WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—~-(P)—
Continuing conferences with fre-
publican campaign managers in
the east, Herbert Hoover today was
assembling information upon

which to base a decision as to the
extent he will participate person-
ally in the presidential fight there.

William H. Hill, chairman of
the New York state Hoover com-
mittee, had an engagement with
the republican standard bearer to
‘supplement the advices given him
yesterday by Charles E. Pomeroy,
vice chairman of the New Jersey
committee.

Reports received by Hoover
since his return from the west in-
dicate that the eastern situation
is one requiring 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 east-
ern situation, he will be in a posi-
tion to fairly well map out his
campaign up to election time. It
is certain that he will take ad-
vantage of his swing back to his
home in California to vote for mak-
ing a series of addresses.

Before that time he very prob-
ably will go into the middle west,
speaking at Chicago and some
other cities, and also into the bor-
der states, but these addresses are
likely to follow those in the east.
Some of his advisers think he
should speak in New York and
nearby states not later than early
Ocroher.
 
| BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 28. ®—~—
Az G. Sorlie, governor of North
‘Dakota, died here this morning.

| Death was caused by heart disease
‘from which the governor had been
‘critically ill for the past three days.
| Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874, near Alberta 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
@ bank, operated a general store and
ta became a traveling salesman.

 

In 1907 he entered the fuel, seed
'and feed business at Grand Forks as
A. G. Sorlie & Company, The enter-
prise 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 as
its Standard bearer in 1924 and he
| won the gubernatorial election after
a hot fight with R. A. Nestos, the
republican incumbent. He was re-
elected in 1926, but did not S@eKk
‘renomination this year, saying that
che desired to retire to private life
at the end of his term.
_ In 1900 Gov. Sorlie married Miss
Jennie Odegard, who died later. In.
| 1919 he married Miss Grace Hilleboe
‘at Grand Forks.

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
nffice.
 