The evening world., 1911-06-30
JEFFRES SLEPT
WHILE CORONATION
PARADE PASSED
E~x-Champion Pugilist Returns
OF Mauritania After Trip
Through Europe.

The Mauritania. FIRST OF the big ships
to get in since the coronation, docket
this morning, bringing a first cabin foil
OF Americans who nave been In London.
Among the homecomers were James J.
Jeffries, the e~x-champion p%ugilist, and
Mrs. Jeffries, young Allan Ryan and
DR.. W. II. Rockwell. who accompanied
Thomas Fortune Ryan abroad last
month; Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Hubbard
and S. NJ. FELTON,. President Of the Chi
caso and Great Northern Railroad.
Jeffries and his wife stayed awhile at
the home of Mrs. Jeffries's parents In
Meningen. Germany. Then they toured
the Continent. reaching London in time
Tor the coronation. They were unable
to get rooms at any hotel In the CEN
trail part OF the city and were forced
TO take lodgings in the outskirts. They
couldn't hire seats for the parade
either.
But I saw a part Of IT," said little
Mrs. Jeffries. Il hired a taxicab and
toured around until found a place
] could watch the parade. Jim stayed in
his rooms"
ayes. n had a blamed good nap
8rowled Jerries in his rumbling bass.
Jeffries said he and his wife would
spend a week at the Hotel Albany and
then 30 West to his ranch. where he will
stay until fall. when he starts for Alaska
on a big hshing and hunting trip.
Allan Ryan said he left his rathor
in Paris very much improved In health.
DR.. Rockwell. the elder Ryan's ply
sician. thought his patient would ro-
turn shortly entirely well.
Allan Ryan incidentally was the
means Of checkmating a professional
card sharp last Wednesday night. The
gambler entered M smoking room and
after uncerimonously borrowing a bot
tie Of Scotch from a table where Jim
Jeffrles and a friend were sitting.
edged his way into q poker game. one
OF the players vas W. C.. Aver. an
ostrich feather importer of New York.
Allan Ryan. who knew Mr.. Aver. call
ed him aside and told him some things
he had picked up regarding the new
conner. The game broke up right there.
Mr.. Aver quit $500 loser on the even
ing. bu. the next day he won the big
pool. amounting to nearly $500.
Vladimir de ~Pachmann. the famous
pianist. over for his farewell tour.
shook his llon-like shock Of i~ron-gray
nair as he said he didn't care a hans
for the American musical critics and
tno'r opinions. Roy o. West. a Chi
caeo lawyer, who had his family with
hiAI. s.id the coronation was a grea;
SHOW. Leonard W. Lleweliyn. a bis
coai operator of Wales. came on his
trst va; 10 America. L.. G. Carooueau.
bank OF the ,Ity Of Mexico, who went
aITod! when the recent revolution
broKe out. brought with him his fifteen
ycar-O.d daughter, who has been a pu-
ri, at a convent in Paris. and litt,e
Miss C~arooneau's maid.
High seas and fog delayed the Maui
rctania, much 20 her shippers dis
gust. as his ship bore the first PICTURES
OF the coronation and he was anxious
to and them at the earliest POSSIBLE
moment. There was a great compe.
tition for these pictures. at least twsn-
~ motion picture concerns and news
papers sending special representatives
to Quarantine las, night to meet tho
snip. BY courtesy OF Collector Loeb 'ht
revenue cutter Hudson. with Boardlnr
Officer Ste!nert In charge, vas placed
at the disposal OF tho press. More thar
an hour was consumed by the ap'
pralsers from the Custom House IN
valulng the moving picture films and
the duty was collected before the pur.
chasers and consignees were permitted
20 return 10 the city on the cutter.