a (by ASS8OCIRiba Frees}

BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 28---Gov.
A. G. Sorlle, of North Dakota, died
this morning,

Death wes caused by heart disease
from which the Governor has been

critically {1 for the past three days.

Gov, Sorle’s death brings to the
executlve’s chair Walter Maddock,
the Heutenant governor, who is 4
real dirt farmer, and {is rated a self-
made man. He was educated {n the
common achools and business co)-
lege. Later he studied law and civil
enginecring, taking mai! courses {n
those subjects.

Since 1906 he has operated a farm
near Plaza and has been active in
forming several farmer cooperative
associations. He was chairman of the
North Dakota delegation to the last
Republican national convention.

COPS ON VACATION

Officer George Lhotka of tha po
Mce department returned to his duty
yesterday following a two weeks" va:
cation,

Officer John Dana left today or
j his vacation, which he will spenc
j with relatives in New Yorkstat e.
 
WASHINGTON, auy.  2%.—Con- |
tinuings converences with Republi- |

j
'

can campaign managers in the east, |
Herbert Hoover today was assem- |
hling information upen whieh toj|
base a decision as to the extent he!
Will participate personally in the:
presidential f'grht there. i
William H. Hill, cnairman of the
New York State Hoover eormmittee,
had an engagement with the te |
publican standard hear to suple- |
ment the advices giveua him vester- |
Gay by Charles D. Filles, national;
committeeman from New York, and!
Daniel E. Pomeroy, vice’ chairman
of the New Jersey committee.
Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west Indicate
thet the eastern situation is one
requiring attention and his advisers
are urging him to go into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jer-!
sey for at least one speech. in each |

state. i

It is certain that he will take |
advantage of his swing back to nis |
home in Califérnia for making a
series of addresses.

Befere that time he very probably
will go into the middle west, speak-
ing at Chicago and some other j
cities, and also inte the border
states, but these eddresses3 rare
likely to follow those in the east. |

Representatives of the Republi. |
ean candidate still were seeking
today to secure a buiJding in which
to open his personal headquarters.

The delay is causing: the norninee
some inconvenience as he has no
place to carts on his office work. |
He also wants a suitable assembly- ;
ing place for delegations that will
come here tu see him and’ for the
accommodation of the newspaper
corregpondents assigned to his
headquarters.
 