Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-09-04 | Page 8 | Premier Loses Hat; Stops Train

PREMIER LOSES HAT; STOPS TRAIN Paris. Sept 4. The story 16 pub i llshed here that an express train from I Madrid, on which Count Romanones, the Spanish premier, had reserved a ; salon, was delayed thre quarters -if an hour In starting because the premier pre-mier had forgotten his silk hat. The 'Indignant paseengers protesting ! against the unexplalnable delay were told by th station master that the I departure of the train was held up for ' a reason he could not state Eventually a breathless messenger arrived from th1 premier's house, carrying car-rying a cardboard box. which, to th" i obvious relief of Count Romanones was Installed In his reserved salon I The station master then explained to the passengers that the premier i had forgotten his silk hat and had refused to allow tne train to start without it.