The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-25
MCCARTHY BEGINS
TERM Of OFFICE
WITH BUSY DAY
Visits a Prince, Makes Two Ap-
!. pointments and Holds Con-
4 ! ference With Lane
FOOD COMMISSIONERS ....
RESERVATIONS NOT IN
Governor To Make Full Investlga.
ton Before Actinp-Plans
Survey of Public Lands

Of government yesterday and though no
outstanding features OF particular i'm.
portance marked his first day in Office,
he started work at seven O'Clock in the
morning, paid his respects to visiting
Japanese prince, held a conference with
Secretary Of the Interior Franklin K
Lane, made two appointments and dis
posed Of mass OF business and cor.
respond ence. r..
OF the two appointments made, the
more Important was that of High
Sheriff William p. jarrett, whose com.
mission to serve for the next four years
was signed yesterday afternoon. The
other appointment was tant of T. E. M
Osorio as district magistrate OF HiI6
TO succeed Judge Delbert MetSger,
who on Saturday took over the duties
Of, territorial treasurer, succeeding Gov.
ernor Mccarthy. r.
Awaits designations
Some weeks ago assurances were
given to the Governor that when he
took Office the designations of members
OF the food commission would be placed
in his hantls. He said yesterday he had
not yet received them, but intimated
that he believed they would be in his
hands within a short time ......
Governor Mccarthy has already made
q beginning of the investigation he
said be Intended to make Of all the ae.
tiRities of the food commission. Copies
of the proceedings of all the meetings
the commission has held, taken from
the report that was presented at the
special session Of the legislature are in
his hands and are being closely scru.
tiniEed.
Az. far as I have gone," be said
yesterday, ait seems to me that the
commission did lot of work and it
seems to have been intelligent work. )"
He added that he believed that the
food commission had started out ON the
right track and said that it il possible
that due either to criticism levelled at
the acts of the cominission or to other
causes the body aftet making a good
beginning and doing rnpch actual work
had not been able to achieve important
results, He said he Intends to con.
tinue his inquiry into matters pertain
ing to the commission until Vhe had
eohplete grasp Of the situatf3H, when
hstwOuld take whatever action he dsemi
Make fsla sr,v; -. -. -
In the coufse ~ the next several
weeks the Governor will, also begin the
survey he has planned of all the terri:
torial lands. 1t has been his intention
personally to visit all territorial lands
In company with Land Commissioner B,
G. Rivenburgh and a stenographer and
in this way acquire a personal knowl-
edge of the lands so he can act with
the fullest knowledge in carrying out
the provisions of the presidential proc.
lamation which Secretary Lane said
soon would be issued.
Governor Mccarthy said yesterday
that he had receiEed no further word
concerning this proclamation, but it is
believed that it will be issued within
the next few days, !"
No action has yet been taken on the
score of a number of appointments that
are yet to be made. The Governor
said no announcement could be made
at the present time Of a successor to
DIR. J. s. B. Pratt, as president Of the
board OF health. and no choice of d
member Of the iarbor board to fill the
vacancy he himself left has been made
public. Judge Metzger, who was the
Governor first appointed took over
his duties yesterday. 1t is understood
that the other cabinet changes to be
made will take place on the first Of the
month. l.. II. Bigelow will then be-
come superintendent Of public works
and Judge Harry Irwin will become at
t0rney general
Projects In Sight
1t may be some little time before ar.
tive steps are taken IN connection with
the larger projects which the new ad,
mihisration is to carry out. The Wal.
Xxi reclamation project depends in
some measure ON the army, as one of
the board that will definitely fix the
course Of the canal is to be designated
by the head Of the Hawaiian depart
ment and the officer who will act has
not yet been announced After the 10.
cation of the canal is definitely fixed it
il probable that the Territory will have
to set about to acquire by purchase or
through condemnation proceedings land
needed before actual work can be start
ed. The civic center project probably
cannot be handled effectively before the
next session Of the legislature, though
Governor Mccarthy has said he will
do what he can In the meantime to
shape things to carry out the project.
Prince Y. Tokugawa, heading a Jap-
the United States, England and France
called On the Governor Sunday while
he was taking the trip around the Isl;
and with the Lane party. The Gov
eruor returned the cali yesterday morn.
ing. The Governor also, saw Secretary
Lane and Secretary Bradley yesterday
morning,
One of the striking events Of the trip
arouni the Island Sunday took place
after the party's return to Honolulu
Sunday evening when moving pictures
of the important events of the visit of
Secretary Lane and party were shown
at the Star theater on outer King
Street. The Inauguration in the throne
room was one of the pictures shown.
"And I looked just exactly like
Charlie Chaplin in the picture" Gov
ernor Mccarthy said. He added that
he had been assured by the photog.
rapher that defects in the film could
be remedied.
On the trip around the Island the
party stopped at the Castle home, 1.-The