The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-13
NORTH CAR0L|N|AN
IN CANCER PROBE
Or. Jas. B. Murphy, jr., Doing
Significant Work
INVESTIGATIONS OF MERIT
Midwinter Meeting OF State
Federation OF men
Clubs; National Good Roads
Magazine Publishes Ad-
dresses of North Caro-
linianS.
nv s. r.

chanel Hill, Jan. 10.--In view III
the renew Ell efforts OF scientists 10
many parts OF the country to establish
q means 0. couquering the disease ot
caulcer-their efforts of late receiving
fresh hope in the announced olscoV-
cry that radiupl is a healing agent
Of the malignant dlsesse-gives ad-
jitional emphasis TO the
work OF a North Carolinian into the
causes OF cancer. DR.. James r. Muir
ply, Jr., = native OF MorgantoD. and
a gra duate OF the University OF North
Carolina with the class Of 1905, has
lately made SOM experiments In the
iaborstories Of the Rockefeller insti-
tute that are evidcncing signs Of real
worth in the reinforced attack of the
American people on human cancer.
The Amerh A. Journal Of Experiment
t4l Medicine gives audience to the
findings of Or. Murphy and The New
York Times, in a rather comprehen-
S!ve editorial. attaches merit to the
Ncrth C~arolinian's Investigations.
After reviewing the findings OF Dr..
Murphy and his co-helper, DR.. Peyton
Rois. The editorial In The Times u.s.
scrts that their researches have
reached a stage which make them
highly significant in the attempt OF
scientists all over the world TO FIND
d mean, Of ~conQuering a dreadful
disease"
The research IF Or. Murphy in tn,
laboratories OF the Rockefeller 1nsti
tute arrives at the Inference thai tn,
causo cf human csncer is similar t,
he causes OF malignant tun1ors dig
covered III chickens, h subjects Q
his investigation. u was found tina
he tunors in the chickens We're trans
planted Dsan times by germs DrOduc
ing cancers of the same variety L
other fowls, though the germs of dill
ferent types OF turnorS were discOy
cred 10 have produced three varietie
IF cancer.
DIR. James Murphy is a son OF Il,
late Superintendent J. =. Murphy, Jr
IL the Western North Carolina Ir
sane Asylum at Morganton. For nea
On To a quarter of Il century N w
superintendent Of the Morsanto
asylum, and it was only last wear
recognition OF his services to his sta
hat his portrait was placed in ii
State library At Raleigh.
Council of Women's Clubs.
The annual mid-winter meeting
NtG a u IL "a Il tNeT1tlhi
Nomen's CLUBS will be held in Chap
ibu on the dates of Thursday II
FRIDAY. January Is and IL. The de,
gates and visitors Of the various clu
IT the State will be the guests Of t
chapel Hill Community Club duri
their two day. stay in the village. T
business sessions of the federati
will he held during tl,e MORNINGS =
afternoons of Thursday and Frid,
Lhe meetings being conducted in t
Peabody educational building of t
University. on Thursday night /,
council viii meet with the Chapel T
Community club. n which ii
Fries, Of Winston-Salem; Mrs. It.
l.insie, Of Davidson, and Mrs. Iss
Taylor Of Morganton. The aelega
will i,e entertained on THURSDAY nj
ny Mrs. ]. H.. Pratt ana on Fri,
night they viii be entertained ny
Archiha'd henderson. The meeti
viii come to u close on FRIDAY nj
with a reception by the Commu,
club In the University. library. FOIL,
ed by an address by Dr.. Gail,
Hunt, of Washington, n. G..
Although the federation will pc
guests of the Chapel Hill Commu,
club While here, representatives
the University council Will meet
delegates on their arrival at the
ton. On Friday afternoon the fe,
alton will be taken on AN inspec
visit through the buildings and lab,
tories Of the University, under
direction of-the cx-Prcsident KEN
Battle.
The list Of delegates mat will a,r
the sessions Of the annual mid
ter meeting are: Miss Adelaide f
Wiuston-Salem: Mrs. Sidney f.. G
Ell. henderson; Mrs. ". A.. Sine
Fayetteville; Miss Gertrude Y
Goidsboro: Mrs. r.. n. Ora.
chapel Hill: Mrs. Nj. l.. Slower.
,uincton: Mrs. Clarence Johnson.
eigh; Mrs. 5. l.. Dill. Jr.. New T