Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-21
UNIQUE PLAN FOR
F0ILING THIEVES
Perpetual License Number A. Wen
4" Posted Description Gives
Owner Protection

Tho State OF california has an az.
i"mobile license system quite unlike
any Other in cffoct anywhere clso IN
ih' country According to Mr.
sutherland. of the W G. Norris Mo
Tor sales company local uidsmu.
bile drUlcra thc plan works l., tha
absolute satistscuou oC California
ear owner and tho idea could be
'or' prontabiv put into effect In
every state In Tho union. In briefly
outlining the scheme Mr sutherland
The most noticeable difference
lo anyone uuHcouhtomed 10 the CnI.
iofhlh DHtum. n the fact that the
,"I pNn'r h'H permanent license
hnulu'r ana uses The Same SET OF
plA'rH from year a. year Even
,h"uhh hc sells hIH automobile and
uu)A new one ho retains hin mum.
her This means. Of co,,rss tbst tn,
expense OF making thousands OF new.
steel plates each wear IL done away
Win
Year L. Identified.
nut naturally there must b.
None means by which Officers Of ia,
AW can recognize whether the cur
I"n. seaHonH license fee has beer
pHlu' rms IN accomplished by ts-r.
hg HmaH seals OF IA distinctive form
and color mat attach 90 the plates.
ihle year the insignia is a green mis-
SION hch These seals are all Of the
H"ne ueaign and Of course only cost
a small fraction uf what IA usuaiIv
eNPendsd Tor new plates, each Of
which must be stamped separstsh.
but that Ia only a minor benoflt A.
the owner OF machine. The realIv
biG thrlng II the Identification witt
ehch new license. an Identification
aheet Ia supplied In duplicate This
describes the car mlnutsiy IA well
hH giving detailed Information con.
corning tho owner and his residence
rms must bo attached 10 the car
uhder lslnglass AZ the bottom OF
,hiH card Ia "A blank transfer (also ia
uuphcAte) which must be- filled lr
" the chr " sold and must be turned
IN ~ the license bureau before II.
uen.e u granted the new owner. The
the car WV
Also, the man who sells the oal
" required 10 turn Ia the dupHcatp
transfer when he makes appiicstlon
Ior HSeeright to use his plates on ans,
other oar and Before he IA aIVsn
new Identification card. In this
manner the state department IA en-.
ApIed 10 Keep n double check on
every automobile In operation.
No Help 10 Thieves.
When moments thousht a.
AlNNU tnH nMNfnF
fectly apparent that this svatsn,
complioatea matters a great deaf far
thieves. In the first place every
ihief knows that even II he saeceed..
w removing a car to some oth.r
paH of the state. any alteration hs
may make I'm numbers ana corres.
on the Identification sn.e,
,An he Immediately traced by mere
y kelephoning the central bureau
Furthermore, he realizes thai
,nyuhe with a grain OF sense 10
Nmom ne might try 10 sell the car
wv demand that he prove owner.
nlp, or VIII insist upon withhoIdins
'alhent until he has had a chance
o forward the transfer 10 The an.
eau Tor checking and license plates
As result they say In Californis
ilAt thlet has 10 cross the noun.
ms 70 dispose Of n stolen car N
ne syatem were In use throuRhnut f,
ne country even this remote rhanee
would be donr away with 2"
Mr. sutherland IN telling All his
hehis about the plan IN The hone
nat enough interest will bo arou.ea
o create popular demand for leg
station that will give Oklahoma q,
EAST good Variation OF thfs inRe-
IiouH plan