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Show FORMER OFFICER ENLISTS AS PRIVATE PPOKANE, Wssh., Aug. . Hugh 8. Stsveneon. son of a oromineut Philadelphia Philadel-phia family and formerly eeoond lleuten-ent lleuten-ent of Company M. 1 wentv-nlntb Infantry. Infan-try. IT. . A., at Fort Duchesne, waa enlisted en-listed In the fnlted States marine corpe hy Sergeant J. H Chamberlain In Sno-kene Sno-kene oa Auaust 1. lie Is 37 years of age. or two veare older than the age limit for marine recruits, but this wae allowed, aa be has been in service. Stevenson, whose commission wee signed bv President Roosevelt on Decern, her 2. IKOI. served In Porto Rico, afterward after-ward going to ftah. While there he wrote to the military secretary of the I'nlied Klates army on November 10. 14. tendering his "unconditional and Immediate resignation aa second lieutenant lieuten-ant of Infantry In order that 1 may take charge of the business left by mv father, who died on November J." The resignation resigna-tion wae accented, taking effect December Decem-ber . . .t . After paealn seme time In the asst. Stevenson went to the province of British Brit-ish Columbia, three years ao. where he has been pagaced aa manager of a silver snd lead mine at Alnsworlh. From time to time, however, he heard the call and felt the alluremente of the "service 1 don't at ell knew how It will feel to be under ooramand lastead of in command.' com-mand.' eald Stevenson, "but. of course, being Ih another branch of the service, will make a difference. I think my enlisting en-listing the most natural thing m the world eoaaiderlng my training and Inclinations. In-clinations. I think the marine ooroe offer a mora varied experleoe than the Infantry.'' . |