Evening star., 1925-11-16
Suburban Stations Asked.

On Wednesday the fourth demon
stration station will be opened at 27oS
Ontario road northwest, to serve the
people OF Mount Pleasant and sur
rounding sections of Northwest Wash
ineton. It Is hoped that at the same
time a station can be put into opera
ton in the northeast district and an
other In the southwest. These six,
ii Is believed, will put one station
within easy reach of all persons Nv-
ing in the District.
So popular has become the cam
paign to teach the use of soft coal
that many appeals have reached The
Star from Maryland suburbs to assist
in the establishment of similar sta.
tions within easy access Of that great
portion of Washington's real popula
ton. One of these was from Mrs.
H. 3. Mayhew of Hyattsville. Md.
Asa resait of iRsistent demands
that have Como to The Star from
Hyattsville and Mrs. Mahew's promise
that the women of that section would
lend their heartiest cooperation
steps have been taken to acquire the
proper kind of a vacant house In that
suburb where demonstrations may be
held. In the meantime. the Coal
Merchants Board of Trade is getting
locality, asking for the contribution
of soft coal and a demonstrator.
Stations Donated.
All four Of the stations thus far
acquired were donated to the cam
paign by public spirited real estate
men. The house in Burleith was
loaned for the demonstrations by
Shannon & Luchs, 7l3 Fourteenth
street; the one on Georgia avenue,
by Boss & Phelps. 1417 K street;
the southeast station, by John F.
Donohoe & sons. 314 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. and the Ontario
road house, by McKeever Goss,
1415 K street.
The other two stations will also be
donated by real estate men. Ample
houses have already been offered, but
care is being taken to select those
which lie closest to the greatest mum
ber of persons. The engineers ir
charge are also anxious to obtain at
least one house with 4. hot air plant
to show that bituminouS coal can be
burned even In that kind Of a furnace
without annoyance from smoke, gas
or dirt. The other two stations will,
therefore, be announced tomorrow.
The three stations to be opened to.
ly at 10 o'clock. They Will remain
open, with competent engineers al
ways on the job until noon, and then
will reopen at o'clock for an after.
noon demonstration. The houses will
close at o'clock, but open again at
o'clock In the evening 50 that hus.
bands, as we'll as wives, may attend
the demonstrations. This same SChed-
ule will be followed in each station
daily until further notice.
At conference today 1t was de-
cided that the first demonstration
should be made with low volatile
bituminous coal This is the so-called
"smokeless" soft coal. More expen-
sive than high volatile bituminous,
it more nearly approaches anthracite
In it's combustion qualities than other
grades of soft coal Wednesday, the
high volatile variety will be used. AL
though it gives off a little more smoke
than low volatile bituuinous, it Is less
expensive, and properly burned, mono
of the smoke would get in the house.
Thursday, the demonstration will deal
with coke.
The duration Of these demonstra.
tions has not yet been determined.
1t is generally believed that two weeks
will be long enough to permit every
interested householder in Washington
to witness one or more lessons. Should
public interests demand 1t, however,
the demonstrations will be continued
until 1t is certain there is no longer
need for them. The inaugural pro-
gram, whereby a certain grade of soft
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