Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12

ton known as the double rank and
not then used by any other orgaliza-
ton on earth and now not used by
any. That means one row of horses
Immediately behind another.
From Cube he was returned to New
York being brought back to Montauk
Point where he was furloughed. But
he went back to the service again,
re-enlisting in the 18th cavalry at
Fort Meyer, Va, on March 13, which
he believes proves "13" has no sinister
omen in his affairs. He was made,
first sergeant in the new organi-
zation being with troop A of the 18th
cavalry.
From Fort Meyer he was trans
! ferred to jefferson Barracks, Mo-, with
his unit, but there he was left at the
barracks and the troop sent to the
Philippines, Steventon having been
made post-quartermaster sergeant, a
rating now not known in the service.
Then he was transferred to the Phil
| ippines where he was made staff
quartermaster.
In 1904, he was honorably dis
charged at the expiration of his en-
listment and Immediately became at
tached to the constabulary of the
islands. In that service he was made
supply officer and paymaster being
stationed at Manila until 1907. Then
he came back to the United States,
having resigned from the constabu-
larry, and he took a position in civil
life with the United Railways of San
Francisco as timekeeper But keep
ing time didn't click with his desires
and at the end of an exact year, he
was once more with his name upon
the muster roll, having re-enlisted in
the coast artillery to be stationed at
Fort Barry in California
In Picture Show Business
Going into the artillery, he was
given the rank of sergeant and the
rating of plotter. Here he continued
until his reappointInent as quarter
master sergeant and he was ultimately
sent back to the Philippines in 1915.
He was this time stationed at Core
gidor as chief clerk in the office of
the coast defense quartermaster. He
was then receiving better than 500
month and found, but he had now
been in his college course only about
20 years and was still quite a ways
from graduation.
During his services at Corregidor he
was manager of the moving picture
houses of the army about there and
gained considerable experience in
that field of effort Finally he was
sent to Manila to establish quarter
masters office in the Sternberg gem
eral hospital and he remained there
until 1922 when he came to the United
States on a six months leave, but
with an assignment to the post In
Douglas, Ariz., and he has since lived
here. His term of enlistment ended
in 1925 on Nov 2, but on Nov he
was re-employed as civilian clerk and
continued until few months ago.
my entire service was pleasure
to me and looking at it from my
present position, it seems that / ain
correct when I say that it has also
been profitable" said Steventon. 'Dis-
charged honorably with the rating
enjoyed. draw my pension Of $138 a
month. That is the result of 80
| years in the service and started in
my teens. am wondering what other
line I could have entered and quit at
the same age with a guaranteed
monthly income of that amount. Fur
thermore, in any line that private
citizen enters he must accumulate
enough to earn him a sized return
after taxes, of that sum, so he would
have to be both lucky and frugal if
he did that All of these facts have
caused me to believe that young
man can do himself a good turn to
start in the military service as soon
as he can get in and remain for the
80 years and then try his hand in
business after he has had that expert
ence and has gained for himself that
fixed competency. That is the only
college which know that will send
you out into life with vast fund of
valuable information and pension
for the rest of your life That is one
of the things that makes me. know
that 1 live in the best country under
the shining sum-"
Steventon tells of having seen hum
dredS who died with the cholera
buried in great trench between lay
ers of quick lime while he was sta
toned in the Philippines. He says
that the care of the American army
of its men saved the Americans from
the misfortune, but that the natives
who did not have that care died in
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