St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, 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 its 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 a 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 business
being poor. He runs a restaurant
in the Philadelphia colored section.
Fifteen days ago he began a one
man battle on ''bum business" He
raised wages, cut meal prices and
hired additional help. He reported
this week that his business in
creased 683o over any previous two
weeks in his eight years of bust
ness.
Names make news" is the
stock phrase around newspaper
shops. It might interest readers
to know that: ]. Louis Erwin, Saint
ly City attorney, as attorney for
DR.. ]. W. Crump, won two law
suits for the doctor recently; Otis
F. Allen is immensely popular in
the Twin Cities; Herbert Howell Is
perhaps the most idealistic Of Min
neapolis citizens; the new head
resident of Phyllis Wheatley House
combines womanly charm with &C.
tive intelligence; Owen Howell, St.
Paul business leader, doesn't look
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 d, in our
state; Earl Kyle, striving hard to
serve his people and the public with
his Southtown Market in the S8th
and Fourth Ave. district in Mime
apolis.
Jim Williams, the tavern owner
whose gruff manner hides a big
heart. L. Fields, who fooled a 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 Porters
whose work and sacrifices during
the dark days before the Pullman
Co. recognized the union, was a re-
markable demonstration of the for
titude and vision Of the man; DR..
W.. D. Brown, Minneapolis physi-
clan, who conquered the old super
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