The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Senator La FolIeite's Seaman
Act Will Go Into Effect
Tomorrow
From Fridays Daily.
limited Press Dispatch

limited Press DlSpatcn.I
Washington, March 3-Foreign
ships tomorrow will be placed on the
footing of American ships as respects
personnel of crew, rights of individual
seamen and safety appliances. The
LaFollette seamen's bill goes into
effect as 10 nom American ships.
The power of the United States TIC
refuse clearance papers to such YES
sells as do not conform to the re-
quirements of the law is ordered in
voked by the terms of the act effect
i've tomorrow. Enforcement is in the
hands of the department OF commerce
Hereafter, foreign as well as Ameri-
can vessels must live up to these re-
quirements:
No more passengers shall be car
ried than can be accommodated by
the life boats and life-rafts. Seven
ty-five per cent of the crew must be
able to understand the orders OF the
officers. Forty per cent must be
able seamen-at least nineteen years
old and with three years experience
except as they qualified by special
examination conducted by the depart
ment of commerce.
A sailor may leave his ship in port
at will and the provision of treaties
and other international agreements
that officers of the United States mHst
aid in searching for him as a de-
serter and returning him to his YES
sci is repealed. He can collect, how
ever, but fractional part of his
wages if he quits this way.
Senator LaFollette. author Of the
bill, claims the result of its going into
effect as TO foreign vessels will be
to raise wages for seamen the world
over, and to remove the high labor
cost handicap Of American operators
Sailors shipped in Liverpool, for in
stance at wage Of $12 to SIS a
month will be within their legal
rights in quitting their ship in New
York and refusing to re-ship except
at the higher rate of American wages
Already, says LaFollette, the seamen's
union is spreading this information
oihOLSo 40 anu tilC
are considering methods of fighting it.
The bill has been in effect as to
American ships since November 4
1915.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Omaha railway points with
pardonable pride to the splendid
record made by them during the year
1915 in handling 5,067, 5S7 passengers
without a single severe injury. This
is a remarkable demonstration OF
what can be accomplished by the
hearty cooperation of all employees in
conjunction with that active and per-
sistent campaign-safety first-which
organization is maintained by this
company.
During the same period there were
twenty three trespassers killed on
the system, which demonstrates very
clearly that the Omaha is a safe road
to ride on but very unsafe to walk
upon.
Police of the northwest have strated
a search for Harold Brinkman, seven
teen year-old st. Peter, Mimi, boy,
who disappeared early last fall after
writing home and saying that he
would be there for Thanksgiving.
According to clews that have been
unearthed since the boys disappear
ance, he left Sharon, N. D., with a
draft for $50. This draft was cashed
in Duluth some time later.
The Brinkman. boys mother is near
collapse at her home, worrying over
her missing son, and friend of the
family, in the letter received by police
has asked them to make every posi-
BILE effort to find him, in order to help
save the life of the bedridden mother
The corn show which was held at
the Kennedy Bridge church Thurs
day was a great success. A very fine
display of corn was shown. The first
on the program was selection by
the Kennedy Bridge band, after which
the corn was judged and prizes were
awarded as follows:
White Corn-C. H. John, first;
Fred Deef, second; and William
Kinder, third.
Yellow Corn-Andrew Laube, first;
C. H. Johnson, second; and Fred
Deef, third
Professor Shumway gave talk on
Testing Seed Corn" which was very
interesting, and he also judged the
corn.
Michael Laven, driver in the en-
plOy of the Patterson wholesale groc-
cry, was bitten by dog, as he was
a barrel of sugar to the
Candy Kitchen from the alley Dac.,
of the store this morning about elev-
en- o'clock. The dog seized his leg
above the ankle, inflicting some ugly
wounds. The police have been noti-
fed. 1t is understood that the dog Is
owned in North Mankato. A search
was started for the dog and its
owner.