| Bismark, N. D. Aug. 26—CPi
|Governor A. G. Sorlie, of North
Dakota, died ar the executive man-
sion here 21 3:45 o'clock this morn-
ing.

Death came after an Hiness of
more than a month, during the
last four days of which his condi-
tion has heen eritical, He was suf-
fering with heart disease.

, Waker Maddock of Plaza, who
succeeds Governor Sorlie as the
state's chief executive, will arrive
in the state capital today to as-
sume his duties,

| Governor Sorlie’s death brings to
the execulive's chair a real dirt
farmer, and one who is rated a
self made man. He was educated
in the common schools and busi-
ness college. Later he studied law
and civil engincering, taking mai!
courses in those subjects.

Since 1906 he has operated a farm
near Piaza and has been active in
forming several farmer cooperative
essociations. He was elected Heu-
tenant governor in recognition of
his services to the Non-Partisan
league as 2 member of the legis-
lature, and his experience as a law
maker,

Arthur Gustav Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874, near Albert Lea
Minn. His parents were Iver and
Mary Sorlie, natives of Norway
When he was 19 years old, he
came to North Dakota where he
worked in # bank, operated a gen
eral store and then became travel
ing salesman.

In 1907 he launched in the fuel
seed and feed business at Granc
Forks as A. G. Sorlie and company
Yhe enterprise was successful ant
was the basis for a considerabl
fortune, which he later accumulat
ed in other business endeavors.
 
Shelby, N. C., Aug. 28.--Eight per-
ecns were killed, 15 injured and an
undetermined number are m
in the collapse of the First Nati
bank building during a rush hour
today,

The death toll may rise as three
hours after the crash workmen had
been able to clear away the debris
only at the edge of the building, |
The known dead: '
| Miss Ora Ehtridge, secretary to
the bank president; Guy Green,
bank clerk: Alex Boyd, bank clerk;
Deb Blanton, a farmer; Carl Blans
ton, his son; an unidentified
man and two other men,

Death Toll May Mount
Police estimated the death toll
would mount steadily as rescue
crews dug deeper into the debris in
the search of bodies. :

No accurate check up could be
made of the missing persons, butdt
was known that a dozen or more
had not been accounted for,
| Barly this afternoon the crews
‘had searched only the edges of the
‘huge pile of debris, and it was feare
ed many more bodies would be
, found toward the center,

Workmen Feared Killed
| It was feared that a crew of 17
/negroes who were working in the
center of the building were all killed.
‘The reseue crews had not been able
jas yet to get to the place where the
jnegroes were working
| It was known that 15 persons were
‘injured, several of whom may die.
They were all taken to a ~~
lhere as they were extradicated
Sage fallen structure.
: avation work at a

buil iiding = L genes uy =
the cause of the collapse of mo Ps
building. Tt was known that several
persons were in @ grocery and a
tailor shop which were a part of the
building, but it was expected to be
hours before that part of the strue-
ture could be searched thoroughly,
; dmoniessbaasil
; Shelby, N.C, Aug. 28—An un-

determined number of persons were
‘entombed, four were known to have

been killed and 15 were injured
| when the First National Bank build-
> img here collapsed today,
.| While no accurate estimate could
| be made of the number of dead a
few minutes after the crash, four
| bodies were recovered from the de-
» bris. They were unr
., Several were injured and were re.
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