Uriarte v. United States

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

The eleven libelants signed shipping articles on January 6, 1920, at the port of Newport News, Ya., on the steamship Firtheliffe, -for a voyage not to exceed twelve months, to one or more ports on the west coast of South America, and such other ports and places in any part of the world as the master may direct, and back to a final port of discharge in the United States.

The steamship Firtheliffe proceeded, to ports in Balboa, Chile, Honolulu, Calcutta, *165Japan, and other ports, receiving and unloading cargo, and finally arrived at the port of Cork, Ireland, with a cargo…