New Britain herald., 1914-07-07
FOURTH A HAPPY ONE
 FOR TWO IMMIGRANTS
New Britain Citiz6ns-;Icct Saved
 From Deportation on Holiday.
Especial to the Herald.)

Especial to the Herald)
 Washington, D. C., July 7.-Terese Novak and Anna Mohap, each thirteen years of age, prospective citizens of New Britain, have special reason for celebrating each July 4th in the fu- ture, the Independence day of the land of their adoption. Their high hopes for finding happiness and long life in the land of the free and the home of the brave" were about to be blasted July by deportation from its shores, when Congressman Lonergan stayed the execution of the order.
 The holiday of Uncle Sam's immi- grafton officials was broken into to prevent deportation and it now ap- pears that the little travellers will be permitted to join their friends in Con- necticut.
 Terese and Anna arrived at Ellis Island July 1 on the steamship Kroon- land of the Red Star line. The immi- grafton officials at Ellis Island did not think the little girls met all the re- quirements of the immigration laws and they were not permitted to land A deportation order was issued and the girls were told they must take the next steamer back to the land from whence they came.
 ', Johann Gaspar of 32 Booth street, New Britain, is relative of the girls and, upon hearing of their predica- ment, appealed immediately to Con- gressman Lonergan in Washington. The facts in the cases were not brought to the attention of the con- gressman by Mr. Gaspar until the morning of July 4, and as that day was a holiday in Washington, as else where, this circumstance came very near rendering it impossible to stop the deportation.
 Busy Fourth of July.
 MT. Lonergan immediately endea- vored to get into communication with the secretary of labor for the pur- pose of securing an order that de- portation proceedings be held up un- til relatives of the girls could have a hearing. He was informed that ow- ing to Saturday being a national hol- iday. the secretary's offices were closed for the day.
 An effort was then made to locate Hon. Anthony Caminetti. commission er-general of immigration, but the only information which could be se-
 
 celebrating the Fourth and would not be accessible until Monday. This would be too late to secure the can- cellation of the deportation order, so Congressman Lonergan set out in a taxicab and after numerous calls, lo- cated one of the immigration bureau officials in his club.
 Deportation Stopped.
 After explaining the details of the cases, and emphasizing the necessity for prompt action, the congressman finally arranged matters 50 that the Hon. Byron H. Uhl. commissioner of at Ellis Island, was com- with by telegraph, and the order to deport the girls on the next vessel was cancelled. Steps were also taken for a re-hearing of the cases. and in all probability a bond of sufficient size to guarantee that charges will be filed by their friends mitted to this country.
 Owing to the fact that all of the l of the government were closed, and that practically all of the l officials were either in attendance at l lHc pl6 OuTtH OI July CcleDTdtlOn 1 arranged by the citizens of Washing l ton, or else were witnessing the Bos- ton Americans taking the good end Of 3 10 contest with Walter Johnson's on the Florida avenue grounds, the girl immigrants case Congressman Lonergan's en- tire forenoon. To an immigration of- icial who commented on this fact he congressman said that he was better pleased at being able to as- ,ist the immigrants in their predica- nent, alone as they were and in l strange country, than to have been aking part in the Fourth of July fes- ivities.