He took a job as a janitor at a local Lazarus department store and then was hired by the Pennsylvania Railroad to load boxcars from 15:30 to midnight each day.
Conseguiu un traballo como conserxe nuns grandes almacéns da firma Lazarus e foi contratado polo ferrocarril de Pensilvania para cargar vagons desde as 15:30 ata a media noite todos os días.