Evening star., 1932-03-02
New Arrival in d. C.
Protests Driving Ban
70 m. rditsr of The star:

BECAUSE / know that I am oply one
Of many who are being unnecessarily In
conyenienced by the authorities in
| charge of issuing automobile license
tags. drivers licenses and titles in the
District Of Columbia. am appealing
to you TO give my case some publicity
for the benefit Of others as well as
myself.
Have recently arrived In the District
of Columbia, and, expecting to remain,
I applied In December for a District Of
Columbia license for my automobile. I
was sent to police headquarters, and
there my troubles began.
/. At police headquarters I was told
that must first secure title to car, and
insisted upon such title coming from
Florida. as / had my 1881 license tag
from that State. ! assured them it
would have to come In the way Of a
record Of sales from the company from
which I bought the car in Louisiana in
1880. They doubted my veTacity when
/ told them I had Florida license
but had no Florida title.
2. l wrote Florida motor vehicle su-
thorities of my dilemma, but I also wrote
for the record Of sales from the Louisi-
ana firm. After considerable delay
(caused by their waiting to receive the
bill Of sale that told them I was hav-
ing the Louisiana firm send to them) I
receive from Florida their letter stating
that, as o tourist, ! had been issued a
Florida license without title, and they
hoped with their letter to this effect
and the inclosure in the way Of receipt
from louisiana I would have no fur
ther dificulties with District of Colum-
bia authorities.
3. At police headquarters again, and
after much doubt and hesitancy. they
confirmed my eligibility to title, which
I paid Tor but did not reoeive! Was
told lit would be ready the next day
Saturday or Monday" Why did not
the girl in the cashiers box simply add.
TT will be sent by mall? After wait
ing until the following Thursday, I re-
turned to
4. Police headquarters again. TO be
told 1T was being sent by mail" How
was to know this without taking this
extra trip TO police headquarters?
5. Received title by mail In due time.
9. Received license tags, not by going
to police headquarters, but by going
down to tag department on Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
7. Police headquarters again TO fill
out slip for drivers license, and get in
formation as to traffic regulations ex-
animation. Was given folder to take
home and study not being able to apply
twice IN same day" for purpose OF
passing test!
No one told me that in taking test 1
would have to have friend with me,
not until I went to
.. Police headquarters again, and
answered the trafic questions salts
factorily. Was then asked have you
friend with you in your carr" 1t seems
l must have D G. friend with a D. G.
license with a D. c. title and D. G.
drivers license, who must act as my
sponsor" while authorities at police
headquarters accompany me around o
few blocks in my car to see whether
can drive!
know no one Of that description, 50
have no sponsor. As / said before,
have arrived In the D. G. recently. Have
driven cars for many years, beginning
in 1903 with an electric Stanhope; have
driven all over the dangerous mountains
Of California, have driven across the
continent from San Francisco to New
York City, have driven and am still
driving at times through the densest of
traffic in New York City, have driven
down from Northern to Southern States
many times. and have never had an
accident, but 1t looks as II the D. @.
after taking my money for license tags,
title. etc. is going to deprive me of the
privilege Of driving car! Must ] go
out and cultivate D. G. sponsor who
will be a more recent acquaintance of
mine than the D. c. authorities at police
headquarters, and really could not vouch
as well as they for my being me as they
have seen endless Identification papers
in securing title, etc?
Perhaps ! should add that any
Registration card" that I had while
driving in California from 1915-l920 or
in New York City from 192o-1922
where 1 had a drivers license, OF
course) has been lost in my travels.
Driving for years in Louisiana, we re-
quired no title or drivers license. But
should it be such a difficult matter to
try to clear this all up and get title
and drivers license even "supposing" 1t
were for the first time?
What would you and the public ad-
wise? Am to drive or not to drive my
car? KATHERINE L. KENDALL.