The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-04-21

Salt Lake.-The beet sugar industry
Is improving rapidly, according to the
annual report of the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company, submitted at the annual
meeting Of the stockholders. The re.
port covered the company's fiscal
year, February %, 1921, to February
%, 1922, and showed a deficit of 81
543, 454.45.
/ woodland, Wash.-The largest run
OF smelt on record in Lewis river La
under way, and continues without
abatement, the river bed being almost
black with them. People from near
and far are taking them with dip nets
and other devices.
Reno, Ney.-Pilot H. B. Winslow,
driving a heaMly-laden mail plane, set
a new flight record for the trip be-
tween San Francisco and Reno by
making the distance In one hour ana
"a minutes.
/ Seattle, Wash.-Annual reunion of
veterans Of the 91st (Wild West) d..
vision will be held in Seattle and Ia
coma August 10 and 20, Immediately
4 following the national convention Of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars here.
San Francisco.-A verdict of acquit-
tai was returned by a jury in the
third trial of Roscoe G. Arbuckle on
a manslaughter charge growing out Of
the death of Miss Virginia Rape, mo-
ton picture actress. The jury was
out six minutes. The vote was by &C.
clamation, the deliberations taking
less than a minute.
Logan, Utah.-Reed w. Bailey Of
Neph was elected president of the
Utah Agricultural college student body
at the annual election, receiving a big
majority over two rival candidates.
Mr.. Bailey is an ex-service man and
was wounded in battle In France. He
is a junior this year. Other officers
elected are as follows: Vice president
Miss Ivaloo Bulge Of Logan; secre'
tary, Miss Audene Merrill of Rich
mond; editor of Student Life, King
Hendricks of Richmond; executive
committee, Glen Cowan of -PaysOnl
Peter r. Johnston Of BlackfOot, Idaho
John s. Logan of Baltimore, Md. ath'
Ietic council, Sterling Harris of Logan
Joseph S. Vaughan Of Wellsville
Claude Lindsay Of Ogden; song leader
John Kennard of Logan; cheer leader
w. w. Bowman Of Ogden; editor OF
the Buzzer, Pearson Ballinger of Og
den.
| Boise. Idaho.-The fifteenth annual
convention of the Northwest Electric
light and Power association will be
held in Boise June 7, s, 8 and 10
Three hundred delegates from Oregon
Washington, Montana, Utah and Ida
no are expected to attend. This as
ISOLATION is affiliated with the Nation
al Electric Light association.
MaIad. Idaho.-Snow is keeping
spring planting and farm activity
about three weeks behind the ordinary
schedule. In some portions OF MalaC
valley the snow has not all melted anC
livestock is still being fed.
Huntington.-The value Of a well
organized fire drill in schools was eVi
denced here last week when lire
which later destroyed the distric
school. was discovered and the Child
rem were marched out of the burning
structure in perfect order.
Hamilton, Ont.-Transportatlon D
,iouor which was consigned to al
American buyer within the border, wal
ruIed n breach of international law D!
MAGISTRATE Jelfs, who cited a slaF'
running case of 1907 as precedent.
Omaha, Neb.-A sentence proVldin'
he shall not see his 7-months-olo sol
for two months was imposed by 10
lice Judge Foster on Herbert Russ
who eloped two years ago from MINI
eapolls with Mrs. A. L. Lambert wn'
left husband and four children pe
hind in Minnesota. Mrs. Lambert, fol
lowing her recent arrest with Euss
decided to leave the child here anu re
turn TO her husband and children NOV
IN Zimmerman, Mimi, when MI Lam
he..t said he could return, but only o.
condition she give mp the emu '0''
. ter her elopement.