The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
RACES FIGHT BYLAW
OUT IN BRIGHTW0OD
tcontlnned fron First 20

70 subscribe 20 a fund to bring the mat
ter before the courts in an attempt 10
keep Smith from residing in the locailty.
Mr. Harrison. VINO lives next door 70 the
house in question, agreed 10 nave TIE
suit fled In his name.
Two of the women residents were Sc
lected TO do the work OF collecting the
subscriptions and report that all those
or the list have subscribed a consider
able sum, while practically every one
within a radius of two squares has
promised to add 70 II later.
Emig Sold to White Man.
The house at 22O6 First street. was
formerly owned by Clayton z. Emig,
lawyer, with offices In the Colorado
Building. Mr. Emig was president OF
the North Washington Citizens Asso-
citation up TO a year ago. when ne moved
to another part of the city. When ask
ed about the sale of the property in
question TO a COlOrCd man. Mr.. Emig
said that he had nothing whatever to
do with the transaction and regretted
very much that II had been purchased
by a coloTed man.
Il disposed of the. property in No
vernber. 1906. he said, land since then
have no interest In II. l sold the place
To Adolph J. Schippert. through Harry
T. Wilder, a real estate broker. r T..
Pairo, Of 4S2 Louisiana avenue, took a
ScCO4Q trust oiA the property dANd-lCAAlb
$500. The deed was then transferred.
as is shown by the records. Subsequent
| " learned that Mr.. Pairo had disposed
| Of the house. l understand he sold II
through broker and did not know
whether the purchaser was white o.
colored-
Several persons have accused me OF
selling TO a cOlored man, but I wish
| that impression corrected, as l was in
J no wise connected with the deal
| When seen In his office this morning
i Mr.. PairO refused TO discuss the details
/ Of the transaction or give any informa-
/ ton, aside from expressing himself on
| tSe race question in Washington. He
said:
81 will not say anything about this
( matter or give you the name Of the
real estate broker. SO far as l am
/ concerned, the whole thing is a matter
! Of the past. sold the house to pro-
/ tect myself.
4 cannot see that it is any of the
| pUblfc's business or anybody's else 50
/ far as that Is concerned. 1t was a pri-
waite matter, with which the public nor
the newspapers have nothing 10 do.
Doesn't Draw Color Line.
"Candldly, 1 did not know or care
whether the broker had sold the house
/ to a white or colored purchaser. 1 do
not draw the color line in business In
4 Washington and IL made no difference
to me.
Il understand the original owners and
builders, Middaugh * Shannon, inserted
a clause In the deed that the house was
| rot to be sold to a cOlored man. or to
| anyone who would sell or rent TO a col
/ ored man. II the peple of BloOmingdaie
/ take II into the courts they will find
! that clause mas no standing in law. The
cOlOred people are protected by the four
I tenth and fifteenth amendments TO the
! Constitution of the United States, and
there is no law In this country that car
prevent them buying a house any place
they want to-"
Lives Among Negroes.
Mr.. Pairo says that he lives in a block
| in which there are at least six colorcC
families, and that he has no intention
! Of changing his residence
1t will be the contention Of the con-
plainents in the pending suit that all o
| the property IN this vicinity was origi
I naliy known as the Dobbins subdivision
and was conveyed to the respective pur
chasers with the understanding that NJ
part Of the property would be sold L
other than white persons.