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Show fiOV. SPROIJLON EXPANSION OF NATIONAL GUARD SALT LAKE. Auc. 21. Governor N." i ! 1 . .- ni C Bproul of Pennsylvania -was th principal speaker today at the closing clos-ing session of the governor's conference confer-ence Speaking on "expansion of the national guard B.vstem as a basi-- ol national defense." Governor Sproul urced that the returned soldiers be eh-listed eh-listed in the guard 01 the various states ro form the defense reserve of the rnili-larj rnili-larj forces. The governor said that he already had begun to put this theory into practice in Pennsylvania and Hi the guard can be made f.ne of the most effective forces with which to combat the unrest of toda. for the knowledge j of radicals that there existed such a prepared and trained force would be a strong deterrent should any desire io start trouble. I Governor Simon Bamberger of Utah ;was chosen a member of the executive committee of the governors' confer eni ' for 1920 at an executive session of the conference. Governor Robertson Robert-son of Oklahoma and Governor Sproul of PennsylYania are the other members of the executive 1 immlttei Governor Townsmd of Oelaware was elected treasurer and Governor M. C. , Riley was re-elected secretary of the conference. The three members of the executive committee will chose the chairman and I select the meeting place for the 1920 i conference. The governors this afternoon visited ithe copper mines at Bingham, near, here. 00 |