Schmelling of Honey Creek, lower has been Zdeclared liaise Dy au thorities in Council Bluffs, who hav been unable to locate any family p the name of Schmelling at Hone; Creek, or anv word of a Roy Canb: at Portage, Wis.where the onnf man was said to have lived. The Miss Gertrude Gibson Howelti Neb., named in the Sto as a childhood sweetheart of th young soldier, is also a myth,- de rlare authorities. "who sav they CJLI get in touch with no one by tha! name at Howciis. Pair of Nose Glasses All Burglars Get In Robbery of Storq Burglars broke into the Eldrersi Importing company establishment! 1318 Farnam St. Friday night, "jim mied ' the combination to tha s 1 and broke the lock to the office d stealing a pair of nose glasses c. longing to D. E. Eldredga, accord ing to a report to police. The place is filled with Japaaeax Christmas novelties, but the glasse' were the only thing missing, accord ing to the report The' burglar; gained entrance through tha sky lisrht and left by the same roctr 1 r. ' . ... j. . alter weir escapaae. ( - f
