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Show FINDS LETTER IN FIRE ALARM BOX Chief Bywater Believes Mail of Foreign For-eign Countries Is Collected Under Difficulties. "I don't know what kind nf mail boxes they have In some of the foreigu countries" coun-tries" remarks w. H. Bywater, chh-f of the local fire department, last night, "but it most he that they post letters there under difficulties in some cases." Tlie chief then exhibited a letter which a signal inspector had found snnplv tucked away in alarm box No. 2."2. Fifth "West and Second South streets. In the Greek colony. The mime and addrpsa was scrawled in a way indicating that the writer was unfamiliar with LOnglish. The name on the envelope wns Tilza Vies bftvelarrl. St. Tyiuis, Mo., together with a street address in the foreign section of that city. The sender of ihe hut-r had broken the glass, opened the alarm bo:. stond tlie epistle up inside and securely closed the door. The letter was turned over to tho postofflce department with explanations. |