The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13

22, 1918. G. A. KROPP, Secretary. Notice to Holders of Claims, Demands
 and Liabilities Against the Receivers
 of the Railroad and Property of St.
 Louis & San Francisco Railroad
 Company and Against Said Railroad
 and Property and Against the Pur-
 chaser Thereof.
 You are hereby notified that an orr der was made and entered on January %, 1918, in the district court of the United States within and for the east ern division of the eastern district Of Missouri in the case of North Ameri- can company, complainant, against St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad com pany, defendant, in Equity No. 4lT4 consolidated cause final, as follows:
 Order No. 210. In the district court of the United States within and for the eastern division of the eastern dis trict of Missouri. North American company, complainant, versus St. Louis ceivers, St. Louis-San Francisco defendant Tn Equity No. 4174, Con- solidated Cause Final.
 .sOrder Discharging Receivers. This cause duly came on this day to os again heard upon the application of re- ce.vers, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway company and complainant, for the discharge of said receivers from further service herein, and it appear. ing to the court that the final report of said receivers has been duly filed and approved by the court and their compensation duly paid, and there be- ing no cause why said receivers should not be discharged, upon con- sideration whereof
 'It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the receivers herein, James w. Lusk and William B. Riddle, be, and they hereby are, finally discharged as receivers in this cause, and their off, cial bonds and the sureties thereon are hereby released and discharged
 Tt is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that this cause is retained and kept open, and the court reserves juris- diction thereof and of all questions heretofore reserved in this cause. whether by the final decree entered herein March 31, 1916, the order of confirmation entered herein August 29 1916. the order of distribution entered herein November 6. 1917, or otherwise. including Jurisdiction to ascertain and determine all claims. demands and lia- biiities against said receivers and against the railroad and property de- livered by said receivers to the pur- chaser thereof under orders of this court. and against such purchaser, which have arisen, or may arise. out of said receivership. All such claims, demands and liabilities, if not paid by said purchaser in due course, shall be made and presented by intervention in this court for the purpose of being as- ccrtained and determined in and by such proper intervention proceedings, ard any orders, judgments or decrees so rendered in such proceedings may be enforced, and shall only be en- forced. against the railroad and prop erty so delivered by said receivers to said purchaser to the same extent and ia the same manner as provided in the final decree and order confirming the sale of said railroad and property heretofore made and entered herein Such intervention proceedings shall be filed in this cause in this court on or before the first day of September, l91S. and after that date no further such intervention shall be permitted n this cause, and the rights of any claimants who shall not, on or before such date. have commenced intervenS ton proceedings to avail themselves of the remedies herein provided for their bcneht. shall cease and determine as to such railroad and property and tho purchaser thereof.
 Tt is further ordered, adjudged and de- creed. that St Louis-San Francisco Rail- way company, the purchaser aforesaid. shall cause motive of the contents of this order to be published in daily newspapers published respectively in the cities if Bir- minghan. Ala; Memphis, Tenn, and St Louis, Mo, the publication of such mo- tice to begin not more than 90 days from the date hereof. and continue for once a week for a period of five weeks; and said St. Louis-San Francisco Railway com pany shall also, with 90 days from the date hereof, cause copy of this order to be mailed or otherwise transmitted to all parties known to it to be asserting claims or demands arising out of said receivership.
 It is further ordered, adjudged and de- creed. that all such claims and demands Tiled Tn this cause pursuant to this order be, and the samo hereby are, re- ferred to the special master heretofore appointed in this cause, who shall hear and report thereon to the court with his recommendations: that said St Louis san francisco Railway company be, and 1t is hereby. allowed % days from the date of the filing of such intervening pe- titicns in which to answer or othervgise plead thereto respectively. and the re srective claimants may reply or other wise plead to said answers respectively within 20 days after the filing thereof
 Tt is further ordered. ad1udged and de. creed. that said St. Louis-San Franciscc Railway company shall have tho rjxht if 1t 90 elects, and at its own cost and expense, to be substituted | party in lieu of said receivers in all or any iitign. ton by or against said receivers now bending on appeal or otherwise, or con- tinus such litigation in tho name of said receivers.
 ~WALTER H. SANBORN.
 ~Circuit Judsa
 January g. 1sls."
 This notice is given and published pur- suant to the terms of the foregoing order, tngly.
 ST. LOUIs-sAN FRANCISCO RAIIr WAY COMPANY.