Arizona republican., 1922-05-06


the exercise of their duties. After
reading the report which was made
by Commissioner Belts, / can say
with certainty and assurance that no
institution in the various departments
of state government and created by
our constitution and laws Of Arizona
has been more useful to the state than
has the corporation commission.
w. II. DIAL.
The Amateur Typins Contest
To the Editor:
have read with interest Mr. G. l.
Michael's letter published in your is
sue Of May 4th. 1nasmuch as Mr.
Michael has mentioned my name in
his letter feel constrained to reply
to it. and 20 give the public the BEN
eft OF few concrete facts. in or
der that your readers may know that
the arti lies which have appeared in
the papers concerning the cancella-
ton of the amateur state champion
ship typing contest have been based
upon absolute fact and truth, and IL
anybody has been harmed BY their
appearance it is because Of their own
unwise participation in the mixup.
rather than that the statements mads
We're not the verified statements Of
fact.
Mr.. Michael. seeks to absolve from
blame the Tucson instructor. Mr.. w
o. Koepp. and in Mr.. Koepp's de-
Tense states that Mr.. Koepp was act
ting in accordance with Mr.. Kimball'x
wishes, wlen he refused to stage thez
contest. New, Mr.. Kimball is the Of
fetal judge of international typing
contests, and makes his headquar
ters at New York City. But it was
not anything that Mr. Kimball either
said ordered or directed that caused
the Tucson instructor, Mr.. Koepp, to
make his last minute decision not to-
hold the amateur contest. What
caused the Tucson instructor to make
his decision was a letter written by
Mr. r. o. Ransom. FL Paso, Texas
dated April 25. 1922, signed by him
/ personally and addressed to and
received by Mr.. w. o. Koepp, in
structor Ct typing, Tucson high
/ school. Tucson. Arizona, and re-
ceived by Mr.. Koepp at 5 pm, April
| 26. 1929, nd the reason / say SO was
/ because / had the letter in my own
hands and read 1t. and it was shown
to me by Mr.. Rose. principal Of the
| Tucson high school at p.rn., on April
| %, 1922, at which time it was also
shown to Mr.. F'orsythe, of the REM
! lngton typewriter company oI1lcS
here in Phoenix, in which letter Mr.
Ransom suggested to Mr.. Koepp that
| he limit his capacity as appointee OF
| Mr.. Kimball to act as contest judge,
| to the holcing OF the interscholastic
| typing contests only, and putting into
| effect the suggestion received from
Mr. Ransom, Mr.. Koepp ruled out the
amateur contest and announced that
| he would not conduct it officially on
behalf of Mr.. Kimball. This means
in substance, that Mr.. Koepp was
| taking his orders from Mr.. Ransom,
and not from Mr.. Kimball. the con-
test Judge. whom Mr.. Michael states
was the one who did not favor the
holding of the amateur event. am
the injured party. and / absolve Mr..
Kimball from all responsibility for
the fiasco. Let those who are really
responsib take the censure and not
| thrust it upon the shoulders of Mr..
Kimball. Anyone still in doubt as to
the source of instructions on which
| the Tucson instructor acted, should
communicate with Mr.. Rose, the high
school principal at Tucson, and re-
quest a copy of Mr.. Ransom's letter.
Respectfully,
CHARLES WALTERS.