Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-14
IS THIS ALASKA OR SOVIET?

His name is Mojeska. He is veteran of the World War. He has homestead-s raising hay, cabbages, potatoes and has cattle and horse His hay is fed to his vesock the cabbage is made into kraut which also serves to feed milch COW in winter
 This little pastoral home is located near Eagle River just above Anchorage, the Alaska Railroad just such institutions General Manager Ohson has been endeavong to attract to the agricultural areas 01 the rail belt In Mojeska, finds the epltome of what would be termed ideal settlera man of unbemished reputaton never having, far as known, come into conflict with the law. But
 A "geoduck' (dry squad officer)-one of the 125 per cent Puritanca disciples of the olgarchal heir archy which supplanted the concepts of the constu tional fathers of the Republic discovered evidence of distlling abandoned homestead l8O yards m eX- cess of quarter of mile from Moeskas home. The abandoned homestead is reached via doubeender tra or road which passes Mojeskas place and terni mates at the abandoned homestead. This the high Way until defeated in his effort to WreSt living from the soil someone threw up the sponge and quit.
 Now comes the "geoducks," without warrant or knowledge of Mojeska, entered his cabin and ransacked it from cellar to garretat least that is what Mojeska found when he returned from town to milk his coWs
 On the day following while about his business his own land up steps the geoducks Moeska is placed under arrest on charge of operating still and havng liquor in his possession While in custody of one geo- duck" the other without warrant proceeds to search the barn. As he started Mojeska said: q have several barrels under the hay in the barn; 1 want them for kraut-pease do not smash them.
 "Oho" said the alleged seuth, Hook here-a bottle
  yeast in this milk pail"
 Armed with the evidence sleeping in the righteous ness of having defended the Noble Experiment. they haled Mojeska before the U. s. Commissioners There typical prohibition hearing.
 T believe there is to hold the defendant to the grand jury announced the mandatory of the prohibition ogarchy. "The usual bail"
 Here the drama of prohibition unfolds itself, with all it's hideous There professional bonds men who exact 25 per cent C. O. D. for the bond This would be $75 on $500 bond Then there is the attor neys fees at least $50 total $125 inflicted in what may be termed fines before grand jury passes upon the "evidence"
 Let us sift the evidence: Mojeska arrested on his land while engaged in the natural pursuits of farmer. The still house abandoned homestead more than quarter of mile away, road that led through Moeskas property, with other roadway in evdence his barn searched without due process of law and the damning evidence wash is kraut barrels package of soda, package of yeast and bottle of ammonia used to clean milk utensils The secret search of his premises, presumably by the snoopers" failed to reveal anything in the form of spurious liquors or apparatus for testing making.
 Yet under the revolutionary stand of ramming pro- hibition down the throats of mankind homesteader lured to Alaska another alleged land of freedom and promise finds himself mucted to the tune of S125 in the preliminary defense of reputation receiving it's first assault not under recognized criminal statute but under the mandate of an unhoy combination of bigots who know not the meaning of justice and love-