(By Inlernationar News Service)

BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 2s.
—overnor A. G..Sorlie of
North Dakota died from a
heart attack at his home here
early today. 2

The governor who was 4
yveurs old had been suffering
From heart’ disease for several
rears, ‘His condition beeame
so bad. reeently that he was
forced to remain at home and
Jast Friday night a brother and
sister living im Minneapulis

were summoned here.

Governor Sorlie was born near
Alberta. Lea, Minn. April 26, 1534,
and received his education in a
reuntry school and at the Albeit
lea academy. He first came 0
North Dakota in 1894.and for three
sears worked in a bank, Later be
operated ‘a general store and tuen
became a traveling salesman. = Ln
1903 be became interested in a
eracker ‘factory. at Grand Furks
which -he sold in 1907 to estadlish
the fu] and fecd pusiness whick
provided the basis for his fortune.

His entry inte state ‘politics
came after he had been a momber
of the Grand Forks city council. ©

Noininated for the governorshid
in 1924 by the nonpartisam league
with which be had: never Geew
actually affiliated bat with whos¢
principals he professed sympathy,
Mr. Sorlie defeated R- A. Nastos.
‘the independent incumbent. Ie

vas renominated and re-elected in

 

   

 

   

 

 
 
By Associated Praga.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28.—Edward
j La. Dohney and directors of the Pan
i American Petroleum and Transport
feompany, today faced a bill of com-
laine demanding an accouating of
; $10,000,000 stockholders allege they
‘toast inthe friudulent lease of the Eik
(HIG naval oil reserve.
i fhe complaint, filed in behalf of
| Frank TM. Kunkel, Cincinnati, and
other sharehulders, declares the loss
fresulted from the cancelation of the
lease by ai decision of the United
nlates supreme court after the eam-
pany had gpent several million dollars
‘in the devciopment of the field.
| The lease was negotiated for the
i government by Albert B. Fail, then
i secretary of the interior. .
; The $100,000 delivered to. Fall: by
/ BE. T. Dohney, Jr. in the mueh dis-
cussed “little black satchel” was de-
pelared in the suit to have been the
righitul property of the stockholders
Pand used asa bribe. ;
Kunkel in the complaint describes
| Dohney'’s conduct ef the dealas a
“fraud not only against the United
States but alsa against the Pan
(American company and its stock-
| holders.” :
~The complaint further declares that
“Dohney has disposed of his controll-
‘ing interert in the. company. tothe
Pan Anierionn Eastern Petroleum
company which is alleged to be con.
trolled naw by the Standard Oil com-
sony af indiang, :
The suit demands that Dohney per-
sonally-bo gompelled to reimbuse the
-Btockholdergs for the. alleged losses,
~» Dohney refuied to comment on the
conplaint, declaring he would: submit
it te his attorneys before making any
ceine rae : :

 

 

     

 

 

     
 