Show ITCHELL PALMER A who has been chosen by President Wilson to be attorney attorney ney general of the United States 1 R. R it Palmer to r rake rr ale Place Of Gregory J Alien Property Custodian Custo- Custo sto dian Becomes Become Member Mem- Mem t m- m ber pf of Cabinet Cabinet t By Associated d Preas 7 Feb A. i-A. W W Mitchell Palmer today was nO nominated h ate 1 by President VU sonto be attorney general Mr Palmer Palm probably will take office offic March 4 the date tentatively fixed b by Attorney G General Gregory for his retirement retirement re- re when he resigned several months ago to return to private practice tic tice of law The resignation of oC Mr 11 Palmer as allen alien property custodian has not been announced and there has been no intimation intimation in- in as to who may succeed him himIn himin in that office Mr 11 Palmer is a native of Stroudsburg Stroudsburg Strouds- Strouds burg Pa and 47 years old from Crom Swarthmore college in 1891 and two years later was admitted to the bar In n 1908 he was elected to congress and served ened three terms from the Twenty sixth Pennsylvania anla district becoming a members of the committee commit commit- tee on ways and means and framing the metal schedule in the Underwood bill Since 1912 h he has hils been of the national Democratic commit commit- tee In 1915 le was appointed by President Wilson a judge or of the United States court of claims but declined de- de to accept It was generally generall reported re- re pl ported that he was offered the the war portfolio in President Wilsons Wilson's first cabinet but asked to be excused because because be- be cause he was a Quaker In October 1917 President Wilson named him alien property custodian |