BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 28.—
(P)—Gov. A. G. Sorlie of North
Dakota, died here this morning.

Death was caused by heart dis-
ease from which the governor has
been critically ill for the past three
days.

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874, near Aiberta 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 a bank, operated a_ general
store and later became a traveling
salesman.

In 1907 he entered the fuel,
seed and feed busines at Grand
Forks. The enterprise was suc-
cessful and the basis for a con-
siderable fortune which he later
accumulated in other business en-
deavors.,

Despite his extensive interests,
the non-partisan league selected
'him as its standard bearer in 1924
land he won the’ gubernatorial
| election after a hot fight. he was
re-elected in 1926, but did not
seek renomination this year, say-
ling that he desired to retire to
private life at the end of his
term.

The first important act of office
came to Gov. Sorlie when in his
first term he appointed Gerald P.
Nye to the United States senate to
succeed Senator E. F. Ladd who
died in office.

Gov. Sorlie’s death brings to the
executive’s chair Walter Maddock,
the lieutenant governor, who is a
real dirt farmer. He was edu-
eated in the common schools and
business college. Later he studied
law and civil engineering by cor-
‘| respondence.

Since 1906 he has operated a
farm near Plaza and has been
jactive in forming several farmer
cooperative associations. He was
elected lieutenant governor after
serving in the legislature. He was
chairman of the North Dakota del-
egation to the last republican na-
tional convention. Haddock is mar-
ried, and has four sons and a
daughter.
 
Advisers Urge That He Go into
New York, Massachusetts
and New Jersey for at Least
One Speech for Each State
and More if Time Can be
Found for Them; May Speak
in Washington Labor Day.
 | Washington, Aug. 28.--(4)-—-Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign managers in the east, Her-
bert Hoover today was assembling
information upon which to base a
decision as to the extent he will par-
ticipate personally in the presidential
fight there.
William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State committee, had an
engagement with the Republican
standard bearer to supplement the
advices given him yesterday by
[Charles D. Hilles, National Commit-
teeman for New York, and Daniel E.
Pomeroy, vice chairman of the New
Jersey committee.
Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
quiring attention and his advisers
are urging him to go into New York,
Massachusetts and New Jersey for at
least one speech for each state and
; more if time can be found for them.
After he has canvassed the eastern
situation. he will be in a position
to fairly well map out his campaign
up to election time. It is certain that
he will take advantage of his swing
| back to his home in California to
vote for making a series of addresses.
Before that time he very probably
will go into the middle west, speak-
‘ing at Chicago and some . other
‘cities, and also into the border
states, but these addresses are likely
to follow those in the east. Some of
jhis advisers think he should speak
jin New York and nearby states not
later than early October.
 