The Washington herald., 1921-01-03
This Will Be Busy Week
For Senator at Mar
ion Home.
CLIFFORD PINCHOT
is VISITOR TODAY
Towner, Cravath, Curtis,
Among Conferees
Scheduled.

MARION, Ohio, Jan. "A crowd
ed and strenuous week faces Pres
ident-elect Harding. Scores of ims
portant visitors will confer with
him during the next seven days,
and while international affairs will
not be ignored entirely, they will
be showed into the background by
pressing domestic problems and de-
liberations concerning the members
of his Cabinet.
In addition. Senator Harding win
go to Columbus Wednesday to re-
ceive Masonic degrees from the
third to the thirty second. which
viii be administered by the Column
bus Masonic Jurisdiction.
clifford Pinchot was the first of
the list Of visitors to arrive in Mar
ion He will confer with the Pres
ident-elect early tomorrow morn
and, and while the subject matter
to be discussed has not been an
nounced. it is believed that the for
mer head Of the Forest Service will
deal with the conditions and needs
of the farmers and stock growers
of the West 1t is probable that
he will also contribute his counsel
regarding the appointment of a Sec
retary of the Interior.
Iowa Representative Due.
Judge Horace NJ. Towner, mem
Der of Congress from Iowa and
member OF the House Insular At
fairs Committee. also will arrive
tomorrow. He is expected to dis
cuss a program of legislation to
be outlined at the extra session of
Congress after the Inauguration.
Paul D. Cravath, of New York.
who will arrive about noon tomor-
row, Is expected to outline briefly
the condition of the great Industrial
concerns and their relation to pro-
duction, reduction of the price Of
living, employment and the foreign
markets. Cravath has recently been
in Europe and is known to be in
close and intimate touch with con-
ditions both in America and in the
war-torn countries across the At
lantic.
Senator Charles Curtis. of Kansas.
probably will discuss with the next
Chief Executive the scope of the
legislation which he regards possi-
BILE to crowd through the Congress
sionaly mill at this session of Con-
gress. As Republican whip of the
Senate, he is expected to speak au-
thoritatively as to the possibility of
getting emergency tariff legislation
through the Senate at this time.
Doubt TariT Enactment.
Senator Harding is known to ia
vor measures which will afford re-
lief and protection to the agricul-
tural industries at once. But Sena-
tor McCumber last week announced
that he regarded it as doubtful
whether the tariff measures could
be crowded through before March 4.
Outside of budget legislation and
, appropriation bills, the time which
can be devoted to other legislation
is short, and Senator Curtis prob
ably will be informed as to what
measures Senator Harding deems
should have precedence.
On Tuesday, Judge Peter s. Gross
cup, Of Chicago, will meet Senator
Harding for a comprehensive con-
ference.
Senator Harding had a fairly rest
full day. He and Mrs. Harding at
tended breakfast this morning
given by his family physician, DR..
c. E Sawyer, at White Oak Farms,
to the newspaper correspondents
After a three-mile walk back to
town, he worked at his desk until
luncheon, when he was Joined by
Harry NJ. Daugherty, with whom he
spent the afternoon.