The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-11

Moses Gumble, better known as
"Mose' Gumble, is in trouble. An
actress claims Nose is her husband
and Nose says he is not And there
by hangs a tale. Nose is we'll known !
in Richmond, having formerly
"made' this city while travelling for
Cincinnati cigar firm. He has
hosts of friends in Richmond and
when Nose arrived in town and
sprawled his signature across the
register at the Westcott Hotel it
was the signal for a genuine SIAM
pede to the hotel foyer where Nose
would play ragtime on the piano I'M
till too weak to move a finger. AS a
ragtime artist Gumble was in a class
by himself and is the author of sew
eral popular selections. Nose for
sock the road about two years ago
and moved to New York and the
"good fellows' of Richmond have
been mourning his loss ever since
The Indianapolis News last evening
told of Gumble's marital adventures.
Clara Ella Black, who is "Clarice
Vance, at the Grand this week in
singing speciality that is an ap-
plause winner, and Moses Gumble,
! of Cincinnati, are married. Gumble
says they are not, but it was discov-
cred yesterday that Justice of the
Peace Smock did the deed about $50
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. Gum
BILE is a composer of poular songs,
having written "Marier,' among the
| biggest successes of Miss Vance's
season. He admits that he expects
to furnish the music for her waltz
through life, but says that all ar
rangements have not been completed
that is, they have not been mar
ried. At the English Hotel Gumble
registered as an. Gumble and wife,
N. Y"
eve are to be married May IA at
the Circle Theater, New York, at the
close of the Orpheum shows sea-
son. said Mr. Gumble. Yesterday
morning he said the same thing.
Thursday he denied that a license
had been issued to himself and Miss
Black, but yesterday the marriage
license affidavit was On record at the
clerks office. How it comes to be
there is side story of the manipula-
ton of the license department of the
clerks office.
Gumble Led the Applause.
The audience at the Grand Mon
day night was surprised and amused
at the actions Of two men who oc-
cupied a box on the right of the
stage. The men were Gumble and
Alberts, the latter the manager of
the Orpheum show, but the audience
did not know it. These men waited
for the appearance Of Miss Vance,
and then began to take interest. They
| led the applause for each of her
songs and did it so well that she was
compelled to sing six numbers,
whereas her contract is for four
songs, including encores.
Mr.. Gumble has been in the city
since Monday, and says that he is
here to drill members of the Merry
Maidens company at the Empire in
new song-''Under the Old Apple
Tree This, he says, will be
brought out in January.
The New York Telegraph, in a re-
cent issue, stated that Miss Vance
was to be married in Indianapolis
this week.
Gumble's ability to keep the fact
of his having a marriage license Sc
cret for a time results from a custom
long in vogue at the county clerk s
office. 1t is the system developed by
Ed G. Sourbier, sheriff elect, to
whose place William E. Berner has
succeeded, as marriage license clerk.
Sourbier's method was to issue at
his home licenses for which secrecy
was desired and to take the affidavit
on blank form.