▁det ached ▁from ▁his ▁duty ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁placed ▁on ▁“ wait ing ▁orders ” ▁until ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁tele gram ▁from ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Curt is ▁D . ▁Wil bur ▁which ▁read : ▁ ▁” U pon ▁the ▁reporting ▁of ▁your ▁relief ▁on ▁or ▁about ▁Nov . ▁ 5 ▁you ▁are ▁det ached ▁from ▁duty ▁as ▁command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁naval ▁district ▁and ▁from ▁such ▁other ▁duty ▁as ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁you ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁proceed ▁to ▁Washington ▁and ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁n avy .” ▁ ▁Mag r uder ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁order ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁“ dist inct ▁shock ” ▁to ▁him . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁aware ▁that ▁his ▁magazine ▁article ▁had ▁not ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁some ▁naval ▁officials , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁the ▁matter ▁would ▁be ▁straight ened ▁out . ▁The ▁adm iral ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ins ist ▁on ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁affair . ▁ ▁“ ‘ I ▁have ▁been ▁here ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁months ,’ ▁said ▁Admir al ▁Mag r uder , ▁‘ and ▁have ▁become ▁very ▁much ▁attached ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Philadel phi ans . ▁I ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁stay ▁here ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁tour ▁of ▁duty . ▁I ▁don ’ t ▁know ▁why ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁det ached ▁and ▁shall ▁ins ist ▁on ▁a ▁thorough ▁investigation .’ ▁ ▁“