Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
SECRET EooKs CLOSELY SEARCHED
Detectives Worked as Artesians with
the Builders.
SPECIAL MEN CLOSE TO THE KINGS
Heads Of Nations Were Kept Under
Guard.
LLOYD GEORGE Is STILL POPULAR
First Public Appearance on Platform
Attracts Great Multitude of En-
thusisstic People 60 Hear
speech On Insurance.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.


LONDON. July s.-(specisl to The Bee y
Nearly 5000 policemen. detectives and So
cret service men were ON duty during the
recent coronation. Last December the
chief OF the metropolitan police caused a
notice to be issued inviting men who have
left the force during recent years to re-
join for a brief period. Many Of these
men were put 20 do spade work" leaving
the skilled detectives free for more i'm
portant duties
For instance, during the work Of pre-
pairing Westminster Abbey. numbers of
plain-ciothes men. wearing suitable caps
and aprons. worked side by side with the
regular workmen. These men were Sc
lected on account OF their having been
ssonemasons. carpenters, and so on, and
were paid the regular trade union wages
in addition. of course, to their police pay.
Their real duty was 20 look out for sus-
picious characters or anything out OF COM
mon.
In accordance with an cid custom. on the
night before the actual ceremony, the
vaults and lower parts OF Westminster
Abbey underwent a thorough search by
picked detectives. And thence onward. un-
al all was over. police were constantly
stationed at intervals OF a few yards
throughout this underground mass of
saults crypts and passages.
Guardians for Royalty.
For the actual guarding Of foreign roy
alties during their stay special detectives
were told off exclusively As a rule. two
men were allotted to each parsonage. with
third in reserve as a sort of understudy.
There were other detectives employed,
watching all known anarchists and revo-
lutionaries. At the time OF the last cor
onation one anarchist who Was in the sm-
ploy of a publican. was trapped In the cell
lar by a detective. and kept there till all
was over. Another revoiutionist was ar
rested on a trivial charge and detained
during the ceremonies. strictly speaking
the police have no right 70 do these things.
but on such an occasion IT Is held THAI the
end justifies the means.
Scotland Yard authorities do not take
any chances II they can help it. The coro-
nation was a time OF great anxiety for all
of them. and especially for the heads of de-
rartments. who called upon TO carry
out a scheme OF police protection on an
immense scale.
The constables each get a coronation
medal and special pay. while detectives
closely associated with royalties are re-
warded with diamond pins. gold watches
and other costly souvenirs.
soldier Becomes Priest.
An. interesting and unique event took
place recently at the Cthonc church at
Earlsfield. This was the celebration Of
his first mass by Father p H D. Cas-
grain. who has been in the army for
twenty-six years. and was better known
as Mafor In, ~
The soldier who has become priest is
Canadian. He has seen service in the
northwest territory rising. the Manipur
expedition and South African war In
addition, he has visited many countries.
acting as interpreter at various embassies.
etc. During a recent visit 70 the Canadian
northwest, he was so struck by the big
field lying open TO the missionary priest
that he decided to fulfill a longing cher
ished nfRny years and offer himself for the
ministry he will devote himself TO mis-
siOnary work in Canada.
Lloyd George SIN Popular.
Seventy thousand persons sought tickets
TO hear Lloyd Georges recent speech on
the Insurance bill at Birmingham
Several thousand other applications
reached the Midland federation who were
jointly responsible for the meeting with
the liberal association. The town hall
where he spoke. accommodates about 300O.
and long before the doors were opened
there was q series OF lines around the
hall. I'm which fully l0Ooo people were ar
ranged. The han was packed to over
flowing.
In the course Of his address he said the
bill will contribute TO the improvement ana
+. effectiveness OF the race. and everything
doing that was better for the employer
and employed. Money spent ON maintain
ing health, vigOr and efficiency OF mind
and body in the workers was the best in
vestment in the market To meet that the
eili first provided adequate medical treat
nent for every worker.
Oid-age insurance. he said meant the
abolition OF poor houses
Answering an attack on the old-age in
surance scheme. John Burns said the pay
ment OF IL was cheaper than supporting
poor houses and giving of outdoor relief
He said that in seventy-stx years II cost
s3oSs.5ooeoo to support the poor OF England
and Wales.