Bismarck, We 1), AUR. 28. Ae
Governor A. G. Sortie, of North Da-
‘kota, died at the executive mansion
here at 3:45 o'clock this morning.

Death came after an illness” of
more than a month during the last
four days of which his condition has
‘been critical. He was suffering with

heart disease.

Successor Is Dirt Farmer

Walter Maddock of Plaza, who
suceeeds Governor Sorlie as the
state’s chief executive, will arrive in
the state capital today to assume his
| duties.

Gov. Sortie’s death brings to the
executive's chair a. real dirt farmer
loses one who is rated as a self made,
\self educated man. He was educated
lin the common schools and business
college. Later he studied law and
elvil engineering. taking mail
courses in those subjects.

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
| April 26, 1874, in Minnesota. His
| parents were Iver and Mary Sorlie,
 Inatives of Norway, When he was 19
‘vears old he came to North Dakota
“where he werked in a bank, operated
la general store and then became a
ctraveling salesman,

Chosen Governor in 924
| Despite his extensive interests. the

nen-poriisan dsague seicisd him as
jits standard bearer in 1924 and he
iwon the gubernatorial election after

‘a hot fight with R. A, Nestos, the
republican ineumbent.. He was re-
{elected in 1926, but did not seek re-
‘nomination this year, saying that he
‘desired to retire to private life at
‘the end of his term.

In 1900 Gov. Sortie married Miss
‘eJTnnie Odegard. After her death he
| married Miss Grace Hilleboe at
Grand Forks in 1919. He was the
father of five children,

; One of Gov. Sortie’s most import-
‘ant acts of his first term was the
| Spel onent of Gerald P, Nye, to the

United States senate to succecd Sen.
lator E. F. Ladd who died in office.
 
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Mareh %.
(P.—Climbing through cold blue
skies more than five and one-half
miles over Jersey and Manhattan
‘today, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N-
Y.. flier, whe holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofficial al-
titude recard for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
_Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed
-barograph’ placéd’ inthe plane by
the National Aeronautic associa-
tion immediately was shipped tc
Washingion for examination.
If it shows 28,074 feet, or more,
Miss Nichols will be awarded the
‘record now held by Elino> Smith,
young Long Island flier.

Miss Nichols was informed that
te attain recognition as the rec-
ord holder, she must beat Miss
Smith’s wark by more than 600
feet.

She took off from Jersey City
airport at 12°35 p. M.. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was &
30-mile wind blowing when she cir-
cled the city, swung cver Manhat-
tan and started the long climb.

“Everything went fine,” she
said. “the engine worked perfect-
ity. I did not suffer any discom-

s

| fort.
| The plane was equipped with 2
'650-horsepower, Supe r-charged,
rine-cylinder air-cooled motor. It
is the same ship in which she set
| east to west and west te east
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