UMMARY OF CASH .AGCOMMT 

 In 1872 Commissioner Hayes joined the 

 First Corps Cadets as a private and forged 

 his way upward from the ranks through 

 every position until he attained the rank 

 of lieutenant colonel. His first advance- 

 ment was a promotion to a lieutenancy 

 eight years after his enlistment. His pro- 

 motion to the lieutenant colonelcy came 

 With his retirement in 1907, when he re- 

 ceived high praise from the late Governor 

 Curtis Guild for both his services as a 

 volunteer soldier and for the work he had 

 dona In Improving the arnall arms practice 

 of the corps. His first important tour of 

 duty as a member of the Cadets came 

 when the great Boston fire swept away 

 three-quarters of the business section of 

 the Hub. 



In August last year the State Anti-Sa- 

 loon League, angered by Commissioner 

 Hayes's attitude toward the Federal pro- 

 hibition agents who appeared before his 

 court, sought without success to have him 

 removed. At one time prior to that the 

 then enforcement agent for this district, 

 James P. Roberts, had gone so far as 

 to rise and protest in the Federal Court 

 against Mr. Hayes's rulings. The commis- 

 sioner retorted that he intended to have 

 the laws enforced lawfully. An appeal to 

 Senator Lodge served only further to 

 strengthen the position taken by the com- 

 missioner. He was eighty years of age. 



Mr. Hayes, who never married, is sur- 

 vived by his sister, Miss Susan L. Hayes, 

 and the two had resided In the same house 

 at 300 Mt. Auburn street for more thau 

 titty years. 



ASSOCIATES MOURN UTS LOSS 



Judge Morton and Others Speak of Com- 

 missioner Hayes as Most Able Lawyer 

 and Courageous and Kind Hearted Man 



There was widespread regret around the 

 Federal Building today over tho death of 

 Commissioner Hayes, and those who had 

 been brought closely in touch with him 

 expressed their sense of loss. 



Judge Morton said of him: "Commis- 

 sioner Hayos had to a. very unusual de- 

 gree the affection and respect of every- 



