The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-03-04
THE GREAT AUTO SHOW
More and More Interest Being Taken
At Each Session.

last evening than on the preceding
lday. The rooms of the building are
crowded with those looking at the
cars and attendance by ticket at the
short course is growing with every
session.
A couple of hours in the forenoon
are devoted to class of auto repair
men at which Prof Leavell tells how
to get at parts to make repairs, what
lis necessary to repair parts and what
to do in emergencies in the way of
temporary relief.
An afternoon round table for ticket
holders is proving of great advantage
and benefit to the members. Almost
every car owner has at some time
had some problem with his car. CUES
tions are asked by any, one and the
explanation is made general. These
round table talks are interesting and
beneficial and the time passes all too
quickly for all questions to be an
swered. Many go over to the next
session.
Short Course Lecture.
Attendance at the lecture Tuesday
night was a surprise for the short
course management. Additional
chairs were provided Tuesday in an
ticipation of an increased attendance.
Ticket sales were indicative of this
possibility but no one supposed the
increase would be so pronounced.
Not enough seats were provided for
Tuesday evenings crowd. Every
available place. was occupied at the
lecture room and many stood during
the entire talk of more than an hour.
Additional seating capacity was pro-
vided today and the inconvenience
experienced last evening will not be
repeated.
Took Picture.
A photo of the Tuesday night crowd
in the lecture room was desired and
Photographer Fair made a flash light
picture at the close of the lecture.
Carburetion.
Tuesday evenings lecture was up
ON the subject of carburetion and
points relative thereto; gasoline and
high and low grade fuels.
Fuel for the motor car is gasoline
and this was the first subject taken
up by Prof. Leavell for the even
ing's talk. He told of the systems
of manufacture and explained the
difference between fuel for summer
and winter use, as provided by the
refneries and sold to the consumer.
Gasoline and air are mixed in an
apparatus called a "carburetor,' be-
fore being supplied to the cylinders
for use in furnishing power to the
car. The entire evening was devot.
ed to the talk on carburetors and only
a few minutes given at the close for
the asking of questions. Many an
experienced operator learned. new
things about the management of fuel
mixtures and how to get the greatest
of miles out of gallon OF
gasoline.
Carburetion is a big subject and
different cars employ different sys-
TENS. Prof. LeaVell carries with him
a number of the best known and most
used carburetOrs. These are on eX.
They are placed in sec
tions with explanations attached. EV-
cry point is made plain, so simple
Illdb d uOS may uIluCl
Drawings and charts are also dis
played and in addition there are SER
vice bulletins issued by the State col
Iege on the subject Of How to adjust
your CaFburetOr." .
Adjustments were fully explained
by the lecturer and advice given for
the numerous emergencies encounter
ed by the driver. The causes of
back firing were fully explained and
there were many details and minor
points that came in for special eX-
PLANTATION. Although the lecturer had
a big subject he talked rapidly and
his talk by blackboard
drawings as he proceeds and this is
helpful in many ways. 60" ,-.
When the fashIfght picture was
taken at the end of the lecture there
were about two hundred and fifty
people in the room.
Auto Show.
Hundreds and hundreds of people
were at the show on the first floor
Of the building, morning. afternoon
Ind evening. The crowds seem to be
changing all of the time and the in
.erest does not lag The cars take
up much space and there is not an
Dverabundance OF room Tor the ac-
of great crowd but
the people are good-natured and put
up with Inconvenience. .....
Special entertainment is furnished
n the way of monographs and these
ire kept going all of the time except
Turing the evening lecture. r.s
When the auto show was proposed
rs department OF the short course
10 one supposed that il would be as
big an institution as it is proving to
Ie, and it might be much larger.
Space to each, exhibitor had to- be
United else not room enough could