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June 5, 1926 WINNETKA TALK UPHOLD RESTRICTION United States Supreme Court Renders Decision on Conveyance of Prop- erty to Negroes Private restrictions placed on res- idential property by indentures or agreements prohibiting the sale or con- veyance of the property to negroes have been held valid by the United States Supreme Court in a decision which will be of great importance to real estates brokers as well as to prop- erty owners in every section of the country. Contention that such contracts violate the fifth, thirteenth and four- teenth amendments is "entirely lack- ing in substance or color of merit," the opinion states. The covenant in the case in question, the court held, was valid, and did not invade the constitutional rights of col- ored persons inasmuch as they had the right to enter into similar agreements to keep white persons or other per- sons deemed undesirable out of col- ored neighborhoods. The decision, thus, extends the question beyond a mere distinction on a basis of color, and upholds the right of any group to covenant to keep out of their com- munity any class of occupancy deemed undesirable. Denial to owners of a right to im- pose on their own real property, re- strictions as to the use, occupancy and future ownership of such property would have worked serious interference with the orderly and proper develop- ment of American cities, according to resolutions passed by the directors of the National Association of Real Estate boards while the present case was still pending. Restrictions imposed by private con- tract are in nation-wide use in the protection of residential districts against deterioration of character. Of interest in connection with the decision of the Supreme Court, though not at all paralled with it in subject matter, is a recent decision of the Supreme Court of the State of Louisi- ana (in the case of Tyler vs. Harmon) which has held as constitutional an ordinance of the city of New Orleans providing for segregation of the res- idences of white and colored persons. The ordinance forbids the public au- thorities "from issuing a building per- mit for the construction of a residence for negro occupancy in a 'white com- munity', or for a white person in a 'negro community', without the written consent of a majority of the persons of the opposite race inhabiting that community." Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sutton, 1185 Chatfield road, have as their house guests for a fortnight, Mrs. George B. Scott of Dayton, Ohio, and her young son and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Sut- ton will motor back to Dayton with Mrs. Scott and her children. We are now ready to meet our clients in our new offices at 1564 Sherman Avenue, Ev- anston, a few doors south of our former location. LEE 2 6OLE 1564 Sherman Avenue Evanston A CORRECTION In last week's issue of WINNETKA TALK it was stated that L. C. Gregory was the present manager of the Evans- ton office of Paul Schroeder and com- pany. This is incorrect. Mrs. Alice But- ler in manaer of the Evanston office of that company. Mr. Gregory is in busi- ness for himself and was formerly manager of the Evanston office of the Schroeder concern. Mr. and Mrs. M. Woldenberg, 1168 Asbury avenue, have as their house guest, Mrs. Pauline Melvin of Toledo, who will remain one week. PERSONAL INTERESTED SERVICE IN THE SELECTION OF HIGHER-GRADE NORTH SHORE PROPERTIES HoxAN N [ENKS AND INC. 500 Davis Street Greenleaf 1617 SS Who Bent This Tree! and When and Why? =I === == = mr = === == === Ee === == == == mm = = == == == = == == == = === = == == == == === FF == === == == = == == = = = = = = m= == = = == = mm Fa = = === Ee = == = = = E = == = ET This "Indian tree' stands, as the artist has depicted it, just inside the entrance to Hiawatha Woods in the parkway in front of block number one. The arrow-head from which the form of the drawing was designed was picked up near the tree. So tree and arrow-head open a crack in the door of Indian tradition just wide enough to give every observer a hint of the Who and When and Why of the bent tree. Come to the forest and see this "Monument to the Unknown Amer- ican" who bent the white oak sapling and perhaps dropped the arrow- head beside it. You will want to tarry awhile to inspect the forty- eight wooded home-sites, each of an acre or more, on the paved by- ways beyond the tree. You will be charmed by their beauty and sur- prised at the moderate prices. No salesman will urge you to buy. These sites are placed, priced, re- stricted and improved to sell themselves to people with moderate in- comes. No other argument is offered or required. Write us for explicit directions for reaching the gateway of Hiawatha Woods. 'Waite & Morrow 10 S. LaSalle Street CHICAGO Or call at our office in Deerfield on Waukegan Road, four doors south of the bank. OOOO