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.
 
“Los Angeles, Aug. 28.—Edward L.
Doheny and directors of the Pan-
Americun Petroleum and Transport
company, today faced a bill of com-
plaint demanding an accounting of
$10,000,000 stockholders allege they
lost in the fraudulent lease of the
JElk Hills naval oil reserve.

- ‘Fhe complaint, filed in behalf of
[Frank H. Kinkel, Cincinnati, and
other shareholders, declares the loss
resulted from the cancellation of the
lease by a decision of the Wnited
States supreme court after the com-
pany had spent several million dol-
lars in the development of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B. Fall, then
secretary of the interior. ; |

‘The $100,000 delivered to Fall by
E. L. Deheny. Jr.; in the much dis-
cussed “little black satchel” was de-
clared in the suit to have been the
richtful property of the stockholders
and used as a bribe. |

Kinkel in the complaint describes
Doheny’s conduct of the deal as a
‘fraud not only against the United
States but also against the Pan-
American company and its stockhold-
ers.”

The complaint further declares that
Doheny has disposed of his contro!l-
ing interest in the company to the
Pan American eastern petroleum com-
pany which is alleged to be controlled
now by the Standard Oil company of
Indiana.

The suit demands that Doheny per-
sonally be compelled to reimburse the
stockholders for the alleged losses.

Doheny refused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he would submit
it to his attorneys before making any
announcement.
 