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Evening star., 1945-07-02
Australians Landinq
AT BaIikpapan Wins
Control ofBorneo
Initial Losses Light
As Invading Forces
Advance Inland
MAP on Page A-4.)
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, July 2.-Australian
troops made a successful major
landing at Balikpapan yesterday
in the third phase of triple in
vasion of Borneo.
Gen. Macarthur, who is in per-
sonal command, said this secured
domination of all Borneo. split the
Netherlands Indies and virtually
completed Allied tactical control Of
the entire Southwest Pacific. :
Japanese resistance was aggressive
to light as. the, tough infantry and
tank troopers Of the veteran Aus
tralian 7th Division smashed ashore
in the suburbs of the Far East's
greatest oil center behind the most
intensive preinvasion bombardment
yet unleashed in this theater. OPP
position increased as the Australians
thrust steadily inland.
Last Ridge Taken.
BY the middle of the afternoon
they had won the last ridge looking
down on the ruins of the town and
refinery and its still blazing oil stor-
age tanks. They had taken an elab-
crate series of tunnels and pillboxes
which the japanese had deserted
in the face of the furious naval and
air onslaught.
Toughest opposition was on this
last ridge, which Associated Press
Correspondent James Hutcheson
said was Uttered with dead Japa-
|nese, many of whom obviously had
been killed by bombs and artillery
fire, although others were chopped
down by Australian machine gun
ners and tanks.
Although commanders had antic-
ipated strong defense of this
strongly gunned enemy base, first
losses we're declared officially to
have been light.
(The Tokyo radio asserted to-
day that Allied troops effected a
landing 81 miles northeast of
Balikpapan at 1:30 pm. yester-
day while putting ashore their
main force at three places at
Balikpapan itself" The uncon-
flrmed broadcast said the land
ing had been made at Kulla
Samboja.
(An earlier broadcast said the
original landing party, consist
ing of 5000 troops, beached in
$50 landing bargeS, was being re-
inforced0
Heavy Preinvasion Attacks.
The fact that losses were light was
due in part to the 3,500-ton month
long preinvasion bombing by the
American 18th and 5th Air Forces
and to the shell and rocket fire from
the United States 7th Fleet, with
Dutch and Australian units sup
porting the landing Their weight
Of metal was described as heavier
than the combined tonnage fired in
the Leyte, Lingayan Gulf, Luzon
and Manila areas.
The Japanese shore guns which
had escaped being knocked out in q
month-long aerial softening-up op-
Grafton fired back sporadically al
some of the more than 300 invasion
ships, but their defense was inef-
fective.
The landing ships swept directly
up to the beaches through channels
which had been cleared of countless
mines and buoyed by daring fleet
mine sweepers who operated under
Japanese gun fire for is days of the
invasion.
American underwater demolition
swimmers went in six days before
D day and worked neck-deep in the
(See BORNEO, Page A-I2.)
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Of PeniciIIin
To Bruin Saves Briton
By the Associated Press.

Ds tlIt hssuCIattu FTess.
LONDON, July 2.-An injection
of penicillin directly into the brain
saved Lord Montagu Collet Norman
former governor of the Bank OF
England, from type OF meningitis
which in all previous cases had
been fatal, Lord Charles Moran
president of the Royal College OF
Physicians, said last night.
The physician, in broadcast In
behalf OF hospital financial CAM
paign, said He is fit to work now
and as good as ever"
Evening star., 1945-07-02
DC. Sale of Dog Tags for So
Ruled Illegal by Keech
Commissioners Told Increase Over 81
Is Not Permissible Till Bill Is Signed

has been passed by Congress raising
the fee from 50 to So, but it has not
yet become law by presidential sig
nature. More than so persons
gathered early today at the tax COL
lector's office in the District Build
ing in anticipation of the 81 saw
ing.
The crowd was incensed when
told by Guy w. Pearson, collector
of taxes, that the price already was
So, as his best information" was
that the bill had been signed. White
House attaches said at noon, how
ever, that the President had not yet
received the legislation from the
Capitol
When the dog owners, mostly
women, were told that the fee today
would be So many were angry. They
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Evening star., 1945-07-02
Senate Unanimously
Byrnes as
Secretary Of State
Action Comes Swiftly
After President
Sends Up Nomination

speed, the Senate today unani-
mously confirmed the nomina-
ton of James F. ByrneS to be
Secretary of State. succeeding
Edward R. Stettinius, jr., who has
been named American represent
ative on the United Nations
Council.
| Considering the nomination under
a special order of business, the one
time South Carolina Senator's col
leagues acted on the nomination
before hearing President Truman's
speech transmitting the United Ma
tions Charter for ratification.
AS soon as the nomination was
received today, Majority Leader
Barkley moved to suspend the rules
and vote ON it Immediately. He was
joined in the motion by Minority
Leader White, who declared that
1--WE all know Mr.. Byrnes personal
ly" and that mis- long and distin-
guished service in the Government
leaves no doubt in any ones mind
as TO his quallrcatlonS.
Such Promptness Rare.
Ordinarily nominations are refer
red to the proper Senate committee
for report before being considered
on the floor. However, the Senate
usually oispenses with this formal
ity in the case of former Senators
Seldom, however, has action been as
prompt as that of Mr.. Byrnes' nomi-
nation.
The State Department said that
plans had not yet been completed
for Mr.. Byrnes to take the oath o1
Office. 1t was considered likely
however, that he may become Secre-
tary of State before the end of the
day.
Mr.. Byrnes will be the only Secre.
tary of State in recent history to as
sumo that high Office after service ir
all three branches of the Govern
ment-legislative, judicial and exec
utive.
81 Years i'm Congress.
/ From 1910 to 194l he served ir
Congress-first in the House and
later in the Senate. In 1941-42 he
was a justice of the Supreme Court
At tine late President Roosevelt's re-
quest, he stepped down from the
bench in 1912 to become, first, di-
rector of Economic Sterilization
and later director of War Mobiliza-
ton and Reconversion. In this
latter role he often was referred to
as Assistant President.
Although he never has specialized
on foreign affairs, MFR. Byrnes, in his
role as a member of President Roose-
velt's unofficial war cabinet" gained
an intimate knowledge of America:
relations with its, Allies during the
last three years. Also, he was ons
of the late Presidents close adviser.
at the Yalta meeting of the Presi-
dent, Prime Minister Churchill ane
Premier Stain.
Indications that Mr.. Byrnes' nomi.
nation would further cement gooc
relations between Soviet Russia anc
the United States came today from
Soviet Ambassador Andrei A. Gro
myko who termed Mr.. Byrnes 6
"very able man" whom he believed
would make a good" Secretary o.
State.
! Gromyko Sees Grew.
i Mr.. Gromyko recalled that both h,
and Mr.. Byrnes had attended the
Big Three meeting at Yalta las
winter, and said he had known Mr.
Byrnes well even before that.
The Russian Ambassador discussed
the Byrnes appointment with re.
lporters at the State Department
after conferring for nearly half al
hour with Acting Secretary of Stat,
Grew. He declined to disclose whaf
he had taken I'D with Mr.. Grew.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
New Move Fails
To End Deadlock
In FEPC Fight
Rules Unit Refuses
To Permit Sending
Bill to Conference
By J. A. o'LEARY.

The fight to abolish the Fair
Employment Practice Commit
tee kept the $771, 100000 civilian
war agencies bill deadlocked
again today, when the House
Rules Committee refused a spe-
cial rule to get the measure into
conference with the Senate.
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee announced that he made
the motion to grant the rule, but
that it did not carry. He did not
reveal the vote.
The next step will be for Speaker
Rayburn to send the bill back to
the House Appropriations Commit
tee for report on Senate changes,
one of which allows the FEPC
$3.50, 900 for the next IL months, half
of the amount the committee had
last year.
New Bill Is Possible.
The Appropriations Committee
has the alternative of reporting the
Senate amendments back to the
House for a vote or to bring out a
new war agencies bill without the
FEPC amendment.
If the latter course is followed,
the opposing forces in the fight will
be right where they started several
weeks ago, when the House COM
y,aiffnA {aI hn nnav1afa~
bill originally without any money
for FEPC.
If new bill is brought out and
passed it would have to be returned
to the Senate, where the FEPC
amendment would have to be
brought up all over again.
Meanwhile, the 16 other war
agencies covered by the bill are
taken care of temporarily by saw
ing clause approved Saturday night
in the second deficiency bill, au-
thorizing officials of those agencies
to incur obligations in anticipation
of final passage of the bill. Con-
gressional leaders have serious
doubts, however, that any obliga-
tions incurred this week by FEPC
would be protected by that clause.
because the funds for that agency
have been allowed by only one
branch of Congress.
No Public Hearing Held.
Although the Rules COMMITTEES
was in open session all morning on
other bills, no public hearing was
held on the FEPC item. The de-
cision against a rule for the war
agencies bill was taken in brief
closed session shortly after noon.
Leaders on both sides of the FEPC
controversy remained adamant in
their determination.
wen stay here all summer If
necessary to provide funds for FEPC
TO continue" said Representative
Marcantonio, American Labor, OF
New York, one of the more out
spoken advocates of the agency orig
inally created by President Roose-
welt in an effort to prevent job dis
elimination, because of race, creed
or color
"FEPC is dead and we intend to
keep it that way" retorted Repre-
sentative Colmer, Democrat, of Mis-
siSsippi, leader of the Southern
Democrats opposing the agency on
the ground it would interfere with
the South's own handling of its ra-
cial problems.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Yonk Attack on Annoy
Reported by Jops
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-An
unconfirmed Tokyo radio report said
today about 100 American-directed
Chinese junks" attacked the Japa-
|nese-held port of Annoy on the East
China coast opposite Formosa. last
Wednesday.
I'm the face of our immediate in
Perception, however, their adventure
failed" Tokyo said in the broadcast
heard by the Federal Conmunica-
tions Commission.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
BULLETIN.

After more than 1000 dog
tags had been sold for So to-
day, the Commissioners or
dered the price of the tags
reduced to So until the rabies
control bill is actually signed
by the President. Those who
ask for refunds will receive 81.
After dog tags were sold fol-
four hours today at So each tc
angry buyers who had hoped tc
save 81. the Commissioners were
advised at noon by Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech they
acted illegally and should have
sold the licenses for 50.
The situation arose because a bill
Evening star., 1945-07-02

which we were called upon to wit
ness"
The German cruelties against
prisoners in their political prison
camps. the Senator charged, was
(See ATROCITIES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-07-02

AoA0c VA AOAA AAAR0A Se@hb 49,
dustrial centers. The new
raid, carried out by a medium
force of about so B-29s. was
directed against industrial
plants at Shimotsu. south of
Osaka, on the main Japanese
home island of Honshu.
BY the Associated Press.
GUAM, July 2.-Fierce fires
ragged today through four of
Japan's important industrial
centers, after a record 1000 tons
of incendiary bombs was dropped
on them by nearly 600 Super
Fortresses yesterday.
(Two B-29s were lost in the
raid, but 20 crew members of the
planes were rescued, goth Air
Force headquarters reported in
Washington. The Super For
tresses normally carry crews of
II each.)
Results of the attack-made by
a record number of B-29s over
Japan at one time-were described
as good to excellent"
Returning flyers said some Of the
fires were visible for a distance OF
100 miles.
Most clearly visible target was
Ube, Japan's greatest magnesium
producing center-vital to the air.
craft industry. The entire water
front was afiame, crewmen said
Bombs we're reported "well placed
in industrial areas.
Other aerial blows by smaller
planes harrassed the enemy from
Java to Japan's Inland Sea, sink
ing or damaging 26 ships and Grip
pling airfields and supply bases.
Fire bombed for First Time.
The B-29s, in their biggest at
tack of the war, struck before
dawn at these targets-all fire.
bombed for the first time:
Kure-Greatest naval base and
shipyard on the inland sea, city
of 275,o0o, about 200 miles west OF
Osaka, on the southern coast OF
Eonshu.
ShimonoSeh - vulnerable bottle
neck of rail transportation at the
western entrance to the Inland Sea
the city Of 1876 900 served as the en-
barkation point for troops and sup
plies moving TO Korea and North
China.
Kumaoto - transportation, COM
mercial and military-training GEN.
ter; a city Of 10000, 1t was one OF
the most important industrially In
Western Kyushu.
Ube-rnajor coal-producing center
and top magnesium maker of the
empire; slies rs miles east of Shi-
monoseki, near southeastern tip OF
Honshu.
Waterfront at Ube Ablaze.
Returning crewmen said cloud
cover prevented fun observation OF
results at all targets except Ube,
which was hit by the 3l3th Wing
based on Tinian. Pilots said the
whole Ube waterfront was ablaze
with the Super Forts firebomb loads
well placed within industrial areas
of the city.
(Fires ragged for five hours in
Kure, Tokyo acknowledged in a
broadcast.
GA wide area" Of Kure was
burned and some damage" was
inflicted on naval facilities, the
Japanese Domei news agency
said in a dispatch intercepted by
the Federal Communications
Commission. Acknowledgment
of damage to naval installations
is a rarity for the Japs.
Although naval installations
sustained some damage" Domei
explained, strategic operations
remain absolutely unharmed."
Navy and Army forces were re-
ported doing their utmost in
carrying out effective measures
for relief in the affected area"
In addition to the American
announced mass fire raids, Tokyo
said IL Super Forts sowed mines
in Toyama Bay on the west coast
of Honshu at midnight and 9TH
(See SUPER FORTS, Page A-120
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Pictures on Page B-t.)

A third heat victim died today
in a Washington hospital as the
Capital again sweltered under a
blazing sun. However, the
Weather Bureau forecaster said
that the high for the day would
be about several degrees less
than yesterdays record 80, with
68 forecast as the low tonight.
Local thundershowers may bring
relief tonight as they did last night,
the forecaster said.
Today's temperature was expected
to recede after reaching a high of
90, it was said. 1t would be cooler
tonight, with low of about 68. To-
morrow will not be as hot, the fore
caster added, saying he did not ex-
pect the temperature to exceed IS
degrees.
John Wright, 65, lilo Twenty
fifth street NV, who collapsed at 8
pm. yesterday at Nineteenth street
and Constitution avenue NV, died
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Lute Bulletins
Overcome in Fire

An empl0ye was overcome
this afternoon in a fire that
broke out on the second floor
of Lansburgh & Bro. ware
house at 10 p street S.W. The
employe, Francis Reese, II, of
Ill Sixth street Sc. recovered
in time to help fight the fire.
The blaze was brought under
control in 30 minutes. Store
officials did not estimate the
damage.
Briggs Succeeds Hatch
Senator Briggs, Democrat,
Of Missouri was appointed to-
day to the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee to fill the
vacancy created by the resig-
nation of Senator Hatch,
Democrat, of New Mexico.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Third Heat Victim Dies
Showers Expected 10
Bring Relief Tonight
92-Deeree High Is
Seen Today, With Low
Of SO in Evening
BULLETIN.

Joe L. Miller, 40, of 2111
Eleventh street NV, colored
cook at the Wardman Park
Hotel, collapsed at his work
today and was pronounced
dead by a house physician,
who attributed the death to
heat. He was the fourth vic
tim of the current heat wave.
Evening star., 1945-07-02

(See WEATHER, Page A-12D
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Record Assault
.ByB-29sFires
4 Jap Cenfers
1000 Tons Of Bombs
Loosed on Targets
By 500 Super Forts
BULLETIN.

Super FortreSSeS returned to
Japan today, less than "a
hours after striking the hea-
West aerial blow of the war
against the empire in fire
raids on four important in
dustrial centers. The new
raid, carried out by a medium
force of about so B-29s. was
directed against industrial
plants at Shimotsu. south of
Osaka, on the main japanese
home island of Honshu.
Evening star., 1945-07-02

(See DOG TAGS. Page Aid
Evening star., 1945-07-02

(See TRUMAN, Page A-5.D
Evening star., 1945-07-02

Showers, cooler tonight. Fair moderate
temperature tomorrow.
Temperatures today-High, 81, at 2:30
pm; low, IA, at 6:15 am. Yesterday
High, SO, at $50 PM; low, 76, at
1850 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-16
NEW CABINET
 IS FORMING
 INARGENTlNE
AvaIos Disavows He l, Strong Man" Follow
 ing Revolution

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 16 = War Minister Gen. Eduardo Avalos, leader of the Army m e m e n which overthrow the military rule of Col Juan Peron, disavowed the role of strong man today, asserting he merely was carrying out Army orders in the revision of Argen- tina's government.
 In an interview with the Asso- ciated Press Avalos called the over- throw of Peron, vice president, war minister and labor minister under President Gen. Edelmiro Farrell, a revolution"
 Losers in the political upset con- tinued to be routed out of govern ment posts as civilian leaders weighed offers to enter a govern ment still headed by military President. The offers were made by a civilian, General Prosecutor Juan Alvarez, named interior min ister by Farrell and given free hand to form a cabinet of not ables." Alvarez was said to have agreed to take the ministry only if he could approve appointments to the cabinet vacancies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-16
Government Agencies in Alaska Fail Coordination;
 Specific Case Mentioned

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16,-Seriou: lack of coordination between gov ernment agencies in dismantling g former secret shipping base at Ex- cursion Inlet, Alaska, has been charged by a House Appropriations subcommittee.
 Surplus lumber and other mater ials from Excursion Inlet are being shipped back to the United States for sale as surplus property, while it is needed for rebuilding the Indian village of Hoonah, Is miles away, the committee said, in report on its trip to Alaska last summer.
 Hoonah was virtually wiped out by fire on June 14, 1944.
 The village is being rebuilt by the Federal Public Housing Authority at a cost of more than $650, ,000 for some 80 small frame houses, "A price far in excess of the amount which should have been expended" the report charged.
 "Inasmuch as no one contends that the morey to be expended on this village will be repaid in full or in substantial part, the Committee is at loss to know why this sur plus material is not being used," the report declared.
 Rep. Jed Johnson CD-Okla) is chairman of the committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-16
DEMAND MASS SUICIDES OF JAP RULERS
|. D. HENDERSON
 pAlSES AWAY AT
 HOME IN CALE
Was First Territorial Com. missioner of Edued-
 lion in Alaska

Lester Dale Henderson, 59, Alaska s first Territorial Commissioner of Education, passed away at Bur lingame, Calf, over the week end, according to brief radiogram re- ceived Eere by Attorney H. L. Faulk- ner.
 MT. Henderson spent IS years in Alaska, between 1914 and 1929, dur ing which time he was Superinten- dent of the Juneau Public Schools for two years, and Territorial Com missioner of Education for l2 years from May, 1917, to June, 1929. Leav- ing here with his family, he made his home in Burlingamc, Calf, where he became superintendent of Public Grade Schools, which posi- ton he held at the time of his death.
 He had travelled extensively over the Territory, and was well versed not only in educational matters, but in the history and resources of Alaska, as is borne out in his book Alaska" published by the Empire Printing Co, and revised and brought up to date in several ed- itions.
 One of the ablest, as well as one of the most highly respected and test loved men who have taken part in the life of the Territory, MT. Hen derson was for many years an Elder in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church in Juneau, a member of the Eiks Lodge No APO, and belonged to Mt Juneau Lodge No. AT of the Masons, as well as the Scottish Rite Masons.
 He was born in Lenox, Iowa, April 13, 1836 Surviving are his wife, and two daughters, one of whom is mar ried while the younger one is still in school in Burlingame.
 Present Commissioner of Educa- tion James Ryan today gave his opinion, that he considers Lester Henderson "the biggest man that ever held this office. Even to this day, many of the policies he set up are just as good as then Dr. Ryan stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-16
AIR ROUTE
 BATTLE IS
 BEFORE CAA

WASHINGTON, Oot. 16.-Civic Aeronautics Board Examiners today had formal briefs from five airlines who are contending for permission to fly the projected Pacific air route to the Orient.
 Pennsylvania Central Air Lines Inc, in it's brief, assailed Seattle's claims as the natural gateway to Alaska and the Orient, contending that the intervention of Seattle, Ia coma and Washington in the case is "an effort to fasten upon air trans portation the shackles which nec- essarily constrict water-borne sur face traffic"
 Stating approval of many of the conclusions reached by c. A. B. ex- aminers, Northwest Air Lines said 1t definitely wants to fly the mid Canada route, but also believes that Seattle should be an equal co-term- inal with Chicago or the Twin Cit ies.
 United Air Lines, Inc, struck viz orously at the Northwest Airline proposal to fly both routes, contend ing that Northwest would endeavor to route Alaskan business generated east of the Mississippi through the Chicago gateway.
 In asking for permission to fly direct from Seattle to Kodiak, the Woodley Airways, Inc, proposed that Seattle Orient services not pass over the Alaska mainland, but fol- low the great circle route to Adak in the Aleutians.
 Alaska Airlines, Inc, which the examiners had recommended be au- thorized to serve tEe Pacific North west, appealed for an inside route.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-16
BRITAIN E TO
 RECOGNIZE NEW
 AUSTRIAN GOVT.

LONDON, Oct 16.-Britain Is pre- pared to recognize the Austrian government of Dr. Karl Renner, of ficial quarters. said today.
 The disclosure came after an an- nouncement from Washington that the United States was ready to ex- change diplomatic representatives with Austria.
 Formal recognition, 1t was pointed cut, can take place only through the Allied Control Commission in Vienna Since the Russians have been asking for recognition of Renner's government, which was formed while the Soviets alone were occupying Austria. the Allied move now awaits French action, officials in London said.