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Show WRITER ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS SUCCUMBS Paterson, N. J., Dec. 30. John Phln, ono of the recognized authorities authori-ties on ngriculturo In tho United States and a voluminous writer on scientific subjects, died last night of pneumonia, after n few days Illness. Ho wns S.' years old. Prof. Phln was n charter member of tho Now York mlcroscopo society. It was1. 'is a ml-croscoplst ml-croscoplst that ho camo Into notlrn after his retirement from teachhig 20 yeura ago. Ho wrote moro than 200 books on Bclentlllc nnd other subjects. |