Show fOURTEEN THOUSAND I CHICAGO April Apri 1 Fourteen 1 tho thousand nd carpenters in Chicago and its Is environments environments environ environ- ments monte went on strike strike today todY Building operations involving from to were wert affected in Cook Cok count county b by the strike Contractors and carpenters estimated that construction work on at least buildings would come to a a. Q stop atop stol The carpenters axe are ae demanding 65 cents cent an hour an Increase of 5 1 cents cent an hour ln The situation was wa given a a more serious aspect today toa- toa when n union lender leaders made Increase tho the statement that a. a greater greter would be demanded should employers appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear par obstinate in fn granting the tho demand made mae Tho The Chicago downtown district seems to bo be the most vitally affected Several skyscrapers are in fn course of ot construction at a cost ranging from to JS- JS ech each |