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Show UNI HOURS, NO PAY, PROTESTED Prisoner Under "Little Volstead" Vol-stead" Law Has Kick BaCRAMKNTO. Cal.. April M Being Be-ing confined in Jail aa a boot lesser is one thinr. but bring; convicted andj sent to Jsll for violating the prohlbl- i tion Iiti and on top of that being forced to work union houra without pay la aomethlng entlrly different. So thlnka George Kabb, a prisoner In the town's Jail at Hlnhop, Inyo t ounty. who. ha written here to John H. Hlalr. deputy state labor (omni I-ioner, I-ioner, to aarertaln what hi chance are of collecting w ; naAlnat the town of ttlflhop whil er fng m en-tenc en-tenc of tfcO da for vlolatlna the pro-vlalon pro-vlalon of the "Little Volaiead" act of that place. Rati I., in hi letter to Hlalr. make r.o protest with reaard to hi tn-carrerailn tn-carrerailn or the penalties contained In prohibition ordinance, but he point out that the law plainly tatea "to be confined In the town jail for I AO duya" nnd make no refreuce (o tight hours of work every day. |