Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-21
NEWS, VIEWS
AND GOSSIP
Hetty Green Ia 73-BOnd Issue
Thanksgiving Day Makes
Boys and Girls Happy.
BY Glenn Guernsey.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l--Hetty
Rowland Robinson Green, who Il
more easily recognized as MIRA. Het-
ty Green. Is today receiving the con-
gratulatlons OF friends upon reach
in her seventy-third birthday. De-
spite the fact that she Is weighed
down by the cares and troubles en-
tailed by the possession ~ millions.
and the further misfortune OF living
In Hoboken, the richest women In
the world" Is still 4 spry old person.
able and ready to hold up her end
in any transaction involving the In
terchange OF the coin OF the realm.
When the aged but lively Hstty
took up her residence some months
ago in fashionable New York hotel.
the fawning sypoehants Of New York
society gathered about the feminine
finRncler, hoping 70 receive some
small crumbs from her table. In this
expectation they were disappointed.
Hetty received her new friends with
poiiteness. but the stFangle hold
which she always keeps on her purse
strings was not relaxed for moment.
Taken by the large, Mrs. Green Il
senaible old woman, and Il dldn'E
require any extended period for her
keen eyes to perceive the. empty-pat-
ednesa OF what Ia called society. Then
she gathered up her faded and worn
skirts. took firmeF grip on her
poeketbook and HE'D herself back 70
Hoboken, where she now resides. Her
present address IA No. 1909 BIo0m-
field street, Hoboken, N. j., where 3
capacious waste basket awaits the
begging letters" which pour In upon
Mrs. Green In every mail.
At that Mrs. Green IL not stlngy
as 10 generally believed. While she
doesn't employ a brass band TO at
tract crowd while she brags OF her
benefactions. there il reason TO be-
lleve that the worlds richest woman
Is not utterly lacking in charitable
instincts.
Few financiaTs have more extern
sive interests than has Mrs. Green.
Nearly every important corporation
in the world has some Of its stocks
or bonds in Hetty'a strong box. and
she has extensive real estate posses
sions in New York. Chicago. Texas
and elsewhere. She personally sup
erintends this waste estate. and thu
man shrewd enough 70 cheat her IN
trade has not yet been born. In
fact many famous hnanciers have In
the past been saved from disaster by
appealing TO Mrs. Green. Incidently.
they have paid roundly for their SAL
walton.
Mrs. Green's first husband was Ed
ward Mott Robinson. who did Ia
1858. leaving her a large fortune.
which she has doubled many times
by Hhrewd and judIeious Investments.
In 1857 Mrs. Green. then q wealthy
widow. acquired her present oogno-
men by marrying Edward II. Green.
who died in 1909. Since then. many
and divers men have made Eoo-goo
eyes at The sprightly widow. hut
without effect.
Bond Issue.
II takes q lot Of money TO conduct
the municipal government OF 3 big
town like New York. This statement
will be vouched for by Comptroller
Metz. upon whose shoulders rests
the formidable burden OF providing
for the financial solveney for the city.
Just now the treasury isn't over
flowing with coin. and in order to
raise the wind" and keep the re-
esipts within haillng distance Of the
expenditures. the comptroller has
had to arrange another bond issue.
The new issue will be Of the tidy
sum OF t13.s09.0o0 and viii be sold
Monday. Twelve millions win run
Cor nfty years. while the small balance
will be redeemable IN . decade. ne