| Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28—(P)—
| Gov. A. G. Sorlie, of North Dakota,
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 bad
been critical. He was suffering
with heart disease.
‘Walter Maddock of Plaza, who
succe*ds Gevernor Sorlie as the
state's chief executive, will arrive
in the state capital today to assume
uis duties. :
Governor Sorlie’s death brings to
the executive's chair a real dirt
farmer and one who is rated as a
self-made, self-educated man- He
was educated in the common schools
‘and business college. Later he
studied law and civil engineering.
taking mail courses in those sub-
4 jects. se

Successor Experienced.
| Since 1966 he has opérated a farm
near Plaza and has been instrumen-
| tal ip forming several farmer co-op-
erative associations. He was elect-
ed iieutenant govérnor in recogni-
| tion of his services to the non-parti-
| 800 league as a member of the leg-
islature and his experience and abil-
| ity as a law maker. He was chair-
}man of the North Dakota delegation
to the last republican national con-
; vention.

In 1906 Governor Maddock mar-
ried Miss Marguerite Tierney of
_Grand Forks. They have four sons
and a daughter.

Arthur Gustav Sorlie was born
_ April 26, 1874 near Albert Lea, Minn.
_ His parents were Iver and Mary Sor-
| Hie, 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 then
| becam~ a traveling salesman.

Ready to Retire.

' Im 1907 he launched in the fuel.
| seed and feed business at Grand
| Forks as A. G. Sorlie & Go. The en-
| terprise 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 es
_its standard bearer in 1924 and he
wen the gubernatorial election after
/a hot fight with R. A. Nestos, the
republican incumbent. He was re
| elected in 1926, but did not seek re-
/nomination this yéar, saying that he
desired to retire to private life at
the end of his term.

In 1906 Governor Sorlie married
Miss Jennie Eodegard, who died
after bearing three children. In
1919 he married Miss Grace Hille-
_boe at Grand Forks and two chil-
_ dren were born.

_ One of Governor Sorlie’s most im-
| portant acts of his first term was
| the appointment of Gerald P. Nye
_to the United States senate to suc-
, ceed Senator E. F. Ladd, who died
| in cflice.
 
Log Angeles, Cal, Aug. 28—(P}—
Edward L. Doheny and directors of
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport company, today faced ao
lnl of complaint demanding an ac-
counting of $10,000,000 stockholders

Ellege they have lost in the fraud-
uient lease of the Elk His nayal
cil reserve.

The complaint, {led in behalf of
frank Ho Kunkel, Cinelnnat!, and
inther shareholders, declared the loss
‘resulted from the caucellation of
| the lease by  deciston of the
Uniled States supreme court after
the company had spent several mil-
llon dollars in the development of
the field. *

The lease was negolleled for the
government by Albert I" Fall, then
aecreinty of the interior.

The $100,000 celivered to Fall by
EH L, Doheny, jr. in the much dls-
cussed “Wittle black satchel” was de-
elared in the suit to have been
inven by the stockholders and used
as & bribe. An necounting of this
exchange also is asked.

Kunkel sets forth in the com-
qualnt thal nelther he nor any of
tha plaintiff stockholders had any
anowledge of the negotinuions and
describes Doheny’s conduct of the
aenl as a “fraud not only against
the Uniled States but also against
{the Pan American company and its
ttockhalders,” Doheny is charged
with dominating the affalrs of the
company when the iease was signed.
 