Show CHICAGO CHICADO GOES AS OWNERS TILT WITH UNIONS Theatre Out of Job Tob r ob Through Dispute ACTION IS REPRISAL Business Agent Predicts Nation Wid Theatre Closing Clos CHICAGO Aug 30 By By The As As- Associated Associated Press The The bright lights of virtually all nil Chicago movie houses re remained re- re remained remained dark today as nearly theatres joined in a II threatened fin fin- finish finIsh finish ish struggle with union labor Fifteen thousand persons operas opera tors musicians ushers and stage staRe stagehands hands were vere without Jobs and nearly dally daily music fans were deprived of a II place to go CO by the dispute over two union movie operators which brought brou ht about the row The owners estimated their total loss dally daily during durin the trouble would be close to FIGHT MAY lAY SPREAD The only theatres not affected were the legitimate houses and a few neighborhood movie places and even the neighborhood houses hou es were vere periled bv by the announcement that film ex exchanges ex- ex exchanges changes may y take part In the struggle struggle gle and withhold films Going Into effect without previous notice at 6 o'clock last night the clos cbs closing closIng ing ing- of theatres caught thousands of patrons down town for the evening shows and crowds wandered through the tha th streets during the evening The closing of ot the theatres followed a de decision de- de decision decision of the Chicago Exhibitors' Exhibitors as association as- as association association to discharge all union mo mo- motion mo- mo molion lion tion picture machine operators ana Ano suspend employment of all other help helpas as a reprisal to a strike called by bythe bythe bythe the union operators In Orpheum cir cir- circuit circuit cir cir- cult theatres The strike was called because one of or the theatres adopting a new policy had cut Its staff of op op- operators operators op- op operators from four to two Jack Miller manager of the ex exhibitors ex- ex exhibitors association stated the atti atti- attitude attitude attitude tude of the theatre owners this way The exhibitors arc are accused of be- be beIn Inz In dictated to 10 1 by unions and their officials To hold our self respect elf ct we can give up no more rights as own own- owners ers era We will remain closed as long bong longas as necessary to win our fight no mat mat- matter matter matter ter what It costs us More complications were predicted Inasmuch as agreements between the owners and the musicians 1 stage expire next Sunday Thomas Malloy business agent for forthe forthe forthe the operators predicted a wide nation-wide up tie of theatres If any effort Is made to employ union non-union operators If It that Is done he said the oth oth- other er en union men will walk out and we ve wilt will ask the International union to call a strike against a the 1600 theatres In the public group of which Balaban and Katz of Chicago Is the center |