The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-07-04
MARYLAND OPENS LICENSE
WAR WITH WEST VIRGINIA
Four Truck Drivers Fined on
Tuesday at Oakland for Failing
to Carry Maryland Markers
RECIPROCITY is VIOLATED

Launching a drive in retaliation
against West Virginia's new law re-
quiring trucks from other states to
carry West Virginia markers and per-
mits in that state, Maryland State po-
lice Monday arrested four truck driv-
ers at Oakland. Corporal Thomas Cur
RE, who said he was acting under or
ders, charged the drivers with dis
playing improper markers.
Sergt. John w. Kries, in charge of
the LaVale sub-station of the State
Police, near Cumberland Tuesday
said the drive would be continued
and that all trucks from West
Virginia which fail to carry Maryland
markers will be stopped and the driv-
ers prosecuted.
Lincoln Bolyard, of Tunnelton, West
Va, operating truck owned by Gay
Loughrie, of Rowlesburg, was fined
Sill on charges of having improper
markers, failure to have registration
certificate or insurance certificate. The
$500 fine concerning the insurance was
suspended.
Paxton G. Arnold, driving a truck
owned by E. A. Arnold, of Terra Alta,
w. Va, was fined 81 and costs for
having improper markers and having
no registration certificate. Two others
fined $11 and costs were Roy Davis,
operating truck owned by L. H. Hess,
of Clarksburg, w. Va, and George
Deets, Jr., of Rowlesburg, operating
for Hess. The four men We're given
hearings before Magistrate c. F.
White who ordered that the trucks be
impounded until the owners obtain
Maryland tags and registration GER
tifcates.
1t was reported that the retaliation
of the Maryland police resulted from
the new West Virginia law which re-
quired out-of-state truck drivers to
purchase West Virginia licenses. The
law, which was effective Monday, af-
fects only trucks hauling for other
concerns for profit.
Grace Period Rescinded
West Virginia police had been in
structed to grant truckers from other
states "grace period" of seven days
to procure licenses. No arrests were
made but truck drivers were stopped
and warned to obtain markers. The
order was rescinded Tuesday night and
West Virginia police were instructed
to arrest drivers of all trucks from
Maryland and Virginia which fail to
have West Virginia permits.
Enactment of the new West Virginia
law has resulted in charges by Mary
land officials that the reciprocity agree
ment between the two states has been
violated. Attorney Herbert R.
O'Conor has advised Maryland police
officials that they will be within their
rights in imposing regulations on
West Virginia truckers, similar to
those placed on Maryland truck driv-
ers operating in West Virginia.
Orders Arrest of Marylanders
Instructions for the arrest of Mary
landers were issued Tuesday night by
James P. Tierney, supervisor of trans
portation for the West Virginia State
Roads Commission, at Charleston.
He said the instructions, sent to
state police, were prompted by an
nouncements of roads commissions of
Virginia and Maryland that West Vir-
ginia "for hire" trucks would be re-
quired to obtain registration tags in
those states.
A permit fee on out-of-state "for
hire" trucks was ordered by the West
Virginia legislature to partially meet
reductions in road commission reve-
nues through fiat cut of 81 in the
license fee for passenger automobiles.