The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-06-15
1T. r. KNOWS
\ BIBLE, BUT
HUGHES
BY EDGAR G. WHEELER

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Hughes spoke his mind about Roosevelt for the first
4 Time today
What's more, he took back slap at the colonel Just
III aehen the colonel hning fray trouble @ his crack
Ned rib.
III Hughes statement came as distinct SURPRISE especial
y since the controversy about nothing less than he Bible
fnghcs being accused by of hitting bcloc the ribs
~ II all came as the direct result of the colOncS josh about
King Agdg yesterday Glem he told puzzled newspaper men
he beesed that he Roose5e had promoted biblical reading
fo greater extent than any other in the country
Il suppose he's thinking about that 4rmageddon stuff
FsaS Hughes reoH courteous, 7ohen ineie5eed by Times
L mdn today
He may be correct about promoting biblical rcading in let
Ter at least But at the rate he's going noc there doubt
scicther he's promoting it in SbWit'
Just T. r. chucklcd yesterday 7een he sprung King gag
and had the fun Of telling HedePdiHg ne;SbdberIncn that
his majesty to be found the first chapter of Samuel
Just so did Hughes cckle today pleased he 5ch his
. back.
4 A Different Mr.. Hughes
Pardon u.s. Mr. and Mrs Reader but forgot say
the beginning that the Mr. Hughes who came back at r. r.
the G. o. P Mr. Hughes who is running for presi-
dent but profound reader of the Bibe-Bshop Mathew s.
Hughes newly appointed bishop OF the Methodist churches of
the northwest
Mat is in Tacoma today. Charlie isn't.
Bishop Hughes a real human of a fellow along with
his bshopry OF he would have be- he
a newspaper man himself, city editor daily.
When he ccked he chucked in wholehearted way that
meant that Col Roosevelt and his King Agag cked him.
One of the strongest beliefs of the bishop his belief in the
American home lie says an apartment is place for chill
dren grownups, either
lind because he beeeS much in the american home he
breses IN for protection and de-
fenSe OF these home.
".4ny other kind of defense is desqiSt"
That's ae'hat he said today
With T. r. on Preparedness
But returning to Roosevelt and his claim of promoting bib
cal reading:
Roosevelt undoubtedly is great literary man. we'll as
great public and every other kind of man." said
Hughes.
"And because he is literary he would be fond of
reading the Bible and would know it. In could not be
great literary unless he did.
Also he is the type of man who would pick his avores
the parts of the Bible where there is fighting be done He
knows the old testament It's his strong point You can't
fool him on it,
But though he doubts if T. R. promoting the spirit
of the Bible Bishop Hughes is right with him the pepar-
edness proposition.
As long nation compelled receive and send notes.
needs to watch out for and protect its homes and fesdes
to safeguard the peace and liberties of its people, he said
The bishop thought it wouldn't do for him get mixed up
in any local controversy such going in the Tacoma
Ministerial Alliance Tacoma big preparedness parade
and compulsory military drill in the high schools.
Replies to Rev. Dyer
But he did of the made by Dr. Frank
Dyer the argument with Dr. Robert H. Mgan the Com
mercial club members council meeting yesterday.
Dyers statement that after ALL the effort that
being put forth to compel other peoples fight
and for big parade is of the encouraging signs of
the times Never before in the history of mankind did any,
body find necessary to get parade prove that
try would fight if it had to-"
yes the bishops reply "Bnt aaCays before schen
crisis has faced haze been nbebdyed that haze
had to be spontaneously enthusiastic about PREPARING There
has been no time for anything else but to be Enthusiastic