The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-30
A SOOTHING TALK

The laughter and merriment de- veloped by the gratuitous d9tribu- tion of the Daily Jokes last issue almost surpassed the fun and frolic induced by the great Minstrel Show Saturday evening. When the polit- ical editor of the Daily Joke is ser ious tho reader is convulCed and when he uncorks his anger the nat ives on the Spit begin to weep. The free distribution of the Joke is a journalistic rarity that none with taste for the bizarre should let go by. After the Primaries we are de- tcrmined to work up such a circula- ton for the Joke that the manage ment need no longer subGist on ducats torn from campaign slush funds. A man calling himself a Journalist should be above such sor- did business.
 The source of merriment in yes terday's issue was an editorial under a "hearty' caption. It was one of those speckled compositions which has brought the garret editor of the Joke unenvied renown IT was spotted and adorned by such classic phrases as gang politics., 'poltic- al chicanery", machine cult, mach inc crowd, etc. Attention is called to the fact that machine is his fayorite adjective. The reason for this is thought by some mean critics to be because of wheels in his upper story. The Jokes last effort while displaying his great talents was We regret to say unsantary by being tainted with such expressions as "rottenness", "unsavory', muck, etc. A political editorial is no place for such trash-it should be left in the garret.
 Beyond the fact that the Jokes last outburst recalled to mind the dis torted freaks in dime museum it afforded about as much food for thought as a report of an old ladies party--fully as filling as the froth on a schooner of near beer.
 Throughout our long and unevent- full career we have been only credited with modesty and virtue, but now the old lady of Front Street-in her dotage confers upon us the honor J ,1r tn r.t ing that We were connected with the Nome Democrat of ancient and blessed memory. N2y Pauline, thou dost honor us over much, We are but a humble worker in the Democratic vineyard pointing the way to editor ial assinimity.
 In our last communication we made some well defined suggestions trust ing that the old lady of Front Street would accept them as a guide for future sputterings. Our kindness was ignored and the Joke proceeded to piece in the garret incubator an- other editorial embryo and adver- tised thGt the delivorance would take place down stairs "in plcin sight of all who wished to sec". We d!d not attend-our tenderness of heart oyercamc our curiosity. What az ony, mental and physical, cans't pie ,ure greater than would surround one watching the advent into this vale of tears of an editorial of the Dcny Joke. Cans't picture the weep ing and wailing in case it wGg based upon a wire from New Brunswick. But the child-1a puny weak creature
 the offspring of long Sunday conference YVES born and the Dany Joke has done us the honor of nam ing it after our gentle one of a few days ego.
 It howls long and ardently about the Fish Bill But this is quite nat urcl, for it has within it's veins the cold blood of the finny tribe.
 The fish measure introduced by Chas. A. Sulzer has the support of the fishermen of Southecs.ern Alaska, and is the result of long conferences with the fishermen of the lower country and the Delegate. IT has been thoroughly reviewed by the press of the coast cities in the First and Third Divisions with gen Aeral approbation. Has tho Daily Joke quoted any adverse comment of tho