From 1931 to 1937 Janik and his wife, Cecile, operated the Balcony Inn (Lincoln Avenue and 33rd); in 1941 they opened the Club Rogers on Forest Home Avenue, which they ran until 1950 when it was sold. In 1937 Janik was elected president of the Wisconsin Tavernkeepers Association, one of four such groups in Milwaukee, and the following year he became president of the Southside Business Men's Club. Janik also served as 11th Ward Democratic Party committeeman.
