Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-17
AT UNCLE SAM'S GATE
Russian Girl In Sailors Guise
 Tries to Get Through.
FLED AFTER KOySO MASSACRE.
Miss PauIfna FIaIxs, stowaway, Att tempting to Land at New York, Is Held Up by Immigration
 Officials For Deportation.

NEW YORK, July 17.--Hand over tive form in male attire came over the side of the Russian steamer Saratoy,
 docked here, and at the end of the
 spring line dropped plump into the
 arms of an immigrant inspector. The
 bold front and stout heart that had
 brought their possessor through many
 perils failed under the searching inQui-
 sition of the officer, and presently in
 flood of tears stood revealed Miss
 Paulina Flaks. stowaway, eighteen
 years old, bound from Kovno, Russia.
 for America and freedom. She will be
 sent back to Libau, her sailing port.
 Back of the arrest of the Flaks girl
 IS story of immigrant smuggling that
 has made the immigration authorities
 especially vigilant recently. Some
 tune ago report that undesirable ahens were being landed illegally from
 Russian steamers led special inspect ors to hold up party of Russians found in the Grand Central station and later to return the whole party to Ellis island while a story secured from them could be investigated These Russians declared that through an or ganized traffic. the prime mover in which had headquarters at Libau, a baltic seaport, foreigners who would be refused legal admission were snug. gled into this country.
 According to the Russians, Rus sian-American at Libau is at the head of the business, and his operations are winked at by Russian government of hcials, as he is instrumental in ridding that country of undesirable characters. From each immigrant to he smuggled $75.50 is demanded in advance. In re- turn the immigrant is furnished a passport from his home to Libau or, if that is not convenient, to some other port and is put aboard a vessel for America. Of the money paid $25 goes to the Libau man, $35 to a member of the crew of the ship upon which pas sage is taken and S1250 to an officer Of the ship, whose part in the plan is to afford the immigrant shore leave" | when United States port is reached.
 The Ellis island authorities thought | enough of the tale to detain the re. lators and put on foot a quiet investi. | gation. When the Saratov of the Rus sian volunteer fleet arrived from Libau | and Rotterdam and the usual search of the vessel had been concluded two Inspectors remained on board. Late at night two men were detected creep Ing forward from the forecastle to. ward the pitts through which ran a | line to the dock. One of them. who said he was Jan Gedemin of Koyno, Russia, fleeing from conscription, was captured. His companion reached the dock and escaped. The matter was re. ported to Captain Scichmaross, who said that so far as he knew there were 10 stowaways on board.
 Later Miss Flaks made her vain at. empt to get ashore. To the inspectors he told story of flight from Kovno liter her parents and sisters had been titled; how she reached Rotterdam, Holland, where 1t was suggested to her i hat she might be helped to America she communicated with a man at 4ibau. This she did. was put in male ttire and made the voyage among the nen of the steerage on the Saratov as
 man. E