The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-03
Nc arthy Takes Office and
Official Heads Begin to Fall
PALMER Woods Has Not Yet Sent
Reply 10 Office Of Job
As Cupid
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(FrOm sunday Adyertiser.l

promptly az haifr past twelve 'cl0ek
yesterday afternoon Territorial Treas
urer d, Lloyd conkling tnrned over his
Office to his successor, Col Charles J.
Mccarthy, whose bond in the, sum. Of
100000, with the Pacific Coast Casual
~ Company as surety, had been fled
a short time previously.
There was but little formaIity in the
indueting into Office of Treasurer Nc
Carihy by his Predecessors They snook
hands and Mr.. Conkling presented Col
onel Mccarthy TO Deputy Treasurer
Henry G. lIapai aud the other employees
Of the office. Treasurer Mccarthy as
sured the staff that there would be no
changes whatever, unless there were
brought about in the future for cause
Heaus Of, First Thing
Treasurer MCCARTHY s first official act
upon assuming office was to approve the
appointment Of Tim b. Lyons as deputy
assessor Of the district Of Waikiki,
Mani, James N. X. Keola resigned re-
Gently as deputy assessor OF that dis
triet and Assessor Joseph H. Kunewa
appointed Lyons, subject TO the treas.
urer's approval, which was given yes
terday. The commission was mailed In
the, steamer Mauna Kea which left al
three o'clock for Lahaina and Iiilo.
MeCarthys next Official act was 60
Gre /" Cupid' Barrere g for cause, y the
main cause being that be had offered
the Job a week ago to Palmer r.
Woods.
SHES at Playing Cupid
Treasurer Mccarthy said TO The Al
vertiser yesterday that two weeks apo
be offered the position of marriage H.
eense agent, now held by "Cnpidv
Frank M, Barrere, to Palmer p. Woods,
who recently was candidate for dele.
gate to congress in opposition to
Link McCandless, Up to yesterday
Mr.. Woods had failed to notify Colonel
Mccarthy whether or not he would ac-
eept the offer. Woods has a bunch that
the job will last only until the lsgis-
latufe can lam II ont of existence.
Only One Applicant
Touching upon probable changes in
the three departments of the territorial
treasurership under his charge, the new
treasurer said yesterday that he had
preeeivsd only one application from
Oahu and that was from a Young Ha
waiian who would like to hold down the
job of stenographer in the treasurer Is
Office recently vacated through the
resignation of Miss Edith Treadway.
The treasurer has not yet taken action
in this respect. 81
As regards the outside islands Col
onel Mccarthy said that he had fat
hand a number Of applications; one
from a Hawaii man, believed TO be
Oliver p Shipman of Hilo, former Ha-
wall county supervisor from Kan, for
assessor Of the Island Of Hawaii in
place Of the Incumbent, Robert 7. For
rest. Another Hawaii man wants n
deputy assessorship on the island and
80 do FIVE on Maui, one Of whom has
already been appointed, as stated
rabove, and one on Kauai.
There Might Be
Regarding these applications the
new treasurer was non-eommittal yes.
terday, although he inferred that there
might not-be any further changes.
Treasurer MeCarthy's eommission
was signed by Governor Pinkham yes
terday and is for term Of four years,
dating from October, 81. 1t is subject
to confirmation, however, by the next
senate, which may take action on Gov
ernOr Pinkham 3 appointments at any
time during the session from the third
Wednesday in February when the leg
islature meets, until the adjournment,
sine die, late in April of next year.