Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-31
COLONEL TARGET
FOR OPEN KNIFE
Weapon Is Thrown at Roosevelt
During Memorial Day
Parade.
STRIKES REAR OF HIS CAR
Former President Urges Pre-
paredness and Declares for
Universal Training.
STRIKES REAR OF HIS CAR

KANSAS CITY. May 3O,y-An open
pocket knife was thrown at Colonel
Roosevelt here to-day as his motor car
turned into Twenty-third Street dur
ing Memorial Day parade. The knife
struck the rear Of the automobile. and
was found later in the street.
Colonel Roosevelt was standing bow
ing in his motor car when the in
cident occurred. r. c. Shell. a member
of the American Legion. who was walk
ing by the side of the car a part Of
the escort, suddenly heard something
strike the machine. He glanced down
ward and saw an open pocket knife at
his feet. Shell picked 1t up and handed
II to policeman. The crowd was SO
dense that he made no effort to make
an arrest.
II think the knife was thrown by a
tall man wearing Il brown suit and a
straw hat that I saw in the crowd
when turned around" said Shell.
According TO Shell. the knife had
wooden handle and one blade
Colonel Roosevelt tonight character
lied the matter as IAN entirely trivial
incident" and thought no weight
should be attached TO It,
Another incident was the arrest in
the lobby OF the Hotel Muehlbach Of n
man who said his name was Edwa I'd
MCDANIEL and his home was at Tulsa
Okla. He declared he had business
with Colonel Roosevelt and tried to
force his way past the police. The
police still were holding the man to-
night, but no charges had been placed
against him.
DECLARES VIGOROUSLY
FOR UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Colonel Roosevelt urged prepared ess
and declared vigorously for universal
training. based on universal service. in
several speeches made here tonight
He warned his audience that there was
peril TO all classes in pacihsm.
The former President departed from,
his set speech at Convention Hall long
enough to say facetious word abou,
Mexico but in his other address he
dwelt steadily on national defense. His
first message was 70 "a group of chill.
dren that had Puthered 70 greet him
1t was Prepare" 4 few minutes later
he repeated the sentiment 10 a street
crowd from the lobby of his hotel. a,
noon. guest of the Commercial Clut
at luncheon. he sounded another appeal
IT has been said" he declared "tha
the West is not interested because it
would not suffer from war know
that this is a lie would shrink as
from, plague from an American who
would say that he does not care wha,
happens 10 another American"
CONVENTION Hall. is FILLED
WITH CHEERING THROSG
Convention Hall was filled with n
cheering crowd, waving small flags
| when the Colonel entered A portion
of the hall had heen reserved for Civil
War veterans. and IL was principally
to them that Colonel Roosevelt directed
his remarks.
we are told that We enjoy peact
with Mexico he said, in speaking OF
the republic to the south "Eighteer
years ago we had n war with Spain
The number of Americans killed in
Mexico during this peace with Mexico
surpassed the number of American,
killed by Spain in the war with Spain
and when this war was through II was
through, whereas peace continues tc
rage with undated violence along the
Mexican border"
Coming TO the question Of an in.
vasion of American shores by foreign
force. he declared that IL an army half
| the size OF that which attacked the
| )ardanelles should attack this country
America would be at its mercy
IF such an Invasion took place" said
he against 1t we would pit an army
OF Unframed men-an army of abou.
onc-third the size of the invading arm,
unframed, badly armed and without TIL
necessary artillery, and we would send
! tho young sons of America to he
hutchered. to make good for the fact
that we had not prepared in advance "
COLONEL PAYS CALL
on FORMER GOVERNOR
! After his Convention Hail address
Colonel Roosevelt motorcd TO the home
of Herbert S. Hadley. former Governor
for visit. Mr.. Hadley was too i'll to
take his place on the reception commit
tee. and Colonel Roosevelt insisted on
calling upon him. II was decla red
later that the call was purely social
| Colonel Roosevelt left tonight for St
Louis.
! John McGrath, Colonel Rooscvelts
| secretary. announced Tonight that he
would go from ST Louis tomorrow
night 10 Chicago. where he would re-
main until after the Progressive and
! Republican conventions. He reiterated
that Colonel Roosevelt has no lnten-
sion now of being in Chicago at that
! time.
! After addresses at st. Louis to-mor-
| row, the former President rlans IL
! return to Oyster Bay ut once. stopping
orly at Newark. y. j., WHARF he will
! speak on Thursday a the two hundred
and fftieth anniversary of Ia, city's
| founding.
LIEUT.. SPRING-RlCE KILLED