The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-01
KNIFE THROWN At
ROOSEVELT AUTO
COLONEL ESCAPES INJURY AT
KANSAS CITY.
TEDDY GREETED BY BIG CROWD
Man Arrested When He Attempts to
Enter Colonel's Room at Hotel.
Former President Urges Un-
iversal Military Training.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 31.-An open
pocket knife was thrown apparently at
Col. Theodore Roosevelt here as his
motor car turned into Twenty-third
street in the Memorial day parade.
The knife struck the rear of the auto
mobile and was found later in the
street. Colonel Roosevelt was not told
or the occurrence and the police had
no report on the matter. No arrests
are expected.
Hears Knife Hit the Auto.
Colonel Roosevelt was standing bow
ing when the incident occurred e. c.
Shell was walking beside the car as
one of the escort. Suddenly Shell
heard something strike the machine.
He glanced down and saw an open
knife at his feet
81 think the knife was thrown by
tall man wearing a brown suit and
straw hat that | saw in the crowd when
| turned around" said Shell.
A man who tried to force his way
ipto the colonels suite at the Muehl-
bach hotel was placed under arrest.
Gets Real Western Welcome.
Kansas City gave Colonel Roosevelt
: real western reception. Before noon
he had delivered two short addresses
one to a group of children who greet
ed him in the lobby of his hotel and
the other from the hotel balcony to
hundreds grouped in the streets. In
both talks the colonel continued to
preach of preparedness and to warn
his listeners to be ready to protect the
country by arms, if necessary.
A great crowd greeted the former
president in the Union station plaza.
One hundred automobiles were in line
in the parade 60 Colonel Roosevelt S
hotel.
| AS the guest of honor rode through
the lane of holiday crowds he stood in
his car bowling repeatedly and talking
necessarily to the people. When his
car passed the yellow decorated motor
cars parked along the way bearing ban
ners marked: Votes for women" Col
onel Roosevelt waved his hat, and
shouted "Hurrah! Hurrah!"
Inc COlOu6l ISCClNCu hbo III
prise upon his arrival at the Hote'
, Muehlbach. AS he assembled the steps
; to the lobby he was greeted by a hun
dred little girls ranging from four tc
+ ten years, dressed in costumes resem
bling draped flags. When the colone
came into view the children began tc
/, sing America, love you" Mr.. Roose
/, , welt stopped, impressed by the recep
!, ton.
Colonel Addresses Children.
81 would have been glad to have come
all the way to Kansas City just for thi
; reception" the colonel said to thu
: children. Placing his hands upon thu
shoulders of Major Warner and Col
John B. Stone, Confederate veteran
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
81 stand today by the side of NAL
who wore the blue in the Civil war ant
man who wore the gray. But nov
we're Americans and nothing else"
, From the balcony Colonel Roosevelt
spoke to crowd in Baltimore avenue
: He devoted most of his time to prepal
edness.
Five thousand members Of the G. A
r r. and the Confederate veterans hear
I the former president at Conventio
hall
( Urges Universal Training.
$ Universal training based upon un
9 versal service was urged upon tn
youth of the nation by Roosevelt in
Memorial day address delivered as :
message to all Americans" befor
: Civil war veterans of the North an