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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29

home safe II I fail to come out OF
this7"
reached over and gripped his hand
Lard.
1T will be the first thing shall
remember. Jack" answered earnest
~. But We may have It easy enough
after ALT seems TO be an infantry
affair"
He shook his head Eravely.
No he said, pointing forward,
they will need us now"
As he spoke II seemed ms though
the sharp firing upon both sides sud
Geniy ceased by mutual consent. The
terrible roar OF small arms. which had
mingled with the continuous thunder
OF great guns, died away into an In.
termittent rafting Of musketry. and
as the heavy smoke slowly drifted up
ward In a great white cloud, we could
plainly distinguish the advancing
Federal lines, three ranks deep,
stretching to left and right in one
vast, impenetrabe blue wall. sweep
'hb tS"uiu ua upul run. w 1cTe Dut
brief moment before the plain ap.
Feared deserted, It was now fairly
alive with soldiery. the sun cleaning
on fixed bayonets, and faces aglow
with the ardor Of surprise. Some one
had Numbered! The thin, unsup-
ported line OF gray infantry directly
IN our front closed up their shattered
ranks hastily in desperate effort to
stay the rush. We could see them JAM
ming their muskets for volley fire,
and then. with clash and clatter that
drowned all other sounds, battery OF
six black Guns came flying madly past
us, every horse on the run, dashed
into frenzy by his wild rider. With
carriage and calsson leaping at every
jump. the half.naked, smoke.begrlmed
cannonesrs clinging to thar seats like
monkeys. they dashed recklessly for.
ward, swung. about into position, and
almost before the muzzles had been
well pointed, were hurting canister
Into that blue, victorious advance.
How those gallant fellows worked!
their guns leaping into cir at each
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
HouN DOG HOUNDS CAPITAL.
Plaintve Air From Missouri Catches
Washington by the Ear.

Washington, d. C.-During his sec
ond day East, that Mizzoora houn' has
been mauled in cartoons, editorials.
paragraphs, nrst.paEe news stories
and inside" features.
One Washington afternoon paper
depicts Roosevelt running away with
La Follette's trousers, pursued by the
houn', leaving la Toilette in the dis
lance clad in a barrel.
Another afternoon paper announces
that the houn' song promises to be
the musical sensation of the presi.
dental campaign" and offers IS each
for the most acceptable new versos
having political Significance.
Arrangements have been made to
hire houn and induce Bert Williams
to sing the song at the National Press
club next week
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29

ly opposite me. Its flame seeming like
red hot knife rending the mist This
had barely vanished when a sudden
cheer rang out upon my left. and |
turned in time TO behold n thin. scat.
tered line Of gray.clad infantrymen
swarm down the steep slope into tho
valley. With hats drawn low, and
guns advanced, they plunged al a
run into the mist and disappeared
Our skirmlshors had gone In; the bali
had opened.
| had tarried long enough; any
moment now might bring boots and
saddles" and II possessed the slight.
est desire for n breakfast to fight on,
II behooved me to get back within
our lines. The memory of that ami.
lated scene in front still fresh upon
me, how quiet and commonplace ev-
orything appeared down there In the
hills.
What has become of Bungay?" I
questioned Of Colgate, who was lying
upon his back with eyes fastened
on a floating cloud.
DO you mean the little mountaineer
who came in with us last night"
nodded.
"Oh, his mule bolted at the first
shot over yonder. and the little fellow
is after It. He's down the field there
somewhere"
How time dragged! The battery to
left of us went into action, and BEGAN
firing rapidly; we could mark the
black figures OF the cannoneers as the
nearer guns. outlined against the sky
over the crest, as they moved quick.
ly back and forth. Twice they bore
bodies to the rear, and laid
Chem down tenderly beyond the fierce
zone of fire. Then the heavier pieces
of artillery farther down the line
burst into thunder. and We silently
watched a large force Of infantry
move slowly past us up the long slope
until they halted in line OF battle Just
behind Its summit. the advanced files
lying flat upon their faces and peer.
Ing over. But no orders came for 10.
Nearly noon by the red sun hiding
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
MISSOURI NEWS
DEMOCRATS NAME DELEGATES.
Goltra Is Reelected National Commit
teeman From Missouri.

Joplin.--Edward F. Goltra OF st.
Louis was reelected as national com
mittecman at the Democratic state
convention here. Eight delcgatcs-at-
large were chosen. each with half a
vote in the convention.
Following are the delegates to the
Baltimore convention and the electors
chosen:
Al-Largc -- Delegates. William J.
Stone of jefferson City. Senator Jas.
A. Reed OF Kansas City, David Il.
Francis, Lon V. stephens, Judge Nir-
gil Rule, all Of ST, Louis. a. NJ. Dock.
cry of Gallatin, William r. Kemper
OF Kansas City, and W. D. Nandlyer
OF Columbia
First-De!cgates. H. Mccullough,
Edna, and H. Clay Heather Palmyra:
elector, n. NJ. Pettinglll Memphis.
Second-Delegates. Ed NJ Harder,
Trenton, and John f. Lynch Mober-
ly; clector, Russell KneIsIey, Carroll
ton.
Thlrd-Dclegatcs, O. p. Gentry, Lib
orty, and Gardner Wilson, Bethany;
clcctor, DR. r. W. Rca, Plattsburg
Fourth--DeloRatcs. L. NJ Schwartz,
st. Joseph, and l.. l.. Tear Craig;
clcctor, l.. G. Carter. Tarldo.
Fifth Delegates, Joseph r. Shan
non and Fred W. Fleming, Kansas
city; clcctor Michael Ross, Kansas
City.
Sixth-Dclogatos James W. Sud
doth Warrcnsburg, and J w. Jami-
son, Rich Hin clcctor W. D. Sum.
m"r IIarrgouyi!!e
Seyouth-DeIcEatos r H. Harvey,
Saline county, and W II Powell, Sc
daIia; clector James Kuthls Higgins.
vile.
Elghth-Dclegatc James c. Hail,
Columbia, and W. f. Johnson, Boon.
Vile; clcctor, J. G. BogEs, Columbia.
Ninth-Delogatcs. I'D a. Glenn Lou
lsiana, and David II. Harris, Fulton;
clector, Joshua Tappimeycr, st.
Charles
Tenth-Dclegates. A. c. Stuever and
Ralph W Coale. St Louis; cector,
John H. Boogher. St Louis
Observation-Disclosures. Chas. l.. Ger
agility and James F. Miles, St Louis;
eleCtor. Phil Dryer, St Louis
Twelfth-Delegates Thomas F. Kin
ney and Arthur Ftzslmmons. St. Lou
is elcctor, John p Collins, St Louis.
Observation-Disclosures, +. NJ Dear
ing, Hillsboro, and Frank Wells Boil.
linger county; elector. j B. Burks.
Pennington
Fourtcenth--Delcgatcs. A. l.. Harry,
Bloomfield and A. T.. Green. Butler:
elector, c. f. Reed. Christian county.
Observation-Disclosures Thomas Il.
Hackney, Carthage. and l.. l.. Scott.
Nevada; cloctor, stephen II. Clay.
comb. Joplin
SiXtocnth-DcloEatcH, Kirby Lamar,
Houston, and Dr. Murphy, Pulaski
county
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29

the rice, as they stretched away
,o-ming."d upon either hand. We
were evidently stationed close. to the
centre Of our own position. The IN.
icEYening ground sloped so gently for
ward. while the hill crest was so
tMCkly crowned with trees. II looked
nm ideal position from which to
advance in line Of attack. Upon my
right there appeared break In the
soidity of our line, but even as {
noted II, wondering at the oversight
the dense front 0! an infantry column
debnuched from rsyine and, march
Ing steadily forward. filled the gap
, could distinctly mark the wearicI
manner IL which the men composing
10 flung themselves PROSTATE on the
hard ground the moment they wory
halted doubtless all through the
long hours OF the black night they
had been tOiling on to he In time.
Aides were gallopinG furiously nov
among the scattered commands. The
obscuring fog slowly rose from or
tho face Of the valley, but all the
central portion remained yelled from
Wow. Suddenly. as ! watched. The
brown cloud beneath mo was rent
% !ud"r here and there by little sp's
~ ire and it was curious TO OBJ.
serve how those quick spitcful darts
of flame swept the fun length Of ny
vista ! could distinguish no reports.
u was too far away.--but realized
that the opposing pickcts had caught
""ht Of each other through the gloon.
LLnn u big gun bnnmnd nlmoat drcct-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
CHAPTER XXI.
The Battle in the Shenandoah.


To me it has always seemed re.
| WarEab that after all my other bat.
/ Tie Observation-Disclosures Gcttys.
| burg. the Wilderness, ay, oven In
| Guiding that first fierce baptism Of
| IRE al Manassaa-no action in which
ever participated should remain so
| clearly photographed upon memory as
| this last desperate struggle for 81.
| prcmdcy in the shenandoah Every
n inuto detail OF the conflict, at
least so far "a ! CHANGED to be a
crsonal participant. rises before me
AS | write and doubt not could
trace today each step taken upon that
| stricken field
The revellc had not sounded when
| first awoke and, rolling from my
blanket, looked about me Already n
faint, dim line Of gray, hcralding the
dawn, was growing clearly defined in
the east, and making manifest those
heavy fog which. hanging dnnk
and low, ObsCured the valley The
tired men of my troop were yet lying
upon the ground. wrapped tightly in
their blankets, oblvious Of the deadly
work before them: but | could hear
the horses already moving uncaslly at
their pickct.ropes, and observed here
and there the chilled figure Of sentry
leaning upon his gun, oddly distorted
In form by the cnvclopinG mist.
Directly in advance OF whore we
rested, long hill sloped gently up.
ward for perhaps hundred Yards. itb
crest topped with a thick growth Of
young oak.trees, yet seemingly devoid
of undcrbrush. No troops were
Camped In our immediate front and
feeling curious to ascertain something
Of our formation, as well as 10 ex.
anime the lay of the land between us
and the position occupied by the
enemy. | walked slowly forward I'm.
hindercd, until | attained the crest.
The fog yet held the secrets OF the
valley safely locked within its brown
hand, and could penetrate none Of
its mysteries. II was like gazing
down from some headland into a ST.
lent, unvcxed sea But directly across
from where stood. apparently along
the summit of another chain Of low
hills similar to those We occupied, | !
could perceive the flames OF numerous |
camp-fires leaping up into sudden
radiance, while against the brighten. |
ing sky great flag lazily Tapped It's
folds to the freshening hrceze. Evi.
IDENTIFY our opponents were first as;ir,
and the headquarters OF some division
of the enemy must be across yonder.
As ! gazed, other fires burst forth to
left and right, as far as the unaided
eye could carry through the gloom.
and ! was thus enabled to trace dis.
tinctly those advanced lines opposing
us. Experience told mo their position
must be a strong one and their force
heavy.
AS turned to mark ocr own forma,
ton, the roll OF drums rang out,
while the quickening notes OF the
reveille sounded down the long lines
of slumbering men. Life returned. as
L by magic. TO those motionless forms,
md almost In n moment all below me
became astir. and could clearly
the varioLi branches OF
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
Sermons Heard by Phone,

Fulton. Members of the First Bap-
fist church confined to their homes by
illness and old age have not been de-
MED the sermons and music at the re-
vlyal being conducted in that church
A telephone has been installed and
connections made with the homes of
those whose physical condition makes
1t impossible for them to attend.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
Prison Term Ralaed Twloe

Notwithstanding Golden was
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary for assault to kill After threat.
ening the prosecuting attorney Col
den's sentence was increased to FIVE
years, and then, on account of lnso-
lence TO the Judge, the term was ex-
tended to ten years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
An inspiration.

Professor McMuddle is very In
geuious in twisting things around TO
illustrate his theories. is he not?"
Yes. believe he proposes to take
the fact of the champagne troubles
in France nearly overturning the gov
eminent, to illustrate the curse Al
drink"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
Wrong Man In Gold Brick Case.

Springfield.-C. p. Cardigan, ar
rested here at the direction of a de.
tective agency as the man wanted
for $4,000 Minneapolis gold brick
swindle. was released from custody.
Bertillon measurements proved that
he was not the man wanted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
MoberIy Man prons Dead.

Moberly.-John Cook, aged about
IS, dropped dead in the Office of the
y M. Holtinger Coal company in No
hsrly. He came to Moberly about one
year ago from Centralia, Mo. i
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29
Celebrates tooth Birthday.

Washington.-Mrs. Clara Boeck-
mann celebrated her Tooth birthday
anniversary on Washington's birth
day anniversary. She was a sister
to the late Henry Wellenkamp of
Washington, and came to America
from Germany in 1887.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
PLlTZEL|L. ]
 E SuSP|E;NlE:D !;
 Y HANK QUAY

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 cll t1he E4ncinnAti Reds' crack f1Eut
 Addt1ng tho Gez1he with the
 lf1etday te34 one& TT Qpay ' 51 TIT 61 ho &G1 6e6St of }Ae
 hs K9 a9 ' As insls ,.,ls $ . - 16<Es4 ln11nr q ahe eamsE 1s.lQ et; eat Hoblitssal rush.
 Cnn to Il4t . bettsd bell
 k ta6e 1n6overed whsa
 dGz1z61As1 1ll6 Held 0rDay4oa1a@' LII abqut the play and irpmed- ~ 2enoD XoD 4n eUchnnge of N0rd8' 1 IL tWl6s Aoblltne1l end6d HI
 &Z the af6unant by declak4n8: !: lo1G a1 you Axo uzonnGer Q4 - Nll ne< pl1yyf' 8 :ss sss < - azla 9uu gsyefeid vae sent iril Qof. Hlyn. keid flpighed tho
 q &6nt 9o1tfion this extefnoon,3 &s o1sQea f6ur 9ezde' || 1 oFtss vvA6n eeem last ni&htl 4 8 1ne Ma12oier nor tho playeff iine tle insS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
HILLS CLASH WID
 sI. JOsHPR'S HERE SUNDlY

7 The St. aJoseph's basebsll team will cross bats with the Cedar Hills sof
 New Haven. Sunday at St. Joseph's 8 oval. Game called at s:s0 D m. The St. Joseph's have had considerable trouble in getting pitcher to replace
 Curry, and this has been reep0nsibl4 for the last two defeats suffered by the team. s
 The management has secured Tone of New Haven who pitched for New port Newe, and Danville In the Vir- gfnia League. also was with HolyOke the first part of this seasoh. He will positively pitch against the Cedar Hills this Sunday He will alternate throughout the season with T. Ryder of the Washington Glee Club. They are both left handlers and win cpnsid- erably strengthen the St. Josephss g team. With two good pitchers they should surely start something In the new semi-prO league. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
OFFER $l6,0|O!0 ]!
 TO AD VOL GAS I
COAST PROMOTERS WANT CHAM
 PIoN TO MEET KNOCKOUT { BROWN.

Jimmy Coffroth, manager and matchmaker of the Mission street arena. San Francisco, wired sAd Wol- gast yesterday an offer of $16, ,000, win, lose or draw, for a astwenty-round bout with Knockout Brown. the match to take. place at Coffroth's club on either Sept. 2 or Sept. 2. The first date is Labor Day and the sec ond Admission Day--tWo big holidays in California. Coffroth says that the Californians are anxious to see Wol- .gast and Brown in action. as the Fighting Dutchman is the only man who has ever. earned two popular de- cisions over Wolgast since he won the title from Battling Nelson.
 The offer to WolgAst is contingent on the champion defeating Joe Rivers at Los Angels on July 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
.fBy Danieanl }

< s- fBy Duni&anl
 Easan is suffering from J slump in batting. Jack is hittink Eard but the
 nelders are getting under taei,,
 ! aavire carefully gone oyer the Loco
 team we will now take ID the secs ond team In the league, namely. the Crane No. Firstly the manager. Pete CoIjung, who Is one of the hard- est and most interested WorkeSss in the league. Lately Peter has taken his place in uni form on the coaching line. Behind the bat We find Eag gan, one Of the best catcIlera in the clfy.. Peachy Graham doeg khe tyEirIing. Last year found him le1tdfh9 the league II the finish. At &irst we have Butler new conner but one who is putting up stellar gar1& He IS &s .so0 hitter Sawyer At Second knows the game from A to q. He is a good man to coach the younger players. Harry O'Ieary at short is as good as any inhelderss in the leagues He iea not playing his gAnle thin season but should soon strike his stride. Shea at third is quiet steady pluggers capable of putting up q fine game. Looking over the outheld we find Crane No. to- possess the sbeet out-
 field in the league. Reck, O'Connel1 and Hanmet all 300 hitteEs, and fineg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
PHILLIPS GET SOME RECRUITS
 FROM COLLEGE

Philadelphia, June 2S-Several more recruits will join the Phfllfes this week. Pat Obey comes on Friday. He comes from Vermont, University. and has been under consideration for two years. He has been playing re- an and others who have seen him per- form He is a second basen1an, built on the order of Johnny Evers. and is a good batter.
 Another collegian who will join Fo- gels team today is Frank Kenny. from Bates College, Me He is a left. handler, and plays third ands short. In. addition to these two men, there is Q battery coming next week from Con- nellsville, in the Ohio and Pennsyl- vania League. Ritt is Q twirler who. hes been making good on the second
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
ExIRA :: ] { j! INNING
 BAI TIE l TAKEN BY NEW HAVEN

srne Mechanica gave New Haven a great argument at Saviu Rock ye9- terday but New Haven got the de- cision after a 12 inning battles by to ERsi1isl wAs also m rare form and the Bob seoss tF1Gs. the sStar of lii lie coh- }kest. T ke made four 93tA, st0le two seeses and ecesptede seven out q eight The New Haven Journal currier it look Jerry connsirs white wings EtWeIVe iDntnGU to rain . verdict over FGAne McCahn'e stubborn Mechanics ly6eterdat afternoon af the Prarie. the neeng to n at the end of the $sixth straight for New Haven nfns. r Eepe opened tho tWelfth with q two fbnxGer b4atl third bsSo Wateres e44ct4d adxencing the runner to Egsa t!on No and after .Reisiel had E83odnder over seeond base scprtne EPape with the winning tally
 Fast deldinE plays. scratch hits and rood D1tGqiugs w0fe crowded into the .confe6E Bugs Reisf9l and Dick Tuck IsE MsFs tns opposinE Pitchsrs !h tns s stke aisTunnenG CarA Flick and Joe Fkpe LII the hall hatd for the home nte1I. while Bobby HtoW was ssthe3 EG14Ateat anhQw on earth" for the. RarkI Gityv T3lel E1aher and 'Pepe made EHet neadins plsys: the lattsr as sinx GIlt oEcasfon6 ,z ' se| Iii thae third Ds lriller went out, P9p4 to MEler Heia1gi threw out
 useelI 1t nrpt. pulling up hisI short biInt Tn front Of tho plate. Tuckey] fA Aft6f R0tttn3 tho ball over tho left iaxld fe1ace q few feet foul, Watefs S11dtSd mother long fAir hit that Eley] |64pfIred Refgigl nailed high fra &h6k Fisher CougAt v1tck knocked II kfpupder 4o Tuckey too hard to han-l IT. eAd reached first eherwcCd sln- 6lod 10 aeeoud base Stow knocktu8l tt6 hit Then Goug4 singled to cen- IF fleld scoring F1lck and going b ls1cond on tho throw to third tn au| Attanpt to catch Sherwood. Foster rlent out on q liner 10 Crook. H31b6y Stow walked in the opent4gj 6( the hfth, Reislgl cAught Mley's ny ahds threw wide to hlDt allowfng StpW " ID to third Relaiel fanned. Millef a&d RusselI alnGled to center scorine o$6N 9uekey fauned The scores
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
TT IT. 10 z. . |<s HAyE STRONG TEAM
1JG1mGe Cl1b Dls 1oe shakeup Be

l - J1e1ulz's q. B. '. win put TIT 1l6nl1d tenn dl1 fhe Held 1iext ! El1 015 {6f 4he first time in two sel- M 0ufkln N11l handle the
 M1D Nnd Of the team, while Weary l4 11one q good man for captain f41o elrb ceu furuisb plenty of good jauQ<<(eG1 f0t q. 1naE tam in ReEAn.
 11uEAs. Nevins, Kenney. Mor- ERenn4n, Curly. Dunisan and
 GInG1D. ~
 Gl1lF Sney win play the Nutmess 3l& W16(10so lot et S:2O D. n1s ng alQx~neg team will receive big VI C1D &sEore g0ing on the diamond E -t ~1he 0f1ciG1s have made up 11f u1pdo that x1fe only thing to be 1ol1o = to rebui3d the team with z I0l4 14o1lo1 balanced by . few = g[9 l(Ml<rk1z Of tho club
 1G6Donald viii play the
 with 'fumy Mofan. and
 Ae91 look Dpeedy enough for
 faoeR team Duffis, . new
 W1u catch. while Lyons and An
 w11 % the Pttchinga Both = 1elo up their department Of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
THE AMATEUR, GARDENER.

like to fool around the yard. With bed or gutter. I like to monkey with the soil, care not overmuch for toil, A But like to butter. like to fool with hoe and rake, Pretend Pm out to garden make And fuss and f1utter. For fooling round I. have a quirk And while avoiding real work like to p6tter.
 Kansas City Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
(By Waener.)

--a- ]
 There will De one or more changes in the Bridgeport club in a short time. The club has not been going to suit Manager McCann, and he intended to leave today In search of an infeld- Tor tometime but 1t looks as If 1t would materialtze now. It is about due.
 Tommy Downeys got d two bagger. Jingle and sacrifice against Crandall yesterday The Phillies lest to the
 Louis and Harry Middiebrook who were stars on the Bridgeport High school team in 1909. are now with the Echoes. q crack semi-pro team of Hartford. Harry has been at An- dover and Louis Is now freshman at Yale. He played this season on the Freshman team. That Reisigl -Tuckey argument was a warm one The Union City boy fss year in fast compeuy And shls B1 lets is 2 real pitcher. too. The Me-s chanics offered four baeee un. Cqy6e. Waters while Harvey Russell held the winss down to two st4ais.
 Battling Jack xeller's Spring. gfield' club will lock horn4 with the Mechan-d les at NeWfteld Park tomorrow Tti18 may aound like q nature fsgker story becauee some folks think the PonteeH haven't any horp8. Young TQmrnys Barun fg likely to get the pitching as- signment against the vieitors, while 9oa1thpaw Jack Crowley Is slated to- work for the enemy.
 Raabe sager. rel6aeed by Waterbury, has caught on with Albany of the@ First game to Utica but ahOwed up| we'll allowing III hits and flaming
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28
MERsEY EENDoRsEs IsMAY.

London, June 28.-Interrupting Sir Robert Finley. who was speaking for the Seamen and Firemeh's Union at the board of Trade Titanic inquiry. yesterday, Lord Mersey, the chair man, endorsed Managing Director Is- mays contention that he had not ip>