Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-03
Queen Mary AbandonS Usual
Drive-PaperS Issue Ex-
traS Revealing Acute Anx-.
iety of Nation Over Ruler.
OXYGEN ADMINISTERED
BY PHYSICIANS AT NIGHT
Doctors at Bedside for Many
Hours First Bulletin Today
More Favorable-Premier Bald
win Among Callers at Palace.
Throngs Wait in Rain for News.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 3.-Oueen
Mary did not take her usual out
ing from Buckingham Palace this
afternoon. This was the first time
that she had omitted her regular
drive since the King was taken ill.
Extra editions of evening news
papers, containing the latest in
formation on the illness of the
King, were called in the streets to-
day for the first time since early
in the days of the World War. The
editions were quickly exhausted
by eager buyers. This news ex-
pedient is usual only in times Of
grave national crisis, and the fact
that it was adopted in connection
with the Kings illness was fur
ther indicative of the nations in
creasing anxiety.
Lord Dawson of Penn, one of
King Georges two principal ply
sicians, paid his third visit of the
day to Buckingham Palace at 2:45
pm. He left after a half hours
stay.
Premier Baldwin called at Buck
ingham Palace at 1890 pm. and
had half hour conversation with
Lord Dawson, but did not see the
King.
Fears Slightly Allayed.
Earlier today fears of impending ca
lamity, which had gripped the British
public throughout the night, after it
was learned that King George had been
given oxygen and that his long illness
menaced mis- heart, were somewhat al
layed by the doctors report. The re-
port said that the Kings condition was
slightly improved.
There remained in the public mind,
however, a conviction that the King
was fighting for his life, with the is
sue still very much in doubt. This
was intensified by the knowledge that
oxygen was being used in his case, al
though Buckingham Palace authorities
minimized the importance of this AMI
explained it was customary to admin
lister oxygen for its tonic effect in such
cases.
Sir Stanley Hewitt and Lord Dawson
of Penn, the Kings physicians, issued
this medical bulletin at 1890 am:
THE King has had three hours of
quieter sleep since the issuing OF the
last bulletin. The temperature IS now
998 and there is slight Improvement
in the general condition"
No Mention of Heart.
No mention was made of how the
Kings hard taxed heart was function
ing with the exception of the inference
regarding it contained in the state
ment that his general condition was
Slightly improved.
By the time the medical bulletin was
posted, the crowd outside Buckingham
Palace had swollen to big proportions.
There was a rush forward to read the
report which chronicled lowering OF
the Kings temperature and slight i'm
provement in his general condition.
AS the crowd read the bulletin, there
were sighs of relief, as it seemed that
new hope was given and what tney
feared most-the growing worse OF his
condition-was not chronicled. Many
of those who had waited for hours III
the rain walked off with their nearts
at least temporarily lightened.
1t was learned at the palace after the
morning bulletin had been issued that
there was small probability that there
would be any further official word until
the usual hour of the night.
Tension Is Lessened.
The doctors morning visit, their
statement and its result seemed to have
a reassuring effect at Buckingham
Palace and there appeared an appre-
ciab!e lessening of the tension Whlcn
had prevailed there.
The Queen, with Princess Mary al
her side, spent a trying night anXlousiy
awaiting the next development, WIFI
knowledge of the hard struggle her roya
consort was having at this serious stage
of his illness. She was the t1rst tC
receive the doctors report and was
greatly relieved to hear that he hac
made what appeared to be remark
able rallv since the critical hours aroune
midnight.
That the Kings constitution is max
ing a stern fight against the weakness
induced by his long struggle agalns
Ynicrobic infection is the impression pro-
duced in palace circles and elsewhere
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