The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-22

against them if they did not adver-
tise.
It charges that such statements
as 1T would be well for you to do
this" and "the Office expects you
to advertise" were made by adver-
tising solicitors.
The bureau investigation grew out
of complaints 1t received from sew
eral Indiana manufacturers.
Called FIagrant Cases
1.-TWO of the worst cases Of extor-
ton and sandbagging to come be"
fore the bureau in many years are
those schemes fostered by A. Hogs
ton, State fire marshal and Horace
Carey, chief of fire preve ltion in
Indianapolis" the bureaus state
ment said.
"Using their positions and Offices
as clubs over their victims, these
two men literally have sandbagged
thousands of dollars from the pub
lie and business institutions Of Indi-
annapolis and vicinity in the last two
years"
Holley said both Carey and Hogs
ton denied to him having anything
to do with the publications, al
though bills for the advertising
space bought in the books are on
letterheads Of the fire marshal
and City of Indianapolis.
Letters seeking advertising for the
first issue of the State book have
been written by Fred L. Hogston,
son of the fire marshal, on letter.
heads of his fathers Office.
Letters from Fred Hogston show
the department is about to publish
a fifth annual edition and urge COM
panies to advertise, stressing the
least amount desired would be $40
worth and not more than $40. A
full page of advertising in the last
State book sold for 5000.
NOtatiOns on Bills
On advertising bills, the following
notationS are carried: Make check
payable to the Indiana Fire Preven-
ton Year Book and mail to above
address"
The "above address" is $40 state
Capitol Bldg, Hogston's office.
1t was learned at the fire mar
Shals office that the book is printed
in Shelbyville and that one Of
Hogston's employees reads proof.
It also was learned that when
persons refused to take advertising.
especially local firm representatives,
that telephone calls we're received
in which the party calling would
say they "were calling for Mr.. Hogs
ton" or "at the request Of Mr.. Hogs
ton"
The investigation was started
when persons reported to the bureau
they were threatened when they did
not take advertising in the book.
One executive said he was in
structed by the solicitor to keep on
the right side of the fire marshal OK
he (the solicitor) would condemn
the fire escape on the building and
another reported he had been told
''he had better play ball with the
Carey Makes Statement
Carey issued this statement:
THE board Of safety approved my
idea of publishing a fire prevention
Feb. TO-. 1926 There was
no budget provision for anything
in the fire prevention division ex-
cept salaries and a small amount for
office supplies.
"This board advised publishing
the manual by giving it over to
some publisher through Chief esse
A. Hutsell. Chief Hutsell brought
Meloy and Eaton to me, stating
that they would sell advertising and
publish the manual just as they
were publishing the State fire mar
shals publications. the fire chiefs
association manual, and many
others.
''These publishers solicited and
collected the money and whenever
any question was raised about the
matter I was called. l have ex-
planned that I wrote the editorial
matter.
mo men from the fire preven-
ton division aided Eaton and Me-
10y except always to say that the
manual was a worthy publication.
Nor was one penny handled by me
Or my men.
"I am personally opposed to
the business men for these
matters. believe the fire preven-
ton marshal should be paid for oee
Of the city budget"