Show HIKE IN LIQUOR TAX SUGGESTED IN HOUSE WASHINGTON Jan 29 UP UP- UP Powerful house Democratic leaders leader suggested to today lay that tho the new deal meet increasing expenditures b by liquor tax increases which would woul raise The Tho suggestion came as a a. resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution was drafted for tor a congressional investigation of an alleged allege liquor monopoly controlling prices price and major avenues of the liquor traffic The idea of hiking liquor ta taxes es went back to tho the fight made b by Chairman John J. J OConnor O'Connor of th the house rules committee two years year ago for higher levies OConnor O'Connor fought vainly for a 5 a gallon gallo whisky tax and a tax on a barrel barrel bartel bar bar- rel tel of beer Present levies are aro 2 0 and |