Evening star., 1920-07-01
DISTRICT AUTO|STS
UP AGAINST SNAG IN
MARYLANDL LICENSE
Drivers Have to Wait for
o. K. of Application and
Inspection of Cars.

fanoemonium reigns at the Mary
land license bureau at Al street
northwest. District motorists who
nave waited until July 1 to get their
Maryland tags. to get the benefit Of
the half-yearly rates, are running up
against snags in the shape of the new
maryland regulations. which have to
De met before the tags are issued.
Heretofore the District motorist
VINO waited until July to get his tags
Went to the license bureau, showed
MS operators permit. and the license
was forthwith handed over the coun-
fee.
Things are different now. In this
year or 1920 the District motorist
must first go to the license bureau
ana procure an application for title
10 MS car. After waiting in line for
perhaps twenty minutes he is handed
the application with instructions to
HI IL out and bring it back with the
car.
Lenses Also Prove Snag.
TO fill out one of these titles the
motorist has to delve in the innermost
secrets of his motor, study the general
construction and outline of his car
and then hunt up the dealer who sold
the car. get him to fill out part of the
application, take the completed por-
ton of the application before no.
tary, have it sworn to and bring it
back to the bureau.
With proud mien, as if to say, "A
hard task well DONE" the motorist
walks in the bureau waving his com
pleted application, and with the
thought. Tomorrow I will be riding
in Maryland"
But he is due for another disappoint-
ment.
What kind of headlight lenses have
you on your carr" asks the Maryland
commissioner
Why, just some plain glass lenses
that came with the car" retorts the
motorist, as if in a hurry to get the
thing over with and not caring to
bother about foolish questions.
Well. before L can mail this appli-
cation to the Baltimore office you will
have to get some kind of legal lens"
replies the commissioner
Mailed to Baltimore.
Before you can mail it to the Bal
timore Officer" echoes the dismayed
motorist. DO you mean to say that
from the Baltimore office?"
Before you can get the tags" says
the commissioner, patiently, you
will have to get some kind of legal
lens, and you will have to have your
car inspected here by one of the
men before L can even o. K. the ap-
plication."
When the motorist was informed
that it would probably be a week be-
fore he received the title, which had
to be mailed to him from the Balti-
more office. he assumed a detected and
hopeless look and muttered
L guess that trip with Mamie and
the babies to visit Aunt Sue in Ha-
gerstown will have to be called off all
right; seems as if Maryland was
trying in every way to keep out
District motorists
Many Have Same Experiences.
This is not an isolated case and
Many District of Columbia motorists
are going through the same thing.
If you do not possess a Maryland
operators permit the first thing to
do is this:
Go to the license bureau and get an
instruction blank, which costs a dol
lar. Fill it out and at the end of
two days time, after studying the
Maryland regulations, bring it back
to take the examination. If you pass
you will be issued an operators per-
nit.
The next step is the purchase of
some kind of legal headlight lens.
The partially completed list has been
published in the newspapers, and is
on display at most of the accessories
stores in the city. 1t is understood
that if you have some kind of nom
glare device on your car. and it is
not on the list of approved lenses,
you will not be arrested until the
full list is completed This non-glare
device. however. cannot be of plain