Show SAVING ADVISED Byl BY MARRYING EARLY Taking Wife Before Midnight Midnight Midnight Mid Mid- night of December 31 Will Avert Expense SEATTLE D Dee c. c 14 All H.-All As As the lurking place of romance the musty files of an Inco Income tax on office ml might ht well be passed ence Y Yet t b by without a a qualm of co William m T. T peeks Meeks ek chief deputy collector of internal revenue checking checking- over l 1919 1119 19 Income tax returns Wednesday unearthed unearthed unearthed un un- un- un a a. romance and and a moral MI as well My y advice to all an young men mea planning matrimony Beeks Becks said after alter telling telling- the story la Ia to be sure they are married before midnight of December 31 31 They will I save money and possibly some worry by It he added My records showed that a certain young man had tl been married on n Decem- Decem December ber t l ei 31 31 1919 Reeks eks ts t's said I Vo was not satisfied however that all n was as It should be 10 so I called him into the office for tor a little talk married on Are Art you sure you ou were December 31 S1 I asked him Yes air sir I 1 was married live five minutes before midnight he said Still sun I 1 was Wall not satisfied Beeks continued con con- so I looked up the ministers minister's affidavit and found it dated January l I 1920 1940 Then I F told the young chap and he ho explained the circum circumstances It Jt seems that the young people of ot his ils community ty were holding n a watch party at tm the ch church New Years ears eve This boy and his fiancee were there Just as the clock began to toll the old year out these two stood up before the minister to be married The ceremony began as the clock struck one and the words I pronounce you man and wife were uttered after it had tad ceased We We Ve shall make this the first marriage marriage marriage mar mar- of or the new year the minister saidI said I J I found that the young fellow had made 1800 during the year It was his I J h t status s on December e 31 that determined tr I his exemption Had he actually been I married l a few minutes before midnight he would have ha had no nC t tax x to p pay y but I being single he was liable on the soo above the bachelors bachelor's 1000 exemption Six per cent of the came to 48 US In addition however there was a 25 per er cent penalty for delinquency which brought the total to 60 I So you ou see Collector Beeks concluded concluded concluded con con- that my advice to young men meno mento mento to o marry before the old year Is out is base based ton an a sound principle of ot law bawl |