By 1905 he was station chief in Jombang, where his career halted due to the fact that the highest job positions in the Dutch East Indies were restricted to people educated in the Netherlands and were usually occupied by expatriate Dutchmen.
Pada 1905, dia menjadi kepala stasiun di Jombang, di mana kariernya terhenti karena fakta bahwa posisi pekerjaan tertinggi di Hindia Belanda terbatas pada orang-orang yang berpendidikan di Belanda dan biasanya diduduki oleh ekspatriat orang Belanda.