Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-28

To those residents of the North,
black or white, who always rush to
the defense of the South in any
discussion concerning that sections
treatment of its Negro citizens, we
recommend the Friday, Jan. 81, is
sue of the Congressional Digest.
This number of the official pro-
ceedings of the nations chief law
making body contains a speech by
Theodore Bilbo, Senator from Mis-
sissippi. His speech, if read by the
ready defenders of the South, ought
to enlighten such readers to the
fact that there Is no hope for that
section and it's people as long as
illiteracy reigns and such men as
Bilbo are elected to high office.
TIME Magazine smashed an
other editorial precedent last week
when a photo of Walter White, Sec
rotary of the NAACP, was carried
on that publications cover. I'm
fortunately Mr.. White is so white
(not pun) that few could detect
that he is technically a member OF
the Negro race. 1t was pointed
out as many of us already know
that blue-eyed, sandy-haired Wal.
ter White for years utilized his
Caucasian appearance to investi.
gate lynchings in the Southland.
Louis Pappas, white, of Greek ex'
traction, got tired of bushes.
being poor. He runs restaurant
in the Philadelphia colored section
Fifteen days ago he began a one
man battle on "bum business" HI
raised wages, cut meal prices and
hired additional help. He reported
this week that his business in
creased 68%o over any previous two
weeks in his eight years of bust
ness.
Names make news" is thu
stock phrase around newspapers
shops. 1t might interest readers
to know that: ]. Louis Erwin, Saint
ly City attorney, as attorney fol
DR.. ]. w. Crump, won two law
suits for the doctor recently; 9th
F. Allen is immensely popular il
the Twin Cities; Herbert Howell i.
perhaps the most idealistic of Min
neapolis citizens; the new heaC
resident of Phyllis Wheatley House
combines womanly charm with &C
tive intelligence; Owen Howell, st
Paul business leader, doesn't lool
a day older than he did the day he
hired US to serve as Minneapolis
correspondent for the Northwest.
ern Bulletin which was a real
good newspaper, fact which the
general public realized too late
Mrs. Eva Abbey, one of the most
prominent Eastern Star women in
the country-few know she is in
ternational treasurer of that group
of women; Raymond Cannon, the
Minneapolis lawyer, who for sew.
eral years was national president
of the potent Alpha Phi Alpha fra.
ternity; Rev. Thos. B. Stovall
A. M. E. church presiding elder
fine father and husband, who
demonstrates his interest in our eff.
forts by taking out two year sub.
scriptions instead of the usual one
John R. Lawrence, Jr., one of the
most useful and brilliant young
Minnesotans developed in oul
state; Earl Kyle, striving hard t.
serve his people and the public with
his Southtown Market in the 3Stl
and Fourth Ave. district in Mime
apolis.
Jim Williams, the tavern owner
whose gruff manner hides a bis
heart. L. Fields, who fooled lot
of doubters by successfully build
his drug store into a community
asset; Frank Boyd, forceful secre
tary-treasurer Of the local Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Perters
whose work and sacrifices during
the dark days before the Pullman
Co. recognized the union, was a re-
markable demonstration of the for.
titqde and vision Of the mani DR.
w. D. Brown, Minneapolis physi,
clan, who conquered the old super
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