▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁attended ▁Ch ill ic othe ▁Business ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁book keep ing ▁and ▁account ing . ▁ ▁Ba iley ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁rail road ▁bra k eman ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁later ▁opened ▁a ▁ca fe ▁in ▁Campbell . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁tax ▁collect or ▁in ▁D unk lin ▁County , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁We ona ▁in ▁Po in sett ▁County , ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁c ash ier ▁in ▁We ona , ▁in ▁nearby ▁Tr umann ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁August a , ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁studies ▁and ▁practice ▁Ba iley ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁private ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁in ▁the ▁Six th ▁Jud icial ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Ba iley ▁became ▁a ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁att orney ▁general ▁and ▁served ▁one ▁two - year ▁term . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁mob ster ▁L ucky