Mounts to 242
Arrests Made for Robbing drunken negro accused of setting fire to the moss-decorated Rhythm Night Club in which 242 negroes were burned to death yesterday in what was described as one of the most fatal coi tions in the history of southland.
Washington, Apr. 25.
The House Banking Committee here yesterday approved the bill empowering President Roosevelt to freeze all foreign credits and securities in the United States, whenever it is necessary to protect lawful owners.
The bill is designed to safeguard the I ty of Mr. Roosevelt's recent proclamation freezing Danish and Norwegian holdings here to prevent Germany from obtaining control of them.—United Press.
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