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Show Public Officials Like Private Citizens Government Has No Moro Privileges Than the Most Humble Man in Capital. WASHINGTON, May 23. President Roosevelt has Issued an order directing di-recting tho heads of all executive departments to comply with tho law In the District of Columbia against permitting dense smoke to Issue from chimneys, and wherever necessary to Install In-stall smoke consumers or make other ncc-ccessary ncc-ccessary changes In the machinery of the public buildings. This edict Is tho result of iho failure of the authorities to secure the conviction bf public officials arrested for violations of trio ontl-smoke law. In his order tho President states that tho Government of tho United States should have no moro privileges than the most humble citizen, and that It should comply with the law as strictly as any citizen or corporation. |