Shelby, N. G.,-Aug. 28,--Six persons were Killed, 15'in-|
ed-and an. undetermined: number-are. missing: in. the -col-
se of the First National Bank building during @ tush hour

ay. : : bs Penh aid tugt | : a
‘The-death toll may rise as three hours’after the crash
vykmen had: been able. to clear away. the debris ‘only vat

pace of the buildings
 i JHE DEAD Pee

“Muss Ora Ehtridge, secretary to .
tlie bank president. ~ et

Guy Green, hank. clerk.

Alex Boyd, bank’ clerk.

Deb. Blanton, ‘a ‘farmer,

Carl Blanton, his son. -

An ‘unidentified white man.

Pollte “estimated the. death’. toll
Would ‘Thount steadilyas resctiz crews
dug deepér into the debris in .the
search: of bodies. :

No accurate chéck up could be made
of the ‘missitig persons. but. 1s was
known thet a.dozen:or more? had not
been accounted « for.” F

Farly this aiternoon. the crews. bac
searched. only the ‘edges. of the hugé
pile of debris, arid it was feared man}
more bodies would-be found towarc
the center,

It, was feared that a. crew of
savenicen . negroes who were
 avorking in. the’. center: of (the
} building were, all kified. The

réscue crews had not beer, able:
ws. yeo to.get to the place where
the negroes wefe working.
. It-is known that. fifteen per~
sons ‘were Injured, Several of
whom may died. | They: were all
taken’ to a hospital here as they
qwere extticated from the fallen
structure,

Excavation work ut a .nearb
puliding was. generally assigned a
the catise of the collapse of the ban
pullding. It’ was--known’ ‘that’ stv
etal persons were in-@ procery an
a tallor's shop. which ‘were & part .c
the building, ‘but it was, expected t
je hours’ before ‘that part of th
structure could. de searche
thoroughly. * g ‘

The bullding was on. a° prineip:
business, corner ‘here.’ ”

There were a dozen persons. em
ployed In the bank and as the crag
occurred during a rush moruing ‘bus!
ness hour, it was .helleved, thab ;
least “that. many others were In 4

pullding., Four persons were employ
shed’ in.‘the grocery and:+wa in’ it
itallors':shop, * a a ee
: it: was believed that.j¢ would
{| . bechours before rescue crews could
bring out the hodies.of all tae
persons. either, dead or. trapped
° the, piles of debris, and
ni of the death toll def-
aseertalmed. ~~

  
  
 
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.
 