Show u- u NOTED INDIAN CHIEF IS DEAD DEAI Ritual of Tribe to Bo Invoked Im During BUFFALO N T Y March 30 Dy By The Associated Press Press-Chiet Press Thomas head Sachem o of othe the Tonawanda band of oC the See Se- Seneca Seneca neca Indians I Is dead at the th reser- reser reservation reservation near Akron 25 miles east easo of here and tribal runners have b been en dispatched to all parts of the state bearing the tho th tidings to the th six Chief whose whoM In Indian dlan dian name nam was Weh HoGa Ne Ho was 7 61 years old and for tor yeara had presided as keeper of the western estern door the most Important office In the th Seneca Indian coun- coun council coun council cl cil There Thero will be a five day period ot of mourning during during- which time the funeral ritual will be held In- In Indiana In Indians diana for miles around will 11 come while the th speaker elected by the tribe will chant the th ancient burial ot of the He will address the corpse frankly admonishing the th spirit to speed peed away like lIko an arrow from a bow nor come back to earth to mingle with his kin kin- kinfolks kinfolk kin folks folks folk Go he will say sayto to that place c where your deeds on this earth have merited you OU II a a seat Immediately following the mourning the JIe women of the tte tribe to which the th sachem belonged will w gather at the th council house hour on n the reservation and elect a successor for life They will 11 ballot with twills twigs rs In accordance with ancient custom Then the th Indian version of the th chief Is long dead dead lone live the chief chiefs will 1 be pe recited In the th Iroquois tongue |