Show OFFERS SOUTH POLE KNIFE TO AID AMUNDSEN I ILOS LOS A ANGELES GELES May 27 AP AP- AP Roald Amundsen's pocket knife i which the explorer used to whittle a marker for the south pole when he discovered that point In 1911 may help to cut the Amundsen north pole expedition out of the difficulties which some Arctic ex experts experts experts ex- ex fear have been encountered since the Norwegians Norwegian's two planes hopped oft off from Spitzbergen last w week eek Haakon II H. Hammer former assOciate associate associate asso assO- of Amundsen and leader of an expedition to the latter's relief in 1923 has the knife and says he will sell It to the highest bidder In order to swell the fund he is raising to finance a seaplane expedition to search for the tho missing explorer The knife was given him by Amundsen Hammer relates while they were at atthe atthe atthe the south pole and ald Just after the explorer explorer ex explorer ex- ex had cut Into one side of the handle his initials and carved on the other side the inscription Syd olen 21 14 NEW YORK May 27 AP To AP-To- To Today day dlly Is the tho sixth since the Amund Amund- sen-Ellsworth sen polar flying expedition expedition expedition tion hopped off for the tho north and Continued on page 9 9 9 OFFERS SOUTH POLE KNIFE TO AID AMUNDSEN I I Continued from page 1 1 1 I the whereabouts and welfare of ot the I six adventurers remain as much of ofa ofa ofa a mystery as ever I W When hen their two planes disappeared disappeared disappeared from the the view of those at Kings Bay Spitzbergen Spitsbergen all communication communication communication com com- with them ceased as Captain Amundsen went without wireless a so as aa to carry as much motor fuel as possible As to what has ha'S befallen the party since there are several possibilities but the truth can be for the present only a matter of conjecture Having reached the pole or Its vicinity the explorers may map b be spending some time in v verify n their position and making thenelles sary records to prove their feat feat tt tc the scientific world I Again they may have disco discore re rea rec reca a a new land in the Arctic an d J b be engaged at present in exploring it Another theory theory and and this Is la put forward by some who knoW knoN the th mettle of the dl discoverer of the south pole pole pole-Is Is that he knew it woul be Impossible to fly back from the pole pole- because of the damage damage to be suffered by the planes or on landing that the outward trip N ac at made without mishap and that the that members of ot the expedition equipped with their hunting hunting- rifles sleeping bags folding boat an another anc other aides now are on their wal back on foot across the ice covers the northern seas v P |