EVENING EEDGER-PHlEADELPHIA", WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER S, 1915. rl l IB ft t). S. FINANCES NEVER BETTER, SAYS M'ADOO America World's Money King, Secretary Tells Congress URGES WILSON PROGRAM AMERICAN FINANCES LEAD WORLD, McADOO ASSERTS "Onr flnnnrlnl rronrrr ate lli icrrnt at In on' littory. nnil our Imnhlnir -tm In now ttio lronirel In th world." Total nnironrltlon fur IHrnl jmr tmllnir ""' 30 ,0I7 honM n08,76.V 0, or $187,8.11.101 more limn the pre- ,lom ymf- "the Hrcrrtary rrcommtnd new Iim n,(e(t of n bond iMite to liny for tlic Mprcfril dcllclcncr due to ilcfeme prrii rations. Our stork ot Bold ruin nml bullion Is fi,0J,ll3,1rtT, llio lurseit nmotinl ettr held liy an nntlon. rhrre nrc nltlionl iloubl, nholefiile einslom of tlio Income Ini law." WASHINGTON", Doc. 8. "Tho finan cial situation of this country has never been so BtronB ami no fmotublo as now." says Secretory of tho Treasury William G. McAdoo. In Ills annual re port to the Speaker of the llouso ot representatives, which was submitted to Congress today. "Our financial re lources are tlio greatest In our history ,mt our banking oystejn, through tho creation and operation of tho Federal Itcscrvo svsteni, Is now the strongest in tho world." la connection with hh lcport Secretary JlcAdoo also submitted to Congress an appendix comprising replies ho received from tho Dun nml Brndstrcct llnanclnl agencies and Kogcr "VV. Dabson, noted statistician, to requests for brief tovlews of tho llnnncial and Industrial situation of tlio country. Tlio appendix substan tiates In every way tho report of tho Secretary, and spcuks with enthusiasm of both tho present and tho future. "Nothing in history parallels tho recent phenomenal expansion In national activ ities, and It is significant of tho existing (Into of the public mind that the advance U regurded as mora than ephemeral," rays Dun's In pint. "All tho traditional Indices of prosperity are present. During October, for tho Hi at time In tho aiuinl of the country, output of pig Iron reached 3.0OO.W0 tons; export trade, tluo largely, but not wholly, to tho magnitude and urgency of tho war demands, continues of unmatched proportions; bank clearings havo touched figures never before at tained, and railroad earnings show 11 remarkable enhancement ot tho earning power of tho common carriers, with some leading systems demanding maximum revenues. "That the effects of the economic dis turbance resulting from tho war are steadily being removed In Indicated by the fact that thcro were almost 37 per cent, fewer insolvencies In tho third quar ter than In tlio first quarter, with a re duction of virtually CO per cent, in tlio amount of money Involved. Throughout all blanches of enterprise evidences of prosperity aio steadily multiplying, prog ress no longer being confined to a few lines directly stimulated by the war." The report of Hrndstrcct's and that ot Mr Uabson aro equally glowing us re rardi both the domestic and foreign as pectH of the situation ns it concerns tho United States. Secretary JlcAdoo asserts that tho finan cial condition of tlio Treasury is so ittong that, even though no additional revenue-raising measures bo put Into ef fect, thcio will be a balnnco In the gen eral fund on June SO, 1016, of JX.'.Sfl.GOJ. Should the war tax, which expires De cember 31, 1917, bo rc-cnacted and should the one-ccnl-n-pouud duty on sugar, which, under picbcnt law, will i.iu be collected after .May 1, 191C, be continued, the net bahincc in tho general fund on June 30, VJIC. will stunil at JSS.C14.C03. Should the fcS.OOO.OOO expenditure to bo made on tho Panama Canal bo financed by the sale of bonds as provided by law. the net balance of Juno 30, 1915, would be 176,611,603, according to the Secretary. A recapitulation of tho finances shows total ordinary receipts ot tho treasury for the fiscal year, ended Juno 30, 1915. of SJ7.910.S27, and total ordinary dis bursements ot 573l,3M,;9, giving a de ficiency for tho year of f33.-tSS.93l. This is merely a deficiency for tho year, and docs not represent tho Trcusmy as be hind that much, for It has not yet used up what It commenced tho year with. The Secretary estimates that total ap propriations for tho Government for the fiscal year, ended Juno 30, 1917, should be $303,765,9.3, an Increase over the 1916 ppropriatlons ot f 167,831,401, The outlook for tho fiscal car 1917. which will begin noxt July, Is not so Vrisht. Sir. McAdoo tells tho Congress. In his report, Secretary McAdoo de clares that u bond issue Is inadvisable, nd says that additional revenue muy bo raised by maintaining the present war tx and the sugar duty; by increasing tho Income tax and by greater care In col lections of all taxes. Tho Secretary says that It Is as poor policy for a. govern ment to subsist 011 the proceeds of bond sales as lor an individual to live on bor rowed money. Let tho Government pro cure money through taxation that It need not repay, says Mr. McAdoo. In view of this attitude of tho Secre tary, and tho general feeling' among Ad ministration leaders that retention of the ar tax and the sugar duty Is Inevitable. It Is believed here that tho Government will not be deprived of these sources of revenue, and this being the case. Mr. JlcAdoo says, an expenditure of Jtt.SOO,- on the preparedness program will roll P a deficiency of J5O.S06.39I by Juno CO. "IT, the end of the 1917 fiscal year. To Meet this deficiency, Mr. McAdoo would Increase, the Internal revenue. He flg- THE average man never knows what to send a woman for Christmas. v SEND FLOWERS! They are always in good form, Flowergrams $5 Delivered anywhere 5e &ig offo Z&9 . 221 S. -Broad Si. h fa Middle of&e block urea that the total increases in revenues needed Is $.112,806,391, provided 25,C00,OW y"!t.t" tot Panama Canfll bonds nro not sold. If the Issue should be made, that much would bo subtracted from the nmount of additional revenue required. SECItETAUY'S SUGGESTIONS. .t,,r' J'V,?Adoo'fl sdRRMtlons for wising mis additional revenue aro to: Incrrime the corporation nnd per onnl Income tnxrs liy providing hlRht-r rntra nml, In the cane of tlir perxonnl Income tni, reducing the MOOO exemption for nlnnlr pernon nnil 9IOo(i exemption for mnrrlrd folk In f200O nnd 93000, rcnpcctlrlr lncrrne Hip tntrn on crniiollnr, crude nml refined oil, linracponer of niilnmolillen nnd other Internnl cnmliuMInn engines nnd "mrlottK other thlnRft trhere eolleellon could lie innde nt the noiirce." Mr. Mrdno nln unjn thnt, folloulnir the tlnro penn wnr, n llooil nf Import mny he esnecleil which wilt Incrrnie cm toim dtttlrx. COTTON' SITPATIOX SAVKD. Secrctarv McAdoo reports that tho country Is so prosperous that additional lax burdens can easily be borne. Ho says that his notion in depositing $15, OOO.OOl In Southern Federal reserve batiks saved tho cotton situation when that commodity was placed on the Urltlsh con traband list, nnd that confidence has re turned everywhere throughout the coun try, business In all lines booming phe homennlly. Tho Federal reserve system hns had n successful year, ho m, demonstrating tho vnluo of n. money system providing clastic credits. "Our slock of gold coin nnd bullion Increased from $I.Si3.s;6,5S0, on January I, 1915 to $2,193,113,762 on on January I, 1913, to $2,193,113,762 on amount of this precious metal ever held by any 0110 country," says the Secre tary. INCOME TAX CHANGES. A number of amendments to the In coino tnx law aro recommended, ns fol lows: Itrqiilrc Infornintlnn ni to extent of Income, rnther tlinn ni'tnnl withholding, nt the source, except ni to nonresident nllr-n. I!xeinnt crrtiiln nwHoclntloiiN nnd r Kimlriitlun nut enunged In Kit In Til I purxtiHx from the tnx, llronden the llnbllltj- r fnrclcn cor linrntlnnx, .. Require receive, truntccfi, etc., to ninkr return. 1'rnhlhlt 1'iirpnrntlon from deduct ing from tnxnlile Income on nccount of tnCH paid for Incnl benefit, 3lnkr the liii'nine tnx puynlile on June l. lnfenil uf .Mine .'10 In order that the uccoiintN mny he IIiiInIiciI by the end of the IImi'iiI )cnr, June .'111. The vcport buys that customs receipts for tho fiscal year ended June 3P. 1915, amounted to f jl3,146,0O), a decrenso com pared with the previous year of $S6,7G6,oOO. Improvements In tho methods of proce dure in the collection of customs in c ice cmmemlcd. The Secretary urges that all the port quuuantlne business of the country be removed from State Jurisdiction and placed under the Federal Government, this especially In view of tho fact that tho Public Health Service reports serious outbreaks of cholera, typhus and other malignant Infectious diseases In Europe. These will be transmitted to this coun try upon the resumption of immigration after tlio war, says Mr. McAdoo. During tho fiscal jcar 1915, $29,1S7.012 was spent on tho Panama Canal, the Sec retary reports. Of this, $21,614,362 was for construction on tho canal proper and $7,572,679 for formications and miscel laneous work. Total' expenditures on the Panama Canal to June 30, 1915, amounted to $219,171,636. FLM-FLAMMED ON "II0SS" Thnt's What Mr. Edwards, of Vir ginia, Says Happened When lie Placed ?1000 on Stromboli A gentleman peanut-grower from Vir ginia cnrly today placed a cool thousand dollars on a race-boss In a well-appointed apartment and lost. He Is now touring tlio central section of the city with De tective Agncw In an endeavor to find the apartment, tho two men who ho says "flim-flammed" him and the $1000 which lie lost. "Nevuh again will I visit youah city, sub," said tho Indignant plantation owner, T. M. Edwards, of Yushmcre, Va., as he reported the loss to Cuptalu of De tectives Cameron. "The hoss, whose name Is b'tlomboll, and who, 1 unduhstnnd is at present p'fnwmlng nt Juarez, has an excellent iccorJ, sub; so have the tno pussons who. swindled mo excellent records fa. w crookedness, suh, that Is unheard of in Virginia." According to Edwards, he left Virginia, a Stiito second to none In the production of "goobers," several days ago to make a N'oithcrn trip. Ho arrived hero Mon day, nnd put up at a hotel on Arch street near 13th. Thcro he met a man, whoso name ho did not learn, nnd through him was Introduced to u ".Mr. Miller." "Mr. Mllluh was represented to me ns being the gentleman who won back Judge Giinell's fortune by playing the bosses," said Edwards. "I was prevailed upon to go to Xcw York to get $1000 and returned hero today. I put tho money on Strom boli; I lost. So did my friend. Mr. Mllluh won all. .My friend was very blttuli against Mr. Mllluh and vowed he would shoot lmn and get my money back. Not being partlculah about gunplay, I prevailed upon my friend to leave with me. Then he disappeared." Detectives urc making every effort to capture the men, who are thought to be old hands at tho game. J. E. it ONCE FAMOUS ACTRESS DIES AT DREXEL HOME Madame Dardennc Lived at In stitution Here for Fif teen Years Madame Danlcnno Is dead. To tho younger generation of Teutonic extraction perhaps this doc not convey much, but to their parents and grand parents It will bring memories of days gono by, of the happy moments spent In H16 old Rcrmnnln. Theatre, at 3d and Oreen streets, when they l-uighed with Marie Datdenne over tno footlights. Freo from pain nnd smiting wiili a touch of her oid-tlme happiness. Madame Dai-denna died In the Mary .1. I'rexcl Home, S10) t.lrard nvci.uc, last night Sho was S3 years old and had lived at tlio homo for 15 jtars. For several years the oiicc-fniuoii" 11c trcss, known the world over, made a re ninrkablo fight for her life. Two weeks ago she began to weaken rapidly nnd duilh was oNpcclcd nt nny moment, but her icmarknblo constitution nnd un shaken cheerfulness kept her nllvc until last nlfiht. Madame Dardennc was noted In both this country nnd Em ope ns 0110 of the stage beauties of licr time. She came to llil country when tl cars old. but the fame she lind gullied across the Atlantic preceded her nnd the Herman clement re ceived her with open arms. In the early 50a she siippoilcd I.oln Monte, u famous Europciin actress. In "l.ola fiom Itavn rla," but her greatest success was "City and Country," In which sho appeared In all of the Inrgo cities ot tills country, playing to capacity audiences. For many years she was a member of a stock com pany under Alexander Wurster, who was perhaps the gt cutest German thcnttlcal ui.iungcr of thnt time. It was under Ills maiiagi mriil Hull Phil adelphia came to know and lovo Madame Dardcnne, nnd she plnynl nt tho old Ger man Theatre until its usofulnrs.s unii end ed, 20 yenrs ngo. About that time Madame Daideuno also left the stage. In her early days. Madame Hardenm- was moil ef fective In Juvenile chariiclris and con brette parts, bur she attained her great est success hi tlio "mother" parts. She appeared only before German iiiidlenceH, ns sho did not speak English well, and she hnd n rcpcrlolic of CO parts, any 0110 of which she could take at a moment's no tice. For two or three years after her ictlrc ment from the professional stage. Madame Dardennc appeared In nm-itcur thc.itricnls In this city, whore she was In great de mand. Since entering the Mary J. Drexcl Home, however, she has never been seen on the stugc. Madame D.irdenuc's maiden name was Hummel. Sho wns born in Niircmbiirg. Germany. July 23, 1S27. nnd c.iino to this country in 1S6S. Her husband also was an actor. I Gcrmnntowu Apartment Itolibed I Tho polico of the Gcrmnntowu station ' aro searching today for thieves who entered the apartment of Edwurd Clinch, Jr., of the School Lane Apartments. Germantown. and obtained Jewelry valued at $300. Tho robbery occurred last night, when Mr. Clinch nnd his vvlfo weie din ing away from home. They returned shortly after S o'clock and found that a window giving 011 the lire-escape had been forced and the apartment ransacked. SySsSt . W5SS'!RSI?S8S!:3SSSKS' 14 lt'rlle or catl or our new and interesting llooklet ".oofclug Into Your Own f7f." A Series of Eye Talks Nn. 8.1 Our Net Talk Wed., Ilec. 13 By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr. SORE throat mlclit be a compnratl vely slinplo nllmmt, or It nilslit Imllcnte a dan gerous trouble aucH as diphtheria. A In any cane, the proper treat ment would bo prescribed by jour plislclnn only after a careful unalysln and study. And It Is Just so with ejo troubles. Tlio fnct that jour eyes not belne "just rlclit" might Indi cate a very simple and easily remedied trouble, or It might denote trouble of u far moro serious nnd complex nature. We havo constantly advised that 3011 consult an Oculist In all cases of ejo trouble, simply becauso he Ib a phjsk-ian whose llfe-uork In clien over to treatment of eye troubles. If he finds that classes nro necessary taKe his prescrip tion to an Optician of known experience and thoroughness. rrrsrrlptlon Opticians G,8& 10 South 15th St. ll'r Do XOT Examine fuel, "This Talk' from a copy, right fccrlea; all rlshts re served." !L M 5m8SRaStWSR.iSNrss:'C o-SiiT s Caldwell & 902 Chestnut Street . Carved; Hand-Painted Wooden Lamps with Vellum Shades Designed and made solely for J. E. Caldwell & Co. & jiK MMK. MAKIK DAKUKNN'ti Once famous nctress. wlio is dead at Jtfto of 88. "jTollTOXfo II00ST ST AIHUjT Councilman Says lie Will Urc Con struction of Great Outdoor Amphitheatre 011 Councils Councils will be nsKcd to build a stadium for Philadelphia. Judge Eugene '.'. lloiiniwelt, speaking Inst night at n meeting of committeemen in clinrgc of Fourth of .lul.v sports, who gave a din ner nt flic Hotel Walton, broached the subject, and In miswer, Dr. Thomas J. Mmtoii. Kelcct Councilman from the 20th Ward, said he would do nil ho could tow mil the irilll7atlon of the plan, ami nld he felt tnt' Councils would furnish tho money. The dinner was la the nature of a testi monial to Doctor Moiton fur his Interest In piiimollng sports un Independent 0 Dn. Judge llouuluell pointed out thnt with a stadium the Armj-Navj game would lie assured as an annual Philadelphia fea ture. Hpoehcs were also made bj James II. Sterrett. Mnglstratc Peter J. Hughes nnd Dr. Albert Steele, all of whom eulogized Doctor Morton for his interest in and work foe clean sports. HOGKU II HA OS IIOAIU) OK VIKW Succeeds J. M. Ilazlctt, Who Becomes Ilccordcr of Deeds Cbnilcs W. Hoger. one of tho thice at- . toineys In the membership of the Hoard of View, was yesterday elected president of the board, to succeed James M. Una lett, who ictlics to become Ilccordcr of 1 Deeds. Wllll.im Jeffries, Jr.. first nsslstiint cletk. I wns promoted to tho chief clerkship, to I succeed Hnrry E. Keller, resigned. Thomas M. Iluslicn was promoted from writ j server to clerk. Frank Kulm was pro- 1 moled from Janitor to writ server, nnd Frank Hennessey wns appointed Janitor. I Out Today! Browning's Magazine for December. you haven't received a copy of this dimming and instructive little monthly, pich one up in the store. Have you a boy? Is he 3 or 1 8 or any age between? Bring him here and j we 11 conrer ; the degree or b. K. R and we'll prevent him with the fraternity pin. 1524-1526 Chestnut Street Co, is f. k I Broweiit,Kiiiig ! & Company w LICENSE COURT GRANTS SALOON TRANSFERS Three Applications Receive Fa vorable Action Many Others Refused Judges Slnake and Patterson today handed down decisions In a number of cases heard at the October Rcsslon of the License Court. The following peti tions for the transfer of retail liquor licenses weie grnntcd Frank .T. Clarke, from 1061 Main street, Mnnnyunk. to northeast coiner 27th nnd Pnmbtla stiect: James U. Huektey, from T'3-IS South 1th street, to southeast cor ner llth and Fhunk streets; Edward Gallagher, from southwest corner llth street nnd lllslng Sun avenue, to south east comer llth street and nislng Sun avenue. The following petitions were refused' Joseph P. Stalrlkcr, 222$ South 7th street to northwest corner- 15th street and Oregon avenues .Michael .t. Burke, 2100 C.illowhill street to southeast corner Itetincld street and K-inrtlowno avenue; same, to 6006-08 Haverford avenue; fame to nuttl.Hcst come Cith nnd Christian sheets: nlne. to noitlnvcst corner 6OH1 ami P'ne streets; Cornelius P. Donnelly, oils Lancaster avenue to southwest oilier Gutli stlret and I.ansdoHiio ne- iiup i.viuiiipil -"ci.siurui, 1, vi ucrnian- . town avenue to uoithuest roiner Ittslng ! Sun .ivenue mid Cheltenham loud: 1 Patrick J Mnlone, 102-01 North 3d street E. Milton Dexter SWEETS CafYWoof tVine Jelly French Meringues 1218 i..i ism! Spruce St. Platinum Jewelry For Christmas Gifts Platinum, when mounted vith diamonds and other precious stones, is accepted as the utmost in fashion and good taste. We have produced many really ex quisite combinations of this metal with fine gems at surpris ingly low prices. Platinum Rings with diamonds, pearls and sapphires, $18.00 to $100.00. Platinum La Vallieres with diamonds, pearls and sapphires, $12.50 to $56.00. Platinum Bar Pins with diamonds, pearls and sapphires, $14.00 to $90.00. Platinum Scarf Pins with diamonds, pearls and sapphires, $5.00 to $60.00. With a convenient classifica tion of our Diamond, Watch, Jewelry and Silverware Depart ments, our new catalogue enables you to make easy selection of a suitable gift. We will mail or give you one on request. It is free. S.Kind&'Sons Diamond Merchants Jewelers-Silversmiths llio Chestnut Street Clojlni; Hour Six o'clock Until Chititmat jgsaaiansaisagigiCTA The Lily Bowl With Flower Holder affords the ideal table center. All sizes in Pottery nnd Glass. Plain White Tea Crackled Full assortment of Illrds, nuttrrtllen nnd Flower Holders to be used lvltli liovvla. Wright, Tyndale & van Roden, Inc. 1212 Chestnut Street to northeast corner 21th street and Lehigh avenue; same, to SS33 North 18th street; Michael J. Parke, 2100 Cflllowhlll street to 1707 Hutlcr street; John A. Boyle, 19H South 6th street to northwest corner 2-Ctli nnd Cambria streets; James Everett, southeast corner Dth nnd McKcan streets to northeast corner 26th nnd Allegheny avenue; Samuel Plplto, 1319 Wharton street to northeast comer 2d ntrpct and Snyder nvenue; Thomas F. Clark, S25-27 West Indiana avenue to northwest corner 12th street and Oregon avenue; Andreas Hlrschman, 631 Rich mond street to northwest corner Comly and Tacony streets: Charles Cullman, S00 West Thompson street to B0B6 North 5th street; Joseph Pfclfer, 3638 Germontown nvenue to northeast corner 8th and Itutler streets; John J. Winkler, 601 Pansom street to northwest corner Md street and Olrnrd avenue; Michael Knlleiln. 10f Noith 6th street to Gaul and Westmoreland streets; Patrick McCuskcr, MM South Rth street to 123 South COth stieet; Joseph V. Sheridan, southwest corner Sth street and Glranl nvonirt! to southwest coiner JStli and Thompson sttcets. DIXON 77ie Dependable Tailor House L'itabllihrd IKS The Ready-Made Man Again ' Look." sas our old friend Mr. , "nrKiiinc for the sake of argument Here nro rendy-to-wear ovorronN nil vcrtled ns low hh twenty and ns hlcli as slt iloll.irs " "ItlRht oh'" vc answer, heamliip; prldefully upon tho Mulshed product of Dixon .srrvlrr vve'vn Just Mulshed for him. "Hut the dllTerciire rests upon our own shoul ders." The ready-made oveicoat I inailo In vour "size" per hap". hut n Dlvon oven oat's made for your particular build. $35 to $60 1111 Walnut Street Solid Colors Mottled Effects JgEBgBgB5SMwWH Evening Slippers Ik Bj A charming gift, especially when they bear that hallmark of exclusiveness the name SteideraValt K 1420 Chestnut St. "Where Only the Best I Good Enough" Fact is again stranger than Fiction $15, $18, $20, $25 is all you need to pay This leaf from our log is but one of many C Recently a publi cist of our acquaint ance, a man who wore, because he thought he had to wear, merchant tailor clothes, ex pressed his curiosity concerning our claims for the fit and style of Perry Suits and Over coats. He said he thought they would likely do well enough for some people, "but then you know, of course, etc., etc." So we said we'd like to have him see for him self, and being of broad and open mind, he did come along. He bought a Suit and an Overcoat. A couple of weeks later he called us on the phone and said: "Your Suit and Overcoat are the best in fit and style I've ever worn. I told Mr. So-and-so (naming one of the best-known men in America) about your clothes, but he didn't seem quite ready to believe me. Just now, though, he blew into my office and said: 'I've just got an Over coat at Perry's, and I believe there isn't a man or a taste in the country they can't please right out of their stock!'" All we want is a chance to show you. Perry&Co. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. dl'li V .jjfc