Show HARDING HARD ENDS 2 WEEK TRIP IN If THE NORTH President Expresses Deep Regret In Farewell To Alaska ITO TO DEVELOP AREA I IV V Visit it Directs Attention of Public To Vast Resources I SITKA Alaska July 23 23 1 EU 3 President President Hardins concluded his President I-President to Alaska here Sunday r ct- ct ix t two tso 0 seeks v from th aay amy he hei I i fIrst stepped on the soil ot of the I territory and tonight th thi marine I transport Henderson ctrl can ing the tho presidential party part steamed out of the harbor bound for l r B 13 C and Seattle The Chief Chic executive e and anti alo Mrs expressed l t deep feeling of ot regret as they Sale saia fare fare- fare farewell well neil to the citizens of tI tiis little littletown town where shore here occurred the ny which transferred the froM froit Russian to American r rUle lle and through these citizens god bye to Alaska Hie two tao e cic ks spent t in Ia base e given t mol and mis accompanying hima a new vision of Alaska andi and a as he I himself has said a new determination tion to do all in his power I lo to bring this vast territory to Its fullest development development de- de Great as was WilS the regret of ot Mr handing Harding and other s of ot his party at leaving the territory they ha hae have e been welcome elcome so or cor- cor cordially I dually such feeling obviously ob as shared to the tho fullest degree l by y the Ibo people of Alaska VAST V S Whatever the gove government may maydo maydo do to aid Alaska In the future as asa asa a result of the presidents president's s sit the people of Alaska o decla-o n wh already has been done because for or two w s more attention hat has 0 I Ir en directed toward beard to ard the tho territory toan at any time since it was purchased by the United States Stales In 1 1867 8 6 7 I The residents further bilie eMr Mr Hardings Harding's visit Is It has baa d d to enlighten the tho people of the tates I regarding Alaskan resources and to dispel the old ideas dern derived cd fr front m the carl early designation of oC the terri teril- teril territory tory as an nn ice box I The president during his two 1 weeks stay has visited 11 to ton nil nilI niland I and several more little has made three trips Into the tha In- In Interior In Interior tenor and has sailed along more than a thousand miles of the terl teri torys tory's torys tory's coast line I IGO GO Governor Bone who ho let left the party hero after having basing ti eed with the party throughout the ten ter- territory ter territory i estimated that third one of the population of o the territory had greeted the tho chief executive 0 and ol Mrs Irs Harding ing du-ing their visit SI Q The president was welcomed on landing here about 10 o 0 clock by bythe the entire population of the tile to to gathered on the old parade grounds near the spot where the thc lIt act iii transfer of the territory sas vi as made I more than a half halt century ago JO and andIn andin andIn In ol 1 brief address declared he hp did not know how his party could re- re re receive ceh cei e a 0 more fitting ClUing i 11 than on this historic spot I am ant sorry this i Is our last day In Alaska he continued I do not think there thero Is 13 any one une In our party who sho does docs wit nit base 0 with genuine regret Vi W Y come under the lure of We Wego Wego Vego go away with fine and with many suggestions suggestion which I hope be he helpful to you and to your government jo Alaska Is a great and glorious part of the union and I hope for the ultimate to bring you Into full tun sisterhood The Time sIt to the territory Jr Harding further asserted hm-d hm brought some happy ments In that he and ind his Jents members had bad found much less the matter with Alaska and the gov government's bv relations with Alaska than had been widely pro proclaimed Secretaries Worl Wallace Wallce aud Hoover and Speaker Gillett Giblett also made short farewell tare ell addresses ind nd then President and Mrs harding ero ero presented with a number ot of gifts ranging from of beautiful SItka harbor to a 0 basket of big strawberries W 4 11 hIA W TOT TOTEM OS The chief executive and Mrs Irs Hardin Harding did not return to the I until late In Ln the after afternoon noon After tho the exercises on the I parade ground they with willi other members of the official party at tended services In the native Pf Pre Pre- church and visited Jd the Sheldon Jackson school which Is maintained here by the 1 omens omen's hoard Board of Home Missions of time the PresbyterIan church During the vIsit to the school ot of the party were served with aith salmen berries and cake enke the latter made by an Indian gin girl student Visits were also tIso made mado to the Sitka nation monument which ts is tn a a ark the tho outskirts of the I I CC Continued on rage Pa-go P Two i HARDING ENDS WEEK WEEK 2 TRIP IN THE NORTH NORT from Page Poto One town containing probably the best collection of or- totem photos In Alaska The Tho Sheldon Jackson me- me memorial me memorial morial the tho pioneers pioneer home and the Greek Greck Catholic church one of the thc remain remaining InS reminders of Rii rule where the th bishop presented gUts gifts and personally conducted the I distinguished visitors through the edifice By direction of tile pres president ideal ident tho the nay navy band from he Henderson gave a concert during the afternoon at the pioneers lon ers home Shortly alte after the Henderson weighed anchor and tho lInt visit ever eer cr mado made by a president to Alaska came cams to 10 an end 00 ao |