Hylan and the Herald

The New York Herald, referring to Mayor Hylan, printed a headline: " Away Since Jan. 3." The Mayor wrote a letter to The Herald protesting " falsehood!"

So The Herald said, editorially: " Mistakes will occur in the news columns, no matter how careful newspapers are. In this particular case a headline said that the Mayor had been ' Away Since Jan. 3.' As this was not exact, The New York Herald presents the facts more definitely. Here is the record of the Mayor's various absences from the city since last summer:

Days Absent "August 23 to Sept. 6, Saratoga Springs 14

Sept. 28 to 30, Syracuse Convention 2

Nov. 13 to 26, Chicago and French Lick Springs ... 13

Dec. 8 to 12, Chicago 4

Jan. 3 to 15, Atlantic City 12

Jan. 31 to March 3, Palm Beach 32

Total days absent from New York 77

"This record shows that Mayor Hylan was absent from the city only 77 of 192 days between August 23 and March 3. This means an absence of only 40% or two-fifths of the entire time."