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Show HIS MIND A BLANK President Schwab of Steel Combine to Retire. BROKEN DOWN IN HEALTH He Will Leave America to Seek Somo Quiet Nook In a Foreign Cllmo Where Not an Echo of the Strcnu-ous Strcnu-ous Life Ho Has Led Can neach Hint Ho Is Not Confined to His Bed, but Spends Much Time ln the Open Air No One Allowed to Ap-pioach Ap-pioach Him. Loretto, pa, AllR, l -rresldent Chnrles M Schwab of the United States Steel enri oration has ncicpted the nd-vlce nd-vlce of his phsslclmis and decided to retire re-tire lndcflnltels from nctlvc huMness lire. He will leave America to seek soni quiet n0nk In a foreign clime where not nn echo of the strenuous life be has led can leach him This Information Infor-mation Is iiuthentle Ir. Oolden never leaves the Schwnb home and the exact nituure of his pa-tents pa-tents condition cannot he learned through him .Mr Schwnb Is not confined con-fined to his bed but spends much of Ids time on the wide veranda which arfords frish nlr nnd n sweeping view of tha mountain slope He la nlwnss with his wife or his parents NO ONi: APIMtOACIIUS HIM. The strange part of .Mr Schwnh's Illness Ill-ness Is that he Is nlwns within ilew of hose who call nt his home set ho will not nllow nn$ person to approach him Heretofore the visitor to tho Sehnnh home was greeted with n hear ts welcome nnd a ilgorous hnndshake. Now the visitors nre met nt tho entrance en-trance and told thnt Mr. Schwab cannot can-not be seen. Intimates of the family receive the same Information nnd no one Is nhle to converse with President Schwab since ho came back to his home. KNOW HT IS A RICK MAN. The people of this town, who still call him ' Charlie," because of their early and Intimate ncqualntance with him, nre discussing his prospective departure. depart-ure. They know he Is a slrk man nnd nre relieved lint he will spend poslbly a year In an effort to regain his health. NUHSIII) HY NI'NS. The presence of slaters belonging lo the Order of Mercy In his home day and night since Thursday was nnothor Indication Indi-cation of Illness. The nuns were not veiled, but It Is genenll' known that they nre nursing the man who hns so ninny times befriended them and their Institutions DESTINATION A SUCIIT.T. The knowledge of the people of Loretto Lo-retto Is tint Mr. Schwnb la going away somewhere Ills destination will be kept n secret nnd he will do nothing but seek beilth until his nerves have been restored to their normal condition nnd his mind fully relieved of the great strain resulting from so many business HIS MINI) nn.N'n. It was after learning that his health was very bad nnd tint he Intended to devote n sear's time to lecuperatlon that a correspondent pissed Into the grounds lending to the home on the mountain top .Mrs Schwab said that her husband would not see nns person and had not been seeing visitors for several itajs. Mr. Schwab sat on a couch within hearing of our voices. A paper was before his eses. He exhibited exhib-ited no Interest nnd made no uttempt to move. LUAVT.S DUSINKSS urn. Business associates, It Is said, have met with a similar reception during the past two diss. Mr Schwab has been directed bs Ills doetnis to rid bis mind of nil business cures nnd lie Is obeslng the ordeis rellglousls. Inquiry among the peoplo of the town who have conversed con-versed with tho Schwnbs fully corroborated corrobo-rated the slois tint he Intends to retire re-tire from ncllve business life. His friends, however deny that If he leaves the United States Steel corporation It will be nt the dlctntlon of nns person other thnn himself |