Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
THOMAS T. M|TTEN
browns ON ESTATE
Transit Magnate PIunges to
Death in Lake While
Alone in Boat.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, october 2.-Thomas
Eugene Mitten, son of an English i'm
migrant, farm laborer at 81, mil.
lionaire at 40 and an internationally
known street railway expert at so, was
years old.
Mr.. Mitten was president Of Mitter
Management, Inc, which operates the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., the
Inter-Railway Co. of Buffalo and the
Yellow Cab Co. of this city. He was
organizer Of the Mitten Bank Securities
Corporation.
He was drowned in Big Log Tavern
Lake on his 4,000-acre Pocono Mountain
estate, near Milford, Pa.
He went to the lake alone and is be-
lieved to have met his death shortly
after 5 am, his watch stopped at 10
minutes past that hour. It was his Gus
tom to row on the lake nearly every
day for exercise, stopping occasionally
to fish.
Overturned Boat Is Found.
When he did not return yesterday at
10 am, search was started and his
overturned row boat was found about
$50 feet from the opposite shore of the
lake. Later his body was recovered
Because of the cold weather, he wore
heavy clothing and high hunting boots
Coroner j. Henry Ludwig of Pike
County announced that death was due
to accidental drowning. He expressed
the opinion that Mitten lost his bal
ance and toppled overheard in rising
from his rowing boat. Mr.. Mitten was
good swimmer, but apparently he was
unable to overcome the handicap OF
heavy clothing. His body was brought
to Philadelphia today.
Son Expected to Take Reins.
Mr.. Mitten's son, DR.. Arthur A. Nit
ten. it is believed in financial circles
| will become the head of the various
activities of Mitten Management, Inc.
which had resources in this city alone
of approximately $l72,000,000. DR.. Nit
ten is vice president of the corporation
Besides his son, Mr.. Mitten is sur
vived by two brothers-A. G. Mitten
treasurer of Mitteh Management, anC
P. j. Mitten, assistant to the vice presi.
dent of Mitten Management, in charge
| of operations and two nephewS-E
L. Mitten, treasurer of Mitten Bank &
Securities Corporations, and c. E. Nit
ten, assistant to the vice president Of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., ir
charge Of operation.
Organization Under Fire.
For some time past. Mitten Manage
ment has been under fire of citizens
and certain civic organizations in con-
| nection with the management of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., which
owns nearly all the surface lines in the
city. At present Mitten Management il
operating the city-owned Broad street
subway under a so-called "gentlemani
agreement"
Last week, Will B. Hadley. city con.
| troller, who recently was renominatee
| for the office and who has been a severe
critic of some of Mitten Management
handling of the finances of the Phtla-
delphia Rapid Transit Co.. filed suit te
have the Mitten interests separated
from the operation Of the transit lines
City and Company Partners.
The city and the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co. are partners in the opera
ton Of the transit lines, the city having
representation on the board of directors
and under the contract is entitled to
certain revenues. The suit contends
that the Mitten regime had drained and
diverted transit resources and declared
| that the city never would receive any