| Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28—(P)—
| Gov. A. G. Sorlie, of North Dakota,
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 bad
been critical. He was suffering
with heart disease.
‘Walter Maddock of Plaza, who
succe*ds Gevernor Sorlie as the
state's chief executive, will arrive
in the state capital today to assume
uis duties. :
Governor Sorlie’s death brings to
the executive's chair a real dirt
farmer and one who is rated as a
self-made, self-educated man- He
was educated in the common schools
‘and business college. Later he
studied law and civil engineering.
taking mail courses in those sub-
4 jects. se

Successor Experienced.
| Since 1966 he has opérated a farm
near Plaza and has been instrumen-
| tal ip forming several farmer co-op-
erative associations. He was elect-
ed iieutenant govérnor in recogni-
| tion of his services to the non-parti-
| 800 league as a member of the leg-
islature and his experience and abil-
| ity as a law maker. He was chair-
}man of the North Dakota delegation
to the last republican national con-
; vention.

In 1906 Governor Maddock mar-
ried Miss Marguerite Tierney of
_Grand Forks. They have four sons
and a daughter.

Arthur Gustav Sorlie was born
_ April 26, 1874 near Albert Lea, Minn.
_ His parents were Iver and Mary Sor-
| Hie, natives of Norway. When he
_ Was 19 years old he came to North
| Dakota, where he worked in a bank.
operated a general store and then
| becam~ a traveling salesman.

Ready to Retire.

' Im 1907 he launched in the fuel.
| seed and feed business at Grand
| Forks as A. G. Sorlie & Go. The en-
| terprise was successful and was the
| basis for a _ considerable fortune
which he later accumulated in other
| business endeavors.

_ Despite his extensive interests, the
non-partisan league selected him es
_its standard bearer in 1924 and he
wen the gubernatorial election after
/a hot fight with R. A. Nestos, the
republican incumbent. He was re
| elected in 1926, but did not seek re-
/nomination this yéar, saying that he
desired to retire to private life at
the end of his term.

In 1906 Governor Sorlie married
Miss Jennie Eodegard, who died
after bearing three children. In
1919 he married Miss Grace Hille-
_boe at Grand Forks and two chil-
_ dren were born.

_ One of Governor Sorlie’s most im-
| portant acts of his first term was
| the appointment of Gerald P. Nye
_to the United States senate to suc-
, ceed Senator E. F. Ladd, who died
| in cflice.
 
 

+ Los Angeles, Aug. .28-—(A.P.)—
Edward -L.; Doheny and directars of
the Pan-American: Petraleum and
Transport company, today faced &
DI of complaint:demanding an &
count-of * $10,000,000 steckholders
allege-they lost In the fraudulent
lease of the “Elk ‘Hilla naval oll re-
serve.” ee

Tha complaint, filed in behalé of
Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnati, .and
other ‘sharoholders, declares’ the loxs
resulted from tha cancellation af the
leane by A‘décldibh’ “at the” United
States’ Shbréme court after the com-
pany BpOht ‘several millian dol-
lars inthe davelapment of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B, Fall, then
secretary of the inierlar. .... ‘

The $100,000 dollvored to Fall-by
E. L. Doheny, Jr., in the much dls-
cuased “litle black axtchel” was de
clared In.the sult {a have been given
by the stockholders and used as ‘8
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 ehangé also ia asked. |

Kunkel sete forth in the complaint
that neither he nor any. of. the plain-
tit! stockholders had ady Enowledge
of the. negotiatfane and ‘describes
Doheny'a conduct of the deal az 8
“traud not only, againat..the United
States but also against the Pan-Am-
eri company and ita .atockhold-
ers": Dobeny fe charged with dom-
inating the affaira. of, the company
when the lease was signed, »

‘The complaint ‘further deciares
that aince then ‘Doheny bas dlsposed
of bls’ cohtralling | interest inthe
eompanyto the Pan-American East-
ern Petroleum company which Is a)-
leged to be cantralled by the Btand-
ard Ol company af Indiana.

The sult demands that Doheny
personally be campelied,” to relm-
burs {he ‘atockhalders for the alles:
ed losses,” BSA .

Dohany retused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he wauld. sub-
mit it to Als attorneys before making
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