Evening star., 1932-02-14
Company Views Expla ined.

director Of the company, explained the
stand Of the company by saying: I'VE
are only doing what all air companies
will have to come to sooner or later.
We are trying to put the romantic
basis"
The American Federation of Labor
has promised its full backing to the
pilots in their struggle for improve
ment Of Conditions. The position OF
the federation was outlined as follows
by William Green, president:
The members of the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor are of the opinion that the air
line pilots employed by the Century
Air Lines were thoroughly justified in
refusing to give service when the man
agement Of the company demanded
40 per cent wage reduction.
The support Of the American
Federation of Labor Is unreServedly
given to those members Of the Air Line
Pilots Association. They deserve the
support of all classes of people in their
efforts to maintain decent wages and
decent conditions of employment.
Employed as they are at hazardous
work assuming risks involving both life
decent salary and they deserve to be
encouraged through the hope of pro-
motion and steady employment.
The imposition of 40 per cent
reduction in wages upon a group of men
whose responsibilities are great who
risk their lives in hazardous enterprise
Is indefensible. 1t is clearly evident
that such action must result in lowered
morale and decreased efficiency. The
creation of such a situation is bound
to destroy public confidence in air line
transportation
Hot Spot" Harmon.
Lieut.. Tiny" Harmon, Army Air
Corps pilot, who pushes observat on
planes around in the vicinity of Mitchell
Field. N Y. and who has been known
to visit Boiling Field on occasion has
a new nickname. which would perhaps
suit him better than the old one, except
for the rather painful memories it must
recall. The new nickname is Hot SpOt"
and it came about in this fashion:
Harmon, with three other Mitchell
Field golf luminaries, was, in the
language of the Mitchell Field Wind
sock. journal of the field personnel,
beating around the bushes on the
Meadowbrook course"
Down the thirteenth fairway, Harmon
began beating the bushes with more
gusto than his brother officers. Knee
deep in the growth he blasted away at
the ball, which only hoped further
away into the rough.
Thoroughly aroused, Tiny" jammed
his habitual pipe into his hip pocket,
gritted his teeth, and settled down 70
the business of getting the ball out into
more appropriate surroundings HIS
fellow golfers three, witnessing the show
with heartlesS chuckles. were preparing
to shoot their second shots wher sud-
denly a wild Shrek came from the tall
weeds as Tiny threw his arms aloft and
came bounding out into the open.
I'm on fire." howled Tiny. His un-
feeling fellows, believing his heated con-
dition was mental and due tc inability
to get the ball out on the fairway, only
laughed the louder until they suddenly
ee~ceived with amaZemenu that smoke
as belching from the Harmon knick-
ers. me smouldering pipe, it appeared.
was wreaking havoc in the southwest
sector.
With miraculous agility" continues
the account of the calamity, Mai Bill
leaped to the rescue, lowered the fam
ing breeches under great stress. due to
the jumping and whooping of the victim,
and found the Harmon shorts in the
same state of conhagration. After much
slapping and pounding applications Of
hands full of grass the fire was tx-
tinguished. and the resultant injury, due