According to the Internet source given below, Moset Gumble was born in North Vernon, Indiana a few years befor his composerr brother Albert Gumble. The brothers attended the Auditorium School of Music with Herman Froehlich
After composing a dozen or so of works between 1898 and 1905 (among them Japanese Rag (1901) published by The W.H. Willis Music Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) he became involved in publishing, starting with Monroe H. Rosenfeld. He was general manager of Jerome H. Remick & Co. before teaming up with Walter Douglas and Walter Donaldson to form Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc. He later joined Warner Brothers Publications where he remained until his death.

Websites:
	Mose Gumble	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards