Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-02
Brief Stop at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. February a.
President Wilson arrived here today at
74S am, en- route from Des Moines,
Iowa, to Topeka, Kan. where he will
make two addresses this afternoon. He
left here at 8:12 am. on a special Santa
Fe train. There was a small crowd
of people at the station, but they were
unable to see the President, who was
still asleep.
Careful plans have been made to as
sure privacy for President and Mrs.
Wilson from the time of their arrival
from Topeka until s o'clock, when
they will enter the hall At their hotel
the two will dine in private. Another
dinner will be served, at which Joseph
+. Tumulty, the Presidents secretary,
will be host to newspaper men accom-
panying the party.
feature of the meeting which the
President will address will be the pres
entation of a small flag to every one
who enters Convention Hall.
Plans for St. Louis Reception.
ST LOUIS, Mo-, February AL
though the police board has detailed
500 uniformed patrolmen for duty dur
ing President Wilson's stay in st.
Louis tomorrow, not one of the police
men will get a glimpse of the Presi-
dent If he obeys orders. Each police
man will be instructed to keep his back
turned to the President and his eyes
on the crowd only
Immense Throng at Des Moines.
DES MONIES. Iowa, February q
The President and Mrs. Wilson were
met at the station here last evening by
bodies. Four companies of national
guardsmen. with the entire police
force of the city, held back the large
crowd, which packed the sidewalks all
the way to the hotel. The progress
of the President was marked by cheers
A closed automobile was used by the
President, for. the temperature was
near zero. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
were wrapped in furs.
Eight thousand persons swarmed into
the Coliseum, taking every available
foot of space, when the doors were
opened at $50. At o'clock, an hour
doors to the ~ hall were locked.
Ten thousand or more, the police es-
timated, were turned away.
At the Coliseum the President stood
directly in front of two great Ameri-
can flags as he faced the audience.
Every man, woman and child in the
Coliseum had an American flag. AS
the President entered they cheered
wildly. President Wilson looked down
upon fluttering forest of flags.
(The Presidents address is printed
In another column.)
Trip Marred by Accident.
President Wilson's special train
backed into crowd of 5000 persons
at the railway station at Grinnell yes
terday and knocked down half >
dozen children, several of whom fell
under the train and between the rails.
They were dragged out unhurt before
the wheels reached them.
The President was on the back plat
form at the time. just about to shake
the hands of baby held up to him by
It's mother. The smile on the Presi
dents face quickly gave way to a look
of alarm. He Strengthened up and
shouted "Stop the train" National
Guardsmen and secret service men on
the platform threw back the crowd.
Most of those directly in the pathway
of the train were women and children.
The sudden backward motion of the
train was caused. it is said, by the
engineer taking up slack to get start.
The train backed fully twenty feet
before it was brought to stop.