Show NEW ARMOR PLATE can be made for one third the present cost new york april 10 A special to the new york herald from washington says armor plate for naval vessels may be sold to the government tor only a ton and the manufacturers may make a fair at that price an experimental plate manufactured by an entirely new process baa recently been shipped from plus burg to the naval ordnance proving ground at indian head to bo subjected to the regulation ballistic test upon the result of athla test will depend fur aher experiments which may result in the adoption by the government of this new armor instead of that for which the navy department la now paying at the rate 0 a ton 1 the new armor Is a success and can be sold at a ton it will mean a saving to the government of on each ton of armor on a battleship ot the alabama class carrying 2600 tons of armor this would mean a clear saving to the government of |