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VOL. XV
No. 33
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921
crossing from the right side of the
ORDINANCE NO. 104
A ordinance to regulate and con other vehicle approaching the cross
trol traffic and the use of the streets ing to cross the intersection in ad-
and other public places in the City of vance of the other vehicle.
(8) At all intersections the ve
Hermiston, providing for the punish
ment of violations of this ordinance hicles approaching the intersection
and for the disposition of funds aris from the right of any other vehicle
ing from such violations, repealing approaching the intersection» shall
Ordinance No. 71 and ordinances and have the right of way excepting as
parts of ordinances in conflict here- to emergency vehicles.
(9) All vehicles approaching an
with, and declaring an emergency.
The City of Hermiston does ordain interstction of a street with the in-
tention of turning thereat shall in
as follows:
Section 1. All persons driving, turning to the right keep closely to
operating or using in any manner or the right and in turning to the left
way a vehicle on any of the streets or shall run to and beyond the center of
in any public place within the City, the intersection.
(10) The driver of any vehicle
shall in all respects conform to the
about to turn, either from a stand
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 2. The term "driver” still or while in motion, shall give
shall include any person operating a timely signal by hand or whip, or In
vehicle, and the term "operator” some other unmistakable manner, in
shall include the term "Owner,” and dicating the direction of the turn.
(11) The person in charge of any
the term "Chauffeur,” as herein de
vehicle moving slowly along and up
fined.
Section 3. The term "Chauffeur” on any street shall keep such vehicle
shall mean any person operating a as closely as practicable to the right
motor vehicle for hire or as the em hand boundary of such street so as to
ployee of the owner of a motor ve allow more swiftly moving vehicles
reasonably free passage to the left.
hicle for hire.
(12) The operator of a motor ve
Section 4. The word "vehicle” as
used in this ordinance shall mean hicle shall, on signal, by raising the
every conveyance, or mechanism, hand, from a person riding, leading
moving over or upon the streets of or driving in the opposite direction
a horse or horses or other draft an-
the City.
Section 5. The word "pedestrain” imals, bring such motor vehicle 1m-
mhediately to a stop, and remain
shall mean any person on foot.
Section 6. The term "motor ve stationary 30 long as may be reason
hicle” as used in this ordinance ably necessary to allow such animal
shall inc’ude all vehicles propelled by to pass, and if traveling in the same
any power other than muscular pow direction shall use seasonable caution
’n passing such animal; provided,
er.
Section 7. The term "motor that in case such animal appears bad-
truck” shall mean a motor vehicle ly frightened, or the person operat
commonly known as an auto truck ing such motor vehicle is so signal-
intended for the purpose of trans tn do so, such person shall cause the
porting any commodity, goods, mer motor of such vehicle to cease so long
chandise, produce, freight or passeng as shall be reasonably necessary to
prevent accident and insure the safe
ers, and having a rated carrying ty
of others.
capacity of one ton or over.
(13) Every vehicle shall be kept
Section 8. The term "trailer”
shall signify any vehicle of a carry upon the right half of the street and
ing capacity of one ton or more and no vehicle shall overtake and pass
not propelled by its own power, used any other moving vehicle when the
in connection with a vehicle for the view ahead is not clear for at least
transportation of any commodity, one hundred yards, except when
following moving vehicles.
produce, freight or passengers.
Section 8. (a) The term "owner”
(14) No race or contest for speed
hall inc’ude any person then In the shall be held upon any street in the
preration of the vehicle and be sy- city, except upon order of the Mayor
nonymous for the purpose with the and under proper public regulations.
word "chauffeur” for the operation
(15) Every person operating a
of the same.
vehicle on the public streets shall
Section 9. The laws of the streets drive the same in a careful and pru
everywhere In the city are hereby de dent manner, not to exceed fifteen
cir red to be as follows:
miles per hour, and in no case at a
(1) Vehicles proceeding in the
rate of speed that will endanger the
opposite directions shall pass to the property of another, or the life and
rieht, giving one half of the street limb of any per son.
to each.
(2) Vehicles proceeding in the
same direction in overtaking each
other shall pass to the left.
I have the Agency
(3) The overtaking vehicle shall
for
maintain its speed until clear of the
overtaken vehicle and for such dis
tance thereafter as shall prevent
dost and mud throwing upon the ov-
ertaken vehicle.
(4) The signal to pass shall be
given by one blast or stroke of the
horn, bell, whistle, gong or other
signaling device.
(5) Should the overtaken ve
hicle then not give way, three such
blasts or signals shall be given, and
of
upon the failure to comply there
with, the overtaking vehicle may at
the next suitable place, safe for
SPICES, EXTRACTS,
both vehicles, go by without further
signal.
TOILET
(6) It shall be the duty of the op
PREPARATIONS
erator of every overtaken vehicle to
turn to the right and give one half
ETC.
of the street to the overtaking vehicle
and shall not Increase his speed
Call at residence or leave
while being passed.
(7) Vehicles
traveling
upon
orders
at Ore. Hdw. Co.
streets running at right angles to
one another, when approaching the
intersection of such streets shall at
all times be under such control as to
Hermiston, Ore.
permit the vehicle approaching the
Complete
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(16) No vehicle shall be moved,
run or operated on the streets of the
City by any person unable or incap
able to control and properly operate
the same with due regard to the safe
ty of the public and other vehicles;
provided, that in all cases any person
in a state of intoxication is deemed
conclusively incapable and unable to
control and operate the same.
(17) No person under sixteen
(16) years of age, shall be permitted
to operate a motor vehicle on the
streets of the City.
(18) No vehicle used upon the
public streets shall be left standing
unsecured, and its motive power
shall be so secured that the same can
not operate or move the vehicle with
out some action upon the part of the
owner or operator so to do, and no
motor shall be left running when any
motor vehicle is left standing on any
street or in any public place, in the
City.
(19) No vehicle shall be operat
ed with an excessive smoking ex
haust or open cut outs upon the
streets. Gongs and siren whistles
shall not be used on any vehicle oth
er than ambulances or vehicles oper
ated by police department, flra de
partment, sheriff or other police of
ficer, public safety vehicle, and ve
hicles engaged in the United States
Military or postal service and upon
any such vehicles only when moving
in response to emergency calls.
(20) Ambulances, while being
operated as such,, and vehicles for
the use of doctors, physicians and
surgeon, shall while answering
emergency calls only, be exempt
from the provisions of this act as to
speed, but not as to traffic regula
tions where preference for right of
way can be given them with due re-
gard to the safety of the public.
(21) United States mail, patrol
wagons, police ambulances, fire pat
rols, fire engines and fire apparatus
shall in all cases with due regard to
the safety of the public, have right
of way, all previsions of this act to
the contrary notwithstanding, but
this ordinance shall not protect the
driver of any such vehicle from con
sequences in the arbitrary exercise
of this right or for injuries wilfully
inflicted.
(22) In all localities where an
authorized officer, marshal, constable
or policeman, conspiculously display
ing his star, or badge and then dis
charging the duty of regulating and
directing traffic In his locality, shall
signal any vehicle to take any direc-
iton or to stop or otherwise proceed
for the safety of the public, it shall
be the duty of the driver of any ve
hicle to comply with the orders of
said officer.
(23) It shall be the duty of every
person owning, driving, operating or
controlling any truck, dray, delivery
wagon, automobile, motorcycle, bicy
cle, wagon, buggy or other vehicle of
any kind or character to refrain
from entering upon any street or part
of any street with such vehicle upon
being warned or notified not to do se
by the Chief of police or other police
or parade or traffic officer of the
city, and to remove the said vehicle
from any street or part of street im
mediately upon demand of such of
fleer and not to return with said ve
hicle to the said street or part of
street until such time as the purpose
for which said removal was demand
ed shall have ceased to exist.
(24) It is hereby made the duty
of any person owning, controlling,
operating or using any obstruction
in any street or part of street to im
mediately remove the same upon de
mand of the Chief of police or other
police, parade or traffic officer of the
city and not to return to such street
or part of street with such obstruc
tion until such time as the purpose
for which such removal was demand
ed shall have ceased to exist.
(25) It is hereby made the duty
of every “chauffeur” and every "op
erator” of a motor vthicle within the
city to procure a license as such from
the Secretary of State which shall
be carried by the licensee at all times
when operating a motor vehicle and
shall be produced by him for inspec
tion upon request of any peace officer
of the city and failure to procure
such a license or to carry the same
when operating a motor vehicle up
on the streets of the city shall be
deemed a violation of this ordinance
and shall be punished by fine or 1m-
risonment as herein provided.
(26) Should any pedestrain, ve-
nicle or other object from any cause
come in contact with a moving ve-
hide i n the roads, streets or high-
ways of the city. It shall he the duty
of the driver of said vehicle to stop
and render aid and assistance as may
he required and In case of injury to
nerson or damage to any vehicle. If
it shall be the duty of the driver of
either vehicle, or any occupant there
of, to furnish the driver of the other
vehicle, or to any occupant of such
vehicle or witness of the accident, or
In case of an injured pedestrain to
such pedestrain or witness, the li
cense number of his vehicle, the true
name and address of the owner, the
name and address of the driver and
of each occupant of said vehicle, his
or her true name and address, and
the drivers of said vehicles, or any
other parties concerned In such ac
cident, shall make written notation
of the time, place, date and other
data, together with the names and
addresses of witnesses present. Each
and all of said information, however,
shall not be construed or determined
as fixing liability In either case of
fault or negligence of either party,
but shall be a means of identification
of the facts and circumstances only,
and either party to a collision or con
sequent resulting from a mistake in
The High School Mirror
Vol. 1
Devoted to the Interest and Development of the Hermiston Schools
No. 20
Last Wednesday was the day for
the election of officers for next
year’s Student Body. Doris Swayze this weel
was elected president, James Hall
vice-president, Lucille Sullivan sec
Grade News
retary, Mary Addleman treasurer.
The grades have been working
Orval Silvey sergeant at arms, and hard to get In condition for the
Irwin Shotwell yell leader.
track meet to be held here Saturday.
The tryouts were held Monday. Tues
The high school base ball team day and Wednesday of this week.
went down to defeat for the third
time last Friday against the Echo
There are eight more school days
high school team, the score being 6
to 3. The Echo boys proved their until the eighth grade final exami
superiority in the field as well as at nations.
the bat and showed the local boys
their need of practice.
The sixth grade won the Parent-
Teachers Association banner for this
The members of the senior class month.
and a few of their friends, chaperon
ed by Mrs. Kinney, had a beefsteak
John Pace Jr. has entered the six
fry last Thursday night. The pri th grade from the Portland schools.
mary object of the excursion was to
view the eclipse of the moon. They
A mixed team of the si-th and
first went to the Umatilla Butte'but seventh grade boys defeated the
were interupted by a number of juni seventh grade baseball tram of the
ors who entertained high hopes of Stanfield school with a score of 19
making themselves guests but were to 5.
disappointed by the seniors who clev
erly outwitted them and made their
Harold Pace has entered the third
get-away, continuing their evening’s grade.
pleasure at the river above the power
A number of the seventh grade
plant.
girls gave a party Saturday. April 23
Miss Viola Bennett has heen sub In honor of Clara Hedwall's thir
stituting ns teacher in the grades teenth birthday.
judgement or arising from accident
shall move away from the place of
its occurrence without complying
with this section, and if this comply
ing with this section is not done, it
shall be a violation of this ordinance
and punished accordingly as herein
provided.
(27) The drivers of all vehicles
shall within twelve hours after caus
ing injury to any person or damage
to any vehicle, report the same to
the constituted police power of the
city, giving the information obtain
ed as hereinbefore provided.
(28) No person shall operate or
drive a motor vehicle on the public
streets or ways of the city unless
such vehicle shall have the number
plates assigned to it by the Secretary
of State conspicuously displayed on
the rear and front of such vehicle in
plain view and so as to be easily read
by the public; and it shall be unlaw
ful to display more than one registra
tion on the rear and front of any ve
hicle or any number which does not
entitle the holder thereof to operate
such vehicle upon the public high
ways of the State of Oregon.
(29) Every motor vehicle oper
ated within the city shall be provided
with adequate brakes sufficient to
control the vehicle at all times and a
suitable and adequate bell, horn,
whistle or other signaling device, and
shall, during the period from one
hour after sunset to one hour before
sunrise, display at least two white
lights in lamps on the front and one
red light In the rear of such vehicle;
provided that motor bicycles or motor
motorcycles and all vehicles other
than motor cars shall be required to
display but one lighted lamp.
(30) Any marshal or police offic
er of the city shall have full power
and authority within the limits of the
city to arrest any person known per
sonally to such officer to have vio
lated any of the provisions of this or
dinance and to immediately bring
such offender before the City Record
er and any such person so arrested
shall have the right to an immediate
trial ; and if the hearing cannot then
be had, such accused person may be
released from custody on giving his
personal undertaking to appear in
answer to such violation at such time
and place as shall then be Indicated
secured by a sum of money equal to
the maxium fine for the violation
charged, or in lieu thereof by leaving
the vehicle being operated by such
person with the officer in charge, or
the accused may be forthwith releas
ed from custody upon giving his
name and address to the officer mak
ing the arrest and depositing with
such officer a sum of money equal
to the maximum fine for the offense
for which such arrest is made, or in
lieu thereof by leaving the vehicle
being operated by such person with
the officer: provided, that In such
case the officer making such arrest
shall give a receipt in writing for
such sum or for such vehicle as the
case may be and notify such person
to appear on that or the following
day before the recorder, specifying
On Saturday, April 30 the West
End Track Meet will be held at Her
miston. Two entries in each event
are allowed. In the tryouts held
last week the following were select
ed:
50-yard dash, Herbert Hall, Perry
Jensen: 100-yard dash. Niel Boyn-
ton, Herbert Hall; 220-yard dash,
Max Warriner, Perry Jensen: 440-
yard run. Niel Boynton: 880-yard
run. Max Warriner; 1 mile run, Hol-
lis Gordon, Matthew Gordon; Shot
Put. Neil Boynton, Carl Myers; Pole
Vault, Leo Smith, Everet Parker;
High Jump, James Hall, Richard Cor
rell; Broad Jump, James Hall,
Claude Haddox; Low Hurdles, Perry
Jenson: Relay- 12 mile, Nell Boynton,
Max Warriner, Herbert Hall, Perry
Jensen.
Mr. Grier of Spokane addressed the
high school and upper grades last
Friday morning. The theme of his
address can best be summed up in the
words "Keep fishing.” Only by con
tinually plodding ahead can anything
worth while be accomplished. Mr.
Grier illustrated this by a very fit
ting poem entitled "Keep Fishing.”
the place and the hour. In erse ve-
curity shall be deposited as In th 3
section provided to the person forth
with being admitted to hail.
Section 10. No tire on any motor
vehicle or any other vehicle except
such vehicle be actually engaged at
the time in construction or repair
work on the streets, shall have on the
periphery of its wheels any block,
stud, cleat, bead, chain or any other
protuberance of Its wheels which pro-
jects more than one-fourth of an Inch
beyond the tread or traction surface
of the tire: but this section shall not
be construed as to prohibit the use < f
chains of reasonable proportions on
motor vehicles when repuired for
safety because of snow, ice or other
conditions tending to cause such ve
hicle to skid, nor as to prevent the
use of traction engines with cleats on
the driving wheels thereof on dirt or
unimproved streets. Anv person
violating the provisions of this sec
tion thereof shall be fined for such
offense, as hereinafter provided.
Section 11, No person shall throw
or deposit any glass bottle, glass,
nails, tacks, hoops, wire, cans or any
other substances likely to injure any
person, animal or vehicle upon any
street of the city.
Section 12. No person, except an
authorized officer, marshal, consta-
bel or policeman shall, without the
consent ol the owner or person law
fully in charge of a motor vehicle,
climb upon or Into such motor ve
hicle, whether the same be at rest or
(Continued on page six)
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