Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1925, Page 25

FINANCIAL. YOUR INCOME TAX Expert Advice Given by U. S. Internal Revenue Burezu Based on Latest Changes In Legislation. porarily a wife is away on a visit or a husband is away on business, the joint home & maintained, the full exemption is allowable. The unavoid- able absence of a husand or wife at a sanitarium on account of illness does mot preclude claiming the ex- emption. But inuously and vol- d makes his resi- and the wife at not living together the income tax a return if his or the exemp- which is s person. o is made In the provision , in addition to n, a credit of $400 pending upon If they | eturns such exem by either or di - | ples 4 the aged Th I¥ to the r, though y endent upon | N I]EMAN{]ABRUAD Leads All Farm r\'ach nery Exports, Department of ‘ Commerce Reports. have rece 1 investors rust company’s | these bankers' him a profit, | » points to be| buying any T profit, s ought 1 emium for a general the attractive- 1 by wm;mrmx‘ it would cost to buy one share | k with the cost || ntly | ifi | B.F. SAUL Co. the bankers' shares as to the original stock. The former is no better than the latter. In one respect it is not as good and that is that there is always a better market for the real stock than for the certificates that a fraction of the how stable the earnings have been. Finally what is the outlook for the future? If the security cannot meet these tests you ought not to buy it in any form. (Copyright, 1925, by Consolidated Press.) represent only 5 stock. In other words you should first make up your mind whether you can afford to take the chances whick A Word to Speculators. If you must speculate, select a rep- utable broker who holds membership In a recognized stock exchange. Ex- change requirements, in -themselves, are some protection, as its members must comply with business ethics as provided by rules and rvegulations. If a member violates these rules, he hazards his membership, usually his greatest asset partnership in this particular busi- ness involves. Find out first what dividend is being paid on the original stock and thus what return the in- vestment would afford. . Then ex- amine the earnings and see what the margin of safety Is. Next, go back over the series of years and ascertain which is MONEY TO LOAN ON FIRST MORTGAGES AT : CURRENT RATES OF INTEREST /?mm/a// ey/ ygfflefl 12 (go. 7327 rézimef;'/r'm/ enue THE FIRST CONSIDERATION investment is its un- questioned safety. —in any When you invest for safety you are as much interested in the character of the house that sells vou securities as in the se- curities themselves. Quarter For thirty-two vears we have of a specialized in safe Century itk FIRST MORTGAGES Loss. without loss to any invest Il Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. Special Invitation to January Investors under present VERY January investor will be amply repaid by devoting the most careful consideration and study to the question of investing his funds, conditions, to gain real safety, satisfactory interest yield, ample diversification and adequate marketability. S. W. 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NESBIT Investment Bullding FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES, $14,000,000 1315 F St. JOMN POOLE, President Approved %l..: Security First Mortgage Loans McKEEVER & GOSS Realtors 1415 K St. N.W. "One Mnlllon Dollars 14th & H Streets * RGO RTHETTTTE T TTS $35,000.00 of EIGHT (89) PER CENT FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES FULLY PROTECTED Offered on a Basis Paying Ten (10%) Per Cent Per Annum ‘Well secured on improved and un- improved near the Thorough investigation by any Banker, Trust Co. or “Realtor’ of St. Potersburg invited before you invest. Note—Any or all of above subject 4" prior saie. Addrexs Box 260-M, Star Offics £ E, Business Property FIRST MORTGAGES FOR SALE 6v2% THE TYPE OF SECURITY CONS ERVATIVE INVESTORS BUY IN DENOMINATIONS TO SUIT PURCHASERS |JAMES F. SHEA 643 Louisiana Ave. N.W. Second Trust Notes Bought Our clients are ready to pay cash for SECOND TRUSTS y amount. The se you if the security is sat- isfactory MORTGAGE DEPARTMENT M. 4752 Confidence in Smith Bonds Chas.D Sager _, Realtor M. g7 924 14th St. N.W. 38 BUILDIV(, LOANS May be promptly ob- tained and subsequent sales of the completed | property made through the efficient organiza- tion of | BOSS Ad PHELPS LOAN DEPT. 1417 K St. Also Re 5%% NCING —of trusts on apar tments or business APPRAISED— but how and by whom? VALUE in real estate is not obvious, but must be determined by evi- that justifies and proves the value always dence CONSERVATISM AND CARE always mark our expert loan appraisals to the extent of subordinating conjecture and irresponsible guesses to established facts. OUR POLICY has made M. 9300 properties. - [SHANNON & TUCHS] Is World-Wide 713 ~id 715 idih Street N.W. Main 2245 and Safety First Mortgage Notes Now 52 Years of Proven Safety Beginning in a small way in Jantary, 1873, the business of The F. H. Smith Company has grown steadily froni year to year, until now we are serv ing thousands of investors living in every part of the United States and in many foreign countries $1.000 » for O Mal Payiment Plan lnterest Paid on the Day It Is Due This universal confidence in Smith Bonds is the logical result of more than half a century of proven safety and satisfactory service in the field of first mortgage investments. 1% «Smith Bonds producing denominat You may invest uvv(nghl or under our In(\m ent ings Plan, by which every payment earns the full of bond interest. The F. H. Smith Co. Founded 1873 FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS Smith Building 815 Fifteenth St. First Mortgage Bonds for Your January Funds \(mnil\ secured by Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Co. First & Ref. Mortgage 6% Gold Bonds Series A Due 1955 Price to yield about 6.15% Circular on_request The National City Co. Washington—741 15th St. N.W. Telephone—Main 3176 | T== r. ®. sarTH CO., Smith Bullding, Washington, D. C. Please send me circulars describing current offer- ings of your 7% First Mortgage Bonds. it possible for us to claim with eéxcusable pride, that not a single dollar has ever been lost by any investor in our FIRST MORTGAGE 43 years without loss or delay in payment to any client, are ready to aid you in the solution of your January investment problems. NOTES. Let us submit details, Mortgage Investment Dept. SJANNON;& LUCH 713 and 715 14th St. N.W. MAIN 2345 Our counsel on investment matters is based on an experience which in the past has been valuable to thousands of investors seeking trustworthy securities. SValuable—Send for It INVESTORS have made heavy inroads on the $4,355,000 Miller First Mortgage Bonds (nine issues) described in this booklet of January offerings. Enough of the bonds are still available, however, to make it well worth- while to send for a copy of the booklet—if you send promptly. 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