Evening star., 1948-06-27

On June 18 1893, The Star asked: rs there
anything in the invention and manufacture
of the engines and munitions
The Brothers of war which predisposes the
Maxim inventor and manufacturer to
belligerency? This is a question
which is naturally suggested by the state OF war
which is at present existing between Hiram
Maxim, the inventor, among other things, of the
famous Maxim gun, and his younger brother,
Hudson Maxim, who is also responsible for
number of high explosives" Hudson had offered
his services gratis tot the United States Gov
trnnent at the start of the War with Spain
His tender was reported in few papers as hav-
ing been made by Hiram whereupon the latter
wrote to the Pail Mall Gazette of London in
protest against the confusion. Hudson then
protested the protest, and a bitter quarrel
developed between the two men in the public
prints One result was that Hiram remained
in England, became British subject and was
knighted by Queen Victoria. Hudson, an
aggressive patriot, stayed on in America, in
vented Maxmite and Stabilize, wrote book
on the philosophy Of language and served
as president of the Aeronautical Society.
Hiram died in 1916, Hudson in 1927.
cable from London to The Star for June
81, 1885, told how the new British first-class
battleship Albion of 1880
Disoster at tons had been launched at
Lounchino Blaakwall at the cost of per-
haps SO lives. THE displace-
ment of water caused an immense mass OF
water to rise on all sides, completely submerg-
ing one of the large stages Of the yard and i'm
mersing hundreds of people The bodies OF
27 men, women and children have been recov
cred from the scene of the disaster" United
States Ambassador John Hay and his wife
were present at the ceremony, but it was re-
ported that they did not see the accident
Neither did the Duchess of York now the
Dowager Queen Mary, who christened the craft
The Bureau Of Engraving and Printing just
half century ago was busy with one of the
f largest orders 1t ever had
Tex Stamps received up to that time
On the Presses the manufacture Of war
tax stamps for document
tary and proprietary use beginning with the
new fiscal year On June %, 1898, The Star
announced that the plant was working "a
hour schedule. The design Of the stamps fea-
tured photograph of one of the floating
fortresses' of the United States Navy. Collec-
tors still accumulate specimens Of the emer-
gency labels but so many of them were issued
that their value never has risen very high in
the philatelic market.
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An editorial from the Philadelphia Inquirer
was reproduced In The Star Of June l8, 1898, IN
part as follows: Congress
Conoress and cannot be too generous in
Waxh;noton making appropriations for
the building up and the beau
tifying of the National Capital The third
Napoleon understood how to build city when
he made Paris what it is today He tore down
rookeries and he pushed out boulevards and
splendid avenues. Was the money that he
spent wasted? Ask Of the crowds who yearly
20 to Paris because it is the show city OF the
world The money expended in public inn
provements was Just so much capital invested
upon which great returns are annually made.
and thus it should be with the City Of WASH
inston The District Of Columbia Is absolutely
under the control Of the Federal Government.