Evening star., 1936-09-20

lished and the topographic layout
made by Mr.. Rogers and printed at
the University Press, Oxford. The
text is the King James authorized
version, including the Apocrypha and
the translators' preface. -Four years
were required to complete the work
and the cost Of printing was approx.
mately $1,000, which amount was paid
by voluntary contribution and the
great Bible was presented to the Lie
brary Of Congress by Bruce Rogers.
The list of contributors who made
the gift to the Library possible in
cludes something like hundred names
Of well-known collectors, writer's and
noted book clubs.
Mr.. Rogers Friends Who
Made the Gift Possible.
MIR. I. N. Phelps-Stokes, the archi-
tect and writer, who is the author OF
that voluminous and wonderful Icon
ography of Manhattan Island" which
is not only invaluable as q reference
book, but contains a rare collection Of
memorabilia consisting Of old prints,
engravings, maps, BEAUTIFULLY repro
duced, q brother of Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes OF Washington Cathe-
dral; George Ade. q classmate OF
Mr.. Rogers at Purdue University; MI
Elmer Adler, who established the
Colophon; Mr.. william r. Castle
jr., some time Assistant Secretary Of
State; the famous Groler Club Of
New York and the Caxton Book Club
of Chicago; Carl H. Pforzheimer, the
great book collector, and other we'll
known men and women are among
the contributors.
Booth darlington Once
Indulged in Art.
The rare book division has lately
come into possession Of q rather in
teresting year book Of Purdue Univer-
sity-maybe 1891-which is largely
illustrated by Booth Harrington,
Bruce Rogers, J. T. McCutchen and
several others now distinguished in
the literary and art world. No con-
| siderable talent is shown by either
Tarkington-who signed his name IN
Booth Tarkington"-nor Rogers, who
signed albert Bruce Rogers" The
IN" in Mr.. Tarkington's name stood
| for Newton and has long since been
discarded. Both Mr.. Rogers and Mr.,
Harrington seem to have been imbued
with the sentiment of the mauve Pc
riod and were quite gay blades Of the
time.
BENJAMIN Franklin
Visions Flying.
Air delegates to the World Powel
Conference recently held here, mus
have been interested and amused b!
an original letter of Benjamin
Franklin's which is in the exhibit II
the Library of Congress, which wa.
arranged in honor Of the visiting
scientists. It reveals Franklin!
vision of present day aeronautic'
as well as his delightful humor
It Is dated August 80, 1888, passy
and addressed to Sir Joseph Banks
on the subject Of balloon ascen'
sious IN which France was ex'
I perimenting at the time. As to tn
future possibilities Of flying he says
" = Some suppose flying to be nov
invented, and that since men may b
supporte in the air, nothing IS wante'
but some light handy instrument Il
give and direct motion ." and tina
q running footman or . horse slunl
and suspended under such . glob'
(balloon), 50 as to have no more weigh
Of pressing the earth with their feet
than perhaps 8 or 10 pounds, might
with q fair wind run In straight lint
across countries as fast as that wind
and over hedges, bitches and ever
waters. Mr.. Franklin also suggest.
in this letter that people may keer
such globes anchored in the air tt
which by "pulhes they may draw ur
game to be preserved and water to bt
frozen when ice is wanted" He alst
visions commercial flying. go Tha'
to get money, it will be contrived te
give people an extensive view Of the
country, by running them up in ar
elbow chair . mile high for q Guinea.
Read "Bridleways Through History
And "A Hunting Go"
October is almost here and down II
Old Virginia and Maryland the sount
of the horn and the cry Of the hound.
will soon I'LL the air with what i
always celestial music to the sports.
man. If on q weekend party wher
every one comes in from the field deat
tired and bored to extinction, take out
a copy Of Lady Apsley's "BridlewayE
Through History" and sneek on ur
stairs to bed and enjoy yourself. IT.
a classic. She is the wife Of Lore
Allen Algernon Bathurst Apsley
whose early ancestors lived at Apsley
House, which by the way is mentioned
in Vanity Fair, and which in latel
years was the residence Of the DUKE
Of Wellington, and came to be known
as Wellington House.
There is q very funny story con.
nected with Apsley House: The lane
on which it was built was given tc
Allen a soldier at Dettingen-maybe
the one who stopped the run away
horse of George II-who built small
house there. After his death 1t re.
verted to the crown and later wa
owned by the Earl of Bathurst, third
Lord Apsley. The son Of Allen who
had come to be a practicing attorney
put in q claim on behalf Of his mother
for compensation on the grounds oi
unlawful ejectment. The case came
up before Lord Apsley, who wa
chancellor at the time and the owner
The result Of the suit was that Mrs
Allen was awarded $50 pounds q year
The house was evidently planned by
Lord Apsley, without the advice oi
an architect and there was no stair
way from the second to the third floor
He later called in the assistance oi
Adam.