dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, hiː wʌz mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ tɹˈeɪd bˈoːɹd æt dɪtɹˈɔɪt, tʃˈiːf ɪnspˈɛktɚɹ ʌv pˈɜːtʃɪsᵻz ɪn mˈɪʃɪɡən fɚðə mˈɛdɪkəl kˈɔːɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, ænd ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn dɪtɹˈɔɪt.
During World War I, he was manager of the War Trade Board at Detroit, chief inspector of purchases in Michigan for the Medical Corps of the War Department, and recruiting officer of the aviation division in Detroit.