Show SALE or OF wINE ANO BEER m I URGED S. S Proposal Made as Means of Producing Revenues for Treasury WASHINGTON Dec 22 By the Associated Associated Associated As As- Press Press Letters Letters both favorable favora favora- ble and unfavorable discussing a possible possible possible pos pos- sible relaxation o of the prohibition laws to enable a tax on light wines and beer to be levied as a ri new w so source of revenue were said by officials today to be pouring into the treasury Some of these letters officials said came from high churchmen in various parts of the country some condemning the he proposal and others taking the view that while the tho law should be strictly enforced as written if such sucha a change chango were made it might h be for the better While Secretary Mellon Is understood not to disfavor such a method of providing providing providing pro pro- viding new revenue it was said Mr Mellon had made it plain that such a suggestion was not a treasury pro proposal proposal pro pro- Estimates of the he probable revenue return from such a source it was said has disclosed that a total of approximately approximately approximately could be obtained I v y the government yeary from a tax upon the legalized sale of wine wino and andI beer I |