Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-06-04 | Page 8 | President Valdez of Panama is Dead

PRESIDENT VALDEZ OF PIE, IS i Cause Is Not Given, but It Is Thought He Suffered a Stroke of Apoplexy. FANAMA. June I. rr. Ramca Vxis president of tho Republic ef Fsn.i:-s. is tOitny. The c.iuse of uo.itli has not heeli n purito. th-. Valdex uprarently " ii.xl henl'.ii just prior to his .ie.t' it. if t'loutflit tlmt proh.'.bly he " ftriv-ken with ajvpleXN. First Fesitn.ite Pr. Ciro Vrrie'a v.. succeed to the oitice of president. Pr. Val ler who in 1?!.' 's rirS'; minister to the I'rite ! States. ""7 to the prK-i.i ncv of F'.ir.aiva in i-'-t '; ha,1 previously held the oltice of sf' . ice presi'ieiu ana minister of .,u' nier.t anil iustice. ' , On April 7 ll1;:. Fiesi.ient ysJ siiievl .a trvci.rration c vr.n'.itlii'i; am umesereeiih tv the as.siiir the Vnitial States' in tho oeleuse r -canal. au,i at tlie same true he cl" the oNe.itiaturs of all licrnian ivr. '" I'anama. The procl.iniatlin was us.:u riesi.'.ent VaMcs ha.l i-eni a n-esMS ihesi.icnt Wilson itnlors'r.s the .V"- c:n action in ileclarin?; a stale c. with Germany.