Taking the air again at 2:45 this
afternoon, Simmons ferried a load
of freight to the Polaris - Taku
Mine, at Tulsequah, and was to
return with five passengers for
Juneau.
CEDAR MAY ALSO TAKE
MAIL TO WEST ALASKA
In response to a radiogram sent
to the Second Assistant Postmaster
! General Harlee Branch, suggesting
I that the lighthouse service ship Ce
dar pick up all the mail for West
ward and Interior points, which the
Tallapoosa leaves, and make a spec
I ial trip to the Westward, Governor
\ John W. Troy today received a mes
i sage from Mr. Branch advising that
' his suggestion would be followed up
| by the Post Office Department.
: Empire classifieds pay.
Unemployment
Insurance Act
Constitutional
Supreme Court Returns
Cvenly Divided Vote
of 4 to 4
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. — The
New York Unemployment Insurance
Law which taxes employers to pay
benefits to those out of work, has
been held constitutional by an even
ly divided vote of 4 to 4 of the Su
preme Court Justices.
Justice Stone is ill and was not
present to participate in the decis
ion.
The New York Court of Appeals
had upheld fourteen other States
and the District of Columbia w'ho
have similar laws including Cali
fornia, Idaho and Oregon.
Under the New York State law,
employers of four or more persons,
with certain exceptions, are re-1
quired to pay a tax on payrolls (
which tax is placed into a pool to
aid unemployed. It is suppiemen
al to some extent, in the Federal So
cial Security Act.
