Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-30
NAVY PROGRAM,
 COAL QUESTION,
 ARE CONSIDERED
Wide Variety Of Subjects Is Talked Over By Harding
 With Three Visitors.
NAVAL RESERVE URGED
Government Regulation Of All Livestock Transaction
 Also Is Proposed.

MARION. Chic, Dec. PA wide variety of subjects including the coal situation. packer control and the naval building program were talked over by President-elect Harding today in dozen conferences which kept him busy from early morning until late at night.
 The coal production problem was presented to him by Daniel E. Wentz. of Philadelphia president Of the Ma tional Coal Association. who furnish ed detailed information about the present rate of production ana the outlook for the coming year. Harding asked many questions on the subject but it was not indicated what atti- ruue he took Regarding government regulation of the industry Wentz was accompanied by Fred Upham Of Chi caso, prominent coal man who x treasurer Of the Republican national committed
 On the subject of naval construction the president-elect sought information from Representative Patrick A Kelly of Michigan. chairman Of the house subcommittee which handles naval appropriations Means Of cutting down expenditures without cTippling national defense were discussed at length, Kelly suggesting that while the present building program was DC ing completed. an international agree ment might De perfected for limiia- tion of armaments. He also urged that the naval reserve plan b. per fected as an inexpensive guarantee of sufficient naval personnel.
 Urge Federal Control
 A committee from Chicago headed by $. B. Stafford. president os the Chicago Livestock Exchange. took up with Harding the question of goven- ment regulation of the livestock in- dustry and presented plea that during the next four years the busi- ness should not be harassed induly by legal restrictions. They asked that a secretary Of agriculture De se- lected in harmony with that policy but Said afterwards that they had not put forward any particular can didate.
 With Stafford were Everett C. Brown, president of the National Live stock Exchange and Kay Wood chair man of the organizations legislative committee.
 All the members of the delegation expressed confidence that the presi- dent-elect would inauSurate a poiicy to reassure the trade and stabilize markets.
 Another caller was Victor F, Law son publisher of the Chicago Daily News who said his conference con Cerned various domestic problems Charles B. Warren of Detroit. form CT Republican national committeeman for Michigan. also called to see the president-elect and had luncheon at tle Harding home.
 The day brought no outward deveI- opments regarding cabinet selections but the impression was gwen by those close to Harding that at least one or two members of his C..icial family would be definitely chosen in Ire near future It has been generally expected that the first 70 be srfl q upon will be secretary or stac Id secretary of the treasury. an that other appointments will be announCed from time to time later
 Meets Hays Today
 Tomorrow the presi,vatslect is 70 talk to Will II. Hays prominently mentioned for postmaster general or secretary of the interior. and with Senator Philander C. Knox of Penn sylvania who with Charles F. Hughes has been in the fore of recent specu- lations about the seoretaryship of state. IL was said at the Harding headquarters, however. that the call of and Senator Knox was concerned pri- marily with arrangements for the in- auguration. The Pennsylvania sena- tor is in charge of the congressional aiding in plans for the cere- mOny and he will come tO Marion with F. E. Mclean. chairman or the inaugural committed