The New York herald., 1922-05-13
PEGGY JOYCE BACK,
RESENTS SIREN TITLE
Has No Idea Why Men
Gather Around: Not Butter
fly, but Serious Minded.
JACK DEMPSEY PEACH
Admires His white Soul
but Isn't Considering
Another Husband.
BRINGS S1,7OO,OOO GEMS
Ready to Fight Movie Ban;
Explains Suicide of Suitor
in Paris.
BRINGS 100000 GEMS

or, she said, immediate intention of
acquiring a fourth. She was laden
with jewel cases, whose contents she
valued at $1,7o0,O00, and has hired a
detective bodyguard to protect them
against the crime wave.
Her six trunks went to the ap-
praiser's stores for examination and
her jewels to the Custom House. Late
in the afternoon all the gems were
returned to her except a $4,000 dia-
mond and emerald plaque. She said
her third husband. j. Stanley Joyce.
bought the plaque, duty paid, from
Cartier in Paris two years ago and she
had never brought it to America be-
fore. The Collector of the Port doesn't
Doubt her, but will hold the piece for
official confederation. Her trunks
probably will be released this morning.
The decision of the Motion Picture
TheAter Owners Association. made in
Washington on Thursday. not to permit
movies of her to be shown. disturbed
her so that she stamped one of her
feet and said that chivalry was dead in
America if she, who had committed no
crime. was really to be barred from the
films along with criminals. Val OFar-
rell, head of detective, agency, who
met her at the pier and helped her re-
trieve her jewels, said last night that
Peggy would make pictures just the
same and would go to California In
about three weeks for that purpose.
With yhom has she a contract"
O'Farrell was asked.
ASK l.. j. Selznick,'' he said
May Appeal to Hays.
THE New YORK HERALD telephoned to
Lewis j. Selznick's house David Selz-
nick answered He was asked IL the
l.. j. Selznick firm intended to produce
any Peggy Hopkins Joyce pictures.
1T does not" he said. THE idea
never received serious consideration
Miss Joyce. through her attorneys.
William ]. Fallon and j. Fl. Gilbert OF
152 West Forty-sccond street probably
will try to have the theater owners as
sociation lift its ban. No lawsuit was
contemplated, 1t was said at their
offices yesterday. but a letter might be
written to Will II. Hays setting forth
the high character of Miss Joyce and
asking that the injustice done her be
corrected.
She arrived OH the Maurentanis with
an English friend, Katherine Maloney.
who has been on the stage. She wore A
vohminous sabl coat. small brown
hat. black silk crepe dress, heliotrope
silk stockings and black patent leather
pumps. She held fast to a heavy hand
bag containing the jewel cases. When
reporters encountered her she asked
them at once to give her square
deal and to publish her denial that
she had been expelled from France be-
cause of the death of Guillermo Err
razuriz of the Chilean legation in
Paris. The facts were these. she said :
II met Billy Errazuriz five years ago
at the trial of his sister, Blanca De
Saulles, who was acquitted OF the mur-
der of her husband I loved him.
know now that he is the only man
every truly loved. But of course he was
married. ! did not see him again until
we met in Paris a little while ago. He
told me he was separated from his wife
and was trying to get special dis
rensation from the Pope, SO that they
could be divorced. but, OF course this
was very difficult
BtIIy's Suicide Party.
~ promised to marry Billy as soon Al
he got the divorce and in the meantime
to regard him as my best boy.
II was engaged to Henri Lepellier
one of the wealthiest men I'm France
hut broke the engagement for Billy.
On the night before Billy's suicide sew
oral Of us had little party. We had
some champagne, but not too much. and
Billy didn't drink drop. He pleaded
with me until 4 o'clock in the morning
10 give up all my friends for him. I
was so tired 7 asked him to 60 TO his
room, on another floor of the same ho-
tel. and would see him the next day
and we could finish the discussion.
Miss Maloney was with US all the time.
said, Please let me sleep and wen
talk II over Tomorrow Billy said
There won't be any Tomorrow I
thought he meant he was going away
somewhere.
when I woke up my maid told me
that Billy had killed himself The no.
lice never came 10 see me about the
suicide. Any report that I was re-
uucsted to leave France is a deliberate
lie. The French people mind their own
business. and that Is more than can
say about some Americans
Tidings OF the motion picture ban
caused her to exclaim ~ have gone
through hell recently and don't know
-yiIat Will happen IL have TO go
through any more OF this
She said she did not know Lieut.
Monte Rivas. another Chilean, who was
reported 10 have killed himself in Paris
after the death OF Errazuriz She hoped
that never again would any one be so
cruel and unjust as TO call her siren
or vamp She had no idea. she said
why the men gathered around her, for
she was a serious minded person.
In fact" she said, "r take life en-
tirely too seriously. If had only been
more Of butterfly lots of things would
never have happened. But must have
people around me. companionship. and
haven't "A thing against men generally
American men arc tho finest In the
world. but there arc restrictions here.
and so am going back TO France after
a while"
"Are you engaged to Jack Dempsey
Heavens What next? But he's a
peach with white soul"
Last night Miss Joyce attended. so
cne of her retinuc said, "a social party"
and then went to her apartment at 423
Park avenue. She will go to Norfolk.
Va. soon. TO visit her parents. Her
counsel. Mr.. Fallon, said the immediate
purpose OF her return TO the United
states was visit with her father. who
Il.