Show new battle ship philadelphia march 27 special thyre was a busy today up at th cramps shipyards at kensington where the final arrangements are being made for the launching tomorrow of the battleship iowa the first of her class to be built tor the new american navy and the fourth battle ship to be owned by thin country the yards and toe adjacent streets aro being gaily decorated with flags and tomorrow morning a large delegation from washington headed by secretary herbert and another from iowa headed by governor drake ind staff will arrive to witness the launching one more good injun okla march 27 special some time between noon and two this afternoon unless there is interference in tha meantime which is very doubtful charles homes a full blooded indian will he shot to death in the court ground of boggy creek in the choctaw nation according to custom the condemned man will be dressed in a black robe and stationed upon a coffin in the center of the court ground A tin etar two inches square will be placed over his heart as a target and at which twelve indians stationed thirty paces away will discharge a volley the attendance will be limited to court of ficiala gomese crime was the murder on november second last of his cifes sonin law while the latter and his wife were in bed asleep homes crept into the house and chopped his head open with an ax iio then forced the wife to go with him threatening to kill her in case she refused at the first opportunity she made her escape and gave the information that re suited in the murderers arrest homes was convicted three weeks ago but since according to the choctaw custom has been allowed his liberty under pledge to report at the jail at eleven today only one violation of this the oldest law of the choctaws is on record |