The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1922, Page 1

==] THE BIS FORTIETH YEAR BISMARCK 18 HEALTHY CITY, RRCORDS SHOW Rate of Sickness for Several Years Is Traced by City Health Officer LITTLE TYPHOID HERE No Typhoid Cases Are Traced To City Water, According To Bacteriologist Charts made of the reportable dis- eases by E. (M. Stanton, city bacter- iologist, shows Bismarck to be a healthy city. . The charts, covering a period since 1917 give the: number of cases and deaths of persons resident of the city, Cities which are hospital cen- ters, such as Bismarck, often have reported a larger rate of sickness and mortality than is justified by the pop- ulation of the city. The four diseases..c! rted are ty- i fater i er, smallpox ttheria:*!""* '@ were the following number aggjtwhoid fever cases in the city in ae last five years as fiollows: 1917, 10 cases; 1918, none; 1919, two cas2s; one in March and one in August; 6 cases in 1920; two in September two in October and two in November; 1921, 11 cases, one in January; two in ‘May; two in September; two in No- vember; four in December. ‘Because of incomplete information the sources of all “cases was not traced, Mr. Stanton said. Three of the 1921 cases were traced to well water he said. All ccurred in various parts of the city, except the west end. The fact that they were thus scattered and not focused indicated that the city water supply was not. respons- ible for the cases, Mr. Stanton said, , It is probable, he said, that the cases originated from well supplies or the disease was bnought in from the country. Diphtheria Course ‘Scarlet fever has caused more trou- ble and is the only disease to show marked general increase. There were 16 cases in 1917, eight cases in 1918, 18 in 1919, 73 in 1920 and 22 in 1921. There were 10 cases of smallpox in 1917, in 1918, 8 in 1919, 71 in 1920 and 71 in 1921. Mr, Stanton asserts that smallpox increased following a court ruling under which many people de- clined to have children vaccinated. There were eight cases of diph- theria in 1917. two in 1918, none in 1919, two in.1920 and 61 in 1921. . ~ ‘he course of ‘diphtheria was traced by the health authorities. The first case in, this, section of the state in 7921 necurred in the fall of 1920 in Dickinson, the disease being brought there from Montana. The next case was in Richardton, then Killdeer, He- bron, Lafayette and the disease Jumped to Wilton. It is believed the first case was brought to Bismarck from Wilton. MR. AND MRS. CLIFFORD PINC! POLITICAL VICTORY. ‘BY EDWARD M. THIERRY. (Copyright, 1922, by NEA Service) Milford, ‘Pa., May 23.—The spirit of Theodore Roosevelt lives again, His disciple, Gifford Pinchot, who startled the country by unsetting the tock-ribbed boss system of Pennsyl- vania and winning the Republican nomination for governor, is already working on a program of progressive government that unquestionably had a inspiration 190 years ago Roose- velt. “One of the most delightful things,” Pinchot said, “was the practically unanimous support given me by the people who were behind T. R. in 1912.” ‘Pinchot, who came to “Grey Tow- ers,” his ‘Pike county home, to rest after the campaign, told me of his plans. “A most powerful factor in the cam. paign” 'Pinchot said, ‘was that the appeal for better government was made directly to the individual man and woman in all parts of the state. The result is proof that it.was heard.” This ig.an old Roosevelt doctrine. (Pinchot’s* first thought in mapping out his program is the welding togeth- «er of the fragments of the split Repud- lean party. His most’spectacular act was sending word to his defeated op- ponent, Atty, Gen. George Alter, in- viting him to “Grey Towers” to con- sult on plans for the fall campaign. Everybody is climbing on the Pin chot bandwagon and it is believed he will have little difficulty in defeating the Democratic candidate. “Mine ig not going to be a one-man government,” Pinchot said.’ “The fel- HOT ARE HAPPY AFTER HIS working out that program. I've won,|answer that he shad not sworn to the titions today in Kidder and Burleigh but I haven’t got the swelled head. I'm not going to get the idea that I know it all. I want other fellows to help me.” ‘Pinchot said very decisively that he was not grooming himself for the pres: | idency, in spite of the nation-wide talx of an eventuality, “When a man gets the presidential bee buzzing in his bonnet it’s all off,” he said. “I’ve seen too many good governors ruined that way. I have no ambition to be president. The gov- ernor job will keep me busy.” \High up on the Pinchot program is setting the state finances straight. “’m going to put the budget sys- tem into effect,” he said. “And I don't intend to lose any time about it. With. in a few weeks I wil] appoint a volun teer committee of men and women, the best equipped in the state, to ex- amine the situation and suggest a fi- nancfal plan that can be submitted to the legislature, next January. ‘We'll work all summer on tiis job. “he whole state government has to be reorganized. Think of it—there are no less than 102 separate bureaus and departments not responsible to anyone under. the sun but the: gover nor! Thesgovernor. ig the foreman and ‘he’s. supposed to keep all those organizations in order. He couldn’t it he were six governors! It is an im- possible form of government as far as efficiency is concerned. “My program willbe to change that. Nine-tenths of what is needed at Har- risburg is a question of executive ac- tion, and ‘not legisjation. I've got a LOFTHUS 48TH INDICTED MAN IN FARGO CASE Former State Bank Examiner Is Charged with Perjury in An Indictment FREED ON CHARGE ONCE Perjury in Connection with Af- fidavit to Supreme Court Is Charge Made Fargo, N. D., May 23.—0O. E. Lof- thus, former state bank examiner of North Dakota, has been notified of his indictment on a perjury charge by the recent Cass county grand jury inves- tigating the affairs of the defunct Scandinavian American Bank today, it was announced at the sheriff’s of- fice. This completes the list of 13 men, including A. C. Townley, indict- ed by the jury. The one «indictment against Mr. Lofthus is based on charges that he signed an affidavit which was used before the state supreme court to se- cure re-opening of the Scandinavian American Bank when it was really insolvent. A preliminary hearing was held here on that charge several nionths ago but Mr. Lofthus was freed on the affidavit in. question. N. G. Eggen, former vice-president ef the closed Fargo bank, arrived to- day from Los Angeles today prepared to give bond. Officers were today notified that P.R. Sherman arrested in Los Ange- les, has decided not to fight extradi- tion but will come to Fargo.- DEATH TOLL IN DISASTER NOW FIXED AT 102 British Vice-Consul Reports Additional Missing in Ship Sinking ‘Brest, May 23,—(By the A. P.)—The ‘British vice-copsul here today an- nounced that ite of. those on board ‘the British steamship: Fgypt, sunk off the island of Ushant, Saturday night’ are missing, of whom 16 were passen- gers and 86 members of the crew. Twenty-eight passengers were saved together with 204 members of the crew. i Many of the dead brought in by boats were wearing life belts. They had evidently died from exhaustion. JOSEPH KOOKER, Will be Candidate for Secretary Of State on Stegner Clean- Up Platform PETITIONS CIRCULATED Stegner, Serumgard and Kooker Will ‘Campaign Together Through State J®seph Kooker, well known banker of Dawson, N, D., today announced his candidacy for secretary of staie, on tho “clean up” program. He will make the race on the platform re- cently announced by 'H. L, Stogner of Bismarck. The men pledged to scrap the program and turn the key in the door of the Bank of North Dakota, cease issuing bonds to pile up taxes in losing state owned enterprises are Preparing to mak: a vigorous cam- paign. iH, L, Stegner, Siver Serumgard, candidate for Commissioner of Agri- culture and Labor and Mr. Kooker will campaign together and stand up- on the same general platform, Mr. Kooker is one of the most pop- ular of the younger bankers of the state. He is well versed in the offi- cial duties that are imposed upon the office nf szcretary of state. Friends began circulating his pe- counties ay well as other sections of the state. Petitions for Stegner and Serumgard, it is reported, will be ready for filing Thursday or Friday. «Tumise of support and assistance are coming in from all parts of the state for tne “Clean-Up ‘lis is being called. ‘The Steg orm is attracting great attention throughout the state, Many leaguers who are tired of the industrial pro- gram and with all the old gang poli- dcians .and their boss2s see in this new ticket a chance to do some ovn- structive work in ending the ruinous taxes and in preventing either tha league or the I. V. A. from continuing to levy mortgages on farms and chat- tels thnough excessive bond issues for state socialism. According to information received here fnom Bottineau, Peter Scott, of that city a former game warden for the northern part of the state, will enter the race for auditor on the Steg- ner ticket. TRI B UN E | Last Haition BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1922 PINCHOT TO PUT ROOSEVELT IDEALS INTO EFFECT IN PENNSYLVANIA ULSTER A GREATEST HERO IN NO. DAKOTA NOT SELECTED General Fraser Says It Is Im- possible Task to Select The Greatest FINDS THEY ARE’ MODEST North Dakota will not have a rep- resentative in the “Living Hall of Fame” at the Disabled Veterans’ con- vention to be held in San Francisco, officially named. Adjutant-General G. A. Fraser, in a lettor to Governor Nestos, declares that the task of se- lecting the greatest living hero of the war from North Dakota is too great for any man or committe3. ‘Replying to a letter from Governor Nestos in which the’ Governor sug- gested that General Fraser, Capt. G. A.M. Anderson and Major G.'H. Russ, Vice-Commander of the American 'Le- gion, Department of North Dakota, se- lect and name the North Dakota heno tor the “Living Hall of Famo,” Gen- eral Fraser says: “I beg to inform you that I can not act on such a committe2, I have ar- rived at this conclusion after work- ing over the records of a great many North Dakota boys, and the more [| have gone into this matter, the more wonvinced I hava become that the whole idea of the “Living Hall of Fame” is a mistake and that no body of men is competent to select such a man. “Hundreds of our North Dakota boys performed de2ds ‘of great. hero- ism; many of them were decorated by their own government and others were decorated by the governments of England, France, Italy and Pioland, Should I confine myself simply to the men who were decorated it would be an impossible task; but hundreds of our boys performed deeds if hero- ism out in ‘No Man’s Land’ during the darkest hours of night with no eye to witness and no one to recommend them for decorations. “I have talked with many of these RAILROAD RATES IS ANNOUNCED if State Farm Bureau Federation! Calls Meeting for Fargo On June 1 to do their duty. I do not believe that a single one of these men :de- sire'to be named.or pointed out as the ‘Greatest. Hero.’ They offded their lifo in battle or dashed through shell swept areas tio rescue a wound- ed comrade. ‘What can be greater than this How can there be any measure of such heroism; what guago can we use to measure it? Who can sit down and calmly declare ‘This man is the Supreme Hero of North Da- kota?” It would be unfair to other men and distasteful to tho man PRICE FIVE CENTS UTHORITIES START RAIDS BANKER, ENTERS ON SINN FEINERS IN SIX COUNTIES, STATE CAMPAIGN DECLARES ARMY ILLEGAL ASSEMBLY Three Hundred Sinn Feiners Taken Prisoners in First Day Of Greatest Raids Yet Made In Warfare in Northern Coun- ties of Ireland FOLLOWS RAIDS, BURNINGS Irish Parliament Declares Irish Republican Army Outlaw Or- ganization Says Dispatch From Belfast as Clean-up Campaign Begins ‘Belfast, May 23.—(By the A, P.)— It was officially stated at 4 o'clock this afternoon that 300 Sinn Feiners had been taken prisoners by the, Ul- ster authorities and that they would be interned. The greatest raid in the hiatory of Ireland was carried out early today when swarihs of police swept througa Ulster and rounded up more, than 200 Sinn Feiners, the majority of whom were Irish Republican army officers. The northern government's action was taken, it was stated, in an effort to suppress not only the Irish Re- publican army and the Irish Republi- can Brotherhood but gil other Sina Fein organizations in the six-county area, ts The government’s move follows swiftly upon Irish Republican army raids and burnings of buildings in tha counties of Down and Antrim and the intensified hostilities in Belfast recent- ly, culminating in the murder yester- Ulster parliament. t iNearly every town and village in Ulster was visited, but the bulk of the prisoners were taken in the country. London, May ‘23.—(By the A. P.)— At today’s meeting of the parliament: - of Northern Ireland, Sir James Craig, premier, announced that the Irish Re- publican army had been proclaimed at.z illegal assembly, says a Central:.News. dispatch from Belfast. The parliament later adjourned as a mark of respect to the late W.. J: Twaddell. ‘ ‘Barly today in County Down, 10 ‘men and find that they are very mod- | members of the I. R A. clashed with a est; they do not claim to be hero2s |military searching party and a sharp and simply state that they endeavord jfight ensued. The Sinn Feiners were captured and one was mortally wounded. HARDING SAID ONLY HOPEFUL OF REDUCTIONS day of W. J. Twaddell, member of the real job ahead.” Pinchot gives a big share of credit for his victory to the women. - “You can’t dictate to women politt- cally,” he said. “They won t stand for low who plays a lone hand, under such circumstances as exist in this state, is bound to fail. “I want to be in touch with the bes: thought in the state on all questions Fargo, May 23—The North Dakota |9#™med. Farm, Federation is inviting business REL Git tnieye rebate bow and state associations and civil or-|ter, and I believe that as Governor Sanizations to a conference on rail-; Pha ‘rates’ hare Janel vOne of the of this state you will be justified in MAYOR OF CITY No Assurance Is Given of Early Reductions in Rail Rates, RELEASE ASKED wished BY “BIG THREE” States Attorney Rushes to Com- GENER AL Wood's bat Labor Chief’s Efforts Chicago, May 23.—Plans of “Big b , “Con” Shea and Fred ‘big''three” labor leaders ‘under. ;-muxder -intictnyents in’ con- Nection,;,,wih recent murders and bombing, failed again today in their efforts to gain freedom when Judge Kickham Scanlon for the third time continued hearings at. which they to have a trial date set. fudge Scanlon’s action was taken When the state again announced that a indictments against the men be returned-bysthe grand jury. OF bulge’ __ Sthickigo?’Maly'282eChieagos jabor’s “big three” today°rlaaned a renewed effort to obtain release from jail on bond or failing that to at least force the city and state authorities to reveal some of the evidence it insists con- nects with them with police murder3, bomb plantings, beatings and property damage to the extent of approximate- ly $1,000,000. To combat this step states attorneys rushed a dozen or more additional witnesses before the grand ury andj claimed evidence was given to con, nect the big .three with terrorism, | slugging and bombing. CONFESSION IS REPUDIATED Sacramento, Calif, May 23.—John Drexel, who surrendered himself at the Sacramento city jail last: night and asserted he had been implicated in the escape of Tommy O'Connor from the Cook county jail at Chicago, last December, today repudiated his | me story and declared he knew nothing |Company. of the escape of the condemned mur- der2r. He also denied knowledge of any robbery at Evanston or of any Texas bank. St. Paul, May { held in Sacrameato, Calif., formerly was an inmate of the Minnesota state | reformatory at St. Cloud. He com- | pleted his sentence in Minnesota and | is no longer wanted here. MAKE EXTENSIONS The Industrial Commission has authorized its secretary to make ex-} tensions of time payment on farm loans as rermitted by law in cases | where persons who have the loans are | unable to pay them. The law per- mits one year’s extension after one year’s installment is due. 23.—John Drexel, [EVERY STATION I'm going to spend the summer here Manilla, P. I., May 23.—(By the A. Apo on which Governor Leonard Wood | end hig wife and daughter sailed Sat- urday for Mindoro have not been an-; swered and the typhoon which raged} yesterday is believed responsible for} the delay in their return. The Apo ts believed to have sought refuge in some port of Mindor. Gen-| spection on the island, SET DAY FOR ROUTING GOPHER! Carrington, N. D., May 23.—A_ser- | {es of gopher destruction days have | been arranged in Foster county, Each | community, consisting of a town of | surrounding townships, is to offer prizes to the boys and girls getting i the most gopher tails. All means aro! to be used in getting the rodents. ! Poisoned oats is to be distributed.) Arrangements are in charge of C. C.i Lake, county agent. | ee ‘RAIL BODY AT PEMBINA The state raiiroau commission to- day is holding a hearing in Pembina | in which it will inquire into the ques- | tion of a reasonable rate fir electricity for patrons of several towns serve by the Pembina Light and Power A hearing will be held in Grand Forks at the courthous? on June 10 in the Red River Power company case. PARTY MISSING .ovs. Johnson, Republican, P.)—Wireless queries to the yacht|® era] Wood pianned a brief visit of in-| Cowest last night REPORTS RAIN Every one of the 20 weather stations in North Dakota terri- tory which report to the Bismarck weather bureau tcday Teparted rain in the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. today. The heaviest rain was in Jamestown, which had sixty- cne hundredths of an inch. Bis- marck had .58; Dunn Center .12 and Dickinson but .03. The hea- it.” Ree TARIFF RAISE . IS BLOCKED Washington, May 23.—A combina- and Republicans blocked a measure today by Senator California, to Believed to Have Taken Refuge have the house taritt putts vf 86 i cents a pound on quick silver sub- During Typhoon ‘stituted for the senate rate of 25 cents. FE “—o Weather Report ol ee —— - For twenty-four hours ending at 8 a.m. May 23. Temperature at 7 a. m. Temperature at noon 50 68 Highest yesterday . § 72 Lowest yesterday . rd 247 }Precipitation ..... . 58 Highest wind velocity . 18 Weather Forecasts For Bismarck and Vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday; rising tem- perature Wednesday. For North Dakota: Eair tonight and (Wednesday; cooler YOnight east portion, rising temperature Wednes- day. . General Weather. Conditions, The pressure is low over the Cen- tral Plains States and Middle Miss- issippi Valley and showers have oc- curred throughout: the Plains States and in the Mississippi Valley. High pressure over the northeastern shope of the Rockies is accompanied by fair, ‘cool weather over the western third of the country. It is slightly cooler over the northern Plains states, but temperature changes have been unim- portant. Stations Temp. Precipi- State High- Low- tation of wea- viest rain was in central North Dakota, JS THREATENED Mass Meeting Held in Georgia Town to Start Hunt ‘Columbus, Ga., May 23.—Residents of this city will bold a mass meeting tonight to formulate plans for appre- hending bomb plotters who continue to threaten the life of J. H. Dimon and City Manager H. G. Hinkle, after blow. ing in the front of the mayor's hom» Sunday morning following anonymous demands for the resignation of the two officials. ‘On the heels of authorization of re- wards totaling $10,000 by the city and county commissioners for evidence leading to the persons responsible for the outrage another ‘anonymous letter and a postcard reiterating the threats against the two officials were received by the mayor last night. LARGE CROWD TO SEE “FOLLIES” A large crowd was expected to see the Greenwich Village Follies at the Auditorium tonight. The advance sale of seats was good and the seat sale continued briskly today. The company New York cast. It is returning from the successful tour. 49 IN NEW YORK POSTOFFICE HAVE CRIMINAL PAST Washington, May 23,—Discovery through “finger printing” that 49 of the 460 employes of the registry division of the New York postof- est. t estt ther | fice had criminal records was re- Amery : fe or ore ported to President ‘Harding to- Bottineau: .. 61 39 05: cl'r| day by Acting Postmaster General Bowbells .... 71 39 23 clr | Bartlett upon his return from an Devils Lake. 68 5a ‘04 cl'r| investigation of the New York of- Dickinson .. 71 38 03 cl'r| fice. All of the 49 have been drop- Dunn Center 70 39 12 cl’r| ped from the service, Mr. Bartlett ‘Ellendale ... 74 53 5B cldy | said. Fessenden... 65 44 09 cl’r The acting postmaster-general Grand Forks 78 67 11 cl'r| told the President the discovery Jamestown .78 57 AL c’r| came during his inquiry into the Langdon .... 76 47 40 cl’'r| arrest late Thursday of seven em- Larimore 7 52 5 cl’'r; ployes of the ofifce whose ar- Lisbon . 52 225 p.c.| rests it was asserted cleared up Minot . 372 cl'r| postal robberies extending over Napoleon 45 222 cl’r!| the last six months and involv- Pembina . 52 20 cl’'r! jing nearly $2,000.000. The arrests ‘Williston 44.06 cl'r| also are said to have thwarted a Moorhead .. 78 56 62 cldy | gigantic robbery planned for last ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Friday night in the registry di- Meteorologist. yision itself, Pacific coast after a long and!acres of corn this year and some important subjects to be discussed is! the proposed reopening of the western grain rate case by the carriers, it i3 announced, C. B, Hutchings, Chicagc, traffic manager of the federation, is! scheduled to be present. The state industrial commission, rail} road commission, civic and commerce associations and all trade association» are uniong those invited. In the reopening of the western rate case the roads plan to fight an order reducing rates. SWAR-TIME i PRISONERS FREE (Washington, May 23.—Announce- ment was made today by the Depart- ment of Justice that ‘President Hard- ing had commuted the sentences of Joseph Forden, Albert Weado and George Boehm, all of Chicago con- victed of war-time offenses. The commutation in each case 1s effective at once. BIG ACREAGE TO FORAGE Beach. N. D. Fakler has in 15 acres of alfalfa and ‘oming here tonight is the third edi-jis putting in more as he finds this! c tion of the Follies, and is the original/a good crop either for seed or for-! t have 140'has let the following contracts for age. Lewis Odland_ will others intend to plant as much or more, while many will have in from Denton has in more than 20 acres of sweet clover, a crop that it attracting considerable attention and being quite May 23,— Conrad) refusing to name any man for the ‘Living Hall of Fame.’” Since Governor Nestos asked the committee of military men to recom- mend an appointment and the com- mittee refuses mo one will be named. i MINE OWNER’S HOME WRECKED Uniontown, Pa., May 23.—The fam- ily of Emmet Diamond, living in Ma- sontown, near here, was thrown out of bed early today by a blast of dyna- gnite which wrecked part of the house. He is owner of a small coal mine which had been idle for more than 2 year and resumed operations last Mor. day. iPRESENT RATE IS CONTINUED The state railroad commission has ordered continuance of present. elec- tric rates in Stanton for a period of one year after June 1. Current is sup- plied by the Ben Jannsen company. CONTRACTS LET The state industrial commission equipment for the Grand Forkes Mill and Elevator: Rubber belting, U. S. Rubber Co., $13,397.53; elevating ma- ten to 50 acres of this cereal. Johnichinery, part to Webster Manufactur- jing C., Chicago $19,780; part to Wel- iler ‘Manufacturing Co., Chicago, $¥6,- 954.31; grain dryer Strong-Scott Co., generally sown this season. AT WINONA AND i Winona, Minn., May 23—Henry Pease, 38, a prisoner in the Wi- nona county jail, and Miss Har- riet Stahman, 28, a teacher in the Winona public schools were man | and wife today as the result of a romance began when the bride came to the jail several months ago to assist in conducting reli- gious services and culminated in a wedding in the jail corridors. The ‘ceremony was performed in the presence of the bride’s fam- ' jly while prisoners watched from behind iron gratings. Following the wedding and re- freshments several elders of the Pentecostal Assembly of the Minneapolis, $13,500. PRISONER MARRIES TEACHER IN JAIL PROMISES TO REFORM World of which the bride and groom are members oondurted prayer in which the little band joined. Pease is serving a year’s term following conviction in connection with the robbery of a box car. “Is Mr. Pease going to become a preacher,” the bride was asked. “I don’t know,” she replted, “the Lord will find something for him to do.” Pease has spent 20 of the 38 years of his life behind jail and prison bars, according to his story. “T have been hard,” he said, “I started a life of crime when I was fourteen. It is all over now.” It Is Said Washington, May 22.—President , Harding was represented at the White House as merely hopeful that volun- tary reductions in transportatgon rates would result from last Satur- day night’s White House dinner con- ference attended by 19 of the leading railroad executives of the countey: Obstacles in the way of obtaining voluntary action; by ‘the railroads in the way of rate re ions on’ the ba- sis desired by the administration were described at the White House as somewhat formidable. *''’ APPEAL CASE OF ACCOUNTANTS An appeal to the supreme court has beenytaken in the case in which Joseph -Coghlan brought | charges against accountants,.of. the Bishop, Brissman’ company, charging that they were practicing as accountants in North Dakota without having com- plied with the laws of the state. The accounting firm won in the district court. DRUGGISTS ARE UNDER FIRE Washington, May 23.—Retail drug- gists came under fire in the senate today for what was described as ex- cessive and exorbitant prices for medicine. Senator Smoot, Republican, ‘Utah, predicted that an investigation of prices was coming and said that when it did the people would know the truth about who made the profit. MIDSHIPMEN TO GET DIPLOMAS? (Washington, May 23.—Commissions for all the approximately 400 midship- men in this year’s graduation class at the U. S, Naval academy virtually were assured today when the senate naval committee voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of their nom- ination as ensigns sent to the senate yesterday by ‘President Harding. MAY POSTPONE MAY 31 ULTIMATUM Paris, May 23.—Indefinite post- ponement of the May 31 ultimatum date for a reparations’ settlement by Germany is being considered by the reparations commission and may be offered the Germans upon condition that they accept essentially the com- mission's full program,