Show fAR R ROEBUCK i mf i CHICAGO Jan 2 AP AP C. C. C 1 Id 1 Kittle president of ot Sears Roebuck Co and former vice president of the Illinois Central railroad died diel I here today after a two weeks' weeks Ill ill ness t Mr Kittle who was 47 years old became president of the mall mail order comp company ny In 1924 succeeding Julius Rosenwald who became chairman 1 of the board 1 He was born In Elkins W. W Va Val Valand II j jand and spent most of his life Ufe In the railroad business beginning his career In 1895 as a a. station st Uon clerk erk oil of the West Vest Virginia Central Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts Pitts-J Pitts burg railroad He Me became connected with The he Illinois Central In 1900 when but bul 2 20 years old od and his rise w was s rapid In 1912 he was made assistant to tol the president and In 1916 bec became m vice president During the World war Mr Kittle served as federal fede-al manager of the Illinois Central Yazoo Mississippi Valley and antI other railroads and from 1920 to tol 1924 he was senior vice president of the Illinois Central centra and Yazoo Mississippi l Valley roads His executive ability In railroad management brought him to the attention of Mr l Rosenwald when the latter tatter decided to retire from the presidency of or the bl big mall malt order house In 1924 the post was offered to Mr Kittle who at the age of 44 became head of one of ot the larg largest st mall mail order concerns ill In the world Mr 1 Kittle was married in 1921 to toj j Jane Dabney of Louisville Ky |