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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; NOVEMBER SO', 1919.
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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,
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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
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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,
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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. "Wom
en have been asking ma recently
for permission to carry revolvers. I
don't believa that the average wom
an can handle a revolver quickly
and with effect, and I am sura that
one jab with an ice pick will have
the desired effect.
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On Request of Brother
Police were asked yesterday to
locate Dorothy Earleywine of Lo
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this city. Her brother, Leonard
Earleywine of Sioux Falls. S. D.
is seeking her and drove to Omaha
from the South Dakota city Fri
day night in an effort to locate her..
He learned that nis sister was mar
ried last week to a Fred Vette of
this city, he said.
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Third Aniversary of tho
i Drtniilop Curt ThfilTft
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.-
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Attempted Suicide of ,
Ex-Soldier Declared
Myth by AuthorM
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The story of an attempted s
early . Friday morning by a for
soldier whose name was given
iftov Canbv. and who was suppose!
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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
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