Independence enterprise., December 24, 1920, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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LET'S ANALYZE THE SITUATION.
Assuming that there is a sincerity of purpose on
the part of those who are in favor of recalling Judge
Robinson, wouldn't it be a far better course to anal
yze the situation than to plunge into it blindfolded,
as appears to be the case at present.
So far as the Enterprise has been able to ascertain
there is no personal criticism of the Judge. He is a
cood citizen and has always been one. Neglect of
the highways is the paramount issue. Well and good.
Then why is the burden placed solely upon the
Judge's shoulders.
The county court, under whose direction all county
road operations are handled, is composed of Judge Rob
inson and Commissioner Graves. Both Mr. Robinson
and Mr. Graves must sanction all acts of the board.
There has been no discord, and the only disagree
ment thev have had was over the selection of the third
member of the board to fill an unexpired term. They
did not agree upon a candidate and consequently the
board has been functioning without the third member.
Then it naturally follows that if Mr. Robinson has been
negligent in his official road work what about Mr,
Graves?
All acts of the county court are of record. They
reveal one unique feature : Polk county has no indebt
edness bonded or otherwise.. That is a pretty good
record as far as it goes and a closer scrutiny will show
that there has been no extravagance that there has
been no money squandered. The affairs of the county
have been handled in a businesslike manner.
This leaves only one avenue for censure : The county
court has been too conservative. Let's see if this
attitude is justified. Judge Robinson has been in office
a little less than two years years unparalleled in
the history of this country for inflated prices, during
which time a dollar was not worth to exceed four
bits in purchasing power. Using what money was
available the court endeavored to keep the roads in
as good condition as possible and incidentally made
preparations for a more extensive road program when
conditions got back to normal. For months and with
out any blowing of trumpets the county court has
been assembling a road outfit, one which will meet
present requirements, and the hiring of a competent
road builder has likewise been under consideration.
The only other course which the county court could
have pursued would have been to shoulder upon Polk
county a heavy burden of indebtedness, and during
a time when giltedge securities of eight percent were
going abegging.
In simple justice to Judge Robinson these are mat
ters for Polk county folk to seriously consider.
All will admit that Polk county roads or many of
them at least need improving, still at the same timei
the average Polk county taxpayer is not in favor of
reckless extravagance.
II. Y. 1 U. Meeting.
Don't forget the B. Y. P. U. mmta
at 6:30 at the Baptist church. Kev.
and Mrs. Froppo will be in Port
land Sunday, so we will all moot
at the Baptist church and ro from
there in a body to the Methodist
church. Mr. Arthur Smith will
chape rone.
JUST ARRIVE 1$)
M. E. Church.
A sacred concert will be given
by the M. EJ jChoir next Sunday
evening at the regular hour of
worship, 7:30. All lovers of good
music are most, cordially invited.
The Rer. J. H. Ebert, Conference
evangelist will begin a series of
revival services on Sunday, Jan.
2, 19JI.
Rev. F. S. Clemo will preach at
Buena Vista next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock.
Interest in the Sunday school
in still growing. You are invited
to join us in service next Sunday.
The members of General Gibson
Relief Corps No. 42 andl families.
the G. A. R. and families and all
Civil War Veterans and families
are invited to a big chicken dinner
January 1, 1921, at 12 o'clock.After
dinner the W. R. C. will hold a
public installation of newly elected
officers for the incoming year.
Press Correspondent.
Charles Clinton Barker, a former
resident of Salem, died in Protland
Dec. 16. Interment made in Salem
where the deceased had resided for
many1 years. Mr. Barker was a
brother of William J. Barker of
Airlie, Oregon.
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MEXICAN PRISONER FOR
YEARS RETURNS HOME
Tacoma The world war had been
fought and won and he didn't know
a thing about it. He was Mate Ma
guire, an American engineer an !
graduate of the Eoston Institute of
Technology, who for six years was a
soldier of fortune in the rebel army
of Mexico and for five years and
eight months a prisoner at hard labor
in the Mexican salt mines, during
which he never saw light of May
or a newspaper of any kind. Maguire
reached Tacoma a few days ago after
a thrilling escape from the mines in
which he had been condemned to life
imprisonment after his capture by
the Mexican federals. He has just
taken a position in the county en
gineer's office in Tacoma.
His story of soldiering as an offi
cer in an American troop fighting
for Madero and later under Villa
his personal experiences during the
years of Mexican disruption, his final
capture and years of imprisonment in
the Chihuahua salt mines and lastly
his escape from the mine in the uni
form he had taken from a drunken
guard, and long journey on foot to
the American border, are just a few
of the features of Maguire's thrilling
experiences.
Young and adventurous, Maguire
joined a troop of Americans who
were fighting under Madera. He be
came second in command of all the
troops and was part of the time di
rectly under Villa. He was truly a
soldier of fortune.
But one day Maguire and two other
officers went into Chihuahua be
cause they had heard trouble was
brewing there. They entered a can
tina through a rear entrance. Here
they found several of Huerta's offi
cers carousing. They had nothing to
do but surrender to them. They were
gagged, tied and taken 65 miles on
horseback to the headquarters of the
American halfbreed, General Hill,
serving under Huerta. Here at a
general courtmartial they were sen-i
in the
tenced to life imprisonment
salt mines of Chihauhau.
"It was worse than a death sen
tence to us," said Maguire. "We had
heard about the conditions of the
salt mines, where unbelievable con
ditions were existing, and the work
ers were being just tortured to death.
"We were dropped some 1500 feet
in the ground in a bucket. We felt
as though we were being buried
alive and when at last I stepped into
the mine with its few dim candles.
the famous lines, 'All hope abandoned
ye who enter here,' entered my mind.
It was just pure and simple hell.
Rats, gila monsters, scorpions, liz-
zards, lice and every other imagin
able underground creatures were in
the surroundings. Food consisted of
beans and pancakes, which to look at
would turn an ordinary person's
stomach.
"That we might get a little tobacco
we sacrificed part of our meals. No
medical aid of any sort was available
and the death rate ran about one
prisoner a day. Their bodies lay un
covered for weeks sometimes. In all
me nve ana two-tniras years 1 was
in there, I never teaw as much as
newspaper or magazine. In fact
didn't know there was such a thing
as the world war.
"'But fate at last favored us,
guards, we noticed, were on
rousal that evening When
came down the shaft we ended
careers with blows from huge stones.
We donned their uniforms and made
off. I went toward the American
border, which was 130 miles, and the
other two officers went dnwn anil Hi
"Well, now I am here, thank God.
Ambition for adventure is wonder
ful, but adventure itself of this sort
is far from entertaining."
Maguire is going to make a sys
tematic search for his family, whom
ne left in 1906 to go to Peru on an
expedition.
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