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FLORISTS END SESSION fardoa Frocrun Inclades Tatta Vj SUte Leaders. I (Special ladiaoapoiU Kvl Xnd, rfbruary 23 CuUere of camauoos, bulbs and roses. discussed at the drain session of the Indiana, florists' conference at rwtut University. tith fiorUta from IT orrr the state to attendance. A.

5. Rarer. Indianapolis, spoke on esr fesSon culture, wktte S. R. Eoney Purdue, spoke on tralb culture.

jTbe final address of the conference was made try A. H. NehTllnc. of the tea floral Product Company, Rich Inond. and former professor of flori rulture at Cornea Unirersity.

He fpafce oo modern rose culture. secretary of the In fcian. Florists Association, presided trrer the conference banquet. A. Jlottet.

of Ohio State University, rnoke on sentiment of floriculture. J. Skinner, dean of the Purdue School it Acneuiture. velcomed the flortatA. r.

GLX Christie, director of the arl eulMral 'experiment station, spoke in Cleans ray. heir taaatlful ly dark aae letreme a 1 meet Tared fftt If yev'll tft a eeuia er 9WyiU'i Bee an Bulnnur Coiapna at ay erec staa. It coats enly fl Mats. MIS Automobile Upholstery leave no afler odor aearungnuidy tteet lajsry is rubric er Cdat can bs Avoiam WSO 4t tw NOW at 1 tWf itorrt ini Ai l111 Both VA, LUCKY TIOEB MtM tMH ue HATVSC XJCPY aa4 Aetata like foe tfa test M( ta tae tmbMy Set I i) jii Sage Tea Dandy to Darken Tee iVDosannrtAKC tem tsdad Itefte bottles et taia me Car Taa Rcip. lraprov4 by tae addition of ether litr.4l aate, are sold annually, aays a wall kaewn drareist, bece It darken the hair so aaterallr aat ere alr that oae caa tell It has ba applied.

Taeas whaaa hair la turning Vray er hecemtnv fadd hara a erprlae awaiting; thm. baa aftr ene er two applicattona tha aray hair vanUhaa aod your leke haeoma luxuriantly aark m4 haaattful Tl le tha ave ef youth. Gray halrad, aaattracttve folks araa't waatod area ad. ee rt busy with Wreth'a Sara and Sulphur Com pound tenlcht aifl yoa'U bo oa iMrhtod with your dark, hand aara aair ana your youinrui ap aaaraaea wlthla a faw daya. COLD to the Punch! IWt )wjC abivw and fcaka, be chat kadiMMM cold ywwn knock Kiax wic.

dulls woh. Soawriag atopa. Ruany Everybody nrvos abowt Riaws, and why cwtr Ail anrti ml aaaiffl iuii. aesd inflamed povtrila, mild catarrh, darooie catarrh, bead cold, rom I ever, rose tolda, mwr colda, hr fever, bay laathma rmpaad eaaoi. cally a Kbses.

Try Sore, mfa. ay take not habiMormint. No Ud sites effects. $L00 at all good druggists D)n 3 1 I I I VHVA ration of historical plants and va rieties. Former Railway Inspector Dead; Was III Four Years Henry Zlnk.

age sixty two, a resi dent of Indianapolis almost all his life, died Wednesday to the Masonic Home at Frank lin after an illness of four years. Funeral services win be held Sat urday at 2 p. m. at fht Hlaey Titos funeral tabhshment. Bur 41 wfll In Washington Park, cemetery.

Mr. Zlnk was born in Indiana polls July 21. 1S65. He vas employed by the Pennsylvania railroad for i i L. 4 m4 twenty five years Henry Zlnk.

and he was a rail way inspector for the public service eommisaion several years. He was a member of Pentalpha Lodge No. 4. F. and A.

the yrnghta of Pythias, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and He to survived by the widow, Mrs. Hattie Zmk: a son. George Zlnk. and 4 brother, John Zlnk. all of Indianapolis.

Mrs. Dva White BrltU'IHes. Mrs. Era White Britts. age alxty tix.

Is dead at the home of her son, Harold Britts. 250 South Sherman drive. She was 01 more than two months. Fu neral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m.

at the son's home. The Rev. Fred A. Line, pastor of the Central TJntversallst church, of which she was a member, win officiate. Burial win be tn Memorial Park cemetery.

Mra. Britts was born in Montgomery county and came to Indianapolis twenty two years ago. She was the widow of Clarence R. Britts. Besides the son she is survived by daughter, Mrs.

E. Hudson: another son. Paul Britts, of Indianapolis, and seven grandchil dren. Amos Rearlek Funeral Friday. Last rites for Amos Clare Rearlek, age thirty seven, a resident of Indi anspoQls for seven years, who died Wednesday at his home, 607 North Emerson avenue, after a four weeks' fflrtMa.

will ha held Friday stir m. at his home. Mr. Rearlek was a steel worker and came to xnoianapous in H21. He was born in Pennsylvania.

rx inrrtvcd br the widow. Mrs. Hasel F. Rearlek; a son, Kenneth F. Rearlek, of indianapous; two uaixn, Mrs.

K. L. Miller, of Canton, and mm v. Rhlwi. of Iennsrlvanla.

and three brothers, D. B. Rearlek. of Indianapolis, and H. A.

ana a. Reanck, ocui OX ennsyirmnw. Emmanael tears. Age S8, Dies. Enunanual Blears, age eighty eight, formerly of Lafayette, died at the home of his daughter.

Mrs. Walter Wilkinson. 2220 North Talbott street. early Thursday after an Illness or vn wki Tha funeral will be held tn S3. Peter and Paul cathedral at a.

m. Saturday and the burial wttl be in Holy Cross cemetery. He Is survived by three other daughters, Mrm ta White, of Chlcaeo: Mrs. John Kane, of Kankakee. III.

and Mrs. Charles Morrow, of indianapous. Mrs. Myrtle BeQ Weed Dead. Mrs.

Myrtle BeH Wood, age fifty six. ft resident of Indianapolis sixteen ears, died at her home. 04 South Tart street, aixer a live weeks' Ulness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. at the home.

Burial will be in Memorial Park eeremetery. Mrs. Wood was born hi Caledonia, HL. and came to Tiuflaninnlta in 1919 fihi! la survived by the husband, Stephen Wood; a aaugmer, K. i.

ecnmaegeaic; iwo mi wtlliun and Steohen D. Wood, or Indianapous, and a brother, Claude Beverley, of Evansvule. Mrs. Laara A. NeaL Age 98.

Dies. Mrs. "Laura A. NeaL age ninety, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs.

Joseph Marshall. 2t East Forty eignta street, carry xnursaay. sars. Keal was a widow of Stephen NeaL of Lebanon, and lived in Boone county until eight years ago. when she came to indianapous and made nrr home with Mrs.

Marshall. Mrs. Neal to survived by two other dsughtera, Mrs. Anna K. Baiter, of Indianapolis, and Mrs.

Oeorge K. Hogshlre. or Portland. Ore. The funeral will be held at the home, fcaturday at 10 a.

m. The body wu be taken to Lebanon for burtaL CL C. Iledges Dead In Boston. George Clarendon Hodges, an at torney, of Boston. Mass, Is dead, ae cording to word received here by his nephew.

Dr. Fletcher Hodges. 8160 North Pennsylvania street. Mr. Hodges was a brother of Dr.

Edward Hodges, a former Indianapolis physl clan, who died in 1916. Another brother. Brigadier Qeneral Harry F. Hodges, former lock engineer at Pan ama, is living in Lake Forest. I1L Mr.

Hodges was graduated from Harvard unirersity tn 1879. Dies la nafiywoed. CaL Word has been received by relatives tn Indianapolis or the death of Mrs. Bamantha Miller at her home tn Hol lywod. CaL Mrs.

Miller was a real dent of Indianapolis tar many years ana was me wtoow ox Timothy Miller. Bhe Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. oren s. Hacx. and a eon.

Otto Miner both of Indianapous. and another son. Harry Percy Miller, of Hollywood. Charles Claasea Baxied ia CbJeag. Word has been received in Indiana polis of the death tn Chicago recently of Charles T.

Classen, a former resi dent of this city. Mr. Classen had been employed at the Hlemliler Oram wwnpany inaianapous. Funeral and burial aerrices were in Chicago. Mrs.

Charles W. Prentice Dead. Word has been received in Indiana pons of the death at her home in s. weaneaoay. or Mrs.

Chailet W. Prentice, mother of Mrs. W. W. KnlffhL S21S Nnrth Pwnl.

hania street. Mrs. Knight was with ner mower at tne ume of her death. PARSON SOLD BOOKS Inventor of Cherry Tree Story Was rim taavaaser. SEW YORK, February a AP.) Parson Mason Locke Weems.

first hi cgrapher of Oeorge Washington and inventor of the fable about Washing ton and the cherry tree, also was Americas first itinerant book agent. a mograpny or weems. run du2 nshed. reveals that with a copy of nis uif or wasiucgtoQ under one arm and tracts on moralltv under the other, the former man of the cloth made house to house can vasses. Harold KeUock.

author of the ogrsphy. credits the cherry tree myth to the parson's fertile Imagination, which caused him to paint in heroic colors any subject of which he wrote. inere no foundation for such an episode even in the honorable life of Washington. says KeBock. "but it maoe a good story and undoubtedly helped this early biography to run mto its present edition the aeven Oeth.

IE. THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2Z. BANKER AT PWELD, DIES Former Merchant and Civic Leader Was Widely Known.

ACTIVE IN LODGE WORK Special to The Indiana Kw) PLAINPTZLD. ItkL, February 23. Joseph K. Prewitt, age sixty four, one of the most prominent citizens of Flsinfleld, died in the Methodist Hos pital at Indiana I polls last night. He was born on a farm near Cartersburg tJewmher 7.

1864. and came to Plain field when a young man In 1893 he opened a dry goods store here and as in partnership with Charles M. Caviness, later ths firm was known as Prewitt, York ds Co. This partner 'V ship continued for Jaaeph E. Prewitt.

a number of years when Mr. York retired from the firm. Later Mr. Prewitt disposed of his in terest in the firm and retired. For many years he was interested in civic matters and always had been a booster for any community or business with which he became interested.

The Flainf ield Building and Loan As sociation was organized January l. 1897, and Mr. Prewitt was chosen president, which office he had held continuously. In 1M3 the First National Bank of Plalnfleld was organized and Mr. Prewttt was chosen vice president which office be held until 1922.

when he became president of the Institution. He also was president of the P. D. Se L. Lumber Company at Cartersburg.

Mr. Prewttt was Interested in many business enterprises In Plalnfleld and Cartersburg. He was a charter member of the Plalnfleld Lions' Club and Was affiliated with the Odd Fellows. Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges. He was a member of the Plalnfleld Methodist church.

Mr. Prewitt had beeu in the hospital for several months, having gone there In December for an opera ion. He Is survived by the widow and a son. fct M. Prewitt; also a slater.

Emira Prewltt, all residents of Plair.fleld. No arrangements have been made for the funeral. BRIEF CITY NEWS Hrf Clarwtoe Abel n'l entp mrm br of th lnnr'i Jf'et H. liii bosic. 3Ms Et Thirtieth strrt.

Th ttxiftary Trr mri' Amoiatton will ntwtam with card and krtto. rYKiay 1:30 p. ni th old Eikt IIS Ea Mrr tr t. Mr. Joepti HinocA ts chairman of arransemecia.

Th Aivia P. HoTey W. R. C. So.

1 93 will hold na iTular mtinr TViday at r. ra. tn Ft. Frtendly. 512 North Ulino wl A carrt party will be jum at 8:1 Prvlaj.

Tb monthly open meetit; the Theo nphiral Sorwty will be hUi at p. Fniay. at th kxice room ra th D. A. R.

riiU'tr how S24 Narth lrrt. Th imblic mntM. iifmVn of tb Mrr Rohrrt Ard ton Wowtii Rf Corpm. No 44. Dt taitwvd romridfi of th pot with ilmiwr Wdrw fctiay In ohrrTUn of btrthdaj at rt.

Fn'ndly. 51? North Illi nou nrrru Mr. BaXlto M. Hpkina presented a liar to the poat in memory of Q. T.

LarxVra. a former membrr ot tha post. Advertising Club Holds Washington Day Party The Oecrp' Washlneton card party and dance ot the Advertising Club of Indianapolis at the Spink Arms hotel es a night was characterized by members as one of the most sttractlve affairs in the history of the club Margarita Cornlls. little daughter of Mrs. Marie Cor nils and attired as Martha Wash lngton.

was voted the most popular personage at the party. Prizes were 1 i i I wrded, 7 Voorhi. Studio, number of Indianapolis firms. Jtra1t CorwlH. 8L98 GEORGETTE CREPE 100 yards, In polka dots.

Paris favors dots. 81.48 WASHABLE CREPE This Is an unusually nice firm weave, pure silk crepe; 40 Inches wide. White and colors. 81.98 54 INCH SILK AND COTTON CREPE Plain colors and printed effects. THE SILK.

SHOP NO. 8 EAST WASHINGTON ST. One Dollar Specials for Friday 81.69 KIMONO SILKS Styles and colors that would do justice to material selling at the highest price. All pure silk. 11.69 STRIPED BROADCLOTH A splendid opportunity to stock up on summer wash Tlresses.

81.19 AND 81.48 COLORED PONGEE AND SHANTUNGAH pure silk. Yd. For Example. Tomorrow's pedal Luncheon Will Bo Fried Halibut Steak With Tartar Saaee scalloped Tomatoes Mashed Potatoes Head Lettuce, Dressing Hot Rolls, Coffee, Tea or Milk For Only Goldsmith's 'Best in Town' Hot or Cold 35c A LL during Lent GoldsmitVi will serve dally dishes in keeping with the Lenten season. These Lenten menus will change AS.

IB HI MAAil uouj avuu ui unci nuutc some food appetizing dishes which are bound to please the most fastidious, i Every item will be perfectly prepared ia Goldsmith's own spotless kitch era, tastily served and priced at Goldsmith's every day low prices. Vary a difficult diet by lunching at Goldsmith's during Lent. The Dainty Lenten Salad's Lenten Sandwiches Fries, Teaste4 or riahv Malted Milk, 15c GOOD CUT PRICE DRUG STORES 1 1 111 1 1 1 i a MMmsm if i mm mm mm ACTUAL retail deliveries of Studebaker dealers for January, 1928, exceeded those of January, 1927, by 58 per cent. They were the largest in the history of the Corporation for that month, which so often sounds the sales keynote for the year. The reason back of this sales record is the championship performance of Studebaker motor cars demonstrated by a succession of spectacular feats of endur ance and speed culminating ST in Studebaker's unique position of holding all the highest endurance and speed records for fully equipped stock cars, regardless of power or price.

See the four great lines of Studebaker cars which are sweeping the country today. But do more than simply see them on the showroom floor ride in them and drive them! Then you will know that they embody the most advanced engineering of 1928. combined with Studebaker's 76 year old traditions of quality Values in Four Price Fields The New President Straight Eight 100 horsepower, 80 milcs an hour, 131 inch wheclbase imposing bcatity and luxury $1985 to $2450. The Commander the World Champion car which holds all the highest speed and endurance records for fully equipped stock cars, regardless of power or price. 25,000 miles in less than 23,000 minutes.

Nothing else on earth ever traveled so far so fast. $1495 to $1695. The New Dictator champion of its price class, with a record of mile a minute speed sustained for 24 hours a lot of car for the money, $1195 to $1295 a genuine, One Profit value. The New American Edition of the ErsJane Six larger and more powerful yet lower in price $795 to $965 a car of genuinely high 'quality 40 miles an hour the day you buy it, 62 mile speed later. Many items of extra equipment, including shock absorbers.

AH prices f. o. b. factory shock absorbers standard equipment on all models. 440 North Capitol Ave.

Irvington Auto Co. 3839 East Washington St. IR. 2822 MA in 0550 W. O.

Springer Sons Co. Greenwood. Ind. UBEJBMK. The Great Independent 1.

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