Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15
Despite Many Visits Hetty
Green's Son Passes Up Local
Girls for Chicago Wife.

have expressed desire
to become the wife OF
Edward Rowland Robinson Green,
erstwhile elusive bachelor, now groom
or four days. who has a cork leg and
n large part Of the late Hetty Green's
| pot of gold.
Perhaps there were not many of
Thlsa's daughters so inclined or at
leas; bold enough to go express their
hearts desire in black and white
and then again there likely were in
go0dly numbers For "Hetty Green's
SON has been In Tulsa often on mat
ters pertaining to oil and his rther
local interests, and Tulsa's girls, along
with others imbued with the famous
Tulsa spirit, appreciate n good in
V.stment far too well to have passed
up such sure thing as Edward How
land Robinson Green.
Going, Going, Gone.
Put finally these spurned candi-
dates now must realize, after shoot
ing his batting average beyond the
5000 mark, Mr.. Green made pro-
posal himself and last Thursday, as
reported in Associated Press dis
patches to The World. Miss Mabel
u. Harlow of Highland Park, H.. Al
(two years Eds" junior) became
Mrs. Green. 1t has been rumored for
several days that Mr.. Green at last
was about to take the fatal step. But
when questioned the now happy
groom replied;
"Heavcns I'm not going to get
married in Chicago tomorrow and I'll
not give the brides name. Watch the
marriage license bureau Watch it!
II there's any marrying there'll be
something doing up there There
was much to the surprise of the ques-
TONERS.
Also Ran for Office.
Edward Howland Robinson Green,
formerly Americas most proposed
To bachelor, is a regular fellow, de-
spite his riches and the reputation
his mother bore for thrift. Six feet
four, 250 pounds heavy. he is good
natured and brimming with boundless
enthusiasm. Ask any prominent oil
man in Tulsa what kind of a chap
I'D" proves to be on his occasional
visits tere and they'll reply: "He
has merry smile and wholesome,
roaring Texas laugh. And he's al
ways in for fun"
Mr. Green has been in Tulsa once
during the last year. Aside from his
giant form, his presence in the Won
der City has made him inconspicuous
insofar AS show" as any of Tulsa s
scores of enterprising men of mill
lions. For Colonel Green-as his
worshipng neighbors down in Texas
have learned to call him-like many
a Tulsa millionaire, got to the top
not without struggle. having once
been naught but Il common section
foreman
Mr.. Green began the career which
made him one of Americas most
astute finpnciers with a bump. He
had Just finished college and had
been admitted TO the bar. When his
mother, the late Hetty Green, inquired
as to his plans the son announced he
would Ike first to have a three
months vacation. Hetty Green
placed $4,000 to her sons credit and
iGr the next IL weeks saw nothing OF
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Started Paris Team.
Green cut the weeds from between
the ties and in a few years the Texas
Midland was one of the model rail-
reads of the country. He put Paris, |
Texas, on the baseball map by build !
Ins up a baseball team and following !
il about in his private car, roofing ,
for 1t in the bleachers. He became
interested in real estate. cattle lands, |
wheat fields. a string Oh pahks anu
.ul,isa'ioh ' ..1 ~, ~ stah,as and even ice
s,ai siue, ,' 'e' "N
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