Word: harmodios
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Canal's water supply by 22 billion cubic feet, he graciously remarked: "When you compare the two, you wouldn't believe that Boulder is so much bigger than this. It is about three times as high, but it doesn't look it." And when President Harmodio Arias, whom President Roosevelt had just dubbed "the Canal Zone's best neighbor," lit the cigarets of Mr. Roosevelt and Canal Zone Governor Schley, then his own on the same match, the U. S. President chuckled: "It's obvious that you're not an Irishman...
...bobbed the Republic of Panama's valiant little President Harmodio Arias with his personal check for the $2,500 bail. The chuckleheaded court constable refused it. President Arias sent out a detail of his own police to cash a check of Publisher Rounsevell's. They returned with 250 lb. in silver pesos, which the court constable was obliged to accept...
Particularly pleased was Panama's President Harmodio Arias. Two years ago he traveled to the U. S., enjoyed two nights at the White House, a State dinner, and most of all an opportunity to sit in on one of Franklin Roosevelt's press conferences. Struck with admiration he flew home and startled Panama by instituting press conferences of his own. Year ago he returned Franklin Roosevelt's hospitality, had an elevator installed in the Presidencia so that he and beauteous, curvesome Senora Arias could make the U. S. President comfortable when he came to dine. But until...
...cost of $7,000, Harmodio Arias, following his trip to Washington last autumn, had an elevator installed in La Presidencia, his official residence, in anticipation of President Roosevelt's coming there to dine. Rare is the spot with which Franklin Roosevelt does not trace some family connection, and Panama proved no exception. Opening his dinner speech on the "trusteeship" of the Canal, he remarked...
Panama. A great sheaf of snow-white lilies was President and Sra. Harmodio Arias' gift to Mrs. Hull when the Santa reached Panama City. In the Zone, one of the most heavily fortified districts in the world, Secretary Hull chose to talk about disarmament: "We cannot go too far or do too much in carrying this gospel to the uttermost parts of our lands. Slaughter by the outlawed means of armed conflict would be nothing less than murder and assassination...