Show THE MOUNT VERNON SHRINE there has been a tempest in tho the teapot again growing out of 0 the fact that some of the visitors to mount vernon the home of 0 washington have complained to congress against a chargo charge of an admission feo fee of twenty civo cents to enter the grounds senator capper of kansas is the prime mover in the plan tor for the government to take over the shrine and provide free admission to visitors sentimental enthusiasts rail about tho the alleged injustice inflicted upon the public because the homo home of washington is under private ownership this private ownership rests on what is known oa as the mount vernon ladles ladies association which Is eom composed of a group croup of regents troia frota states throughout thee nation who mate make it their duty to manage the pr property orty which was turned over to them after having buying been purchased by public shortly after tm the civil war when the property was vas first acquired rod it was wae run rua down and gone to seed the 70 washinton Washing Waa hinton Wn family had all fall disappeared martha washington agton in her wol scattered it to tho the four winds tho the ladles ladies have bavo placed mount vernon in the host best of f any public building in the united states and the admission fee has hag been used for the upkeep of the property and for the re purchasing of most of tho the old furniture n some ot of these pies pieces have only been secured by paying big prices A lot of pieces aro are still being negotiated tor for and in case ahn government should become owner of mount vernon tho the prices upon these articles would soar sky high A great many of the best informed people are inclined to believe that tho the private management of mount vernon has proved itself much more effective than has been secured in any instance of af government ownership that there is no justification in the attempt to change the control of tho the property |