Word: naval
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Secretary Wilbur: "The order to Admiral Magruder is not punitive; it is administrative. ... I will say, however, that I do not feel that the Secretary of the Navy should be compelled or expected to get information from naval officers concerning plans for the Navy organization by obtaining newspapers or magazines in which such information is published...
Secretary Wilbur: "As to other and subsequent utterances, I make no statement at this time, as I am now more interested in ascertaining whether or not the Navy can benefit by Admiral Magruder's knowledge or experience in regard to naval organization and naval economy...
...Said Representative Fred Al bert Britten of Illinois, ranking member of the House Naval Affairs Committee: "I think that officers of the Navy generally feel that Rear Admiral Magruder went off half-cocked and that instead of doing the Navy a service he probably has hurt us in the eyes of the public. ... I do not believe that Admiral Magruder should or will be disciplined. . . . Congress will never tolerate the gagging of Admiral Magruder...
...pained and indignant that it is possible for anyone to spread such idiotic and calumnious tales," said the Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania, scotching a report that Princess Ileana, her youngest daughter, had eloped with a married but fascinatingly handsome naval lieutenant and, balked, had tried to commit suicide...
Princess Ileana will be 19 years old on Jan. 5. Pointing out that she is a plain, jolly girl, those who know her were emphatic in disbelieving the story of her elopment with the young naval officer. They said that, intellectually inclined, she is much more interested in reading U. S. and British books and magazines, in search for ideas, and was the last girl in the world to lose her head in such temperamental fashion. Finally, they were unanimous in flaying the gossip mongers who had so flagrantly circulated what they termed "purient nonsense...