Swanson

The libel avers: That the libelees are the owners of the power schooner Oregon, a merchant vessel under the flag of the United States; Uinga being the owner of the greater part of said vessel, and operating it up to the time of her seizure on April 23, 1916. That on June 10, 1915, at San Francisco, libelant Martin Swanson was employed by the then master as second mate to serve upon the Oregon for the period of a .year, and on June 23, 1915, at Mazatlan, the libelee Linga hired said Swanson to go as master of said vessel for tire unexpired portion of said time, that is to say, until June 10, 1916. That on November 22, 1915, the master,'presumably Swanson, hired libelant Bechtel as chief engineer, to serve as such until June 10, 1916. That on April 23, 1916, while the vessel was on a voyage from Mazatlan to Guaymas, laden with general cargo, and on the high seas, the vessel and her cargo’ were seized by the British cruiser Rainbow, and taken to Victoria, British Columbia, where she arrived on May 29, 1916, and where on May 30, 1916, the vessel and her cargo were turned over to the possession of the prize court by the captain of the Rainbow, and that “on said 30th of May each of said…