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32 THE Marine REvIEw STATUE DEDICATED TO M. A. HANNA A magnificent bronze statue of Mar- cus A. Hanna was unveiled in Univer- sity circle, Cleveland, Saturday after- noon, May 23. Samuel Mather, chair- of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. In the absence of Vice President Fairbanks, former Governor Myron T, Herrick acted as chairman STATUE TO M. A. HANNA AT CLEVELAND, UNVEILED MAY 23, man of the executive committee of the voluntary organization of subscrib- ers, called the gathering to order. Eu- logies were spoken by Secretary of War Taft, John W. Griggs, former attorney general of the United States, who was the formal orator of the day, and Warren S. Stone, grand chief eae of the day, and read a letter of regret from the vice: president. Monsignor Houck pronounced the _ invocation. The flags were released from about the statue by Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick and Mrs. Mabel Hanna Par- sons, daughters of the late senator. The monument is a splendid work in bronze, the last to be modeled by Au- gustus St. Gaudens before he died. With one or two exceptions, the fund of $65,000 was subscribed by Cleve- land people or persons who had for- merly made Cleveland their home. The bronze figure, in characteristic sitting posture, is 8 feet high, and the pedestal is 6 feet square and 8 feet high. Upon the pedestal is borne this inscription: TO MARCUS ALONZO HANNA this monument is erected by friends and fellow citizens commemorating his efforts for peace between capital and labor, his useful citizenship and distinguished public service. In the course of his address John W. Griggs said: It is not remarkable that Senator Hanna' should have achieved conspic- uous success as a captain of industry; what is remarkable and without a parallel is the fact that after spending all the years of his life down to the age of 59 in business pursuits without any conspicuous participation in politi- cal 'affairs he moved at one. step to the very front of the political organ- ization to which he belonged and be- came without dissent or contradiction its leader. Secretary Taft in his tribute to the senator said: I feel that it is presumptuous of me to add anything to these ceremonies. I cannot let slip, however, this oppor- tunity to express my deep reverence for his memory and his many favors {Ome It has fallen to my lot to take some part in the building of the Panama canal. To Senator Hanna the United States is greatly indebted for the part he took in deciding where the canal Was to go. It would have been a grave mistake had the other route been chosen. IMPORTANT MARINE DECISION. An important marine decision has been rendered in the Oregon district court in the suit of the. Portland Flouring Mills Co. against the Port- land & Asiatic Steamship Co. The ruling is that where a portion of the cargo of a stranded vessel was salved by strangers, under direction, how- ever, of an agent of the insurer which had written a valued policy on the cargo, and with the consent of the agent of the vessel owners, while the master stood by and gave advice, but exercised no control, the operation was equivalent to an abandonment 'to the insurer as effecting a surrender of the vessel's lien for freight which could not thereafter be resumed as to the salved cargo or its proceeds.