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Show XKWKIWI'KKS HAVE RIGHT TO RECORDS, HIGH COI'IIT IU'LE.4 The Oregon supreme court holds thai county clerks have no right to withhold from newspapers or 'others interested in the records on ' 'ile in theii- office, according to information in-formation reaching Hoise. Ap plication for a mandamus was made by the Central Oregon Press of Rend to compel the rlerk of Res Chutes county to place the records of his detriment, at the service of reporters. repor-ters. The decision holds that records of : -tate, county, school districts, citien land towns in Oregon must be kept ! accessible for inspection and examination examin-ation by all persons having reason to make examination of thorn for any lawful purpose. |