The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
LOUISE MICHEL IS ID HAVE STATUTE Her Friends Start Movement In
 Paris KNOWN AS THE RED VIRGIN
  Secret of Organization of Charity Work Leaks out-Benefacto Is Russian Princess-Parisian
 Dressnakers Smile.
AS THE RED VIRGIN
By PAUL VlLLlERS.

Paris, March 3-(Special. .)-Louse Mi- chel, the notorious revolutionist who in her lifetime was known as "The Red Vir- gin," is to have her statue erected on some square In the city. At any rate her friends have started a movement with this object in view. The statue is al- ready in existence It Is the work of Sculptor M. Emile Derre, and was .ex- hibited in the last salon, where it was greatly admired. The statue symbolizes Goodness" and so that it may take its place among the monuments of Paris an appeal is to be made to the workers for funds to defray the cost of erection. The appeal sets forth that the work will re- call to everybody ideal of love and goodness, of which Louise Michel was the incarnation.
 There exists in Paris a society for the rescue of fallen women, which for some time has been doing useful work, and the origin of 1t has just been made public. The story is romantic one. Some three years ago Russian princess-said to be- long to the royal family-arrived in Paris with her son, a young man of 25 At reception held by his mother the young and pretty widow. When the young man returned to Russia he continued to cor respond with the widow. After a whilo, however, she left his letters unanswered. Then mother and son came to Paris again and while at Montmartre music hall the young man met the widow, who had been wronged by a defaulting banker and had fallen into evil ways. The young mans passion was revived and he wanted to marry the widoy, but the mother inter- vened, and, with the aid of M. Lepine, the prefect of police, the widow was in duced to change her mode of life and leave Paris, the princess making her an allowance of $20O0 a year, In addition to this she gave the prefect the sum of $30.- 900 to be used for the purpose of forming a rescue society for the fallen. M Clem- enceau accepted the position of honorary president of the institution. whose hon. orary thus far have resulted in the re- clamation of S5 fallen women. The prin- cess called upon M. Lepine during the week to see what progress had been made.
 Parlsian dressmakers smile when you mention the proposed great campaign against them started by American rivals. Said one who Is supposed to represent the Rue de la Paix:
 'I am glad to hear American dress makers have founded their syndicates at last. They have been talking about 1t for 15 years. What grievance have they against us? Is 1t because we make dresses and sell them? Why don't they do the same? They have only got to come and set up in Paris; nobody will prevent them. The truth Is that the req son why American customers come to us is because they prefer what we turn out to what their own countrymen turn out. That is all there is about 1t. American dressmakers are wasting their time. Syn dicates and exhibitions don't do anything. All they have to do Is to give their orea- tions the Partisan style and the Parisian stamp. Until they succeed in doing so we shall not fear their competition
 In short, the Rue de la Paix is as su- premely sure of itself as ever.
 An interesting story, telling how three expert burglars came to be caught while robbing the flat of Parisian goldsmith was unfolded before the correctional tri- bunal yesterday. The burglars had made a good haul of gold and silver articles and objects of art, which they made into a package. They were about to leave the fiat when they remembered that they had not paid a visit to the bathroom. The bathroom appealed to them, and they thought they would like to take warm bath In turning on the water they did not perceive that they had turned on the gas jet as we'll When they returned to the bathroom after collecting their pack ages a terrible explosion occurred. throw