Show I ANOTHER NET GAB I MEMBER RESIGNS ATTORNEY GENERAL SENDS IN HIS RESIGNATION BECAUSE SALARY NOT SUFFICIENT President Has Agreed to Retirement o of Thomas Watt Gregory on March 4 but Has Not Yet Appointed His Successor Washington Thomas Thomas Watt Gregory I attorney general of ot the tho United States State I since 1914 1014 has r resigned because o of pecuniary responsibilities and wl will return to the practice of law Pres dent Wilson has agreed to his Ws retirement retire retire- ment went next March 4 Mr Gregorys Gregory's letter of ot resignation dated January 9 o and ud the presidents president reply cabled from Paris the next day were made public Sunday night a athe at atthe atthe the White House The attorney generals generals general's gen eral's letter disclosed that he llad lon Ion long considered retiring from office am amhad and had bad discussed the matter with th the president before Mr 11 Wilson Witson went wen abroad Mr Gregorys Gregory's successor has not ye yet been appointed and there has been n no official intimation on as s to who he wili will wil willbe be In speculation the names name Frank L. L Polk Polle counselor ot of the state stat department and acting secretary while wh le Mr Lansing Is in Europe an and Sena Senator Senate tor James Fames Hamilton Lewis of ot Illinois were d. d Mr Gregory Is the the- second cabinet officer to resign recently on account of ot personal financial l considerations William Gibbs McAdoo retired last month as secretary of the the treasury treas treas- ury iry ry because he lie could not support hi his family on the cabinet m members member's salary salar of ot the year l Mr Mr Gregory is t the fifth man to leave the he cabinet during the six years of ot President Wilsons Wilson's ad nd- ministration Others were Secretary o of State Bryan Secretary of War Garrison Garrison Garri- Garri son Attorney General Mr Gregor Gregorys Gregory's s predecessor who was appointed to the supreme court and Mr McAdoo |