, ▁via ▁I cel and , ▁Green land , ▁Lab r ador , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁He ▁searched ▁for , ▁found , ▁and ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁Italian ▁av i ator , ▁Antonio ▁Loc at elli ▁and ▁three ▁compan ions ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Ocean ▁off ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Green land ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁for ▁which ▁a ▁grateful ▁Italian ▁Government ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Maurice ▁and ▁St . ▁Laz arus . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁division ▁of ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Fle et ▁on ▁their ▁visit ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Four th ▁Naval ▁District ▁and ▁the ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁at ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Even ing ▁Post ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Mag r uder ▁entitled ▁“ The ▁Navy ▁and ▁Econom y .” ▁In ▁it ▁“ he ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁Navy ▁was ▁top - he avy ▁with ▁officers , ▁ham str ung ▁by ▁red ▁t ape ▁and ▁bur den ed ▁with ▁idle ▁ships ▁and ▁ship y ards , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁was ▁was ting ▁ 3 5 ▁[ c ents ] ▁out ▁of ▁every ▁doll ar ▁it ▁spent .” ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁Mag r uder ▁being