The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-10
CLEARING HOUSE
CERTIFICATES
JAPANESE HOUSE CLEANERS OBJ
JECTED TO BANK PAPER MONEY
BUT ARE WON OVER BY RUSE.

He who runs up against heather
hired help says S. f Towntalk, may
read success on the face of the pres.
eut clearance house certifcates-that
is if he be quick-witted enough, as
witness the fonowing Smith has just
leased big Office building down town
which he is anxious to furnish into
shape for tenants as quickly as posi-
bic The other day he called in a lot
of Japanese house cleaning solutions
and under henchman Jones set them
to work washing dabs Of paint off the
wood fnishings and to cleaning the
windows The work consumed several
days but at last it was finished to the
satisfaction of Smith and the Japs
were marshalled in line by henchman
Jones to receive their pay. The Japs
have been carefully taught the values
of all the American coins, likewise ex-
actly what was due them each hour
in return for the various kind of house
cleaning work performed. When Jones
started down the line OF Orientals with
a fistful of the new clearing house GER
tifcates and attempted to pay off there
came fiat refusal, stubborn protest,
wild gesticulatiOns, babel of Nippon
csc and finally the inCipient signs of a
riot. Henchman Jones picked out
student Jap among the rabble and
tried to explain to him that the certi-
ficates were perfectly good, that they
were based upon a seventy-hve per
cent value of gilt edged securities de-
posted with the clearance house, etc,
etc But the deeper Jones plunged in
to the explanation, the greater became
the demonstration of the suspicious
Orientals. The Jap student carefully
read the wording on the certificate to
his fellow house cleaners but they saw
nothing that spelled good Mikado
money" There followed an ominous
cracking of wood into serviceable club
lengths
Smith, down stairs, was startled by
the bedam overhead To him rushed
the badgered and perplexed Jones and
explained the situation. He took a
bunch of certificates from Jones and
began the usual purbind explanation
He started to read the certificate when
the happy light of inspiration hit him
square between the eyes. He beckon-
ed the Jap students. See here" he
Numbered, haven't you Japanese any
sense? Can't you read?" Most GER
tainly, honorable sir responded the
faltering student, Il was educated in
the highly esteemed public schools.
Then" shouted Smith, with well 81
INFLATED indignation, why don't you
read what's plainly printed here:
Clearance House Certificates?' The
printer made mistake to be sure; ev-
erybody knows it except you dolts. 1t
should read Cleaning House Certif-
Gates All the first class Japanese
Cleaning Houses in town are taking
them. You're a nice lot of ignorant
highbinders, Don't you know any
thing?" Smith glowered on the Jap
student. That apologize individual
jabbered a few seconds to his fellows
and the next moment they had all
scrambled back into line. The hum
bled henchman Jones placed a "House
Cleaning Certificate in each extend
ed paw and the line dissolved into the
outside world. Then the admiring
henchman led the chesty Mr.. Smith by
the shortest route to the SWEETEST cafe
while the interrupted entente cordial
between Asia and America again got
down to steady business.