Jquery 1.10.2 $.each function not working

Jquery 1.10.2 $.each function not working

Ok, first let me describe my HTML.
I have a select list name and ID as upload_Gcat that has three options. I
then have a select list name and ID as upload_album. What I want is as
upload_Gcat is changed upload_album changes its options according to what
was selected. I have gotten my query to work as far as removing the old.
But when it reaches my $.each function it does not work.
I have tried various different code lines inside the $.each function, even
tried the bad debug way of alerts, no alert showed up while inside of
$.each.
var new_options = new Array();
new_options["album1"] = "album1";
new_options["album2"] = "album2";
new_options["album3"] = "album3";
var select = $('upload_album');
if(select.prop){
var options = select.prop('options');
}
else{
var options = select.attr('options');
}
$('option', select).remove();
$.each(new_options, function(key, value) {
options[options.length] = new Option(value, value);
});