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Show VALUE OF YERKES ESTATE HAS GREATLY DECREASED Chicago. Jan. 11 The first autlioil-ttiv4 autlioil-ttiv4 statement of the condition of the Charles T. Yerkes estate has been Elvtn out by a report of the heirs. At the time of the death of Yerke3 in December. 1905. he leit property valued at J12.000.000. The threo ears since brought expenses whlcU drained this large fortune heavily. The shrinkage during thla period 13 J2.250.000. II all the debt were paid off the estate would shrink to about $5,500,-0C(. $5,500,-0C(. Of this amount $4,500,000, rep-usented rep-usented by bonds , of the Chicago Consolidated Traction company. 1 tied up in receivership proceedings. When the estate 1 settled the widow wid-ow will get one-third of what remain aad the other beneflciarie the rest |