Show AMERICAN WOUNDED IN PANAMA REVOLT v v v. v t. t N Newsman Shot 3 Times limes V As Insurgents s Storm V Palace of President I Names Premier I J 1 tf s V V tA y A j d r- r Jt f J Ji j 1 I. I 1 Y t i I J PRESIDENT AROSEMENA Quits His Office Arosemena Resigns Being Taken Prisoner During Battle JUNTA IN IN P POWER OW E R Leader of Revolt Appoint ed ed Premier PANAMA CITY Jan lane 2 Associated Associated Press Press Press-H Hartwell Hartwell F. F Ayrs YUI American newspaper c correspondent was wounded in the fighting which accompanied this mornings morning's revolt Ayers was taken t to the Gorga hospital with bullets In n his neck neek hip and abdomen He lIe was wounded during tho the heavy firing tirIng near t the enela when th tho Insurgent forces forces s stormed orm d tho the palace and cap cap- cap President Arosemena ANNISTON Ala Jan 2 AP AP- Hartwell Ayers American newspaper per man mon fatally wounded la Sn the re revolt re- re volt voll against the tho government of ot Panama was tho the son of oZ Dr and Mrs Irs Thomas Waller Walter Ayers Ayer of Atlanta At At lanta and a brother of or Colonel Harry M. M A Ayers Acrs publisher of the tho Star Ayers Acrs was born In China where his parents were en engaged In missionary mis mil work wont and spent pent several years in the orient before returning to tho United States His father J 3 a m or of ot the tho foreign foreign- mission ll ii board of ot the Southern Baptist church Before BeCore going to Panama was connected with the tho editorial staff stat of ot tho the Star hero here and later tho the Atlanta office of the tho Associated Press He lIe attended Wake Forest college of ot North Carolina For Fot one year rear after his graduation ho wa principal of ot the Roxboro N. N C. C high school Ho lIe then Joined tho the editorial staff start of or the tho Star Ho lIo was 29 years ears old V Arosemena Quits As President PA PANAMA A A CITY Jan 2 AP Ar- Ar President Arosemena overthrown In a sudden revolt this morning this afternoon named Arias premier of Panama then re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed as president leaving ArIas at liberty to form Corm a new cabinet This arrangement was reached in Sn ina j a conference between tho the president and tho revolutionary leaders It leaves Arias and his party part In full charge chargo of ot the tho government Premier Daniel Ballon also alo re resigned Ted signed but the tho status of or Vice President dent Tomas Gabriel Duque was waa not immediately ascertained PANA PANAMA rA CITY Jan 2 UP UP- UP Revolutionaries 6 seized the tho capital today and proclaimed a provisional government headed beaded by Dr Harmodio Har- Har Arias a year old lawyer Continued on page 10 V V. V Newsman Shot 3 Times as Insurgents Storm torm Palace of oi President Continued from page pas 1 There was wa a brief conflict marked by he heavy heY Y machine gun anc an rifle rUlo firo fire Insurgent leaders lc sale said eight men had been killed and ar nn undetermined number including ar an American newspaper correspondent wounded President Arosemena Liberal party larl leader who who took office on October 1 I 1 1928 1028 for or four years was wa taken prisoner by revolutionists who slipped into tho the presidential palace from the thc balcony of ot an adjoining adjoining- house an and descended on tho lo loyal al police guards ruarda from the rear Tho The rebels met Arosemena on the thes s second on 1 floor loor taking him prisoner and hold holding In him hint under guard In the thc palace e. A truckload of ot United States sollers sol sol- soldiers sol I diers lers arrived from tho the Canal Zone Zono lo to protect the American le legation I American Minister noy floy T T. Davis conferred with Arias AlIa who was proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- I claimed hea head of tho provisional government Arias is not a member member mem mern- ber of ot an any political faction Military police guarded t the e palice palce pal- pal ice nce ce outside and md civilian guards oc occupied occupied oc- oc tho the debris littered and in places laces bloodstained interior Wild shots hot damaged damas-cd the presidential pal- pal Lee ice Tho movement against tho the Arosemena Arosemena Arose Arose- mena nena Imo regimo was carried out rapidly rap rap- idly diy during tho the night b by youthful in insurgents in- in many of or whom bom did not oven ren know how to handle their rifles rines Thousands of ot persons stood an on balconies in their night clothes watching the gathering of or rebel forces in the district where the pre presidential palace was guarded by police armed with machine guns runs WILD FIRING CEASES After several hours of ot stalemate stalemate- with the guards holding revolution revolution- iry no forces back and md several sc blocks rom from rom the presidencia tho the wild firing eased ceased A group of or reb rebels l slipped info are a a. house adjoining the palace Led and from a n. balcon balcony climbed into a lI second floor window on the rear Ide ildo of or the tho palace They met Arose- Arose Arosemena nena mena on the second floor and then descended the stairway surprising he the guards The president was not threatened or harmed Tho The offices of or tho Banco In n P tho the were wera not molested mo- mo sted chairs the tha th safes and papers ivero roro untouched S General Preston Brown of ot the United States army army was at the AmerIcan le legation atlon but no troops except military police pollee were on duIn dut du duty in the tho city Tho The capital was qui quiet and stores were being opened b hi but border guards s prevented tho the d dt departure de- de of ot Americans from tl C tho Canal Zone to Panama elt City Tho The revolutionary movement movement ar ni apparently ap- ap grew v out of ot wide Avido politic dissatisfaction manifested in recent months Arias a nonpartisan ha demanded reform of or the elector laws Jaws to permit better and overthrow o what tho the opposition termed the dictatorship dictatorshipS of or th ti the Liberal part party R REBELS BELS COLORFUL LOT The Tha revolutionists were a It colorful colorful color color- ful lot A sturdy man who ap aj appeared ap- ap to be ba ono of or their leaders leader wore a n. SIa gray sweater tucked his belt and snapped tho the trigger c chis or his empty rifle as ho he talked t ked to th t the correspondent Ho lie did not appear appe at all worried or excited Another a largo large fellow in a a. soiled solle linen suit and wearing a felt hat hai was summoned to the tho police static and started trotting off toward th tl the palace with a message Ho Ic carrie carried his rifle at his side muzzle down downward own own- ward and looked more moro like lIko a hunter than a n. soldier A rebel robel wearing nearing a firemans fireman's ca cap was on dut duty at the head of ot Sixth Sixt street Others fidgeted back anforth am an forth across tho the street apparently apparent awaiting orders The rebel formation near the palace pal palace ace aeo was vas 10 loose O and not well organ orSan pal pal-I izod but the tho youths did not breal ranks when the tho rattle of machIne guns was heard from the tho palace A civilian armed arm cd with a 3 I directed traffic near the H He clutched his weapon tightly b by th thel stock swinging Ins it to and fro to di direct direct direct di- di movements mo to tho the right or loft leCt Another guard had fixed tho bayonet bayonet bay ba- onet on hl his rifle and stood at attention atten atton tion Lion except when ho he advanced t tc to show how ht his authority A casualty was wag seen geen seated In a adark a adark dark hark doorway In a square near r th the tho palace Three red firemen were vero with him The Tho wounded marvas man mar was vas suffering and a large e blood spot formed ormed on the Ie log leg of or his linen liner trousers rousers Excited groups In Central avenue numbered from two to a dozen They rhey were apprehensive c but did ld not tot display an any alarm or panic They rhey chiefly anxious for news from rom roTa the tho palace WASHINGTON Ja Jan Jaru 2 AP AP- AP state department officials said today tolay to- to lay day that American n intervention In Panama anama as a a. result of or the revolt va-i va unlikely American intervention In cases of oC of or public order Is pera per per- a under tho the Panaba AmerIcan treaty of or 1903 This treaty was made mado expressly to o 0 protect American interests in the thc anama Canal Zone ZO controlled by bytho ho tho United States Tho The attitude at tho the state department depart- depart enL ment was that In tho event public order was not unduly disturbed in- in Intervention would not b bo required Minister Alfaro Afaro of or Panama hurried hur- hur ried to the state department early parly toda oday seeking BeekIn- further Information oncoming the disorders In fri his country Ho was closeted with Francis rancis White Whito assi assistant secretary or f t charge chargo of or Latin Amen an In affairs for moro than an hour no Roy Boy T. T Davis American minister In n t Panama In his first reports to he the IC state department upon tho the ait- ait lation said no American merican property lad had been damaged Davis in a n dispatch sent sont at nt 9 clock said tho the revolutionists were In n r complete control of or Panama City an m nil l that the tho supreme court had akon the leadership in an effort to o bring a peaceful solution Earlier tho the minister reported led the revolution evolution broke out at 3 a. a m. m Later Minister Alfaro said eald ho he had received a communication from Governor of or Colon asking lira ira to tako take stops stopa to havo have tho the United States move In support of or orthe he the 10 constitutional government of ot resident President 4 Minister Alfaro declined to discuss dis- dis cuss LiSS tho message Ho said ho he had hadnot not lot ot answered It Jt |