Show r MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION IS SUED Suit has been entered against the Merchants Protective association al alleging alleging alleging the failure to pay over oer moneys monos collected The action which was filed In the district court Saturday Js ts s brought by b James Earls who claims that the tho defendant brought suit for him in the Justices court for Salt Lake City CIl against Frank Hoffman and that the latter on Dec 20 1906 lOOd paid the tile amount of or into court It was collected by b the Merchants Protective association acting as agents of Earls and kept by them The association he declares has since failed tailed and refused to pay pa the amount to him and he ho is issuing IssuIng Issuing suing for lor the amount with interest and costs The Merchants Protective association Is the agency conducted by Francis G C Luke whose methods have frequently been aired before the public Salt Lake Tribune May Mn 26 1901 Mr Earls Is superintendent of a amine amine amine mine Mr Frank Franl Hoffman Is a lawyer Mr Hoffman lived JIved in Earls house and Mr Earls wanted him out The M t P PA PA PA A sued him for Tor rent and restitution of ot the premises and won won in tile trie justices court and Hoffman Hortman appealed to the I district court co rt and later to the supreme court losing in each Instance When a writ of ot restitution was placed in the sheriffs hands hand Hoffman sued out a n arit writ rit of prohibition in the district court against the sheriff and Luke won again Hoffman Hottman then th n appealed to the supreme court a second sec md time and his appeal was dismissed making an another another another other victory for Cor Luke Luk und and Earls This series of ot legal battles lasted asted a year car carand and during that time Luke collected from Hoffman Oot of which amount was paid to the M 1 P A by b the court and 69 to Mr Earls by Hoff Hott Hoffman Hottman Hoffman man Mr 11 Earls had previously paid the M MP MI t tP P A the th sum of 2150 for all this tills work j and It now nOt seems R ems by his complaint evl evi evidently dently thinks 2150 for tor one ono years e rs work I winning six suits including two in the tM th supreme court is enough nough and wants I Ithe the M P A to pay pa him the O j Mr lIr Earls is a n nice nicO fellow but we ve i dont like to work for him for a n year i for 2150 and pay the costs especially j I when we win six times limes We Ye might ml ht not charge charse anything if we lose but I we must chere when we ve win FRANCIS G O LUKE General Manager Merchants Protective Association As Scientific of Honest Debts Commercial National Bank Building Salt Lake City Som Some people popIe v dont like us S |