Show 2 Boise Theatres Theatres' Break With Union BOISE May 11 AP BoIses BoIse's Boise's Boises two leading theatres operating with talkIes broke with the Motion Picture Operators' Operators union today and prepared to run open shop One of the theatres the Egyptian was was closed for a short time tIm this af afternoon but but expected to open for forat forat forat at r least ast one show tonight with the g r. r Frank Larson operating the m machine ch e He was being taught the Intricacies intricacies' of the new talking picture equipment by Walter Men Men- Mendenhall Mendenhall Mendenhall manager manag r of ot the other theatre theatre thea thea- tre the tho PInney h Mendenhall declared red the operators 1 had d demanded 65 5 a a. week for r a five- five hour day and time and a half over time He said theatres of ot comparative com coin par par size in other cities the size size of f Boise were paying 40 to 60 His so eon Roger Mendenhall was operating the P Pinney equipment q to night Mendenhall said sala the labor and other costs costs' had mounted per percent percent cent since installation of ot the talkies and he branded the demands of ot the exorbitant nt He said an an offer had b been n. n mad made to to the union to arbitrate some of ot their differences differ differ- r- r but they had n nOt t accepted and and he let his I men go go |