Evening star., 1925-09-13
HILLTOP STUDENT
BROWNS IN RIVER
Goes in Canoe for Swim.
Capsized Craft Starts
Search for Body.

A capsized canoe found in Little
River, between Analostan Island and
the Virginia shore late yesterday. tlod
a mute story Of the disappearance of
Joseph Hayes, %, son of a well-to-do
family at Old Forge, Pa. and ma
circulating student at Georgetown
University.
Friends who learned of the disap-
pearance last night identified his
clothing. From fraternity brothers
at the Gamma Eta Gamma frat house,
1925 K street, it was learned that
Hayes had asked just before noon as
to the best nearby place for swim
ming. He was warned against the
polluted Potomac, it was said, and
this, in conjunction with the discov-
cry of the overturned canoe, led some
to believe that he had gone swimming
in Little River, and in attempting to
get back into the canoe overturned
it and drowned.
Although +. E. Yocum, who rented
the canoe to Hayes at Arlington
Beach, yesterday about noon, stated
that he was alone, friends last night
were trying to learn whether a girl
friend had gone with the youth on an
outing. This search was prompted by
conversations Hayes had with frater-
nifty brothers before going to the
river. At late hour It was virtually,
but not absolutely, established that he
was alone.
Last Seen In Canoe.
When last seen by Yocum, Hayes
was padding strongly. upstream in
the Potomac, handling the canoe in
mastery fashion and wearing a gray
bathing suit. The next heard of the
canoe was when an employe of the
Government Experimental Farm op-
posite Analostan Island discovered it,
and Georgetown rivermen sent word
to Arlington Beach.
Yocum went to the scene and
searched for more than an hour.
Failing to find the paddle, he thought
that the youth might have reached
shore.
Washington and Arlington County
police We're called into the case and
are cooperating. 1t was too dark for
harbor precinct boatmen to operate
in Little River last night and the
spot where the canoe was found was
not plainly described to them, police
said. The harbor boat will drag
Little River today.
The missing man left the key to
his bathhouse with Yocum and the
clothes in the locker were found to
contain Pennsylvania drivers per-
NIT, issued to Joseph Hayes; a letter
addressed to Old Forge and miscel-
laneous items, including a photo
graph.
Identification Positive.
Joseph A. Cantrel, attorney, of
n ~ l.
port of Hayes disappearance early
last night and went to Arlington
Beach. He positively identified the
clothing as belonging to Hayes, who
had visited Cantrel, a family friend,
since coming to Washington last
week to enter Georgetown University.
Mr.. Cantrel also identified an ex-
pensive sedan automobile left at
Arlington Beach as Hayes property,
and identified his picture in the snan-
shot, which included other young men
and girls.
Michael F. Keogh of 1925 X street,
fraternity brother of the missing
youth, told the authorities that he
was a close friend and a resident of
the same town as Hayes. He said
that Hayes had suggested swim at
the fraternity house shortly before
noon and that 1t was possible he OBJ
tanned a canoe to go up the river to
escape pollution.
From these two 1t was learned that
Hayes is the son of John F. Hayes
of 116 Mary street, Old Forge, Pa.
one of the leading residents of that
section.
Detective Gene Davis of police head
quarters and Policemen William
Thompson and Dave Burke of Airing
ton County were assigned the case
last night.