On 24 September 1927, the "Saturday Evening Post" published an article by Admiral Magruder entitled “The Navy and Economy.” In it “he contended that the Navy was top-heavy with officers, hamstrung by red tape and burdened with idle ships and shipyards, and as a result was wasting 35 [cents] out of every dollar it spent.” This led to Magruder being detached from his duty in Philadelphia on 25 October 1927 and placed on “waiting orders” until 1 August 1929.