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Show SEAMAN'S LAW IS UPHELD AS VALID MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 16. The seaman's sea-man's law was upheld as valid by Federal Fed-eral District" Judge Ervin in a decision announced today which as far as is known is the first construing tho constitutionality con-stitutionality of the act. The court ruled that certain men of the Eussian bark Iniberhorne were entitled en-titled to full pay and discharge at this port as they asked, without deductions as is prescribed by the law. The contention con-tention of the Bussian consul that the law was contrary to the old treaty between be-tween the United States and Eussia was denied. The treaty was abrogated several years ago. |