Show Hoover Tells Congress President Needs Deeds Raise WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Dec 14 INS Herbert Hoover urged congress Tuesday to increase the pay of the president by government absorption absorption absorption tion of White House expenses and to study income tax exemptions exemptions exemptions for the chief executive The only president ex-president nt said he would prefer to see the White I house salary boosted through al allowances allowances allowances al- al rather than a straight salary increase because of the income income income in in- in- in come ta tax Hoover testified before a senate civil service committee at a hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing on legislation to hike the pay payot of ot cabinet members and department department depart depart- department ment heads Advocating that the government government government govern govern- ment take over White House expenses expenses ex ex- Mr Hoover quipped I think the American people would be glad to give board and lodging to the president Its It's true we give him lodging but he still has to spend a lot of money to maintain it Hoover estimated it must cost to a year to run the White House and added that the president must entertain many guests whom he cant can't charge to his allowance I account The salary of the chief executive executive executive tive is a year Mr Hoover estimated that after state and federal income taxes the president has only left He added If you went up to 0 on n salary he would have only about left |