The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-09-30

theater here every Monday night, be-
ginning next week.
Northwest to Feature.
Arrangements were completed yes
terday with Charles G. Branham,
general manager of the Northwest
Weekly, to issue under the Bemidji
Daily Pioneers title every week one
thousand feet of news pictures,
feature of which will be a program
of pictures boosting the Northwest
and known as the "See the North
west First" series.
Joins Large Family.
In affiliating with the Northwest
Weekly, the Pioneer joins big fam
lily of Northwest boosters, members
of which are the Minneapolis Trib-
une, the Duluth News-Tribune, the
Red Wing Daily Republican, the
Faribault Daily Republican, the
Mankato Review, the St. Cloud Jour
nal-Press and other live newspapers
of this state. In each one of the
cities named the Northwest Weekly
gets out motion picture edition un-
der the title of the leading newspaper
in each city.
In Twenty second Release.
The Northwest Weekly is a ''reel''
newspaper in motion pictures and is
in it's twenty-second release. The
president of the company is William
A. Lochren, son of the late Federal
Judge Lochren, who was we'll known
in Bemidji and throughout this Sec
tion. The other members of the con-
Germ are Mr.. Branham, Harold P.
Brown, director of the camera de-
partment, and Fred G. Place, the
news editor. Associated with them
is staff of expert camera men and
newspaper reporters, who take as
much pride in making a film scoop as
turning in a front page "exc1usive'
story.
World Makes Comment.
A recent issue of The Motion Pic
ture World, one of the leading mo-
tion picture trade papers, published
in Chicago, contained the following
mention of the Northwest Weekly
ch
duction of this concern in Bemidji:
"Mr. Lochren is a newspaper and
advertising man of experience and
has been connected for years with the
Minneapolis Journal. He has large
acquaintance throughout the North
west and is the son of the late Will
liam Lochren, United States district
judge for this territory.
Is Crack Camera Man.
"Mr: Brown is we'll known in Chi
cago as one of the crack camera men
Of the Chicago Tribvl22 and the or
iginator of the Chicago Herald Mo-
vies, which created quite following
in the Windy City. He is a news
photographer of ability and energy
and has been very successful as di-
rector of this news photo weekly.
All Round Newspaper Man. =
"Charles G. Branham, an all-around
newspaper man, is general manager
OF the company. He was city editor
of the Duluth News-Tribune for sew
eral years and was star reporter and
feature writer for both the St. Paul
Pioneer Press and Dispatch. He has
made a special study of Northwest
industries.
Fourth Estate Man.
Erred G. Place is news editor, and
also comes from the Fourth Estate to
the Northwest Weekly. A soldier
and traveller, he went into the news
paper game with the Hearst papers
and the Chicago Tribune and came
out with a motion picture camera un-
der one arm and a great thirst for
the unusual in news photography.
For several years he was head phot-
ographer for the Minneapolis Jour
nal.
Live News Shown.
''The subject matter of this news
photo weekly is devoted to all the
live news happenings throughout it's
territory. When there is big wash
out on railroad, an automobile
wreck, a sporting or society event Of
Importance, yacht races, golf,. polo
and baseball games of note, carni-